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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
könnte
     1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of können
     2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of können
     können
          1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          2. v.          (auxiliary)
                        Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                        Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                        Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                        Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          3. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                        Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                        Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
          4. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                        Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                        Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                        Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
          5. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                        Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
          6. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                        Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                        Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
          7. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                        
mir
     1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
           Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
     2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
Schuhe
     1. n. plural of Schuh "shoes"
     Schuh
          1. n. shoe
Machen
     1. n. gerund of machen
     2. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
           Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
           Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
     3. v. to make, prepare
           Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
           sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
     4. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
           Mach es! - Do it!
           Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
           ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
     5. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
           Sport machen - do sports
           eine Party machen - have a party
     6. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
           Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
     7. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
     8. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
     9. v. to make (to cause to be)
           Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
     10. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
           Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
     11. v. to make (to have as a feature)
           Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
     12. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
           Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
     13. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
           Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
     14. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
           Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
     15. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
     16. v. to matter (to be important)
           Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
     17. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
     18. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
           (childish) groß machen - to go poop
           (childish) klein machen - to go pee
     19. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
           Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
     20. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
           Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
     21. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
Braun
     1. n. brown (color)
           (color panel, A52A2A)
     2. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames, eq=Brown
     3. adj. brown
           brauner Zucker - brown sugar
     4. adj. tan (skin, due to sun exposure)
     5. adj. (politics, historic) of the Nazi party and organisations (due to the brown SA uniform)
     6. adj. (politics, loosely, pejorative) of the political right, especially the far right
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?
robust
     1. adj. robust
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     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
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Wandern
     1. n. gerund of wandern
     2. v. to hike
           Ich war im Wald wandern, als ich das Reh sah. - I was hiking in the woods when I saw the deer.
     3. v. to wander, to migrate, to move spontaneously, to end up (somewhere)
           Lassen Sie Ihren Gedanken einfach wandern. - Just let your thoughts wander.
           Die Elektronen wandern zur Anode. - The electrons migrate to the anode.
           Ich fürchte, du wirst in den Knast wandern. - I'm afraid you'll end up in jail.
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
Rote
     1. n-f. female Red (communist or socialist)
     2. adj. form of rot
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?
elegante
     1. adj. form of elegant
     elegant
          1. adj. elegant
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     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
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Tanzen
     1. n. gerund of tanzen
     2. v. to dance
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