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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?
wer
     1. pron. (interrogative) who (what person or people)
           Wer hat das gesagt? - Who said that?
     2. pron. (interrogative, colloquial) what, which (one) (see usage notes)
     3. pron. (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
           Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden. - Whoever has a question, put up their hands now.
           ux, Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen., People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
     4. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)
           Da ist wer an der Tür. - There's somebody at the door.
einmal
     1. adv. once, one time (one and only one time)
           Ich werde das nur einmal sagen. - I'm only going to say it once.
     2. adv. once (formerly; during some period in the past)
           Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
     3. adv. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
     4. adv. first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Zeitvertrag
unterschrieben
     1. Participle. past participle of unterschreiben
     unterschreiben
          1. v. to sign (write one’s signature)
                Unterschreiben Sie bitte auf der punktierten Linie. - Please sign on the dotted line.
          2. v. (obsolete) to sign
          3. v. (rather rare) to write under or below something
                Um das Iota der langen Diphthonge in einer griechischen Handschrift hinzuzufügen, war man gezwungen, es unterzuschreiben. - In order to add the iota of the long diphthongs in a Greek manuscript
hat
     1. v. third-person singular present of haben
     haben
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
                Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
          2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
          3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
                Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
          4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
          5. v. to get (to receive)
          6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
          7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
          8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
                Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
          9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
                Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
          10. v. to make a fuss
                Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
          11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
                Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
          12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
                Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
verfängt
     1. v. third-person singular present of verfangen
     verfangen
          1. v. to be or get catch, caught, to be or get entangled (as in a net, trap, etc.)
          2. v. to work, work out, function
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).
leicht
     1. adj. light (not heavy)
           Nur leichte Autos sollten diese Brücke befahren. - Only light cars should drive on this bridge.
     2. adj. easy (not difficult)
           eine leichte Aufgabe - an easy task
     3. adj. light, lite, diet (of food which is low in calories)
           Usage note: normally the english term light is used, e.g. in Light-Produkte = food with low sugar or calories
     4. adj. slight
           ein leichter Unterschied - a slight difference
     5. adv. slightly
im
     1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
     in
          1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
                Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
                Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
                Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
                Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
                Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
          2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
                in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
          3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
                Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
                im Alter - in old age
                im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
                in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
          4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
                Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
                Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
                Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
          5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Kreislauf
     1. n. loop, cycle
     2. n. circuit (electrical)
     3. n. circulation
immer
     1. adv. always
     2. adv.          at all times without exception
                   Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere.
     3. adv.          very often; all the time; constantly
                   Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time.
     4. adv.          every time; whenever some precondition is given
                   Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story.
     5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more
           Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder.
     6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
           Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time.
           Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful.
           Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that...
neuer
     1. adj. comparative of neu
     2. adj. form of neu
Befristungen
     1. n. plural of Befristung
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