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English hint → German answer

distance

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die Entfernung

[ɛntˈfɛʁnʊŋ]

nounA2

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distinction

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der Unterschied

[ˈʊntɐʃiːt]

nounC1

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distinctive

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kennzeichnend

/ˈkɛnˌtsaɪ̯çnɛnt/

adjectiveC1

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to distinguish

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unterscheiden

/ˌʊntɐˈʃaɪ̯dən/

verbB2

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to distribute

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verteilen

/fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lən/

verbB2

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distribution

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die Verteilung

/fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯lʊŋ/

nounB2

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a district

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der Bezirk

/ˈbeːtsɪʁk/

nounB2

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to disturb

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stören

/ˈʃtøːʁən/

verbB2

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disturbing

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beunruhigend

/bəˈʊnʁɪçənt/

adjectiveC1

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to dive

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tauchen

[ˈtaʊ̯xən]

verbB2

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diversity

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die Diversität

[divɛʁziˈtɛːt]

nounB2

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to divide

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[ˈtaɪ̯lən]

verbB1

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a divider

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das Trennblatt

[ˈtʁɛnˌblat]

nounB1

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division

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die Teilung

/ˈtaɪ̯lʊŋ/

nounB2

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a divorce

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die Scheidung

/ˈʃaɪdʊŋ/

nounB2

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DIY

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das Selbermachen

[ˈzɛlbɐˌmaxn̩]

nounB1

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DNA

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die DNA

/deːˈʔɛnˈʔaː/

nounB2

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to do

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tun

[tuːn]

verbA1

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to do chores

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Hausarbeiten erledigen

/ˈhaʊ̯sˌaʁbaɪ̯tn̩ ɛɐ̯ˈlɛdɪɡən/

verbA2

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doctor

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der Arzt

[aːɐ̯tst]

nounA1

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a document

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das Dokument

[dokuˈmɛnt]

nounA2

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a documentary

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der Dokumentarfilm

[dokumɛnˈtaːɐ̯ˌfɪlm]

nounB1

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a dog

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der Hund

[hʊnt]

nounA1

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a dog bone

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der Hundeknochen

/ˈhʊndəˌknoːxn̩/

nounA2

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