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wir
     1. pron. we
hatten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of haben
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of haben
     haben
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
                Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
          2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
          3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
                Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
          4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
          5. v. to get (to receive)
          6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
          7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
          8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
                Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
          9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
                Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
          10. v. to make a fuss
                Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
          11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
                Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
          12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
                Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
genug
     1. det. (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
           Wir haben nicht genug Geld. - We don't have enough money.
     2. pron. (invariable) enough, an adequate number or amount
           Das ist genug. - That's enough.
     3. adv. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way
           Die Kinder haben genug gespielt. - The children have played enough.
           Das Zimmer ist groß genug. - The room is big enough.
     4. adj. (colloquial) enough, sufficient, in an adequate way
     5. interj. enough!
           Genug! Hör auf mit diesem Unsinn! - Enough! Quit this nonsense!
Essen
     1. n-n. (gerund of essen); eating
           Das Trinken lernt der Mensch schon früh, und später erst das Essen.So soll der Mensch aus Dankbarkeit das Trinken nicht vergessen. - Man learns to drink early on, and only later to eat.So man w
     2. n-n. meal
     3. n-n. food
     4. n-n. groceries
           Man sollte mit den Kindern Essen einkaufen gehen - One should buy groceries together with the kids.
     5. n. plural of Esse
     6. v. to eat
           Er isst gern Schokolade. - He likes eating chocolate.
           Ich esse einen Apfel. - I am eating an apple.
     7. v. to eat; to dine
           Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. - We have not eaten yet.
           Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. - They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening.
     Esse
          1. n-f. (dialectal) chimney-hood over a stove
          2. n. existence
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?
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Wasser
     1. n. water (H₂O)
     2. n. alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy, made from fermented fruit
     3. n. (colloquial) (clipping of Mineralwasser/Tafelwasser)
     4. v. first-person singular present of wassern
     5. v. singular imperative of wassern
Waren
     1. n. plural of Ware
     2. v. first-person plural preterite of sein
     3. v. third-person plural preterite of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
wir
     1. pron. we
alle
     1. pron. feminine singular of all
     2. pron. plural of all
     3. det. feminine singular of all
     4. det. plural of all
     5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone
           Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone.
           Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer.
     alles
          1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
                Alles ist gut. - All is well.
          2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
                Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
                Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
          3. det. of all
                Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
                Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
ziemlich
     1. adv. pretty, quite, rather, fairly, kind of
           Das Lied ist ziemlich gut. - That song is pretty good.
     2. adv. pretty much, quite a bit
           Er hat ziemlich rumgeschrien. - He yelled quite a bit.
erfrischt
     1. Participle. past participle of erfrischen
     2. v. third-person singular present of erfrischen
     3. v. second-person plural present of erfrischen
     4. v. plural imperative of erfrischen
     erfrischen
          1. v. to refresh (to renew or revitalize, especially by consuming beverages)
Aber
     1. n. an objection, a but
     2. conj. but; however; though
           Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
     3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again
     4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
           Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
           Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
     5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless
wir
     1. pron. we
vermissten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of vermissen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of vermissen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of vermissen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of vermissen
     vermissen
          1. v. to miss (to feel the absence of someone or something)
                Ich vermisse dich! - I miss you!
          2. v. to have something missing
                Ich vermisse meine Geldbörse. - My wallet is missing.
frisches
     1. adj. form of frisch
     frisch
          1. adj. fresh
          2. adj. recent
Fleisch
     1. n. flesh
     2. n. meat
     3. n. pulp (of fruit)
     4. n. a slab of meat, meat which is not in the form of a sausage
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