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dort
     1. adv. there, yonder
gedeiht
     1. v. third-person singular present of gedeihen
     2. v. second-person plural present of gedeihen
     3. v. plural imperative of gedeihen
     gedeihen
          1. v. to thrive; to flourish; to prosper
nur
     1. adv. only, just, merely, simply
           Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
           Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
     2. adv. ever; at all
           Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can.
     3. adv. however, though
           Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however.
     4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
           Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.
Unkraut
     1. n. (usually collective) weed, weeds (unwanted plants)
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?
Ungeziefer
     1. n-n. (collective) vermin; pests; restricted to small animals, usually insects or spiders, sometimes also mice, etc.
           Der Küchenschrank saß voller Motten und dieses Ungeziefer war in alle Dosen und Tüten eingedrungen. - The kitchen cupboard was full of moths and these vermin had got into all containers and bag
     2. n-n. (rare) a vermin animal; a despised creature
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