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English hint → German answer

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das Etikett

[ɛtiˈkɛt]

nounB1

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labor

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die Arbeit

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/

nounB2

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a lace

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der Schnürsenkel

[ˈʃnyːɐ̯ˌzɛŋkl̩]

nounA2

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lack

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der Mangel

[ˈmaŋl̩]

nounB1

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a ladder

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die Leiter

[ˈlaɪ̯tɐ]

nounB2

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a lady

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die Dame

/daːmə/

nounA2

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a ladybug

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der Marienkäfer

[maˈʁiːənˌkɛːfɐ]

nounB1

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a lake

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der See

[zeː]

nounA2

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lamb

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das Lammfleisch

[ˈlamˌflaɪ̯ʃ]

nounB1

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a lamp

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die Lampe

[ˈlampə]

nounA2

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to land

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landen

[ˈlandən]

verbA2

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a landing

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die Landung

/ˈlantʊŋ/

nounB2

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a landscape

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die Landschaft

/ˈlandʃaft/

nounB2

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a lane

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die Fahrspur

[ˈfaːɐ̯ʃpuːɐ̯]

nounB2

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a language

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die Sprache

[ˈʃpʁaːxə]

nounA1

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language courses

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die Sprachkurse

/ˈʃpʁaːxˌkʊʁsə/

nounA2

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language learning

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das Sprachenlernen

/ˈʃpʁaːxn̩ˌlɛʁn̩/

nounA2

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a lap

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der Schoß

/ʃoːs/

nounC1

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a laptop

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der Laptop

[ˈlɛptɔp]

nounA2

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a laptop case

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die Laptophülle

[ˈlɛptɔpˌhʏlə]

nounA2

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large

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groß

[ɡʁoːs]

adjectiveA1

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largely

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größtenteils

/ˈɡʁøːstənteɪ̯ls/

adverbB2

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a laser

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der Laser

/ˈlaːzɐ/

nounC1

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last

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letzte

[ˈlɛtstə]

adjectiveA1

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