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stell
     1. v. singular imperative of stellen
     stellen
          1. v. to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzen, legen)
                Stell die Flasche auf den Boden! - Put the bottle on the floor!
          2. v.          (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge
                        Die Beklagte stellte den Antrag, die Klage abzuweisen. - The defendant lodged the application to reject the claim.
                        Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen? - Can I ask you a question?
          3. v.          to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal
                        Die Schutzbekleidung muss vom Arbeitgeber gestellt werden. - The protective gear must be provided by the employer.
                        Aus dem Sicherungsvertrage war die A-Gesellschaft verpflichtet, eine Bürgschaft zu stellen. - From the surety agreement the A company was obliged
          4. v.          to encounter and stop
                        Die Hunde haben den Hirsch gestellt. - The hounds stopped the stag.
                        Die Polizei stellte den Dieb. - The police stopped (and arrested) the thief.
          5. v.          to set, adjust
                        Müssen wir am Sonntag wieder die Uhren stellen? - Do we have to adjust the clocks again on Sunday?
          6. v. to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront
                Du musst dich der Gefahr stellen. - You have to face the danger.
                Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei. - The thief surrendered to the police.
          7. v. to feign, to simulate, to pretend
                Es war alles nur gestellt! - It was all fake!
                Sie hatte ihre Krankheit nur gestellt. - She merely simulated her ailment.
                sich tot stellen - to play dead
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
Leiter
     1. n-f. ladder
           Er ist von der Leiter gefallen. - He fell off the ladder.
     2. n-m. agent noun of leiten
     3. n-m.          leader, director, manager, head, chief (male or of unspecified sex)
     4. n-m.          (physics, electricity, electronics) conductor, lead, wire, line
Zurück
     1. n. going back (in existential clauses, negated)
           Jetzt gab es kein Zurück mehr. - Now there was no going back any more.
     2. adv. back, backward, backwards, to the rear.
     3. interj. stand back!
     4. interj. get back!
verdammte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of verdammen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of verdammen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of verdammen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of verdammen
     verdammen
          1. v. to condemn, to doom
          2. v. to damn, to curse
Göre
     1. n-f. (possibly pejorative, but usually mild) cheeky young child
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of gären
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of gären
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