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Luxembourgish

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Luxembourgish
war[vaːr]
verb
The past tense form of the verb 'to be' used for the first and third person singular.

“Ech war gëschter do.”

I was there yesterday.

Also means
  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of sinn
  2. third-person singular preterite indicative of sinn
  3. was

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
waren
verb
The past tense form of 'to be' used for 'we' or 'they'.

“Mir waren gëschter zesummen am Kino.”

We were at the cinema together yesterday.

Also means
  1. first-person plural preterite indicative of sinn
  2. third-person plural preterite indicative of sinn
  3. were

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
ni[niː]Appears in an example
adv
Used to indicate that something does not happen at any time.

“Ech war nach ni zu Lëtzebuerg.”

I have never been to Luxembourg.

Also means
  1. never

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
AchatAppears in an example
noun
The act of buying something.

“Den Achat vun dësem Haus war eng grouss Decisioun.”

The purchase of this house was a big decision.

Also means
  1. purchase

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
Polen[ˈpoːlən]Appears in an example
name
The name of a country located in Central Europe.

“Ech war d'lescht Joer a Polen.”

I was in Poland last year.

Also means
  1. Poland (a country in Central Europe)
  2. Poland

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
Donner[ˈdoner]Appears in an example
noun
The loud noise heard in the sky after a flash of lightning during a storm.

“Den Donner war ganz haart an der Nuecht.”

The thunder was very loud in the night.

Also means
  1. thunder

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
KritikAppears in an example
noun
A careful judgment or review of a piece of work, or the act of finding fault.

“Seng Kritik war ganz gerecht.”

His critique was very fair.

Also means
  1. critique, review
  2. criticism
  3. critique

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
Trauer[ˈtʀɑʊ̯ɐ]Appears in an example
noun
The feeling of deep sadness, especially when someone has died.

“No dem Doud vum Frënd war d'Trauer grouss.”

After the friend's death, the mourning was great.

Also means
  1. mourning
  2. grief

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
Estland[ˈæstlant]Appears in an example
name
A country located in northeastern Europe along the Baltic Sea.

“Ech war dëse Summer an Estland.”

I was in Estonia this summer.

Also means
  1. Estonia (a country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea)
  2. Estonia

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
gewinnen[ɡəˈvinən]Appears in an example
verb
To become familiar with a new situation or to adapt to something over time.

“Et war alles nei fir hien, mee en huet sech séier dru gewinnt.”

It was all new for him, but he got used to it quickly.

Also means
  1. to get used to
  2. to become accustomed to

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Luxembourgish
AristotelesAppears in an example
name
A famous ancient Greek philosopher.

“Den Aristoteles war e grousse griichesche Philosoph.”

Aristotle was a great Greek philosopher.

Also means
  1. Aristotle

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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