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kein
     1. pron. no; not a(n); not one; not any
           Das ist kein Bett. - That is no bed.
           uxi, Es gibt kein Brot., There is no bread.
Tier
     1. n. animal (i, see usage notes below)
     2. n. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.
           Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier. - When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal.
     3. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)
baut
     1. v. third-person singular present of bauen
     2. v. second-person plural present of bauen
     3. v. plural imperative of bauen
     bauen
          1. v. to build; to construct
          2. v. to rely (on) (+preo, auf)
          3. v. (slang) to roll a joint
                Baust du einen? Ich kann grad nicht mehr. - Can you roll one? I just can't anymore.
Schöne
           Das Schöne ist, dass ich jetzt mehr Freizeit habe. - The nice thing is that I have more free time now.
           die Schöne und das Biest - the beauty i.e. the beautiful woman and the beast
     1. n. (obsolete) beauty, the quality of being beautiful
     2. adj. form of schön
     3. v. first-person singular present of schönen
     4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schönen
     5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schönen
     6. v. singular imperative of schönen
     schönen
          1. adj. form of schön
          2. v. to massage; to manipulate (data or a document) to make it more presentable, easier to work with, or to falsify it
Kirchen
     1. n. plural of Kirche
     Kirche
          1. n-f. church (building)
          2. n-f. church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)
          3. n-f. an assembly
spielt
     1. v. third-person singular present of spielen
     spielen
          1. v. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
                Die Kinder spielen draußen. - The children are playing outside.
                Die Katze spielt mit einer Schnur. - The cat is playing with a string.
          2. v. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)
                Karten spielen - to play cards
          3. v. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)
          4. v. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.)
          5. v. to play, to perform on (a musical instrument)
          6. v. to act like, to behave like
                den Narren spielen - to play the fool
          7. v. to take place , to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction)
                Das Spiel spielt in einer postapokalyptischen Zukunft. - The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future.
Tennis
     1. n. tennis
erzählt
     1. Participle. past participle of erzählen
     2. v. third-person singular present of erzählen
     3. v. second-person plural present of erzählen
     4. v. plural imperative of erzählen
     erzählen
          1. v. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone)
                Erzähl mir ein Märchen. - Tell me a fairytale.
                Sie erzählte mir von ihrer Kindheit. - She told me about her childhood.
          2. v. (with dative object, and dass) to tell, to say (that something occurred)
                Ich habe dir erzählt, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist. - I told you that my mother had died.
          3. v. (somewhat, informal, perhaps regional) to talk a lot; to tell nonsense; to gabble
                Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag erzählt. - We talked the whole afternoon.
                Der erzählt hier wieder einen! (strong stress on “erzählen”) - This guy’s talking some bullshit again today!
     erz
          1. v. singular imperative of erzen
          2. v. colloquial of
Witze
     1. n. plural of Witz "jokes"
     Witz
          1. n-m. wit
          2. n-m. joke
                über einen Witz lachen - to laugh at a joke
          3. n-m. humour
schreibt
     1. v. third-person singular present of schreiben
     2. v. second-person plural present of schreiben
     3. v. plural imperative of schreiben
     schreiben
          1. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
                Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
                Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
          2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
                Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
          3. v. to write (use handwriting)
                Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
          4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
                Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
          5. v. to be some year or date
                Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
          6. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
                Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
                Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
                Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
          7. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
                Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
                Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
          8. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
                Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
                Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
          9. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
                Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell
Lieder
     1. n. plural of Lied
     Lied
          1. n. (music) song (musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics)
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
fliegt
     1. v. third-person singular present of fliegen
     2. v. second-person plural present of fliegen
     3. v. plural imperative of fliegen
     fliegen
          1. v. to fly; to travel by air (+aux, sein)
          2. v. to rush; to fly; to go quickly (+aux, sein)
          3. v. to fly; to pilot (+aux, haben)
          4. v. to transport by air (+aux, haben)
          5. v. to get the axe, to get kicked out (+aux, sein)
                ... könnte von der Akademie fliegen. - ... could get kicked out of academy.
          6. v. to fall; to fall down (+aux, sein)
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
Mond
     1. Proper noun. (astronomy) the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary
           Der Mond ist so massereich, dass Erde und Mond zusammen häufig als Doppelplanet bezeichnet werden. - The Moon has such an enormous mass that Earth and Moon are often considered as a binary syst
     2. n. (astronomy) moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)
           Ganymed ist der größte Mond des Sonnensystems. - Ganymede is the biggest moon of the Solar System.
           Merkur und Venus haben keine natürlichen Monde. - Mercury and Venus do not possess natural moons.
     3. n. (literary, dated) a month, especially a lunar month
     4. n. (heraldry) moon (often used to describe a crescent)
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