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English hint → German answer

a hole

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das Loch

[lɔx]

nounA2

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vacation

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der Urlaub

[ˈuːɐ̯laʊ̯p]

nounA1

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holy

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heilig

/ˈhaɪ̯.lɪç/

adjectiveB2

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home

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das Zuhause

[tsuˈhaʊ̯zə]

nounA1

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a homeland

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das Heimatland

/ˈhaɪ̯matˌlant/

nounC1

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homeless

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obdachlos

/ˈoːptaxloːs/

adjectiveB2

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homework

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die Hausaufgabe

[ˈhaʊ̯sˌaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə]

nounA1

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honest

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ehrlich

[ˈeːɐ̯lɪç]

adjectiveB1

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honestly

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ehrlich

[ˈeːɐ̯lɪç]

adverbB1

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honey

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der Honig

/ˈhoːnɪç/

nounA2

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a honeybee

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die Honigbiene

[ˈhoːnɪçˌbiːnə]

nounB1

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to honor

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ehren

[ˈeːʁən]

verbB2

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a hood

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die Kapuze

/diː kaˈpuːtsə/

nounA2

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a hooded sweatshirt

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der Kapuzenpullover

/ˈkaːpuːtsənˌpʊləvɐ/

nounA2

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a hoodie

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der Hoodie

[ˈhʊdi]

nounA2

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a hook

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der Haken

[ˈhaːkən]

nounB2

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hope

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die Hoffnung

[ˈhɔfnʊŋ]

nounA2

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hopefully

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hoffentlich

/ˈhɔfntlɪç/

adverbB2

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horizontal

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horizontal

/hɔʁiˈzɔntal/

adjectiveB1

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a hormone

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das Hormon

/hoʁˈmoːn/

nounB2

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a horn

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das Horn

[hɔʁn]

nounC1

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a horse

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das Pferd

[pfɛʁt]

nounA1

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a hose

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der Schlauch

[ʃlaʊ̯x]

nounB2

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a hospital

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das Krankenhaus

[ˈkʁaŋkn̩haʊ̯s]

nounA1

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