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English hint → German answer

a fee

→

die Gebühr

/ˈɡeːbyːɐ̯/

nounB2

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feed

→

das Futter

[ˈfʊtɐ]

nounB2

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a feeding bowl

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der Futternapf

/ˈfʊtɐˌnapf/

nounA2

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to feel

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sich anfühlen

[zɪç ˈanˌfyːlən]

verbA1

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feel comfortable

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sich wohl fühlen

/zɪç voːl ˈfyːlən/

phraseA2

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feel free

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nur zu

/nʊɐ̯ tsuː/

phraseB1

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a feeling

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das Gefühl

[ɡəˈfyːl]

nounA1

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a fellow

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der Kerl

/ˈmɛnʃ/

nounB2

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female

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weiblich

/ˈvaɪ̯blɪç/

adjectiveA2

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a feminist

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der Feminist

/femiˈnɪst/

nounC1

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a fence

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der Zaun

[tsaʊ̯n]

nounB1

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a fern

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der Farn

[faʁn]

nounB2

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a festival

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das Festival

[ˈfɛstival]

nounA1

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few

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wenige

[ˈveːnɪgə]

determinerA1

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fewer

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weniger

/ˈveːnɪɡɐ/

determinerA2

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a fiber

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die Faser

[ˈfaːzɐ]

nounC1

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fiction

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die Belletristik

/bɛleˈtʁɪstɪk/

nounA2

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a field

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das Feld

[fɛlt]

nounA2

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fifteen

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fünfzehn

[ˈfʏnftseːn]

numeralA1

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fifth

→

fünfte

[ˈfʏnftə]

numeralA1

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fifty

→

fünfzig

[ˈfʏnfˌtsɪç]

numeralA1

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a fight

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der Streit

[ʃtʁaɪt]

nounA2

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a fighter

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der Kämpfer

/ˈkɛmpfɐ/

nounA2

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fighting

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der Kampf

/ˈkampf/

nounB1

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