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vielleicht
     1. adv. perhaps, maybe
           Vielleicht hat er einen Unfall gehabt. - Maybe he’s had an accident.
     2. adv. frequently replaces bitte in polite questions
           Könnten Sie vielleicht das Fenster aufmachen? - Could you perhaps open the window?
     3. adv. (colloquial) expresses amazement or excitement, particularly at something negative
           Das is’ vielleicht ’ne Geldverschwendung da! - Now, that’s some waste of money!
braucht
     1. v. third-person singular present of brauchen
     2. v. second-person plural present of brauchen
     3. v. plural imperative of brauchen
     brauchen
          1. v. to need, to be in need of, to require
                Ich brauche deine Hilfe. - I need your help.
                Ich brauche nie lang. - I never need long.
                Dafür brauchen wir dringend eine politische Lösung. - For this, we urgently need a political solution.
          2. v. to need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur)
                Du brauchst nicht auf mich (zu) warten. - You don’t need to wait for me.
                Sie braucht mich nur an(zu)rufen. - She just needs to call me.
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
Land
     1. n. country (territory of a nation)
     2. n. state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
     3. n. land (real estate or landed property)
     4. n. land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
     5. n. country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)
Mehr
     1. n. increase, excess
           ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...
     2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group
           Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr.
     3. pron. something more
           sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more
           Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more.
           Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see.
     4. det. comparative of viel; more
           Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food?
           mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success
           Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you.
           zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos
     5. adv. more
           immer mehr - more and more
     6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
           Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child.
           Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore.
           nicht mehr lange - not much longer
           nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left
           nie mehr - never again
Einwanderer
     1. n-m. immigrant (male or of unspecified gender)
damit
     1. adv. takes a reflexive pronoun adverb of mit
     2. conj. (subordinating, with indicative or subjunctive I) so that, in order that
           Beeil dich, damit wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon.
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
Erkenntnis
     1. n-f. realization, recognition, insight, perception
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).
durchsetzt
     1. v. second-person singular present of durchsetzen
     2. v. third-person singular present of durchsetzen
     3. v. second-person plural present of durchsetzen
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