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500 Hände
     1. n. nominative plural of Hand
     2. n. accusative plural of Hand
     3. n. genitive plural of Hand
     Hand
          1. n. (football, informal) short for, Handspiel
501 erzählen
     1. v. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone)
           Erzähl mir ein Märchen. - Tell me a fairytale.
           Sie erzählte mir von ihrer Kindheit. - She told me about her childhood.
     2. v. (with dative object, and dass) to tell, to say (that something occurred)
           Ich habe dir erzählt, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist. - I told you that my mother had died.
502 deiner
     1. pron. yours, thine (substantival possessive)
     2. pron. genitive of du
     3. det. feminine singular of dein
     4. det. genitive plural of dein
503 bringt
     1. v. third-person singular present of bringen
     2. v. second-person plural present of bringen
     3. v. plural imperative of bringen
     bringen
          1. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
          2. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
          3. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
504 Schule
     1. n-f. school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning (especially before university); department/institute at a college or university; art movement; followers of a particular doctrine)
     2. n-f. school, shoal (of fish)
     3. n-f. pod (group of whales or similar mammals)
505 Wohnung
     1. n-f. domicile; dwelling; lodging; abode; accommodation (any place someone lives in for a span of time longer than a holiday)
     2. n-f. (especially) flat; apartment (such a place when it occupies only part of a building)
506 meinst
     1. v. second-person singular present of meinen
     meinen
          1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
          2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
          3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
507 siehst
     1. v. second-person singular present of sehen
     sehen
          1. v. to see; to have sight
          2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision
          3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
          4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation)
508 Bild
     1. n. image; picture; painting; photo (optical representation of something)
     2. n. image (idea or mental concept of something)
     3. n. (computing) image
509 eher  ©
     1. adv. rather, somewhat, quite
           Es scheint eher unwahrscheinlich, dass sie jemals ins Ausland gehen wird. - It seems rather unlikely that she will ever go abroad.
     2. adv. earlier, sooner
           Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann nicht eher kommen. - I'm sorry, but I can't come any earlier.
     3. adv. prefer to, rather, sooner (indicating a preference, often used sarcastically)
510 Woche  ©
     1. n-f. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday)
           ab nächster Woche - from next week on
           vor Wochen - weeks ago
           jede zweite Woche - every other week
           Woche für Woche - week after week
511 Straße
     1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
           Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street.
           Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf.
           Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic.
     2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
512 Wochen
     1. n. plural of Woche
     Woche
          1. n-f. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday)
513 sage  ©
     1. v. first-person singular present of sagen
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sagen
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sagen
     4. v. singular imperative of sagen
     sagen
          1. v. to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
          2. v. to tell (to inform (someone) verbally)
          3. v. to mean (to convey or signify)
          4. v. to speak up (+obj, etwas)
514 bißchen
     1. adv. Superseded spelling of bisschen
515 sowieso
     1. adv. anyway, anyhow, in any case
           Es macht mir nichts aus, dass die Feier ausfällt. Ich wollte da sowieso nicht hin. - I don’t care that the party was cancelled. I didn’t want to go there anyway.
     2. interj. something; (replaces unknown or unimportant words)
           Das Nummernschild war K sowieso 132. Ich hab’s nicht genau gesehen. - The number plate was K something 132. I couldn’t really see it.
     3. interj. of course; sure; that’s a given; (expresses agreement to a statement with the implication that it is trivial)
516 groß  ©
     1. adj. big, large, large-scale
           Das ist ein großes Problem. - That is a big problem.
           Ich lebe in einem großen Haus. - I live in a large house.
     2. adj. great, grand
     3. adj. (of a person) tall
517 danke
     1. v. first-person singular present of danken
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of danken
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of danken
     4. v. singular imperative of danken
     5. interj. thanks, thank you
     danken
          1. v. to thank
518 Tage
     1. n. (informal) period, that time of the month (female menstruation)
           Sie hat ihre Tage. - She's having her period.
519 Herz
     1. n. heart
     2. n. (card games) hearts
     3. n. sweetheart, darling
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