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und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
dafür
     1. adv. for that, for it
           Dafür brauchen wir gut ausgebildete Fachleute wie Sie. - For that we need well-trained specialists like you.
           Der Täter allein ist dafür verantwortlich. - The offender alone is responsible for his actions.
           Natürlich ist das jederzeit möglich, wenn wichtige Gründe dafür sprechen. - Of course it is possible to finish a week early, if you have important reasons.
           Ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass es nicht wieder vorkommt. - I will try to see to it that it does not happen again.
           dafür bezahlen. - to pay for it.
           dafür kämpfen. - to fight for it.
           dafür notwendig. - necessary for this.
           Auf diese Weise haben wir zumindest etwas dafür bekommen. - This way, we at least got something for it.
           dafür aussprechen. - to speak in favour of it.
           dafür stimmen. - to vote in favour of it.
           dafür entscheiden. - to decide on it.
           dafür ausgeben. - to spend on it.
     2. adv. instead, at least, as a compensation
           Wir mussten ganz hinten sitzen. Dafür waren die Karten billiger. - We had to sit at the very back. At least the tickets were cheaper.
           Ich gebe Ihnen dafür meine Stimme. - I'll give you my voice in exchange.
Muß
     1. n. Superseded spelling of used=pre-1996
     2. v. Superseded spelling of used=pre-1996
     müssen
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
                Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it.
                Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it.
                Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it.
          2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
                Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must.
                Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to.
          3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom.
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)
euch
     1. pron. (accusative and dative of ihr); you, yourselves
bestrafen
     1. v. to punish
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