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mancher
     1. pron. masculine nominative singular of manch
     2. pron. feminine singular of manch
     3. pron. genitive plural of manch
     manch
          1. pron. (used as an adjective or a noun) many a; many; some
Sammler
     1. n-m. agent noun of sammeln
     2. n-m.          (person who collects) collector
     3. n-m.          gatherer
scheint
     1. v. third-person singular present of scheinen
     2. v. second-person plural present of scheinen
     3. v. plural imperative of scheinen
     scheinen
          1. v. to shine; to gleam
          2. v. (copulative) to seem; to appear; to look
                Es scheint mir, dass … - It seems to me that …
                Du scheinst erschöpft. - You seem exhausted.
diese
     1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this"
     2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
           Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman.
     3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these"
           Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid.
     4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these"
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Bruchstücke
     1. n. plural of Bruchstück
     Bruchstück
          1. n. fragment, shard, splinter (piece of something broken)
          2. n. snippet
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
Schere
     1. n-f. a pair of scissors, shears
           Kann ich mir eben deine Schere ausleihen? - Can I borrow your scissors for a minute?
     2. n-f. (zoology) a pair of pincers (on a crab)
     3. n-f. (figuratively) a gap, especially a widening one
           die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich - the (widening) gap between the poor and rich
     4. v. first-person singular present of scheren
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of scheren
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of scheren
     7. v. singular imperative of scheren
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?
Kleister
     1. n-m. adhesive paste
Flicken
     1. n-m. patch
     2. v. to patch up, to mend
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
Wollen
     1. n. gerund of wollen
     2. n. plural of Wolle
     3. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
     4. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
           Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best.
     5. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
           Ich will gehen. - I want to go.
     6. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
           Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you.
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