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Mal
1. n. time (as in the first time; many times)
2. n. occasion, case, occurrence
3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
5. n. (ball games) base
6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two
7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information.
Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime.
Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall.
8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request.
Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please?
Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire?
Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt.
9. v. singular imperative of malen
10. v. colloquial of
malen
1. v. to paint (do paintwork)
2. v. to paint (create a painting)
3. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)
nicht
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Teufel
1. n-m. (singular only) the Devil, Satan
2. n-m. a devil, satan, i.e. a creature of hell, a demon, a fallen angel etc.
3. n-m. a devil, satan, i.e. an evil person
an
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
zweimal am Tag - twice a day
5. prep. on; onto
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
6. prep. at; against
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
7. prep. to; for
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
8. adv. onward; on
von heute an - from today on
9. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
der
1. art. the
2. art. feminine singular of der
3. art. genitive plural of der
4. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
7. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
8. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Wand
1. n. wall, partition
2. n. vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface
3. v. first-person singular preterite of winden
4. v. third-person singular preterite of winden

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