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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?
während
     1. conj. while
     2. prep. (+ genitive or dative) during, at the time of
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)
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
Kamm
     1. n. comb
     2. n. crest (of various animals), comb (of rooster)
     3. n. (cooking) shoulder (of pork), neck (of mutton/beef)
     4. n. ridge (of hills, mountains)
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?
Schere
     1. n-f. a pair of scissors, shears
           Kann ich mir eben deine Schere ausleihen? - Can I borrow your scissors for a minute?
     2. n-f. (zoology) a pair of pincers (on a crab)
     3. n-f. (figuratively) a gap, especially a widening one
           die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich - the (widening) gap between the poor and rich
     4. v. first-person singular present of scheren
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of scheren
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of scheren
     7. v. singular imperative of scheren
beginnt
     1. v. third-person singular present of beginnen
     2. v. second-person plural present of beginnen
     3. v. plural imperative of beginnen
     beginnen
          1. v. to begin; to commence; to be started
                Der Vortrag hat begonnen. - The lecture has begun.
          2. v. (chiefly literary, transitive or with mit) to start something; to begin something
                Er hat den Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture.
                Er hat mit dem Vortrag begonnen. - He has started the lecture.
meine
     1. pron. feminine singular of meiner
     2. pron. plural of meiner
     3. det. feminine singular of mein
     4. det. plural of mein
     5. v. first-person singular present of meinen
     6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     8. v. singular imperative of meinen
     mein
          1. det. (possessive) my
     meinen
          1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
                Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
          2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
                Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
          3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
                Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
          4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
                Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
                Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
          5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
                Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
          6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
          7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Haare
     1. n. plural of Haar "hair/hairs"
     2. v. first-person singular present of haaren
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haaren
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haaren
     5. v. singular imperative of haaren
     Haar
          1. n. hair
vom
     1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)
     von
          1. prep. from
                Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
                Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
          2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
                das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
          3. prep. by (with passive voice)
                Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
          4. prep. about, of (a topic)
                Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
          5. prep. on, with (a resource)
                Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
                Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Kopf
     1. n. (anatomy) head
           Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf. - He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head.
     2. n. crown, top
     3. n. heading, title
     4. n. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
           Er ist ein heller Kopf. - He is a bright head.
     5. n. (linguistics) head
     6. n. (numismatics) heads (side of a coin)
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
holen
     1. v. to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something)
           Hol noch einen Stuhl! - Go get another chair!
     2. v. to get (to acquire, buy)
           Ich hole mir morgen ’n neuen Fernseher. - I’m getting a new TV tomorrow.
Erzählen
     1. n. gerund of erzählen
     2. v. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone)
           Erzähl mir ein Märchen. - Tell me a fairytale.
           Sie erzählte mir von ihrer Kindheit. - She told me about her childhood.
     3. v. (with dative object, and dass) to tell, to say (that something occurred)
           Ich habe dir erzählt, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist. - I told you that my mother had died.
     4. v. (somewhat, informal, perhaps regional) to talk a lot; to tell nonsense; to gabble
           Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag erzählt. - We talked the whole afternoon.
           Der erzählt hier wieder einen! (strong stress on “erzählen”) - This guy’s talking some bullshit again today!
seine
     1. pron. feminine singular of seiner
     2. pron. plural of seiner
     3. det. feminine singular of sein
     4. det. plural of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
Lippen
     1. n. plural of Lippe
     Lippe
          1. lip
Unter
     1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card)
     2. prep. under
     3. prep. below
     4. prep. among, between
     5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive)
           Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however
     6. prep. (rare, or regional) during
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
schwarzgrauen
Schnauzer
     1. n-m. Alternative form of Schnäuzer, , moustache
     2. n-m. A dog of a particular breed originating in Germany.
diese
     1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this"
     2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
           Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman.
     3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these"
           Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid.
     4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these"
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Geschichte
     1. n-f. history
           Geschichte schreiben - to make history
           in die Geschichte eingehen - to go down in history
     2. n-f. story
           eine Geschichte schreiben - to write a story
           jemandem eine Geschichte erzählen - to tell someone a story
Aus
     1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
     2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
     3. n. end
     4. adv. out
     5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
           Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
     6. adj. (of a device) off
     7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
           Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
     8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
           Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
     9. prep. of; made of; out of
           ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
     10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
           etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
           etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
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
Uhrzeit
     1. n-f. time, time of day (time according to the clock)
           Können Sie mir die Uhrzeit sagen? - Could you tell me the time?
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