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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
Seite
     1. n-f. (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)
           Ein Dreieck hat drei Seiten. - A triangle has three sides.
     2. n-f. (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object
           Ein Würfel hat sechs identische Seiten. - A cube has six identical sides.
     3. n-f. page (single leaf of any manuscript or book)
     4. n-f. side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper)
           Du kannst auf beide Seiten des Blattes schreiben. - You can write on both sides of the paper.
     5. n-f. one side or half of something or someone
           Auf der rechten Seite findest du nützliche Info. Die andere Seite ist nutzlos. - On the right side you will find useful information. The other side is useless.
           Beide Seiten sind unleserlich. - Both sides are illegible.
           Die eine Seite des Gebäudes brannte. - One side of the building was aflame.
     6. n-f. (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept
           Versuch es einmal von der schönen Seite zu betrachten. - Try to look at it from the bright side.
           Um ein Problem zu lösen muss man den Sachverhalt von allen Seiten betrachten. - To solve a problem, one has to take into account all the specific aspects of the issue.
     7. n-f. (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents
           Keine Seite kann diesen Krieg gewinnen. - No faction is able to win this war.
           Ich bin immer auf der Seite der Verlierer. - I am always on the side of the losers.
     8. n-f. face of a coin or dice
     9. n-f. (computing) website
Geschichte
     1. n-f. history
           Geschichte schreiben - to make history
           in die Geschichte eingehen - to go down in history
     2. n-f. story
           eine Geschichte schreiben - to write a story
           jemandem eine Geschichte erzählen - to tell someone a story
ist
     1. v. third-person singular present of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
Mehr
     1. n. increase, excess
           ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...
     2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group
           Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr.
     3. pron. something more
           sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more
           Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more.
           Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see.
     4. det. comparative of viel; more
           Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food?
           mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success
           Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you.
           zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos
     5. adv. more
           immer mehr - more and more
     6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
           Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child.
           Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore.
           nicht mehr lange - not much longer
           nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left
           nie mehr - never again
Wert
     1. n. value (determinable numerical quantity)
           Dieser Wert schwankt normalerweise zwischen 95 und 99%. - This value usually ranges between 95 and 99%.
           Die gemessenen Werte werden in der Tabelle eingetragen. - The measured values are entered in the chart.
     2. n. worth, value (state or degree of being estimated)
           Der Wert eines Menschenlebens darf nicht an Bedingungen gebunden sein. - The worth of a human life must not be tied to conditions.
           Der Wert des Hauses beläuft sich auf rund 360.000 Euro. - The value of the house amounts to around 360,000 euros.
     3. n. (often, plural) value (moral ideal or norm)
           Ehrlichkeit ist für mich ein wichtiger Wert. - Honesty is an important value to me.
           die Werte des christlichen Abendlands - the values of the Christian Occident
     4. adj. (with accusative; higher register with genitive) worth something, worthy of something
           Das ist die Mühe nicht wert. - That's not worth the effort.
           Sie fand es nicht der Mühe wert. - She didn't find it worth the effort.
           Der Wein ist seinen Preis wert. - The wine is worth its price.
           Gold(es) wert sein - to be worth gold/worth its weight in gold
           Er ist die ganze Aufmerksamkeit nicht wert, die er bekommt. - He's not worthy of all the attention he gets.
     5. adj. (higher register, with genitive) worthy of someone
           Das ist meiner nicht wert. - That’s below my dignity.
     6. adj. (formal) dear
           Werte Gäste, ... - Dear guests, ...
Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
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.)
Band
     1. n. tape, ribbon
     2. n. (anatomy) A ligament
     3. n. band or tie holding items together
     4. n. belt (conveyor belt, fan belt, etc.)
     5. n. band of the spectrum
     6. n. (figurative) intimate bond to a person +Bande
     7. n. (figurative) dependence, social bond +Bande
     8. n. (poetic) shackle +Bande
     9. n. volume (of a multi-volume set of books)
     10. v. preterite of binden
Logik
     1. n-f. logic
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