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Statt
     1. n. (literary, obsolescent) abode, stead, place
     2. conj. instead of
           Statt mich anzurufen, ging er mit seinen Freunden ins Kino. - Instead of calling me, he went to the movies with his friends.
     3. prep. instead of, in one's stead
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
Erholung
     1. n-f. recovery, convalescence
     2. n-f. recreation
zu
     1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
           zum Bahnhof - to the train station
     2. prep. with respect to; regarding
           Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
     3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
           Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
     4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
           zu Hause - at home
     5. prep. at (indicates time)
           zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
           zu Beginn - at the beginning
     6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
           zu Pferd - on horseback
     7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
           etwas zu essen - something to eat
     14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
           zu schnell - too fast
     15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
           Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
     16. adv. towards; at
     17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
           Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
           Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
           Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
     20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     21. adj. done up (fastened)
     22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Gönnen
     1. n. (gerund of gönnen); the state of granting
     2. v. (ditransitive) to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to
           Ich würde meinen Kindern gerne einen speziellen Leckerbissen gönnen. - I'd like to give my children a special treat.
     3. v. (ditransitive) to be happy for someone because of their good fortune
           Sie hatten so viel Pech im Leben; ich gönne ihnen den Lottogewinn. - They've had so much bad luck in life; I don't begrudge them the lottery win.
arbeitete
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of arbeiten
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of arbeiten
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of arbeiten
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of arbeiten
     arbeiten
          1. v. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) (+preo, an, dative)
                Wir arbeiten an der Wiederherstellung des Service. - We are working on resuming service.
          2. v. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action)
                einwandfrei arbeiten. - to work properly.
          3. v. to ferment (to react, using fermentation)
          4. v. to work, execute (to set into action)
          5. v. to make, produce (to create)
                Die Kommode ist aus Eichenholz gearbeitet. - The drawer is made of oak-wood.
          6. v. to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work)
                Was arbeitest du? - What are you doing?
                Ich arbeite nichts. - I'm doing nothing.
          7. v. to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working)
                sich zu Tode arbeiten - to work oneself to death
                sich erschöpft arbeiten - to work oneself to the point of exhaustion
          8. v. to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees)
          9. v. to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)
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)
noch
     1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
           Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
           Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
     2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
           Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
           Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
     3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
           Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
           Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
           Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
           Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
     4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
           Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
     5. adv. (with comparative) even
           Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
     6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
           Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
           Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
viel
     1. pron. much, a lot
           Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened.
     2. det. much, many
           Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money.
     3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele
     4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi
     5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr
     6. adv. much, a lot
           Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot.
eifriger
     1. adj. comparative of eifrig
     2. adj. form of eifrig
Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
sonst
     1. adv. otherwise (under different circumstances)
           Beeil dich, sonst kommen wir zu spät. - Hurry up, otherwise we'll be late.
     2. adv. normally, usually (as opposed to a particular case)
           Ich trinke sonst nicht so viel. - I don't normally drink so much.
     3. adv. (often with noch) else
           Sonst noch etwas? - Anything else?
           Was soll es sonst sein? - What else would it be?
     4. adv. (colloquial) so; then; (consecutive, but directed against an explicit or implicit alternative)
           Wenn wir jetzt losgehen, sind wir eh zu spät. Sonst lass uns morgen noch mal wiederkommen. - If we go there now, we’ll be late anyway. So let’s not do that but instead let’s come back again tom
           Wir gehen grad in die Stadt. Also, wenn du Lust hast... sonst komm doch mit! - We’re headed for the city. So, if you’re interested... maybe you’re not, but if you are then come along!
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary