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English hint → German answer

self-esteem

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das Selbstwertgefühl

/ˈzɛlpstˌvɛʁtɡəˌfyːl/

nounB2

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a selfie

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das Selfie

/ˈsɛlfi/

nounA2

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to sell

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verkaufen

[fɛɐ̯ˈkaʊfn̩]

verbA1

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a seller

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der Verkäufer

[fɛɐ̯ˈkɔʏ̯fɐ]

nounA2

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a seminar

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das Seminar

[zeːmiˈnaːʁ]

nounB2

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to send

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verschicken

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪkən]

verbA1

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senior

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ranghöher

[ˈʁaŋˌhøːɐ]

adjectiveB2

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a sense

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der Sinn

/zɪn/

nounA2

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sensitive

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sensibel

[zɛnziˈbeːl]

adjectiveB2

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sensitivity

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die Sensibilität

/zɛnsiˌbɪliˈtɛːt/

nounC1

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a sensor

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der Sensor

/zɛnˈsoːɐ̯/

nounB2

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a sentence

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der Satz

/deːɐ̯ zats/

nounA1

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separate

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separat

/zeˈpaʁaːt/

adjectiveA2

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a separation

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die Trennung

[ˈtʁɛnʊŋ]

nounC1

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a sequence

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die Sequenz

/zeˈkvɛnts/

nounB2

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a series

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die Serie

[ˈzeːʁi̯ə]

nounA2

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serious

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ernst

[ɛʁnst]

adjectiveA2

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seriously

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ernsthaft

[ˈeːɐ̯nsthaft]

adverbB1

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a servant

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der Diener

/diˈeːnɐ/

nounB1

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to serve

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bedienen

[bəˈdiːnən]

verbA2

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service

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die Dienstleistung

[ˈdiːnstˌlaɪ̯stʊŋ]

nounA2

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a serving

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die Portion

/pɔʁˈtsi̯oːn/

nounA2

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a session

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die Sitzung

/ˈzɪt͡sʊŋ/

nounB2

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to set

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setzen

[ˈzɛtsn̩]

verbB1

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