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Soll
     1. n. debit
     2. n. kettle lake
     3. v. first-person singular present of sollen
     4. v. third-person singular present of sollen
     sollen
          1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
                Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
                Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
          2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
          4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
                Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
          5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
          6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
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.
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
Speisekarte
     1. n-f. menu
Bringen
     1. n. gerund of bringen
     2. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
           Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house.
     3. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
           Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital.
     4. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
           Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck.
           Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality.
     5. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something)
           Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh.
           Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home.
           Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient.
           „Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.”
     6. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
           zum Ausdruck bringen - to express
           in Einklang bringen - to reconcile
           zu Fall bringen - to bring down
           in Gang bringen - to initiate
           ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion
           in Ordnung bringen - to put in order
           auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point
           in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety
           in Verbindung bringen - to associate
           auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate)
     7. v. to acquire; to take possession of
     8. v. to accomplish; to yield
     9. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful
           „Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“
     10. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well
           Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver.
     11. v. to get over with
           Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with.
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