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a combination

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die Kombination

[kɔmbinaˈtsioːn]

nounB2

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to combine

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kombinieren

[kɔm.biˈniːʁən]

verbB1

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combined

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gemeinsam

[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nzaːm]

adjectiveB1

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to come

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kommen

[ˈkɔmən]

verbA1

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a comedy

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die Komödie

/kɔˈmøːdi̯ə/

nounA2

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to come in

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hereinkommen

/ˈhaɪ̯nɐˌkɔmən/

verbA1

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come out

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erscheinen

/ˈeːɐ̯ʃaɪnən/

phraseB1

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comfort

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die Behaglichkeit

[bəˈhaːklɪçkaɪt]

nounB2

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comfortable

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bequem

[bəˈkveːm]

adjectiveA2

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comfortably

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bequem

[bəˈkveːm]

adverbA2

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a comforter

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die Bettdecke

/ˈbɛtˌdɛkə/

nounC1

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a command

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das Kommando

[kɔˈmando]

nounB2

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a commander

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der Kommandeur

/kɔm.manˈdøːɐ̯/

nounB2

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a comment

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der Kommentar

[kɔmɛnˈtaːɐ̯]

nounA2

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commercial

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kommerziell

/kɔmɛʁˈt͡si̯ɛl/

adjectiveB1

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a commission

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die Kommission

/kɔmɪˈsi̯oːn/

nounB2

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to commit

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begehen

/bəˈɡaɪ̯ən/

verbB1

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commitment

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die Einsatzbereitschaft

[ˈaɪ̯nzatsbəˌʁaɪ̯tʃaft]

nounB2

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committee

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der Ausschuss

[ˈaʊ̯sʃʊs]

nounB2

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common

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verbreitet

[fɛʁˈbʁaɪ̯tət]

adjectiveA1

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commonly

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gemeinhin

[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nhɪn]

adverbB2

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to communicate

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kommunizieren

[kɔmʊniˈtsiːʁən]

verbA2

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communication

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die Kommunikation

[kɔmʊnikaˈt͡si̯oːn]

nounB1

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a community

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die Gemeinschaft

[ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft]

nounA2

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