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English hint → German answer

dancing

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das Tanzen

[ˈtantsn̩]

nounA1

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a dandelion

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der Löwenzahn

[ˈløːvənˌtsaːn]

nounB2

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danger

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die Gefahr

/ɡəˈfaːɐ̯/

nounA2

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dangerous

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gefährlich

[ɡəˈfɛːɐ̯lɪç]

adjectiveA1

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to dare

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wagen

/ˈvaːɡn̩/

verbB2

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daring

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kühn

/kyːn/

adjectiveB2

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dark

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dunkel

[ˈdʊŋkl̩]

adjectiveA1

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dark blue

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dunkelblau

/ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌblaʊ̯/

adjectiveA1

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dark gray

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dunkelgrau

/ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌɡʁaʊ̯/

adjectiveA1

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darkness

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die Dunkelheit

/ˈdʊŋkəlhaɪ̯t/

nounB2

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dark red

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dunkelrot

/ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːt/

adjectiveA1

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dashboard

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das Armaturenbrett

[ˌaʁmaˈtuːʁənˌbʁɛt]

nounB1

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data

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die Daten

/ˈdaːtən/

nounA2

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a database

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die Datenbank

/ˈdaːtənˌbaŋk/

nounB2

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a date

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die Verabredung

[fɛɐ̯ˈapʁeːdʊŋ]

nounA1

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dating

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das Dating

[ˈdeɪ̯tɪŋ]

nounB1

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a daughter

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die Tochter

[ˈtɔxtɐ]

nounA1

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a daughter-in-law

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die Schwiegertochter

/ˈʃvɪɡɐˌtɔxtɐ/

nounB2

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a day

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der Tag

[taːk]

nounA1

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daylight

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das Tageslicht

/ˈtaːɡəsˌlɪçt/

nounA2

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a day off

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der freie Tag

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ə taːk]

nounA2

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dead

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tot

[toːt]

adjectiveA2

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a deadline

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die Frist

[fʁɪst]

nounB2

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deadly

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tödlich

[ˈtøːtlɪç]

adjectiveB2

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