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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.)
Erster
1. n. winner (person in first place) (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n. singular of Erste
3. n. genitive plural of Erste
4. num. masculine nominative singular of erste
5. num. feminine singular of erste
6. num. genitive plural of erste
zaghafter
1. adj. comparative of zaghaft
2. adj. form of zaghaft
Ansatz
1. n. approach
2. n. (mathematics) ansatz
3. n. attempt
4. n. starting point
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
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
fast
1. adv. almost; nearly
Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. - There are almost 60 feature films to see.
2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly
3. adv. (obsolete) extremely, very much
4. v. second-person singular present of fasen
5. v. third-person singular present of fasen
6. v. second-person plural present of fasen
7. v. plural imperative of fasen
fasen
1. v. to chamfer
unvorstellbare
1. adj. form of unvorstellbar
Lawine
1. n-f. avalanche
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
Entwicklung
1. n-f. evolution
2. n-f. development
auslösen
1. v. to trigger, to initiate, to cause
2. v. to ransom
sollte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sollen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of sollen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sollen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sollen
sollen
1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause

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