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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
Maske
1. n-f. mask
2. n-f. (film production, or theater) workspace of an make-up artist
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
Mund
1. n. (obsolete) hand
2. n. (obsolete) legal protection
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?
Nase
1. nose
bedeckte
1. adj. form of bedeckt
bedeckt
1. Participle. past participle of bedecken
2. adj. covered, coated, capped
3. adj. overcast
bedecken
1. v. to cover
2. v. (gamekeeping) to make mate
nahm
1. v. preterite of nehmen, to take.
nehmen
1. v. to take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
Wer hat meinen Hut genommen? - Who took my hat?
2. v. (ditransitive) to take from
Die Niederlage nahm der Mannschaft den Mut. - The team's defeat robbed them of their courage.
3. v. to hold (in one's hands), to grasp
Hier, nimm meine Hand. - Here, take my hand.
4. v. to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally)
Die Polizei nimmt die Angriffe ernst. - The police are taking the attacks seriously.
Ich nehme diese Bemerkung übel. - I resent (take as offensive) that remark.
Das ist eine Redewendung, also sollte man sie nicht wörtlich nehmen. - That's a figure of speech so you shouldn't take it literally.
5. v. to capture, to arrest
Die Verbrecher wurden in Gewahrsam genommen. - The criminals were taken into custody.
6. v. to ingest (e.g. a pill)
Nimm etwas Aspirin, wenn du Kopfschmerzen hast. - Take some aspirin if you have a headache.
7. v. to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position)
Meine Damen und Herren, bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze. - Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
8. v. to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose)
Du solltest dir etwas Zeit nehmen, um dich zu entspannen. - You should take some time to relax.
9. v. To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
Abschied nehmen - to say goodbye, lit=to take farewell
Abstand nehmen - to refrain, lit=to take distance
seinen Anfang nehmen - to begin, lit=to take its beginning
Anstoß nehmen - to take offense
ein Beispiel nehmen - to follow an example, lit=to take an example
Einfluss nehmen - to exert influence, lit=to take influence
ein Ende nehmen - to come to an end, lit=to take an end
seinen Lauf nehmen - to run its course, lit=to take its run
das Leben nehmen - to kill, lit=to take the life
Maß nehmen - to take a measurement
Notiz nehmen - to take notice
Rücksicht nehmen - to consider, lit=to take consideration
Stellung nehmen - to comment, lit=to take position
einen Verlauf nehmen - to follow a course, lit=to take a course
sich Zeit nehmen - to allow sufficient time, lit=to take oneself time
10. v. to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state)
Nimm dich in Acht! - Take care!
11. v. to seize, to capture
12. v. to receive, to accept
13. v. to foul
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
fast
1. adv. almost; nearly
Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. - There are almost 60 feature films to see.
2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly
3. adv. (obsolete) extremely, very much
4. v. second-person singular present of fasen
5. v. third-person singular present of fasen
6. v. second-person plural present of fasen
7. v. plural imperative of fasen
fasen
1. v. to chamfer
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Atem
1. n. breath

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