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Zeigen
     1. n. gerund of zeigen
     2. v. to show, make see
     3. v.          (with auf) to point at
                   Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people!
     4. v.          to exhibit, allow to see
                   Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection!
     5. v.          to display, manifest
                   Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
     6. v.          to demonstrate, explain by doing
                   Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done?
     7. v.          to go to show, demonstrate, prove
                   Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
     8. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
mir
     1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
           Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
     2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
Andere
     1. n. : the other / different one (female)
     2. adj. form of anderer, e
           die andere Hand - the other hand
           das andere Geschlecht - the opposite sex
Uhr
     1. n-f. (invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
           Es ist vier Uhr. - It is four o'clock.
           Es ist vier Uhr zwölf. - It is twelve minutes past four.
           Wieviel Uhr ist es? - What time is it?
     2. n-f. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
           (hyponyms, Armbanduhr, Standuhr, Wanduhr)
           Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is running slow.
     3. n-f. (in compounds) meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
           Wasseruhr - water meter
           Gasuhr - gas meter
     4. n-f. (informal) clockwise direction
           mit der Uhr - clockwise
           gegen die Uhr - widdershins, counterclockwise
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