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English hint → German answer

strange

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seltsam

/ˈzɛltzaːm/

adjectiveA2

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a stranger

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der Fremde

[ˈfʁɛmdə]

nounB1

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a strap

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der Riemen

[ˈʁiːmən]

nounC1

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strategic

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strategisch

/ʃtʁaˈteːɡɪʃ/

adjectiveC1

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a strategy

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die Strategie

/ʃtʁaˈteːɡi̯ə/

nounA2

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a straw

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der Strohhalm

[ˈʃtʁoːˌhalm]

nounB1

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strawberry

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die Erdbeere

[ˈeːɐ̯tˌbeːʁə]

nounB1

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a stream

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der Bach

/baχ/

nounB2

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a street

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die Straße

[ˈʃtʁaːsə]

nounA1

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a strength

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die Stärke

[ˈʃtɛʁkə]

nounB1

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to strengthen

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stärken

/ˈʃtɛʁkn̩/

verbB2

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stress

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der Stress

[ʃtʁɛs]

nounA2

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to stretch

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sich dehnen

[zɪç ˈdeːnən]

verbB2

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strictly

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streng

/ʃtʁɛŋ/

adverbB2

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to strike

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hereinbrechen

[heʁˈaɪnˌbʁɛçən]

verbB2

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striking

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auffallend

[ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt]

adjectiveC1

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a string

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der Bindfaden

[ˈbɪntˌfaːdn̩]

nounB1

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a strip

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der Streifen

/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fən/

nounC1

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a stroke

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der Strich

/ʃtʁɪç/

nounB2

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strong

→

kräftig

[ˈkʁɛftɪç]

adjectiveA1

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strongly

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stark

/ʃtaʁk/

adverbB1

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structural

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strukturell

/ʃtʁʊkˈtuːʁɛl/

adjectiveC1

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a structure

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die Struktur

/diː ˈʃtʁʊktuːɐ̯/

nounA2

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to struggle

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kämpfen

[ˈkɛmpfn̩]

verbB2

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