creeping
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schleichend
/ˈʃlaɪ̯çənt/
adjectiveA2
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5000 Words in German — Vocabulary List
4981 words. Practice 5000 words in German with English hints. First see the meaning in English, then recall the German word, with pronunciation, images.
Practice 5000 words in german — vocabulary list in German with English hints. First see the meaning in English, then recall the German word, with pronunciation, images, audio, and flashcards.
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creepy
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unheimlich
/ˈʊnhaɪ̯mlɪç/
adjectiveA2
crew
→
die Besatzung
[bəˈzatsʊŋ]
nounA2
crib
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das Kinderbett
[ˈkɪndɐˌbɛt]
nounA2
cricket
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die Grille
[ˈɡʁɪlə]
nounA2
crime
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das Verbrechen
/ˈfɛɐ̯bʁeːçn̩/
nounB1
criminal
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kriminell
/kʁimiˈnɛl/
adjectiveB1
crisis
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die Krise
/ˈkʁiːzə/
nounB1
crispy
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knusprig
[ˈknʊs.pʁɪç]
adjectiveA2
criteria
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die Kriterien
/diː kʁɪˈteːʁi̯ən/
nounB2
critic
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der Kritiker
/ˈkʁɪtɪkɐ/
nounB2
critical
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kritisch
/ˈkʁɪtɪʃ/
adjectiveB2
criticism
→
die Kritik
[kʁiˈtiːk]
nounB2
criticize
→
kritisieren
/kʁiˈtiːziːʁən/
verbB1
crop
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die Ernte
/ˈɛʁntə/
nounB1
cross
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überqueren
[ˌyːbɐkveːˈʁeːʁən]
verbA1
crossing
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die Überquerung
/ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁʊŋ/
nounA2
crosswalk
→
der Zebrastreifen
[ˈtseːbʁaˌʃtʁaɪfən]
nounA2
crosswords
→
die Kreuzworträtsel
/ˈkʁɔʏtsˌʁɛːtl̩/
nounA2
crow
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die Krähe
[ˈkʁɛːə]
nounA2
crowd
→
die Menschenmenge
[ˈmɛnʃn̩ˌmɛŋə]
nounA2
crowded
→
überfüllt
[ˌyːbɐfʏlt]
adjectiveA2
crucial
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entscheidend
/ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dnt/
adjectiveB2
cruet
→
die Ausgießerflasche
/ˈaʊsɡiːsɐˌflaʃə/
nounC1
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