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Nein
     1. n. a no
     2. interj. no
           Hast du morgen Abend Zeit? — Nein, leider nicht. - “Do you have time tomorrow night?” — “No, unfortunately not.”
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
Können
     1. n. (gerund of können); skill, ability
     2. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
     3. v.          (auxiliary)
                   Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                   Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                   Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                   Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                   Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
     5. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                   Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                   Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                   Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
     6. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                   Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
     7. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                   Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                   Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
     8. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                   
bei
     1. prep. (locative) by; near
           die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
           die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
     2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
           Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
           Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
     3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
           bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
           das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
     4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
           Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
             → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
     5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
           bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
     6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
           bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
     7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
           bei der Arbeit - during work
           beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
           bei Schnee - when there is snow
     8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
           bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
           bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
     9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
           Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
     10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
           Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
           Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
uns
     1. pron. of wir: us
hochwertige
     1. adj. form of hochwertig
     hochwertig
          1. adj. high-end, premium, high-cost, high-grade, valuable, high-class, high-value, high-quality, worthy, upmarket
          2. adj. (chemistry) Having a high valency
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?
hochbegabte
Kinder
     1. en:children
     2. n. plural of Kind
     Kind
          1. n. kid; child (young person)
          2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
                Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family.
                Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents.
Zeugen
     1. n. genitive singular of Zeuge
     2. n. accusative singular of Zeuge
     3. n. plural of Zeuge
     4. n. gerund of zeugen
     5. v. to beget, father, procreate
     6. v. to testify, bear witness, declare
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?
gebären
     1. v. to give birth; (referring to labour, or to labour and pregnancy as a whole)
     2. v. to give birth to; to bear
lassen
     1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
           lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope
     2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
           Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
           Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut?
     3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
           Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey.
     4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
     5. v. to cease; to desist
ohne
     1. conj. (+ dass or zu clause) without
           Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest. - Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me.
     2. prep. (+accusative) without
           Ohne dich bin ich nichts. - Without you I am nothing.
     3. adv. without
           Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben. - I like soccer, but I could live without.
Mühe
     1. n-f. effort, difficulty
ohne
     1. conj. (+ dass or zu clause) without
           Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest. - Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me.
     2. prep. (+accusative) without
           Ohne dich bin ich nichts. - Without you I am nothing.
     3. adv. without
           Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben. - I like soccer, but I could live without.
Komplikationen
     1. n. plural of Komplikation
     Komplikation
          1. n-f. complication
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