| German > English |
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| im Griff haben |
| v. to have under control |
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| Analysis |
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| im |
| contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the |
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| in |
| prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) |
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| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. |
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| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. |
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| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. |
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| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. |
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| dem |
| art. dative singular of der: the |
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| pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which |
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| Griff |
| n. grip, grasp; (figuratively) reach |
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| der Griff nach den Sternen |
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| n. handle |
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| Türgriff - door handle |
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| v. first-person singular preterite of greifen |
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| Haben |
| n-n. credit |
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| v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) |
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| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. |
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| v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) |
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| v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) |
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