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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

musiman

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saisonal

[zai̯zoˈnaːl]

adjectiveC1

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musim

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die Jahreszeiten

/ˈjaːʁəsˌtsaɪ̯tn̩/

nounA1

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kursi

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der Sitz

[zɪt͡s]

nounA2

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detik

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die Sekunde

[zeˈkʊndə]

nounA1

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sekunder

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sekundär

/zeˈkʊnˌdɛːɐ̯/

adjectiveB1

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kedua

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zweitens

/ˈt͡svaɪ̯təns/

adverbA2

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rahasia

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geheim

[ɡəˈhaɪ̯m]

adjectiveA2

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sekretaris

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der Sekretär

[zɛkʁeˈtɛːɐ̯]

nounA2

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bagian

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die Abteilung

[ˈapˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]

nounA1

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sektor

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der Sektor

/ˈzɛktoːɐ̯/

nounB2

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sekuler

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säkular

/ˈzɛkʊlaːɐ̯/

adjectiveC1

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aman

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geschützt

[ɡəˈʃʏt͡st]

adjectiveB2

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keamanan

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der Sicherheitsdienst

[ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯tsdiːnst]

nounB1

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melihat

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sehen

[ˈzeːən]

verbA1

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biji

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der Samen

[ˈzaːmən]

nounB1

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bibit

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der Setzling

[ˈzɛtslɪŋ]

nounC1

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mencari

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suchen

/ˈzuːxən/

verbB2

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tampak

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scheinen

/ˈʃaɪ̯nən/

verbA2

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tampaknya

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scheinbar

/ˈʃaɪnbaːɐ̯/

adverbC1

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segmen

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das Segment

/zɛɡˈmɛnt/

nounC1

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memilih

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auswählen

/ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛːlən/

verbB2

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terpilih

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ausgewählt

/ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌvɛlt/

adjectiveB1

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pemilihan

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die Auswahl

/ˈaʊ̯svaːl/

nounB2

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diri

→

das Selbst

/ˈzɛlpst/

nounB2

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