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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

dengan cepat

→

rasant

[ʁaˈzant]

adverbB2

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setengah matang

→

englisch

[ˈɛŋlɪʃ]

adjectiveB1

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jarang

→

selten

[ˈzɛltn̩]

adverbB1

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raspberi

→

die Himbeere

[ˈhɪmbəˌeːʁə]

nounB1

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tikus

→

die Ratte

/ˈʁatə/

nounB2

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tarif

→

der Gebührensatz

[ɡəˈbyːʁənˌzats]

nounA2

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agak

→

eher

[ˈeːɐ]

adverbA2

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peringkat

→

die Bewertung

[bəˈvɛʁtʊŋ]

nounB2

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rasio

→

das Verhältnis

/fɛɐ̯ˈhɛltnɪs/

nounC1

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mentah

→

roh

[ʁoː]

adjectiveB2

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sinar

→

der Strahl

[ʃtʁaːl]

nounC1

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mencapai

→

erreichen

/ɛʁˈʁaɪ̯çən/

verbA2

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bereaksi

→

reagieren

/ʁe.aˈɡiːʁən/

verbA2

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reaksi

→

die Reaktion

/ʁeakˈt͡si̯oːn/

nounB1

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membaca

→

lesen

[ˈleːzən]

verbA1

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pembaca

→

der Leser

/ˈleːzɐ/

nounA1

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dengan mudah

→

leicht

/ˈlaɪ̯çt/

adverbC1

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membaca

→

das Lesen

[ˈleːzən]

nounA1

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kacamata baca

→

die Lesebrille

/ˈleːzəˌbʁɪlə/

nounA2

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siap

→

bereit

[bəˈʁaɪ̯t]

adjectiveA1

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nyata

→

echt

/eçt/

adjectiveA1

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realistis

→

realistisch

/ʁe̯aˈlɪstɪʃ/

adjectiveB2

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kenyataan

→

die Realität

/ʁe.a.liˈtɛːt/

nounB1

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menyadari

→

erkennen

[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnən]

verbA2

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