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Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
rannte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of rennen ("I ran")
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of rennen ("he ran")
     rennen
          1. v. to run; to race; to sprint (said of competing sportsmen, animals etc.) (+aux, sein)
                So schnell wie Mike rennt niemand in der Klasse. - In this class, nobody runs as fast as Mike.
                Der Gepard ist das Säugetier, welches am schnellsten rennen kann. - The cheetah is the mammal which can run the fastest.
          2. v. to run over (someone) (+aux, haben)
                jemanden zu Boden rennen - to run someone to the ground
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     zu
          1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
                zum Bahnhof - to the train station
          2. prep. with respect to; regarding
                Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
          3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
                Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
          4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
                zu Hause - at home
          5. prep. at (indicates time)
                zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
                zu Beginn - at the beginning
          6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
                zu Pferd - on horseback
          7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
          8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
          9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
          10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
          11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
          12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
          13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
                etwas zu essen - something to eat
          14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
                zu schnell - too fast
          15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
                Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
          16. adv. towards; at
          17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
          18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
          19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
                Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
          20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
          21. adj. done up (fastened)
          22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Eingang
     1. n. entrance, entry
     2. n. arrival
     3. n. input
     4. n. entrance gate, doorway, hall, passage
     5. n. orifice
     6. n. inlet, mouth (of a river)
     7. n. introduction
     8. n. importation
     9. n. access
     10. n. beginning, preface, preamble, prologue
     11. n. receipt
Zurück
     1. n. going back (in existential clauses, negated)
           Jetzt gab es kein Zurück mehr. - Now there was no going back any more.
     2. adv. back, backward, backwards, to the rear.
     3. interj. stand back!
     4. interj. get back!
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?
holte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of holen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of holen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of holen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of holen
     holen
          1. v. to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something)
                Hol noch einen Stuhl! - Go get another chair!
          2. v. to get (to acquire, buy)
                Ich hole mir morgen ’n neuen Fernseher. - I’m getting a new TV tomorrow.
mir
     1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
           Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
     2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Einkaufswagen
     1. n. shopping cart, shopping trolley
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