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für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
brauchst
     1. v. second-person singular present of brauchen
     brauchen
          1. v. to need, to be in need of, to require
                Ich brauche deine Hilfe. - I need your help.
                Ich brauche nie lang. - I never need long.
                Dafür brauchen wir dringend eine politische Lösung. - For this, we urgently need a political solution.
          2. v. to need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur)
                Du brauchst nicht auf mich (zu) warten. - You don’t need to wait for me.
                Sie braucht mich nur an(zu)rufen. - She just needs to call me.
Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
kein
     1. pron. no; not a(n); not one; not any
           Das ist kein Bett. - That is no bed.
           uxi, Es gibt kein Brot., There is no bread.
Fernglas
     1. n. small, hand-held telescope (including binoculars and monoculars)
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