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Salat
     1. n. salad (mixed, usually cold dish)
     2. n. lettuce and related leaf vegetables
     3. n. (religion, Islam) obligatory prayer, salat
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?
Gemüse
     1. n. vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
           Iss dein Gemüse! - Eat your vegetables!
     2. n. a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a relish (not necessarily pickled and not usually in the form of a paste)
           Wir essen heute Hähnchenschnitzel mit Zwiebel-Möhren-Gemüse. - Today we’re having chicken cutlets with an onion and carrot relish.
enthalten
     1. v. to contain, comprise, include
           Diese Gerichte enthalten wenig Fett. - These dishes contain little fat.
     2. v. to abstain from (not to do, not to use)
           Er schwor, sich aller fleischlichen Gelüste zu enthalten. - He swore to abstain from all carnal desires.
     3. v. to abstain (vote neither in favour nor against)
           Ich enthalte mich. - I abstain.
     4. Participle. past participle of enthalten
     5. adj. contained, included, covered
Vitamine
     1. n. plural of Vitamin
     Vitamin
          1. n-n. vitamin
wahrscheinlich
     1. adj. likely, probable, plausible
           Die wahrscheinliche Ursache des Fehlers wurde heute ermittelt. - The probable cause of the failure was determined today.
     2. adv. probably, likely
           Wahrscheinlich regnet es heute Nachmittag. - It will probably rain this afternoon.
genau
     1. adj. exact
     2. adv. just, exactly
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
was
     1. pron. (interrogative) what
           Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today?
     2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause))
           Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired.
     3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives))
           Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know.
           Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me.
     4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das))
           Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated?
     5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas))
           Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something.
     6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval)
           Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully?
     7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat
           Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later.
     8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for
           Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today?
Ihnen
     1. pron. personal dative of Sie: you, to you i;indirect object; addressing politely or formally one person
     2. pron. personal dative of sie; them, to them.
fehlt
     1. v. third-person singular present of fehlen
     2. v. second-person plural present of fehlen
     3. v. plural imperative of fehlen
     fehlen
          1. v. (with impersonal subject es, dative object and an) to lack
                Der Suppe fehlt es an Geschmack. - The soup lacks flavor.
          2. v. (with dative) to be absent from, to be missing from, to be lacking in
                Ich würde es kaufen, aber mir fehlt das Geld. - I would buy it but I don't have the money.
          3. v. (with dative) to be missed by
                Seit meinem Umzug fehlen mir meine Freunde. - I've been missing my friends since I moved.
          4. v. to be missing
                Das Gemälde fehlt an der Wand. - The painting is missing from the wall.
          5. v. (dated) to fail
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