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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?
sieht ... aus
     1. v. third-person singular present of aussehen
     aussehen
          1. v. (copulative) to look, seem (wie/nach like)
                Du siehst müde aus. - You look tired.
          2. v. to look good or bad; depending on intonation
                Das sieht aus! — Ich find schon, dass das aussieht. - That looks terrible! — I actually think it looks nice.
          3. v. to look for; to watch out for
                Er saß am Ufer und sah nach den Booten aus. - He sat at the shore and watched out for the boats.
          4. v. to look for and find; to pick; to select
                Sieh dir den Besten aus! - Find yourself the best!
doch
     1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
           Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can!
           Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am!
     2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless
     3. conj. for all that; after all; but
     4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless
     5. adv. really; just
     6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we
           Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us?
Braun
     1. n. brown (color)
           (color panel, A52A2A)
     2. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames, eq=Brown
     3. adj. brown
           brauner Zucker - brown sugar
     4. adj. tan (skin, due to sun exposure)
     5. adj. (politics, historic) of the Nazi party and organisations (due to the brown SA uniform)
     6. adj. (politics, loosely, pejorative) of the political right, especially the far right
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?
knusprig
     1. adj. crispy, crisp, crunchy
     2. adj. (colloquial humorous usually with noch or nicht mehr) in one's right mind; of full mental capacity
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