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wir
     1. pron. we
Betrügen
     1. n. dative plural of Betrug
     2. v. to deceive (usually deliberately)
           Sie betrügt dich mit ihrer falschen Fürsorge. - She deceives you with her disingenuous care for you.
           Du betrügst dich, wenn du noch auf Besserung hoffst. - You deceive yourself if you still hope for improvement.
     3. v. to defraud; to perform an act of fraud against; to swindle
           Er hat die Firma um mehrere tausend Euro betrogen. - He defrauded the company of several thousands of euros.
           Diese Straßenhändler betrügen, wo sie nur können. - These street hawkers swindle whenever they get the chance.
     4. v. to betray (sexually or romantically); to cheat on
           Er hat seine Frau mit einer Arbeitskollegin betrogen. - He cheated on his wife with one of his coworkers.
           Es ist völliger Unsinn, dass alle Männer betrügen würden. - It's complete nonsense to say that all men cheat.
     5. v. to cheat
           Sie hat nur gewonnen, weil sie betrogen hat. - She only won because she cheated.
     6. v. of betragen
     betragen
          1. v. to amount to, to be
                Die Atommasse wird auf eine Skala bezogen, auf der die Masse des Atoms12_6\mathrmC 12 u beträgt. - The atom mass is related to a scale, in which the mass of the atom12_6\mathrmC amounts to 12 u
          2. v. to behave
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Alten
     1. n. singular of Alter
     2. n. dative plural of Alter
     3. n. singular of Alter
     4. n. plural of Alter
     5. n. dative plural of Alte
     6. n. singular of Alte
     7. n. plural of Alte
     8. adj. form of alt
     alt
          1. adj. old
                Wie alt bist du? - How old are you?
          2. adj. ancient
          3. adj. elderly (inflected in the comparative)
                ältere Menschen - the elderly
Herrn
     1. n. singular of Herr
     2. n. less common plural of Herr
     Herr
          1. n. man, gentleman (polite term)
                Herrenbekleidung - gentlemen's wear
                Herrentoilette - gentlemen's toilet
                Ein älterer Herr - An old gentleman
          2. n. sir (title of respect)
                Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr? - How can I serve you, sir?
                Gnädiger Herr! - (Can be translated as my lord in English, but there is no direct equivalent)
          3. n. Mr., mister, sir
                Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt - (Dear) Mr. Schmidt
                Die Herren Schmidt und Müller - Messrs. Schmidt and Müller
                Herr Doktor von Braun - Dr. von Braun
                Herr Professor - Dr. (Ph.D.) / Professor
                Herr Bundeskanzler - Mr. Chancellor or Sir
                Jawohl, Herr Oberst! - Yes, Mr. Colonel.
                Entschuldigung, der Herr? Sie haben Ihre Uhr verloren. - Excuse me, sir? You've lost your watch. (standard usage between strangers)
                Was kann ich Ihnen bringen, meine Herren? - What can I bring you, sirs?
                Sehr verehrte Damen und Herren - Dear Sir or Madam (address in formal letters and e-mails)
          4. n. gentleman
                Meine Damen und Herren... - Ladies and gentlemen...
          5. n. master, lord ((generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense))
                Herr der Lage sein - to be master of the situation
                Weil die Tiere auf seinen Wink reagieren, nennt man ihn den Herren der Wölfe. - Because the animals are at his beck and call, he is called Lord of the Wolves.
                Der Schirmherr - the patron
          6. n. (historical) the lowest title of German nobility
                Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz - Gans (noble) lords of Putlitz
          7. n. Lord, God
                Das Haus des Herrn - The House of God
                Gott der Herr - The Lord
um
     1. prep. about
           Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
     2. prep. around
           Um die Ecke - around the corner
     3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
           Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
     4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
           Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
     5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
           Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
           Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
     6. conj. in order to, so as to
           Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
     7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
           Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
     8. adv. around, about
     9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
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
Echtheit
     1. n. authenticity
seiner
     1. pron. his (substantival possessive)
     2. pron. genitive of er
     3. pron. genitive of es
     4. det. feminine singular of sein
     5. det. genitive plural of sein
Erfahrungen
     1. n. plural of Erfahrung
     Erfahrung
          1. n-f. experience, event through which empirical knowledge is gained
                unmittelbare körperliche Erfahrungen. - direct physical experience.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary