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Es
     1. n. (music) E-flat
     2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
     3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
           Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
           Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
           Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
           Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
           Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
           Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
     4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
           Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
           Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
           Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
           Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
           Es regnet. - It’s raining.
           Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
           Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
           Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
     5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
           Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
gibt
     1. v. third-person singular present of geben
es gibt
     1. v. there is, there are
     geben
          1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership)
                Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch.
          2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach
                Gib mir das! - Give me that!
                Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold).
                Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen?
          3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist
                Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood?
                Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert.
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign)
                Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice?
                Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted.
          5. v. to present; to put
          6. v. to result in
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
Bushaltestelle
     1. n-f. bus stop
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.)
Stück
     1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English)
           Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please!
           Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want?
           Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece.
     2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal)
           200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle
     3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass)
           Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces.
           Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar.
           Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake.
     4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films)
           Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece.
           Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please.
           Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play.
     5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female
           Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing.
           Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard.
     6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun)
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     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
Straße
     1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
           Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street.
           Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf.
           Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic.
     2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
     3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone
     4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
     5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
     6. n-f. strait (channel of water)
     7. n-f. (poker) straight
hinunter
     1. adv. down, downwards (from the own location downwards)
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