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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
Schal
1. n. scarf
2. n. (less common) shawl
3. adj. stale (of food and drink: having lost its taste through age, oxidation, etc.)
schales Bier - stale beer
4. adj. (figurative) dull, flat, insipid
steht
1. v. third-person singular present of stehen
2. v. second-person plural present of stehen
3. v. plural imperative of stehen
stehen
1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner.
2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary.
3. v. to stay; to be still
Das Leben steht. - Life stands still.
4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty.
Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league.
5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well!
Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title)
6. v. (Swiss) to put, place
7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy
Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you.
Dir
1. pron. alternative case form of dir
2. pron. personal dative of du; you, to you.
3. pron. dative of du; yourself, to yourself.
sehr
1. adv. very
Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy.
2. adv. a lot, much
Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot.
Gut
1. n. commodity, property, possession, good
2. n. a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture.
3. adj. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. - We must be good to feel good.
4. adj. good (effective; useful)
5. adj. good (fortunate)
6. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
7. adj. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
8. adj. good (full; entire; at least as much as)
9. adv. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. - The team played well.
10. adv. a little more than (with measurements)
Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin. - I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang. - The bed is a little over two meters long.
11. adv. easily, likely
Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden. - That item is easily found.
Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist. - You may well be married next year.
12. interj. okay, all right, now then
Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. - All right, then let's get started.
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
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
Farbe
1. n-f. colour
2. n-f. paint
3. n-f. dye, colourant for hair
4. n-f. suit (playing cards)
5. n-f. (heraldry) tincture
bringt
1. v. third-person singular present of bringen
2. v. second-person plural present of bringen
3. v. plural imperative of bringen
bringen
1. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house.
2. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital.
3. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck.
Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality.
4. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something)
Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh.
Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home.
Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient.
„Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.”
5. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
zum Ausdruck bringen - to express
in Einklang bringen - to reconcile
zu Fall bringen - to bring down
in Gang bringen - to initiate
ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion
in Ordnung bringen - to put in order
auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point
in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety
in Verbindung bringen - to associate
auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate)
6. v. to acquire; to take possession of
7. v. to accomplish; to yield
8. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful
„Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“
9. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well
Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver.
10. v. to get over with
Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with.
deine
1. pron. feminine singular of deiner
2. pron. plural of deiner
3. det. feminine singular of dein
4. det. plural of dein
dein
1. det. thy, your (esp. to friends, relatives, children, etc.).
2. det. singular of dein
Augen
1. en:eyes
2. n. plural of Auge
Auge
1. eye
zur
1. contraction. contraction of zu der
zu
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
zum Bahnhof - to the train station
2. prep. with respect to; regarding
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
zu Hause - at home
5. prep. at (indicates time)
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
zu Beginn - at the beginning
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
zu Pferd - on horseback
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
etwas zu essen - something to eat
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
zu schnell - too fast
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
16. adv. towards; at
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
21. adj. done up (fastened)
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
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
Geltung
1. n. importance
2. n. prestige
zur Geltung bringen - to showcase, to make the most of

Dictionary entries from Wiktionary