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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

skema

→

das Programm

[pʁoˈɡʁam]

nounB2

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sekolah

→

die Schule

[ˈʃuːlə]

nounA1

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libur sekolah

→

die Ferien

[ˈfeːʁi̯ən]

nounA2

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guru sekolah

→

der Schullehrer

/ˈʃuːlˌleːʁɐ/

nounB1

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ilmu pengetahuan alam

→

die Naturwissenschaften

[naˈtuːɐ̯vɪsənʃaftən]

nounA1

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ilmiah

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wissenschaftlich

[ˈvɪsənʃaftlɪç]

adjectiveB1

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ilmuwan

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der Wissenschaftler

[ˈvɪsənʃaftlɐ]

nounA1

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gunting

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die Schere

[ˈʃeːʁə]

nounA2

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skor

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der Punktestand

/ˈpʊŋktˌʃtand/

nounA2

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goresan

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der Kratzer

[ˈkʁat͡sɐ]

nounB2

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berteriak

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schreien

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯ən/

verbB2

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layar

→

der Bildschirm

[ˈbɪltʃɪʁm]

nounA2

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skrining

→

die Überprüfung

[yːbɐˈpʁyːfʊŋ]

nounB2

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sekrup

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die Schraube

[ˈʃʁaʊbə]

nounC1

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obeng

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der Schraubenzieher

[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩ˌt͡siːɐ̯]

nounB1

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naskah

→

das Drehbuch

[ˈdʁeːˌbuːx]

nounB1

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menggosok

→

scheuern

[ˈʃɔʏ̯ɐn]

verbB1

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kuncir rambut

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das Haargummi

[ˈhaːʁˌgʊmi]

nounB1

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laut

→

das Meer

[meːɐ̯]

nounA1

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makanan laut

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die Meeresfrüchte

[ˈmeːʁəsˌfʁʏçtə]

nounA2

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anjing laut

→

die Robbe

[ˈʁɔbə]

nounC1

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jahitan

→

die Naht

[naːt]

nounB1

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kerang laut

→

die Muschel

/ˈmʊʃl̩/

nounA2

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membumbui

→

würzen

[ˈvʏʁtsn̩]

verbA2

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