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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
Frage
     1. n-f. question (interrogative sentence or phrase) + an (object) = for
           Eine Frage an euch. - A question for you.
     2. n-f. question, issue (subject or topic for consideration or investigation)
     3. n-f. question, doubt (challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter)
     4. v. first-person singular present of fragen
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of fragen
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of fragen
     7. v. singular imperative of fragen
wovon
     1. adv. (takes a reflexive pronoun) about what, what ... about:
           Wovon sprichst du? - What are you talking about?
     2. pron. (relative) of which (referring to the whole clause).
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     zu
          1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
                zum Bahnhof - to the train station
          2. prep. with respect to; regarding
                Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
          3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
                Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
          4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
                zu Hause - at home
          5. prep. at (indicates time)
                zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
                zu Beginn - at the beginning
          6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
                zu Pferd - on horseback
          7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
          8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
          9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
          10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
          11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
          12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
          13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
                etwas zu essen - something to eat
          14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
                zu schnell - too fast
          15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
                Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
          16. adv. towards; at
          17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
          18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
          19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
                Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
          20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
          21. adj. done up (fastened)
          22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Geier
     1. n-m. vulture
handelt
     1. v. third-person singular present of handeln
     2. v. second-person plural present of handeln
     3. v. plural imperative of handeln
     handeln
          1. v. to act; to take action
                Jeder ist dafür verantwortlich, wie er handelt. - Everybody is responsible for the way they act.
                Wir müssen handeln, bevor es zu spät ist. - We must take action before it is too late.
          2. v. to negotiate; to bargain; to haggle
                Da lass ich nicht mit mir handeln. - I won’t bargain about this.
          3. v. to trade in; to deal; to sell (+preo, mit)
                Er handelt mit Teppichen. - He trades in carpets.
          4. v. to trade
                Eine Aktiengesellschaft ist eine Firma, die an der Börse gehandelt wird. - A stock company is an enterprise that is traded in the stock market.
          5. v. to tip as; to take into consideration as being
                Er wird als der nächste Superstar gehandelt. - He’s being tipped as the next superstar.
          6. v. to discuss; to deal with; to write or speak about (+preo, von)
                Der Autor handelt auf 32 Seiten von dieser Nebensächlichkeit. - The author discusses this marginal issue in 32 pages.
          7. v. to be about; to deal with
                Das Buch handelt von Hasen. - The book is about hares.
          8. v. (impersonal, reflexive, often with bei to add clarification, idiomatic) to be, to be a case of, to be a matter of (Often used to introduce the subject before giving it a name, or to indicate so
                Es handelt sich um ein Missverständnis. - What we have is a misunderstanding.
                Bei diesen Tieren handelt es sich um Hasen. - These animals here are hares.
                Es handelt sich um ein paar Tage, bis die Pakete ankommen werden. - It will be a matter of days before the packages will arrive.
          9. v. to handle something; to control; to deal with in an organised fashion
                Wir müssen sehen, wie wir dieses Problem handeln. - We must find a way of handling this problem.
dieses
     1. pron. singular of dieser
     2. pron. genitive singular of dieser
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Lied
     1. n. (music) song (musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics)
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