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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
Schallplatte
1. n-f. (vinyl) record, gramophone record
dreht
1. v. third-person singular present of drehen
2. v. second-person plural present of drehen
3. v. plural imperative of drehen
drehen
1. v. to turn
Dreh den Spiegel etwas nach links! - Turn the mirror a little to the left!
2. v. to turn (one’s body), turn around
Dreh dich mal etwas nach links! - Turn a little to the left!
3. v. to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
4. v. to revolve, rotate, spin
Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne. - The earth revolves around the sun.
5. v. (film, transitive, or intransitive) to shoot
Wir drehen, bis alles im Kasten ist. - We’re shooting until it’s all in the can.
6. v. (smoking, transitive, or intransitive) to roll
7. v. (automobile, intransitive) to make a u-turn, turn around
Ich drehe hier mal, bei dem Verkehr nehmen wir besser die Landstraße. - I’m going to turn around here, in this kind of traffic we better take the country road.
8. v. (table football, intransitive) to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin
Das zählt nicht, du hast gedreht!
9. v. to shape with a lathe
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).
noch
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
5. adv. (with comparative) even
Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
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?
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
Nadel
1. n-f. needle; hook (implement for sewing, knitting, or crocheting)
2. n-f. pin (implement for fixing something)
3. n-f. needle (indicating device)
4. n-f. needle (sensor for phonograph stylus)
5. n-f. needle (leaf of conifer)
hüpft
1. v. third-person singular present of hüpfen
2. v. second-person plural present of hüpfen
3. v. plural imperative of hüpfen
hüpfen
1. v. to hop, to skip, to bounce (of a ball)
2. v. to jump (for joy), to bob (on the water), etc.
auf
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit* are feminine.*
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
X auf Y Meter groß
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
15. interj. have a go
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
Letzten
1. n. singular of Letzter
2. n. dative plural of Letzter
3. n. singular of Letzter
4. n. plural of Letzter
5. n. dative plural of Letzte
6. n. singular of Letzte
7. n. plural of Letzte
8. adj. form of letzter, en
letzter
1. adj. form of letzte
Rille
1. n-f. groove (narrow channel; often one of several parallel ones)

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