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960 fährt
     1. v. third-person singular present of fahren
     fahren
          1. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed
961 Jungen
     1. n. plural of Junge
     2. n. accusative singular of Junge
     3. n. dative singular of Junge
     4. n. genitive singular of Junge
     Junge
          1. n. boy
          2. n. (card games) jack
          3. n. plural of Junges
          4. n. singular of Junges
962 Ihren
     1. pron. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) dative plural of Ihr
963 weitere
     1. adj. form of weit
     weit
          1. adj. wide
          2. adj. large
          3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future)
          4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development.
964 Person
     1. n-f. person, individual
           Ein Tisch für zwei Personen, bitte! - A table for two, please!
           An der Schlägerei waren mehrere polizeibekannte Personen beteiligt. - Several individuals known to police were involved in the brawl.
     2. n-f. (pejorative, dated) someone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals
           Diese Person kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus! - I don’t want this person in my house again!
965 daher
     1. adv. from there
     2. adv. (figuratively) therefore; because of that; hence; thus
     3. adv. (with a verb of motion) along
966 Koffer
     1. n-m. a case; a suitcase or briefcase
     2. n-m. (Austria, Vienna, informal, derogatory) idiot, fool
967 selten
     1. adj. rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce
     2. adj. unusual, curious
     3. adv. seldom; rarely
           Er ist selten unfreundlich. - He’s rarely ever unfriendly.
     4. adv. (chiefly informal, with adjective) unusually; extremely
968 Onkel
     1. n. uncle
969 sieh
     1. v. singular imperative 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)
970 Flasche
     1. n-f. bottle; flask; flagon
           Wir hätten gern eine Flasche von dem Chardonnay und eine Flasche stilles Wasser dazu. - We’d like a bottle of your chardonnay and a bottle of still water with it.
     2. n-f. (informal) loser; wimp; someone lacking skill or vigour
971 heißen
     1. v. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
           Wie heißt du? - What is your name?
           Ich heiße ... - I’m called ...
           Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. - They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger.
     2. v. to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
972 sterben
     1. v. to die
           Mein Hund ist gestorben. - My dog has died.
     2. v. to die a (particular kind of) death
           Das Opfer ist einen schrecklichen Tod gestorben. - -
           Das Opfer ist eines schrecklichen Todes gestorben. - The victim died a terrible death.
973 nennen
     1. v. to name (to give a name to)
     2. v. to call, to describe as (some name, title or description)
           Nennst du mich einen Dummkopf? - Are you calling me an idiot?
           Wir nennen den Hund Leo. - We call the dog Leo.
     3. v. (ditransitive) to mention, to make known, to tell, to give (some piece of information)
974 schöner
     1. adj. comparative of schön
     2. adj. form of schön
     schön
          1. adj. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
          2. adj. good, great, splendid
          3. adj. nice, pleasant
          4. adv. well, beautifully
          5. adv. really
975 Hunger
     1. n. hunger
976 einigen
     1. v. to unite or unify (for example a group of people)
     2. v. to agree, to reach an agreement
           Wir haben uns nach schwierigen Gesprächen auf Folgendes geeinigt. - After difficult talks, we agreed to the following.
     3. pron. dative plural of einige
977 hängen
     1. v. to hang; to be suspended
           Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree.
     2. v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to
           Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister.
     3. v. to depend on
978 blöd
     1. adj. stupid, dim-witted
979 immerhin
     1. adv. after all (explaining another statement)
           Wir haben das Spiel gewonnen. Immerhin haben wir jeden Tag trainiert. - We won the game. After all, we did practice every day.
     2. adv. at least, anyway, on the bright side (describing a positive aspect of an otherwise unfortunate situation)
           Das Hotel war mittelmäßig, aber immerhin war das Essen ausgezeichnet. - The hotel was mediocre, but at least the food was excellent.
     3. adv. at least, a minimum of (a certain number)
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