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Mehl
     1. n. flour; meal (ground cereal)
     2. n. powder; dust (any result of grinding)
           Sägemehl - sawdust
Salz
     1. n-n. salt, table salt, sal
     2. n-n. (Internet slang) salt
Backpulver
     1. n-n. A baking powder, dry leavening agent used in baking pastry etc.
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?
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
zerdrückten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of zerdrücken
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of zerdrücken
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of zerdrücken
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of zerdrücken
     zerdrücken
          1. v. to crush
          2. v. to mash
          3. v. to crinkle, to crumple (a piece of clothing)
Bananen
     1. n. plural of Banane "bananas".
     Banane
          1. n-f. banana (fruit)
Zugeben
     1. n. gerund of zugeben
     2. v. to add
           Wir müssen noch etwas Zucker zugeben. - We need to add some more sugar.
     3. v. to admit, confess (to own up to)
           Er hat zugegeben, dass es stimmte. - He acknowledged it to be true.
     4. v. to allow (mostly used in negative or in a question)
           Ich werde es nicht zugeben, dass Sie meinen Bruder verhaften, ohne ihn über seine Rechte aufgeklärt zu haben! - I will not allow you to arrest my brother, without informing him of his rights.
     5. v. to play (a card of the same suit)
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?
alles
     1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
           Alles ist gut. - All is well.
     2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
           Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
           Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
     3. det. of all
           Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
           Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
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
einem
     1. num. dative singular of ein
     2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. dative singular of einer
Teig
     1. n. dough, paste (a soft mixture of various ingredients such as flour and water used for baking)
           Pizzateig - pizza dough
           dünnflüssiger Teig - liquid dough
     2. n. pastry (the dough which is used as a base for other pastry products)
     3. n. batter (a beaten mixture of egg and milk, mainly used for frying; e.g.: waffles, pancakes)
Verarbeiten
     1. n. gerund of verarbeiten
     2. v. to process, to handle, to manufacture
           Er benutzt seinen Rechner, um Bilder zu verarbeiten. - He uses his computer to process images.
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