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ringsherum
1. adv. synonym of ringsum
ragen
1. v. to rise up out
2. v. to stick out, to jut out
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
Berge
1. n. plural of Berg
2. v. first-person singular present of bergen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bergen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bergen
Berg
1. n. a mountain, hill
2. Proper noun. , as of the composer Alban Berg
Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
Schwarze
1. n. female equivalent of Schwarzer: black woman
2. n. plural of Schwarzer
3. n. nominative singular of Schwarzer
4. adj. form of schwarz
schwarz
1. adj. black, reflecting little or no light
2. adj. (figurative) illegal
3. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin
4. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black)
5. adj. (of coffee) without milk
6. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points)
7. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German)
schweigende
1. Participle. form of schweigend
Mauer
1. n-f. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
2. n-f. (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
3. Proper noun. the Berlin Wall
Die Mauer muss weg! - The Wall must fall!
4. v. first-person singular present of mauern
5. v. singular imperative of mauern
6. adj. comparative of mau
7. adj. form of mau
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)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Sternenhimmel
1. n-m. starry sky, starlit sky

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