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English hint → German answer

midnight

→

die Mitternacht

[ˈmɪtɐnaxt]

nounA1

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might

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könnte

[ˈkœntə]

modal verbA2

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migration

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die Migration

/miɡʁaˈt͡si̯oːn/

nounC1

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mild

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mild

[mɪlt]

adjectiveB1

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a mile

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die Meile

/diː ˈmaɪ̯lə/

nounA1

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military

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militärisch

/miliˈtɛːʁɪʃ/

adjectiveB2

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milk

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die Milch

[mɪlç]

nounA1

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million

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die Million

/miˈljɔnt/

numeralA1

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a mind

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der Verstand

[fɛʁˈʃtant]

nounA2

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mine

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meiner

[ˈmaɪ̯nɐ]

pronounA2

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mineral water

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das Mineralwasser

/ˈmɪneʁalˌvasɐ/

nounA2

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a minibar

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die Minibar

[ˈmiːnibaːɐ̯]

nounB1

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a minimum

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das Minimum

/mɪniˈmuːm/

nounB2

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a minister

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der Minister

/miˈnɪstɐ/

nounB2

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a minor

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das Nebenfach

[ˈneːbənˌfax]

nounB2

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a minority

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die Minderheit

/ˈmɪndɐhaɪ̯t/

nounB2

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mint

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die Minze

[ˈmɪntsə]

nounB1

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a minute

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die Minute

[miˈnuːtə]

nounA1

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a miracle

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das Wunder

/ˈvʊndɐ/

nounC1

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a mirror

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der Spiegel

[ˈʃpiːɡl̩]

nounA2

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to miss

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verpassen

[fɛɐ̯ˈpasn̩]

verbA1

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a missile

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die Rakete

/ʁaˈkeːtə/

nounC1

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missing

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fehlend

[ˈfeːlənt]

adjectiveA2

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a mission

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die Mission

/miˈsjoːn/

nounB2

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