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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.
unser
     1. pron. genitive of wir
     2. det. our
täglich
     1. adj. daily
           einmal täglich - once per day
     2. adv. every day, quotidianly
Brot
     1. n. (usually) bread
     2. n. loaf of bread
     3. n. slice of bread; sandwich
     4. n. (figurative) livelihood, subsistence
täglich Brot
     1. n. daily bread
müssen
     1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
           Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it.
           Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it.
           Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it.
     2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
           Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must.
           Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to.
     3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom.
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
viele
     1. adj. form of viel
     viel
          1. pron. much, a lot
                Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened.
          2. det. much, many
                Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money.
          3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele
          4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi
          5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr
          6. adv. much, a lot
                Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot.
Hände
     1. n. nominative plural of Hand
     2. n. accusative plural of Hand
     3. n. genitive plural of Hand
     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.
Regen
     1. n-m. rain
     2. v. to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
           Er regte seinen Finger so weit wie möglich. - He moved his finger as far as possible.
     3. v. to move (intransitive), to stir
     4. v. to be active doing something, occupying oneself
     5. v. to budge, to become noticeable
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