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Fahren
     1. n. gerund of fahren
     2. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed
           Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel.
           aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle
           einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind
           Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament.
     3. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail
           Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes.
     4. v.          to leave; to depart
                   Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment.
     5. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
           Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac.
           Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship.
     6. v.          to leave and therefor use a vehicle
                   Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.)
     7. v.          to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle)
                   Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car.
     8. v.          to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport
                   Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station.
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
Auch
     1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night
     2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
           Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream.
           Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
     3. adv. Used for emphasis.
     4. adv.          (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact
                   Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream.
                   Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that.
                   Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will.
     5. adv.          (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.)
                   Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light?
     6. adv.          (To imply that something is unreasonable.)
                   Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit
                   Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here!
     7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality))
           Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
           Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times.
     8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.)
           Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
     9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more”
           Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too.
Motorrad
     1. n. motorcycle
verehrtes
     1. adj. form of verehrt
Fräulein
     1. n. diminutive of Frau (but not freely applicable)
     2. n. (dated, address for an unmarried woman) miss
           Guten Morgen, Fräulein Schmitz! - Good morning, Miss Schmitz!
     3. n. miss, young woman (especially a shop assistant)
           Würden Sie mir kurz helfen, junges Fräulein! - Would you help me please, miss!
     4. n. young lady, missy (said jokingly or rebukingly to a little girl)
           So, jetzt reicht's aber, Fräulein! - All right, that's enough, young lady!
     5. n. (obsolete) A female animal or person
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