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Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
trägt
     1. v. third-person singular present of tragen
     tragen
          1. v. to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to wear (clothing)
                Vorsicht, er trägt eine Waffe! - Careful, he's carrying a weapon!
          2. v. to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
                Ärzte tragen eine große Verantwortung für ihr Handeln. - Doctors carry a great responsibility for their actions.
                Er trägt Schuld an dem Unfall. - He's to blame (lit. He bears blame) for the accident.
          3. v. to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
                Ohne Versicherung müssen Sie die Kosten leider selbst tragen. - Unfortunately, without insurance you must bear the cost yourself.
          4. v. to produce, to bear, to yield
                Die Bäume tragen im Herbst Früchte. - The trees bear fruit in the fall.
                Investitionen in die Kultur tragen Früchte in Form von Nationalstolz. - Investments in culture bear fruit in the form of national pride.
          5. v. to wear (clothing, jewelry)
                Ich trage einen blauen Anzug und eine rote Krawatte. - I'm wearing a blue suit and a red tie.
          6. v. to support, to maintain
          7. v. to pay for itself
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
modische
     1. adj. form of modisch
     modisch
          1. adj. fashionable
Schultasche
     1. n-f. schoolbag, bookbag, satchel
lässig
     1. adj. casual, nonchalant, laid-back, easy-going
           Seine lässige Art kommt bei den einen an, die anderen verabscheuen ihn dafür schon fast.
     2. adj. (colloquial) cool, awesome
           Ich bin heute mit ein paar lässigen Typen weggegangen.
Unter
     1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card)
     2. prep. under
     3. prep. below
     4. prep. among, between
     5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive)
           Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however
     6. prep. (rare, or regional) during
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Arm
     1. n. (anatomy) an arm
     2. n. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm
     3. n.          (textiles, technical use, or informal) a sleeve
                   mit langem Arm - long-sleeved (technical)
                   sich die Arme hochkrempeln - to roll up one's sleeves (informal)
     4. n.          a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever
     5. n.          a branch, a section of a structure
     6. n.          (geography) an arm of a creek or a river
     7. n.          influence, might
     8. adj. poor (having little money)
     9. adj. poor (to be pitied)
           arm dran sein - to have bad luck
           lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation)
     10. adj. low (having a small amount)
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