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Niemand
     1. n-m. nobody (unimportant person)
           Du bist ein Niemand! - You're a nobody!
     2. pron. (now proscribed) Alternative form of niemand
     3. pron. nobody, no one
           Es ist gar niemand da. - There's no one at all.
wollte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of wollen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of wollen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wollen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wollen
     wollen
          1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
          2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
                Ich will doch nur das Beste. - I want only the best.
          3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
                Ich will gehen. - I want to go.
          4. v. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
                Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. - I did not mean to scare you.
darüber
     1. adv. above, above it/this/that
     2. adv. about it/this/that (concerning a matter)
     3. adv. over, over it/this/that, thereover
           Senioren von 80 Jahren und darüber - senior citizens of 80 years and over
Sprechen
     1. n. (gerund of sprechen): "speaking".
     2. v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
           Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German.
           Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent.
           Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly
     3. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
           Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please.
     4. v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)
           Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen. - What? You haven't spoken a word about it.
     5. v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)
           Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this?
     6. v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.)
           Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen. - History will pronounce the final judgement on his work.
     7. v. to say (something)
     8. v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.)
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