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/dɛn/

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noun

Höhle, Versteck

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.

Examples :

"Daniel was put into the lions’ den."

Daniel wurde in die Löwenhöhle gesteckt.

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noun

Versteck, Unterschlupf

A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

Examples :

"a den of vice"

ein Versteck des Lasters

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noun

Höhle, gemütliches Zimmer

A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.

Examples :

"After school, Sarah went to her den to relax and do her homework. "

Nach der Schule ging Sarah in ihr gemütliches Zimmer, um sich zu entspannen und ihre Hausaufgaben zu machen.

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noun

Schlucht, Tal

A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

Examples :

"The hikers followed a narrow den through the mountains. "

Die Wanderer folgten einem schmalen Tal durch die Berge.

geography nature area

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verb

Sich in einem Bau verstecken

To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

Examples :

"The shy student often dened himself in the corner of the library during study hall. "

Der schüchterne Schüler versteckte sich während der Lernzeit oft in der Ecke der Bibliothek.

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noun

Denier

An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.

Examples :

"My grandfather found a rare den in his attic, a small, old coin. "

Mein Großvater fand auf seinem Dachboden einen seltenen Denier, eine kleine, alte Münze.

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noun

Denier

A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.

Examples :

"The hosiery factory uses denier to measure the fineness of their yarn. "

Die Strumpffabrik verwendet Denier, um die Feinheit ihres Garns zu messen.

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noun

Leugner

Person who denies something.

Examples :

"The den for the project's existence was dismissed by the team leader. "

Der Leugner der Existenz des Projekts wurde vom Teamleiter abgetan.

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adverb

Damals, zu jener Zeit

(temporal location) At that time.

Examples :

"He was happy then."

Damals war er glücklich.

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adverb

Danach, alsbald

(temporal location) Soon afterward.

Examples :

"He fixed it, then left."

Er reparierte es, danach ging er weg.

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adverb

Dann, außerdem

(sequence) Next in order; in addition.

Examples :

"There are three green ones, then a blue one."

Es gibt drei grüne, dann einen blauen.

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adverb

Dann, also

Examples :

"If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key."

Wenn es verschlossen ist, dann brauchen wir den Schlüssel.

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adverb

Zugleich, indessen

(sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.

Examples :

"That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one."

Das ist ein schönes Hemd, aber zugleich ist das andere auch schön.

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adverb

Doch

(affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.

Examples :

"My friend said the test was easy, but den, it was actually quite difficult. "

Mein Freund sagte, der Test sei einfach, aber doch, er war tatsächlich ziemlich schwierig.

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