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Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
fing
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of fangen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of fangen
     fangen
          1. v. to catch (grab something flying in the air)
                Der Torwart fängt den Ball. - The goalkeeper catches the ball.
          2. v. to catch; to capture (to take hold of a person or an animal)
                Die Förster fingen das entlaufene Wildschwein. - The rangers caught the run-away boar.
          3. v. to improve in health; do well again; to do better
                Es sah schlecht um sie aus, aber jetzt hat sie sich wieder gefangen. - It looked quite bad for her, but now she has improved again.
          4. v. to calm down; to compose oneself
                Wenn du dich gefangen hast, kannst du jetzt essen kommen. - If you’ve composed yourself, you may come to dinner now.
          5. v. (colloquial transitive with reflexive dative) to catch (a disease; something unpleasant)
                Ich hab mir auf der Kirmes nur ’ne Grippe gefangen. - All I caught at the fun fair was a flu.
          6. v. (colloquial with eine and reflexive dative) to be slapped
                Sag das noch mal und du fängst dir eine. - Say that again and you’ll catch it.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Ball
     1. n. ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
           Können wir uns deinen Ball ausleihen? - Can we borrow your ball?
           Er formte einen Ball aus Papier. - He shaped the paper into a ball.
     2. n. (ball games, informal) pass, play
           ein guter Ball in den Strafraum - a great ball into the box
           Die Bälle müssten öfter über links kommen.
     3. n. (dance) ball (social gathering for dancing), prom (US)
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
seiner
     1. pron. his (substantival possessive)
     2. pron. genitive of er
     3. pron. genitive of es
     4. det. feminine singular of sein
     5. det. genitive plural of sein
linken
     1. v. to deceive
     2. adj. form of linker, en
     linker
          1. adj. form of link
Hand
     1. n. (football, informal) short for, Handspiel
           Das war Hand! - That was a handball!
           Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen. - The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.
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