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sowieso
     1. adv. anyway, anyhow, in any case
           Es macht mir nichts aus, dass die Feier ausfällt. Ich wollte da sowieso nicht hin. - I don’t care that the party was cancelled. I didn’t want to go there anyway.
     2. interj. something; (replaces unknown or unimportant words)
           Das Nummernschild war K sowieso 132. Ich hab’s nicht genau gesehen. - The number plate was K something 132. I couldn’t really see it.
     3. interj. of course; sure; that’s a given; (expresses agreement to a statement with the implication that it is trivial)
           Männer sind halt alle gleich. — Sowieso. - Men are all the same. — Of course.
Gehen
     1. n. (gerund of gehen): "going".
     2. v. to go, to walk
           Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
           Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
           Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
     3. v. to leave
           Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
     4. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
           Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
     5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
           Es geht. - It’s all right.
     6. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
           Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
           Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
     7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
           Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
     8. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
           Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
           Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
     9. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
           Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
     10. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
           Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
     11. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
           Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
     12. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
Junge
     1. n. boy
     2. n. (card games) jack
     3. n. plural of Junges
     4. n. singular of Junges
     5. adj. form of jung
     jung
          1. adj. young
                Der Junge ist jung. - The boy is young.
Welpen
     1. n. genitive singular of Welpe
     2. n. dative singular of Welpe
     3. n. accusative singular of Welpe
     4. n. nominative plural of Welpe
     5. n. genitive plural of Welpe
     6. n. dative plural of Welpe
     7. n. accusative plural of Welpe
     Welpe
          1. n. puppy (male or of unspecified gender) (young dog)
                Meine Hündin hat neulich sieben Welpen geworfen. - My dog recently bore seven puppies.
          2. n. cub (male or of unspecified gender) (young of several wild animals)
                Ich habe gestern im Wald einen Fuchs mit seinen Welpen gesehen. - Yesterday I saw a fox and its cubs in the forest.
generell
     1. adj. general
     2. adv. generally
sehr
     1. adv. very
           Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy.
     2. adv. a lot, much
           Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot.
gerne
     1. adv. Alternative form of gern. (Both are roughly equally frequent.)
     2. interj. (commonly said in answer to danke; usually not translated into English) don't mention it, not at all, you're welcome
alle
     1. pron. feminine singular of all
     2. pron. plural of all
     3. det. feminine singular of all
     4. det. plural of all
     5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone
           Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone.
           Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer.
     alles
          1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
                Alles ist gut. - All is well.
          2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
                Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
                Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
          3. det. of all
                Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
                Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
Zwei
     1. n-f. two (digit or figure)
           Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number.
           Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s.
           Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice)
     2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries
           Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English!
     3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components)
Stunden
     1. n. plural of Stunde
     2. v. to defer (payment)
     Stunde
          1. n-f. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
                Der Film dauert drei Stunden. - The movie lasts three hours.
          2. n-f. (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time)
                Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes. - Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
          3. n-f. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)
                Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde. - I need to go to piano class right now.
aufs
     1. contraction. auf + das, on the, upon the, onto the
           Ich muss aufs Klo. - I must go to the toilet.
Klo
     1. n. (informal) toilet, loo i, UK
           Und wenn ich aufs Klo muss? - And if I need the toilet?
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary