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English hint → German answer

to taste

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schmecken

[ˈʃmɛkn̩]

verbA2

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a tax

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die Steuer

/diː ˈʃtɔʏ̯ɐ/

nounB1

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a taxi

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das Taxi

[ˈtaksi]

nounA1

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a taxpayer

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der Steuerzahler

/ˈʃtɔʏ̯ɐˌtsaːlɐ/

nounC1

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tea

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der Tee

[ˈteː]

nounA1

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to teach

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unterrichten

[ˌʊntɐˈʁɪçtn̩]

verbA1

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a teacher

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der Lehrer

[ˈleːʀɐ]

nounA1

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teaching

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das Unterrichten

[ʊntɐˈʁɪçtn̩]

nounA2

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a team

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das Team

[tiːm]

nounA1

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a teammate

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der Teamkollege

[ˈtiːmkoˌleːɡə]

nounB1

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teamwork

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die Teamarbeit

[ˈtiːmˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t]

nounB1

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a teapot

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die Teekanne

[ˈteːˌkanə]

nounA2

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a tear

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die Träne

/ˈtʁɛːnə/

nounB2

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a teaspoon

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der Teelöffel

/ˈteːlœfl̩/

nounB2

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technical

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technisch

/ˈtɛçnɪʃ/

adjectiveB1

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a technique

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die Technik

/teçˈniːk/

nounB1

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technology

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die Technologie

[ˌtɛçnoloˈɡiː]

nounA2

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a teen

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der Teenager

[ˈtiːnˌeːd͡ʒɐ]

nounB1

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teenage

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jugendlich

[ˈjuːɡəntlɪç]

adjectiveA2

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a teenager

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der Teenager

/ˈtiːneɪdʒɐ/

nounA1

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television

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das Fernsehen

/ˈfɛʁnˌzeːən/

nounA1

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to tell

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mitteilen

[ˈmɪtˌtaɪ̯lən]

verbA1

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telling stories

→

Geschichten erzählen

/ɡəˈʃɪçtən ɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːlən/

phraseA2

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temperature

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die Temperatur

[tɛmpəʁaˈtuːɐ̯]

nounA2

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