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nur
     1. adv. only, just, merely, simply
           Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
           Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
     2. adv. ever; at all
           Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can.
     3. adv. however, though
           Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however.
     4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
           Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Umstand
     1. n. circumstance (an event; a fact; a particular incident)
           Unter keinen Umständen. - Under no circumstances.
brannte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of brennen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of brennen
     brennen
          1. v. to burn; to light on fire
                Ich beobachtete, wie das Haus brannte. - I watched the house burn.
                Es brennt! - There is a fire!
          2. v. to burn; to be on fire
                Mein Haus brennt! - My house is on fire!
                Trockenes Holz brennt am besten. - Dry wood burns best.
          3. v. to have a strong affection for; to be affectionate
                Ich brenne darauf sie zu besuchen! - I would really like to visit her.
          4. v. to be lit, to be on (of a light or lamp)
                Das Licht in der Küche brannte noch immer. - The light in the kitchen was still on.
          5. v. to irritate; to induce pain or another painful sensation; to bite; to sting
                Die Zwiebeln brennen in meinen Augen! - The onions sting in my eyes!
                Dieser Senf brennt wie Teufel auf meiner Zunge! - This mustard bites my tongue like hell!
          6. v. to smart; to sting (a sore or wound)
          7. v. to fire; to bake; to kiln (tiles and pottery)
                Dachziegel werden im Brennofen gebrannt. - Tiles are baked in a kiln.
                Nach drei Tagen kann die Vase gebrannt werden. - The vase can be fired after three days.
                Keramikwaren müssen gebrannt werden, bevor sie genutzt werden können. - Pottery needs to be fired before one can use it.
          8. v. to distil (alcoholic beverages such as schnapps)
          9. v. to burn; to archive data on a storage medium. (such as CDs, DVDs, etc.)
                Kannst du mir 'Das weiße Album' von den Beatles brennen? - Can you burn 'The White Album' from The Beatles for me?
          10. v. to emit heat
                Die Sonne brannte auf sie herab. - The sun was shining upon them with great heat.
          11. v. to roast
          12. v. to bream (clean a ship etc. by fire and scraping)
          13. v. (Austria, informal) to fork out, to shell out
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
mir
     1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
           Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
     2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
im
     1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
     in
          1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
                Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
                Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
                Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
                Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
                Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
          2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
                in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
          3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
                Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
                im Alter - in old age
                im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
                in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
          4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
                Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
                Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
                Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
          5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Verlaufe
     1. n. dative of Verlauf
     2. v. first-person singular present of verlaufen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of verlaufen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of verlaufen
     5. v. singular imperative of verlaufen
unseres
     1. pron. genitive singular of unser
     unser
          1. pron. genitive of wir
          2. det. our
grotesken
     1. adj. form of grotesk
Wettrennens
Bis
     1. n. (music) B-sharp
     2. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
           Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over.
     3. conj. (coordinating) to
           Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week.
           Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown.
     4. prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through
           Meine Tochter ist bis zwei Uhr in der Schule. - My daughter is at school until two o'clock.
           Ich war von Montag bis Freitag krank. - I was sick from Monday to Friday.
     5. prep. (temporal) by
           Die Aufgabe muss bis Donnerstag fertig sein. - The task must be complete by Thursday.
     6. prep. (local) to; all the way to
           Der Zug fährt bis Köln. - The train goes to Cologne.
Heute
     1. n. today
     2. adv. today
unauslöschlich
     1. adj. indelible, unquenchable, inextinguishable
in
     1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
           Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
           Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
           Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
           Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
           Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
     2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
           in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
     3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
           Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
           im Alter - in old age
           im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
           in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
     4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
           Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
           Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
           Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
     5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
mein
     1. det. (possessive) my
Gedächtnis
     1. n-n. memory (ability to recall)
           fotografisches Gedächtnis. - photographic memory.
     2. n-n. (poetic, chiefly Christianity) remembrance
           Tut dies zu meinem Gedächtnis. - Do this in remembrance of me.
           Zum Gedächtnis an den lieben Verstorbenen... - In remembrance of the dear deceased...
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