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English hint → German answer

interested

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interessiert

/ɪntəʁɛˈsiːɐ̯t/

adjectiveA1

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interesting

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interessant

[ɪntəʁɛˈzant]

adjectiveA1

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an interior

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das Interieur

[ˌɪnteʁˈjøːɐ̯]

nounC1

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intern

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der Praktikant

[pʁaktiˈkant]

nounB1

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internal

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intern

/ɪnˈtɛʁn/

adjectiveB2

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international

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international

[ɪntɛʁnaˌtsioˈnaːl]

adjectiveA2

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an international airport

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der internationale Flughafen

[ɪntɛʁnaˈtsjoːnale ˈfluːkhaːfn̩]

nounA2

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internet

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das Internet

[das ˈɪntɛɐ̯nɛt]

nounA1

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internet access

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der Internetzugang

/ˈɪntɐnɛtˌtsuːɡaŋ/

nounA2

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to interpret

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interpretieren

/ɪntɛʁpʁeˈtiːʁən/

verbB2

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an interpretation

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die Interpretation

/ɪntɛʁpʁeˈtaːt͡si̯oːn/

nounB2

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intervention

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das Eingreifen

/ˌɪntɐvɛnˈti̯oːn/

nounC1

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interview

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das Vorstellungsgespräch

[ˈfoːɐ̯ʃtɛlʊŋsɡəʃpʀɛːç]

nounA1

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in the middle of the night

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mitten in der Nacht

/ˈmɪtn̩ ɪn deːɐ̯ ˈnaxt/

phraseA2

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in the park

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im Park

[ɪm paʁk]

phraseA1

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in the bathroom

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auf der Toilette

/aʊ̯f deːɐ̯ tɔɪ̯ˈlɛtə/

phraseA2

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in the shower

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unter der Dusche

[ˈʊntɐ deːɐ̯ ˈduːʃə]

phraseA1

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in the soil

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im Boden

[ɪm ˈboːdn̩]

phraseA2

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in the sunshine

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im Sonnenschein

[ɪm ˈzɔnənˌʃaɪ̯n]

phraseA2

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into

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/ɪn/

prepositionA1

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to introduce

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vorstellen

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən]

verbA1

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an introduction

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die Einleitung

/ˈaɪ̯nˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ/

nounA2

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invention

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die Erfindung

/di ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ/

nounA2

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to invest

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investieren

/ˌɪnvɛsˈtiːʁən/

verbB1

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