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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

label

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das Etikett

[ɛtiˈkɛt]

nounB1

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kerja fisik

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die Arbeit

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/

nounB2

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tali sepatu

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der Schnürsenkel

[ˈʃnyːɐ̯ˌzɛŋkl̩]

nounA2

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kekurangan

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der Mangel

[ˈmaŋl̩]

nounB1

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tangga

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die Leiter

[ˈlaɪ̯tɐ]

nounB2

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nyonya

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die Dame

/daːmə/

nounA2

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kumbang kepik

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der Marienkäfer

[maˈʁiːənˌkɛːfɐ]

nounB1

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danau

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der See

[zeː]

nounA2

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daging domba muda

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das Lammfleisch

[ˈlamˌflaɪ̯ʃ]

nounB1

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lampu

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die Lampe

[ˈlampə]

nounA2

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mendarat

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landen

[ˈlandən]

verbA2

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pendaratan

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die Landung

/ˈlantʊŋ/

nounB2

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pemandangan alam

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die Landschaft

/ˈlandʃaft/

nounB2

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jalur

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die Fahrspur

[ˈfaːɐ̯ʃpuːɐ̯]

nounB2

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bahasa

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die Sprache

[ˈʃpʁaːxə]

nounA1

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kursus bahasa

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die Sprachkurse

/ˈʃpʁaːxˌkʊʁsə/

nounA2

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belajar bahasa

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das Sprachenlernen

/ˈʃpʁaːxn̩ˌlɛʁn̩/

nounA2

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pangkuan

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der Schoß

/ʃoːs/

nounC1

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laptop

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der Laptop

[ˈlɛptɔp]

nounA2

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sarung laptop

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die Laptophülle

[ˈlɛptɔpˌhʏlə]

nounA2

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besar

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groß

[ɡʁoːs]

adjectiveA1

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sebagian besar

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größtenteils

/ˈɡʁøːstənteɪ̯ls/

adverbB2

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laser

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der Laser

/ˈlaːzɐ/

nounC1

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terakhir

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letzte

[ˈlɛtstə]

adjectiveA1

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