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doch
     1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
           Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can!
           Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am!
     2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless
     3. conj. for all that; after all; but
     4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless
     5. adv. really; just
     6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we
           Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us?
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
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
uns
     1. pron. of wir: us
Lieber
     1. n. dear
     2. adj. comparative of lieb
     3. adj. form of lieb
           (in a letter) Lieber Hans - Dear Johnny
     4. adv. comparative of gern; rather, better, by preference
           Ich nehme lieber das Fahrrad als das Auto. - I would rather take the bicycle than the car.
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)
Latein
     1. Proper noun. (language) Latin
Sprechen
     1. n. (gerund of sprechen): "speaking".
     2. v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
           Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German.
           Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent.
           Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly
     3. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
           Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please.
     4. v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)
           Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen. - What? You haven't spoken a word about it.
     5. v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)
           Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this?
     6. v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.)
           Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen. - History will pronounce the final judgement on his work.
     7. v. to say (something)
     8. v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.)
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