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der
     1. art. the
     2. art. feminine singular of der
     3. art. genitive plural of der
     4. pron. who; that; which
           Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
     5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
     6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
           Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
     7. pron. (indicative) him, he
           Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
     8. pron. (differential) the one, him
           Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
     9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Polizist
     1. n. police officer (male or female); policeman
legte ... vor
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of vorlegen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of vorlegen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of vorlegen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of vorlegen
     vorlegen
          1. v. to present, to submit
          2. v. to serve (food) to put down, put out (cat food etc.)
          3. v. to put on (a chain, a latch), to put (a bolt) across
          4. v. (financial) to advance
ihm
     1. pron. personal dative of er; him, to him (indirect object); for him (in some cases).
           Könntest du ihm deinen Stift geben? - Could you give him your pen?
           Schnell! Gib ihm das! - Quickly! Give this to him!
     2. pron. personal dative of es; to it (indirect object); for it (in some cases).
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Blatt
     1. n. (botany) leaf (green and flat organ of a plant)
     2. n. (botany) petal (one of the parts of the whorl of a flower)
     3. n. sheet, piece of paper (piece of paper (usually rectangular) that has not been cut, torn, or folded)
           Auf dem Blatt steht nichts drauf. - There is nothing written on this sheet of paper.
     4. n.          sheet (full sheet of paper in a newspaper or similar periodical, representing four pages)
                   ein Blatt ist zwei oder vier Seiten - one sheet is two to four pages
     5. n. hand, cards (set of cards held by a player)
           Zeig mir dein Blatt. - Show me your cards.
     6. n. (colloquial) paper, newspaper (publication containing news and other articles)
           Was ist das denn für ein Käseblatt?! - What kind of newspaper is this?!
     7. n. (colloquial sometimes pejorative) magazine (a printed and published informative periodical)
     8. n. blade (flat functional end of an oar, rudder, propeller, etc.)
     9. n. blade (sharp cutting edge of a saw or other tool)
           Sägeblatt - saw blade
     10. n. thin plate; foil (very thin sheet of metal)
           Blattgold - gold foil
Papier
     1. n. (usually) paper (material)
     2. n. (usually) wrapping made of paper or a similar material, e.g. with foodstuffs
     3. n. a sheet of paper
     4. n. (chiefly in the plural) a document or proof, especially short for, Ausweispapier, t=identity document, papers
     5. n. (chiefly in the finance, stock market) short for, Wertpapier, t=security
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