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denn
     1. conj. for; because; since
           Ich möchte diese Hose kaufen, denn sie gefällt mir sehr. - I'd like to buy these pants since I like them a lot.
     2. conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than
     3. adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions)
           Wo ist er denn? - Where is he, then?/Where ever can he be?
           Wieso denn? - How so, then?
           Was denn? - But what?
     4. adv. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) then, after that, in that case
überall
     1. adv. everywhere
           Wir haben überall nach dem Ball gesucht. - We've looked for the ball everywhere.
     2. adv. anywhere (in whatever place)
           Der Ball könnte überall sein. - The ball could be anywhere.
     3. adv. (colloquial regional chiefly northern and central Germany) forms prepositional adverbs of alles
           Ich hab’s überallmit probiert, aber der Fleck geht nicht raus. - I’ve tried itwith everything, but the stain won’t come out.
     4. adv. (colloquial regional chiefly northern and central Germany) is added to a prepositional adverb in order to express that the latter includes a wide variety of items
           Davon hab ich überall noch nie gehört. - I’ve never heard about all those things.
schlägt ... entgegen
     1. v. third-person singular present of entgegenschlagen
     entgegenschlagen
          1. v. to assail (+obj, dative, means=someone)
          2. v. (figurative) to face, to meet +obj, dative, means=someone i, of something negative; usually translated passively
                ihm schlägt blanker Hass entgegen - pure hatred faces him
Ihr
     1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
           Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
     3. pron. dative of sie
           Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
     4. det. her (possessive)
           Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
           Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
     5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
           die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
     6. det. their
           Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
           die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
Ja
     1. n. a yes
     2. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye
           Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes.
           Aber ja! - Yes, of course!
     3. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)
           Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so.
           Der Peter war ja gestern krank. - Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.
     4. interj. yes
Skepsis
     1. n. skepticism (general disposition to doubt)
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Ablehnung
     1. n-f. rejection
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