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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?
wann
     1. adv. (interrogative, standard) when
           Wann kommt er? - When will he arrive?
           Ich weiß nicht, wann er kommt. - I don’t know when he’ll arrive.
     2. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) sometime
           Das sollten wir mal wann besprechen, wenn alle da sind. - We should discuss this sometime that everybody’s present.
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
Erste
     1. n. female equivalent of Erster: female winner
     2. n. plural of Erster
     3. n. nominative singular of Erster
     4. adj. (ordinal) first
Fähre
     1. n-f. ferry
am
     1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the
           am Ende - at the end
           am Rande - on the margin(s)
           am Leben - alive
     2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the
           am Berg - on the mountain
           am Fest - at the festival
           am Schirm - on the screen
     3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use.
           am schnellsten - fastest
           am schwächsten - weakest
           am wichtigsten - most important
           Er spielt am besten. - He plays best.
     an
          1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
                Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
          2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
          3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
                Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
                Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
          4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
                zweimal am Tag - twice a day
          5. prep. on; onto
                Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
          6. prep. at; against
                Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
          7. prep. to; for
                Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
          8. adv. onward; on
                von heute an - from today on
          9. adj. (predicative) on
                Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Festland
     1. n. mainland (the main landmass of a country or continent)
     2. n. dry land, solid ground
ablegt
     1. v. second-person plural present of ablegen
     2. v. third-person singular present of ablegen
richtet
     1. v. third-person singular present of richten
     2. v. second-person plural present of richten
     3. v. second-person plural subjunctive of richten
     4. v. plural imperative of richten
     richten
          1. v. to direct, to point (e.g. a weapon)
                Richte diese Waffe nicht auf mich! - Don't point that gun at me!
          2. v. to fix, to rectify, to put right
                Wer kann diese Krise richten? - Who can solve this crisis?
          3. v. to straighten (something bent or tilted or not lined up properly); to right
                Kannst du den Löffel auch richten? - Can you also straighten the spoon?
                zugrunde richten. - to destroy (to level to the ground).
          4. v. to be directed (of emotions, words, etc.); to turn (toward) (of a look, one's eyes, gaze, etc.)
                Keine Sorge, ihre Wut richtet sich nicht gegen Sie. - Don't worry, her anger isn't directed at you.
          5. v. to judge
          6. v. to follow the lead of, to abide by (+preo, nach) (to adjust one's behavior according to a person, rule etc.)
                Das ist mir egal; ich richte mich nach dir. - I don't care, I will follow your lead
          7. v. to depend ((+preo, nach, on)) (impersonal)
                Der Wechselkurs richtet sich nach den politischen Geschehnissen. - The exchange rate depends on political events.
          8. v. to execute, to put to death
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).
wiederum
     1. adv. again, in turn
     2. adv. vice versa, the other way around
nach
     1. prep. after, past (later in time)
           Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
           nach einer Woche (after a week)
     2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
           B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)
     3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
           die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt)
     4. prep. according to; guided by
     5. prep. by the authority of; following
           die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx)
     6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
           Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic.
     7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
           nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
           nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something
           nach etwas suchen - to search for something
     8. post. according to
           meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
           meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement
     9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
           Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Gezeiten
     1. n. (plural only) tides (periodic change of the sea level)
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