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860 Staat
     1. n. country, state (politically constituted legal person wielding absolute power of a population and territory)
     2. n. state , government , authorities (the entire political and administrative system of such an entity)
     3. n. (dated, except in idioms) stateliness; that which gives the effect of it; fine appearance in clothing and ménage
           Sonntagsstaat - Sunday best
861 verstehe
     1. v. first-person singular present of verstehen
     2. v. singular imperative of verstehen
     verstehen
          1. v. to understand
          2. v.          to hear and interpret (speech)
          3. v.          to comprehend, make sense of
862 leise
     1. adj. quiet, soft, low
     2. adj. slight, faint, light
863 fort
     1. adv. away
     2. adv. gone
     3. adv. going on, continuing
864 Zeiten
     1. n. plural of Zeit "times".
     Zeit
          1. n-f. time (as a concept)
          2. n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit))
          3. n-f. period, era (time in the past)
          4. n-f. stint (e.g. in the army)
          5. n-f. (grammar) tense
865 deswegen
     1. adv. therefore, because of that
866 geht's
     1. contraction. gehen, geht es
           Wie geht's dir? - How are you doing?
867 zunächst
     1. adv. first, first of all, in the first place, to begin with, initially
           Um Brot zu backen, braucht man zunächst etwas Mehl. - To bake bread, first you need some flour.
     2. adv. for now, for the time being
           Die Ursache des Unfalls bleibt zunächst unklar. - The cause of the accident remains unclear for now.
           Er nahm zuerst den Mantel, zunächst den Hut, schließlich den Schirm. - First he took his coat, then his hat, finally his umbrella.
868 kamen
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of kommen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of kommen
     kommen
          1. v. to come; to arrive
          2. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
869 sucht
     1. v. third-person singular present of suchen
     2. v. second-person plural present of suchen
     3. v. plural imperative of suchen
     suchen
          1. v. to search, to look for
          2. v. (formal) to seek, strive, intend, try
870 Glas
     1. n. (material) glass
     2. n. (container) glass
     3. n. (container) jar (made of glass)
     4. n. (amount of liquid) glass
     5. n. (nautical) time stamp for half an hour
871 solange
     1. adv. meanwhile
     2. conj. as long as, while
872 erfahren
     1. v. to find out, learn, to come to know
           Ich habe aus der Zeitung von Helgas Tod erfahren. - I learned about Helga's death from the newspaper.
           Sie hat gerade erfahren, dass sie schwanger ist. - She just found out that she is pregnant.
     2. v. to experience
           Er hat im Leben viel Gutes und Böses erfahren. - He has experienced a lot of good and bad things in life.
873 Tages
     1. n. genitive singular of Tag
     Tag
          1. n. day (24-hour period)
          2. n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
          3. n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
874 Auge
875 Lust
     1. n. desire; the wish to do or have something
           Hast du Lust auf Schokolade? - Do you have desire for chocolate?
     2. n. satisfaction of desire; pleasure; fun
876 lauter
     1. adj. (formal) sincere; honorable; of integrity; correct
           Der Angeklagten können lautere Absichten nicht abgesprochen werden. - The defendant’s honorable intentions cannot be denied.
     2. adj. (formal, literary, most often of metal) genuine; pure
           Der König trug einen Ring aus lauterem Gold. - The king wore a ring of genuine gold.
     3. adj. (colloquial uninflected not comparable) a lot of; a bunch of; much; many; several
877 bereit
     1. adj. (often with für, or auf) ready (for, on, to)
           bereit und fähig - ready and able
878 Lehrer
     1. n-m. (agent noun of lehren): one who teaches, teacher, instructor, especially a school teacher
879 klein  ©
     1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
     2. adj. little, young (in age)
     3. adj. insignificant
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