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count on

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sich auf jemanden verlassen

[zɪç aʊ̯f ˈjeːmandn̩ fɛʁˈlasn̩]

phraseB1

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a country

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das Land

[lant]

nounA1

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a county

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die Grafschaft

[ˈɡʁaːfʃaft]

nounB2

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a couple

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das Paar

[paːɐ̯]

nounA2

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a courier

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der Kurier

[kuˈʁiːɐ̯]

nounB1

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a course

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der Kurs

[kʊʁs]

nounA1

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a court

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das Gericht

/ɡəˈʁɪçt/

nounB1

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a courtroom

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der Gerichtssaal

/ɡəˈʁɪçtszaːl/

nounB2

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a cousin

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die Cousine

[kuˈziːnə]

nounA1

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to cover

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bedecken

[bəˈdɛkn̩]

verbA2

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coverage

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die Berichterstattung

/diː bəˈʁɪçtɐˌʃtatʊŋ/

nounB2

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a cow

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die Kuh

[kuː]

nounA1

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co-worker

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der Arbeitskollege

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tskɔˌleːɡə]

nounA2

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a crack

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der Riss

[ʁɪs]

nounB2

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crafts

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das Handwerk

[ˈhant.vɛʁk]

nounB1

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a crane

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der Kran

[kʁaːn]

nounB1

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to crash

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zusammenstoßen

/ˌtsuzamənˈʃtoːsən/

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a crate

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die Kiste

[ˈkɪstə]

nounB1

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to crawl

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kriechen

[ˈkʁiːçn̩]

verbC1

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crawling

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kriechend

[ˈkʁiːçənt]

adjectiveA2

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crazy

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verrückt

/fɛʁˈʏkt/

adjectiveA2

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cream

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die Creme

[kʁeːm]

nounA1

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creamy

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cremig

[ˈkʁeːmɪç]

adjectiveC1

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to create

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erstellen

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən]

verbA1

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