"falls" meaning in German

{
  "etymology_text": "Presumably from the genitive of Fall.",
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    {
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "falls",
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "conj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Fall"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If it starts raining, we need to close the window.",
          "text": "Falls es anfängt zu regnen, müssen wir das Fenster zumachen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "If there is no fog, enjoy the sun.",
          "text": "Falls es keinen Nebel gibt, genießen Sie die Sonne.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if, in the event that"
      ],
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        [
          "if",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(conditional, somewhat formal) if, in the event that"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let's close the window, in case it starts raining.",
          "text": "Lass uns das Fenster zumachen, falls es anfängt zu regnen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in case, in order to be; prepared if"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "in case",
          "in case"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly colloquial) in case, in order to be; prepared if"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fals/"
    },
    {
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "sense 1",
      "word": "wenn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "sense 2",
      "word": "für den Fall, dass"
    }
  ],
  "word": "falls"
}

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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_text": "Presumably from the genitive of Fall.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "falls",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "conj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Fall"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German formal terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If it starts raining, we need to close the window.",
          "text": "Falls es anfängt zu regnen, müssen wir das Fenster zumachen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "If there is no fog, enjoy the sun.",
          "text": "Falls es keinen Nebel gibt, genießen Sie die Sonne.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "if, in the event that"
      ],
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        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(conditional, somewhat formal) if, in the event that"
      ],
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        "conditional",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let's close the window, in case it starts raining.",
          "text": "Lass uns das Fenster zumachen, falls es anfängt zu regnen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in case, in order to be; prepared if"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in case",
          "in case"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly colloquial) in case, in order to be; prepared if"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/fals/"
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "sense 1",
      "word": "wenn"
    },
    {
      "sense": "sense 2",
      "word": "für den Fall, dass"
    }
  ],
  "word": "falls"
}