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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)
spielt
     1. v. third-person singular present of spielen
     spielen
          1. v. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
                Die Kinder spielen draußen. - The children are playing outside.
                Die Katze spielt mit einer Schnur. - The cat is playing with a string.
          2. v. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)
                Karten spielen - to play cards
          3. v. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)
          4. v. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.)
          5. v. to play, to perform on (a musical instrument)
          6. v. to act like, to behave like
                den Narren spielen - to play the fool
          7. v. to take place , to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction)
                Das Spiel spielt in einer postapokalyptischen Zukunft. - The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future.
Keyboard
     1. n. (music) keyboard, synthesizer (electronic musical instrument with keys of a musical keyboard)
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?
Gitarre
     1. n-f. guitar
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