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English hint → German answer

a stepbrother

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der Stiefbruder

[ˈʃtiːfˌbʁuːdɐ]

nounB1

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a stepchild

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das Stiefkind

[ˈʃtiːfkɪnt]

nounB1

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a stepfamily

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die Stieffamilie

[ˈʃtiːffaˌmiːli̯ə]

nounB1

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a stepfather

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der Stiefvater

[ˈʃtiːfˌfaːtɐ]

nounB2

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a stepmother

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die Stiefmutter

[ˈʃtiːfˌmʊtɐ]

nounB2

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a stepsister

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die Stiefschwester

[ˈʃtiːfʃvɛstɐ]

nounB1

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a stick

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der Stock

[ʃtɔk]

nounB1

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still

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immer noch

[ˈɪmɐ nɔx]

adverbA1

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to sting

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stechen

[ˈʃtɛçn̩]

verbB1

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to stir

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rühren

[ˈʁyːʁən]

verbC1

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stock

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der Lagerbestand

[ˈlaːɡɐbəʃtant]

nounB2

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a stomach

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der Bauch

[baʊ̯x]

nounA2

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stone

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der Stein

/ʃtaɪ̯n/

nounA2

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a stool

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der Hocker

[ˈhɔkɐ]

nounB2

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a stop

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die Haltestelle

[ˈhaltəʃtɛlə]

nounA1

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a stop sign

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das Stoppschild

/ˈstɔpˌʃɪlt/

nounA1

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storage

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der Stauraum

[ˈʃtaʊ̯ʁaʊ̯m]

nounC1

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a store

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das Geschäft

[ɡəˈʃɛft]

nounA2

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a storm

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der Sturm

[ʃtʊʁm]

nounA2

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a story

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die Geschichte

[ɡəˈʃɪçtə]

nounA1

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a stove

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der Herd

[heːɐ̯t]

nounA2

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straight

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direkt

[diˈʁɛkt]

adverbA2

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to straighten

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gerade machen

/ˈɡeːʁadə ˈmaːxən/

verbB2

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to strain

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abseihen

[ˈapzaɪ̯ən]

verbC1

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