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Frau
     1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
     2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
           Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
     3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
           Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
     4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
           Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
     5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
           Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
           Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
           Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house
     6. pron. (indefinite, informal, slang) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)
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?
Tochter
     1. n. daughter
     2. n. subsidiary (company)
           (synonyms, Tochtergesellschaft, Tochterunternehmen, Tochterfirma)
Waren
     1. n. plural of Ware
     2. v. first-person plural preterite of sein
     3. v. third-person plural preterite of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
plötzlich
     1. adj. sudden
     2. adj. abrupt
     3. adj. brusque
     4. adv. suddenly
Weg
     1. n. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic)
           Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg. - The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path.
     2. n. route, way (to get from one place to another)
           Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck? - Do you know the way to Schönebeck?
           auf dem Weg - on the way
     3. n. method, way (of doing something)
           Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten. - We found a way to extract milk from oats.
           Mittel und Wege - ways and means
     4. n. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement
           in den Weg - in the way
           aus dem Weg - out of the way
     5. adv. away
           Geh weg! - Go away!
     6. adv. gone, not there
           Meine Tasche ist weg. - My bag is gone.
           Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen. - ... you can also leave it away.
     7. adv. (now rare) minus
     8. adv. (regional, Westphalia) from
           Wo bist du denn weg? - And you, where do you come from?
     9. adv. (informal) unconscious; passed out
     10. adv. (informal) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness
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