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Philosophie
     1. n-f. philosophy (study of thought)
           Sie studiert Philosophie. - She studies philosophy.
     2. n-f. philosophy (one's manner of thinking)
           Seine Philosophie lautet: leben und leben lassen. - His personal philosophy is: live and let live.
Des
     1. n. (music) D-flat
     2. art. genitive singular of der: the
     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
Glückes
     1. n. genitive singular of Glück
     Glück
          1. n. happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)
                Das größte Glück im Leben ist es, geliebt zu werden. - The greatest joy in life is to be loved.
                das Streben nach Glück - pursuit of happiness
          2. n. luck, success (mostly when seen as dependant on unearned, accidental factors)
                Er hatte immer schon viel Glück bei den Frauen. - He’s always had a lot of luck with the ladies.
          3. n. good luck, chance (positive coincidence)
                Viel Glück! - Much luck!
                Glück und Pech sind zwei Seiten einer Medaille. - Good luck and bad luck are two sides of a coin.
                Es war reines Glück, dass ich die Antwort wusste. - It was pure luck that I knew the answer.
          4. n. (only in specific contexts) luck, chance, coincidence in general, fate
                Das Spiel basiert nur auf Glück. - The game is based entirely on chance.
                Er haderte mit seinem Glück. - He bemoaned his luck/fate.
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?
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
Tugend
     1. n-f. virtue
           Ohne Tugend gibt es keine Freiheit. - Without virtue, there is no freedom.
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