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Selbst
     1. n. (psychology) the self
     2. part. personally, by oneself
           Du hast es selbst zugegeben. - You yourself admitted it.
           Der Mann selbst hat uns es gesagt. - The man himself (personally) told us.
     3. adv. even
           Selbst du hast es zugegeben. - Even you admitted it.
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
Angesicht
     1. n. countenance, visage, face
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
Gefahr
     1. n-f. danger, hazard, peril, risk
     2. n-f. threat
blieb
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of bleiben
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of bleiben
     bleiben
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to remain (to continue to be)
                Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie. - He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life.
          2. v. to keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below)
                Ich bleibe noch ein bisschen liegen. - I'll keep lying here for a bit.
          3. v. to stay; to remain in a place
                Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch. - Feel free to leave, but I'm staying some more.
          4. v. to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness
                Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit über einer Stunde da. - Where are you? We arrived more than an hour ago.
          5. v. to be left for someone
                Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist? - What does he have left now that his wife is dead? (literally: What is left for him...)
          6. v. to stick with; to stay with
                Ich hab’s ihm erklärt, aber er bleibt bei seiner Meinung. - I’ve explained it to him, but he sticks with his opinion.
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
ruhig
     1. adj. quiet
           ruhige Gegend - quiet area
     2. adj. calm
           ruhiger Gemütszustand - calm state of mind
           ruhiger Befund - stable finding; no indication of progression (medical examination)
     3. adv. quietly
     4. adv. calmly
     5. adv. used to indicate that the speaker does not object to the actions of others
           Du kannst ruhig mitkommen. - You can come along if you like; You’re welcome to come along; I don’t mind if you come along.
     6. adv. used to soften a request, as if to say “I don’t mind if...” to mean “I would like it if...”
           Es kann ruhig ein bisschen mehr sein. - I don’t mind if it’s a little more; Can I have a little more?
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