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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
Laute
     1. n-f. lute
     2. n. plural of Laut
     3. adj. form of laut
     4. v. first-person singular present of lauten
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of lauten
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of lauten
     7. v. singular imperative of lauten
     lauten
          1. v. to read (have a certain content or wording)
                Wie lautet Ihre Adresse? - What is your address?
                Der Brief lautet: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich setze Sie hiermit in Kenntnis, dass... - The letter reads: Dear Sir or Madam, I hereby notify you that...
                Das Urteil lautete (auf) Freispruch. - The verdict was an acquittal.
          2. v. (obsolete) to sound, ring
          3. adj. form of laut
Stimme
     1. n-f. voice (speaking or singing), call of an animal
     2. n-f. vote
     3. v. first-person singular present of stimmen
     4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stimmen
     5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stimmen
     6. v. singular imperative of stimmen
ließ
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of lassen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of lassen
     lassen
          1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
                lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope
          2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
                Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
                Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut?
          3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
                Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey.
          4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
          5. v. to cease; to desist
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
Schmiede
     1. n-f. forge (workshop), smithy
     2. n. plural of Schmied
     3. v. first-person singular present of schmieden
     4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schmieden
     5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schmieden
     6. v. singular imperative of schmieden
     Schmied
          1. n. smith
          2. n. blacksmith, forger
          3. Proper noun. surname, from=occupations, varof=Schmidt, varof2=Schmitt
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?
Auch
     1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night
     2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
           Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream.
           Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
     3. adv. Used for emphasis.
     4. adv.          (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact
                   Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream.
                   Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that.
                   Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will.
     5. adv.          (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.)
                   Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light?
     6. adv.          (To imply that something is unreasonable.)
                   Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit
                   Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here!
     7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality))
           Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
           Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times.
     8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.)
           Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
     9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more”
           Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too.
deren
     1. pron. feminine genitive singular of der
     2. pron. genitive plural of der
     3. pron.          (relative) whose, of which
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) her, their, the latter's
     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
Besitzer
     1. n-m. (agent noun of besitzen); owner (one who owns)
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
wenig
     1. adj. little, few (a small amount, a small number)
erzittern
     1. v. to tremble, quake
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