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weil
1. conj. because, given that
Ich kann nicht kommen, weil ich krank bin. - I can't come because I'm sick.
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).
Licht
1. n. light
2. n. (colloquial) candle
3. n. (hunting) eye of game, especially ground game
4. adj. light, bright (luminescent)
5. adj. unobstructed, clear
Du hast da eine lichte Stelle. - You have an almost bald spot.
schneller
1. adj. comparative of schnell
2. adj. form of schnell
schnell
1. adj. quick, fast
Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car.
Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer.
2. adv. quickly
3. adv. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer
Wie heißt er schnell? - What’s his name again?
Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
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
Schall
1. n. (physics) sound
2. n. (otherwise usually more restricted) a resonating sound, one that is either very loud or reverberant
3. v. singular imperative of schallen
fortbewegt
1. Participle. past participle of fortbewegen
sieht
1. v. third-person singular present of sehen
sehen
1. v. to see; to have sight
Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well.
2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision
3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation)
Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?)
5. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context)
auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something
6. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach)
Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently?
7. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see
Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear.
Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself.
man
1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
2. pron. they, people (people in general)
Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
zuerst
1. adv. first, firstly
Reinigen Sie immer zuerst die Räder. - Always clean the wheels first.
2. adv. at first
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Blitz
1. n-m. (meteorology) a bolt of lightning
Ein Blitz erhellte die Nacht. - A bolt of lightning lit the night.
2. n-m. (photography) flash
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?
danach
1. adv. after it, after that; thereafter (i, formal), afterwards
2. adv. behind it/that
3. adv. accordingly, in accordance with that
hört
1. v. third-person singular present of hören
2. v. second-person plural present of hören
3. v. plural imperative of hören
hören
1. v. to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
2. v. to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention)
3. v. to attend, to go to, to sit in on
4. v. to get, to receive
5. v. to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction)
Du musst auf deine Eltern hören. - You have to listen to your parents.
6. v. to hear (to receive information; to come to learn)
7. v. to hear (to be contacted (by))
man
1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
2. pron. they, people (people in general)
Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Donner
1. n-m. thunder
2. v. first-person singular present of donnern
3. v. singular imperative of donnern

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