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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?
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
Sand
     1. n. sand (particles of rock)
blieb
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of bleiben
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of bleiben
     bleiben
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to remain (to continue to be)
                Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glühender Anhänger der Monarchie. - He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life.
          2. v. to keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below)
                Ich bleibe noch ein bisschen liegen. - I'll keep lying here for a bit.
          3. v. to stay; to remain in a place
                Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch. - Feel free to leave, but I'm staying some more.
          4. v. to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness
                Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit über einer Stunde da. - Where are you? We arrived more than an hour ago.
          5. v. to be left for someone
                Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist? - What does he have left now that his wife is dead? (literally: What is left for him...)
          6. v. to stick with; to stay with
                Ich hab’s ihm erklärt, aber er bleibt bei seiner Meinung. - I’ve explained it to him, but he sticks with his opinion.
Hellblau
     1. n. bright blue
     2. adj. light blue
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?
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
Luft
     1. n. air, atmosphere
     2. n. breeze, zephyr, breath
funkelte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of funkeln
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of funkeln
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of funkeln
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of funkeln
     funkeln
          1. v. to sparkle, to glitter, to twinkle
weiter
     1. adj. comparative of weit
     2. adv. comparative of weit
           Ich kann weiter springen als du. - I can jump further than you.
     3. adv. further, farther, more
           noch weiter - even more
           weiter umfassend - further comprising
     4. adv. on; expresses the continuation of an action
           Geh weiter! - Walk on!
           Er spricht einfach weiter. - He just keeps talking.
           Wir müssen weiter unsere Pflicht tun. - We must continue to do our obligations.
     5. interj. go on
     6. interj. next
     weit
          1. adj. wide
          2. adj. large
          3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future)
                Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future.
          4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development.
                Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual.
                Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language.
          5. adv. far
Orangen
     1. n. plural of Orange "oranges".
     2. adj. form of orange
     orange
          1. adj. orange
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?
wir
     1. pron. we
liefen
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of laufen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of laufen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of laufen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of laufen
     laufen
          1. v. to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
                Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen. - We could take the bus or walk.
                Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen. - Let's move a little faster.
                Joggen bedeutet entspannter, aber auch bewusster zu laufen. - Jogging means to run in a less exhausting but more conscious way.
          2. v. to flow; to leak; to run
          3. v. to be in progress; to run
                Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich. - The project is progressing successfully.
                einwandfrei laufen. - to run smoothly.
          4. v. to happen, to go on, to take place
                Was läuft da zwischen euch? - What's going on between you guys?
          5. v. to run, to execute (a program)
                Das Programm läuft einwandfrei. - The program runs flawlessly.
          6. v. to be in order; to work; to function
                Alles läuft, wie es soll. - Everything works just fine.
          7. v. to pass; to flow
hinterher
     1. adv. behind
     2. adv. afterwards
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?
niesten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of niesen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of niesen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of niesen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of niesen
     niesen
          1. v. to sneeze
abwechselnd
     1. Participle. present participle of abwechseln
     2. adj. alternate, alternating
     3. adj. rotational
     4. adv. alternately, on a rotating basis
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