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Ferngläsern
     1. n. dative plural of Fernglas
Wenn
     1. n. (informal) if
     2. conj. when
           Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
     3. conj. if (on the condition that)
           Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?)
man
     1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
           Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
           Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
     2. pron. they, people (people in general)
           Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
     3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
     4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
           Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
           Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
Zwei
     1. n-f. two (digit or figure)
           Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number.
           Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s.
           Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice)
     2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries
           Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English!
     3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components)
Fernrohre
     1. n. plural of Fernrohr
     Fernrohr
          1. n. telescope
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Piraten
     1. n. genitive singular of Pirat
     2. n. plural of Pirat
     Pirat
          1. n. pirate (a criminal who plunders at sea)
          2. n. (politics) member of a pirate party
          3. n. (uncommon) syn of Raubkopierer (one who breaks intellectual property laws)
zusammen
     1. adv. together, jointly
           Zusammen bilden wir ein gutes Team. - Together we make a good team.
legt
     1. v. third-person singular present of legen
     2. v. second-person plural present of legen
     3. v. plural imperative of legen
     legen
          1. v. to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being setzen, stellen
                Leg deine Sachen auf den Stuhl! - Put your things on the chair!
                Ich lege mich auf das Bett. - I lie down on the bed.
                Eier legen - to lay eggs
                ein Feuer legen - to set a fire
                Leg dich auf den Boden! - Lie down on the floor!
          2. v. (animal husbandry) to castrate
                Ich habe meinen Hengst legen lassen. - I had my stallion castrated.
          3. v. (colloquial especially video games) to slay, to defeat
          4. v. (colloquial impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay
                Bei dem zweiten Witz hat's ihn komplett gelegt. - The second joke totally killed him.
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?
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.)
Bißchen
     1. n-n. Superseded spelling of Bisschen
     2. adv. Superseded spelling of bisschen
kürzer
     1. adj. comparative of kurz
     kurz
          1. adj. short, brief
          2. adj. concise
          3. adv. briefly, in short
Macht
     1. n. power, authority
           Die Kanzlerin übernahm die Macht im Jahr 2005. - The Chancellor took power in 2005.
     2. n. might, strength
           Glauben Sie an die Macht der Liebe? - Do you believe in the power of love?
     3. v. third-person singular present of machen
           Der Künstler macht ein Bild. - The artist creates a picture.
     4. v. second-person plural present of machen
     5. v. plural imperative of machen
     machen
          1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
                Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
                Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
          2. v. to make, prepare
                Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
                sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
          3. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
                Mach es! - Do it!
                Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
                ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
          4. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
                Sport machen - do sports
                eine Party machen - have a party
          5. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
                Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
          6. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
          7. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
          8. v. to make (to cause to be)
                Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
          9. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
                Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
          10. v. to make (to have as a feature)
                Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
          11. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
                Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
          12. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
                Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
          13. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
                Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
          14. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
          15. v. to matter (to be important)
                Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
          16. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
          17. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
                (childish) groß machen - to go poop
                (childish) klein machen - to go pee
          18. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
                Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
          19. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
                Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
          20. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
dann
     1. adv. then, after that
           Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast.
     2. adv. then, in that case
           Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it.
hat
     1. v. third-person singular present of haben
     haben
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
                Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
          2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
          3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
                Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
          4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
          5. v. to get (to receive)
          6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
          7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
          8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
                Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
          9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
                Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
          10. v. to make a fuss
                Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
          11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
                Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
          12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
                Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
man
     1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
           Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
           Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
     2. pron. they, people (people in general)
           Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
     3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
     4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
           Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
           Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
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.)
Fernglas
     1. n. small, hand-held telescope (including binoculars and monoculars)
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