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zugunsten
     1. prep. in support of, in favor of
           zugunsten des Käufers - for the benefit of the purchaser
     2. post. (uncommon, dated) in support of, in favor of
           dem Leser zugunsten - for the benefit of the reader
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)
Mehr
     1. n. increase, excess
           ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...
     2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group
           Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr.
     3. pron. something more
           sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more
           Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more.
           Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see.
     4. det. comparative of viel; more
           Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food?
           mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success
           Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you.
           zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos
     5. adv. more
           immer mehr - more and more
     6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
           Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child.
           Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore.
           nicht mehr lange - not much longer
           nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left
           nie mehr - never again
Sicherheit
     1. n-f. certainty
     2. n-f. security
     3. n-f. safety
           Niemand wird ihre eigene Sicherheit riskieren, um Lügen zu erzählen. - No one will risk their own safety to tell you lies.
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?
Komfort
     1. n. a state of relative luxury, ample sufficiency, especially with regard to mod cons
     2. n. (rare) comfort, cosiness more generally
wählten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of wählen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of wählen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of wählen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of wählen
     wählen
          1. v. to choose, to select
                Ich wähle diese Hose da, die mit der Bügelfalte. - I'm choosing these pants here, the ones with the crease.
          2. v. to dial (a telephone number, etc.)
          3. v. to vote; to vote for (a politician, party etc.)
                wählen gehen - to vote, go voting
                Welche Partei wählst du dieses Jahr? - What party are you voting for this year?
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
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Neuen
     1. n. genitive of Neues
     2. adj. form of neu
     neu
          1. adj. new
                neue Mode - new fashion
                neueste Mode - latest fashion, latest style
                was gibt's Neues? - what's the latest news?
                etwas neu machen - to renovate
          2. adj. modern, recent, latest
                die neue Geschichte - modern history, recent history
Wohnsitz
     1. n-m. residence (place where one lives)
           ohne festen Wohnsitz - without permanent residence
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