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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
Frauen
     1. en:womenn. plural of Frau
     Frau
          1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
          2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
                Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
          3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
                Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
          4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
                Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
          5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
                Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
                Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
                Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house
Werfen
     1. n. gerund of werfen
     2. v. to throw
           Der Konstruktor mit dem einen Parameter wirft in diesem Falle eine Ausnahme. - The constructor with this one parameter throws an exception in this case.
     3. v. to cast; to project
           einen Schatten werfen - to cast a shadow
           ein Bild an/auf die Wand werfen - to project an image on the wall
     4. v. to give birth (of some animals)
           Die Sau wirft ihre Jungen. - The sow is birthing her young.
     5. v. to throw oneself (on a bed etc.)
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
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
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
Gerade
     1. n. (geometry) line (infinite one-dimensional figure)
     2. n. (racing) straightaway
     3. adj. (of a number) even
           Zahlen, die durch zwei teilbar sind, heißen gerade Zahlen. - Numbers divisible by two are called even numbers.
     4. adv. now, at the moment
           Ich bin gerade in der Küche. - I'm in the kitchen right now.
     5. adv. just, a short while ago
           Ich war gerade in der Küche. - I was just in the kitchen.
     6. adv. just, only, not more than
           Ich habe gerade mal fünf Euro. - I only have five euro.
     7. adv. exactly
           Das ist gerade das Problem. - That is exactly the problem.
     8. adv. expresses the continuous aspect
           Ich sehe mir das gerade an. - I am watching that.
     9. adj. straight
           eine gerade Straße - a straight street i.e., one without any turns
an
     1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
           Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
     2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
     3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
           Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
           Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
     4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
           zweimal am Tag - twice a day
     5. prep. on; onto
           Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
     6. prep. at; against
           Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
     7. prep. to; for
           Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
     8. adv. onward; on
           von heute an - from today on
     9. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Hals
     1. n. neck
     2. n. throat
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