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wie
     1. adv. how
           Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
           Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
           Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
     2. conj. like
           Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
     3. conj. as
           Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
           Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
     4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
           Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
     5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
           Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
           Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
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
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
getroffen
     1. Participle. past participle of treffen
     2. adj. hit, struck, met
     3. adj. taken, made (decision etc.)
     triefen
          1. v. to drip heavily
          2. v. to be sopping wet
     treffen
          1. v. to meet; to encounter
                Wir treffen uns morgen. - See you tomorrow. (Lit. "We'll meet each other tomorrow".)
          2. v. to hit; to strike
          3. v. to affect; to concern
          4. v. to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient or fortunate
                Das trifft sich schlecht. - That’s unfortunate.
                Es trifft sich ausgezeichnet, dass... - It is entirely fitting that...
          5. v. to cause the action implied by an abstract noun to take place, thus making the sentence passive or less direct; to effect the action
                Ich treffe eine Entscheidung. - I'm making a decision.
                Ich treffe Maßnahmen. - I'm taking measures.
                Ich treffe eine Vereinbarung. - I'm reaching an agreement.
                Ich treffe Vorbereitungen. - I'm making preparations.
                Ich treffe Vorsorge. - I'm taking precautions.
                Ich treffe Vorkehrungen. - I'm making arrangements.
                Ich treffe eine Wahl. - I am making a choice.
                Ich treffe eine Aussage. - I'm making a statement.
wirbelte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of wirbeln
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of wirbeln
     wirbeln
          1. v. to swirl, to whirl
                Ein Licht führte uns, während die Schneeflocken über uns wirbelten. - A light guided us as the snowflakes swirled overhead.
                Die Tänzerin wirbelte durch die Luft. - The dancer whirled through the air.
          2. v. to move by some current, to blow, to fling, to throw
                Die Explosion wirbelte Trümmer über 50 Meter weit. - The explosion flung debris over 50 meters.
          3. v. to roll (of a drum)
                Die Trommeln wirbelten und die Herolde bliesen eine Fanfare. - The drums rolled and the heralds blew a fanfare.
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
herum
     1. adv. about, around.
           Er lief herum. - He ran around.
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