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English hint → German answer

a star

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der Stern

[ʃtɛʁn]

nounA1

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to stare

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starren

/ˈʃtaʁən/

verbB2

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to start

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starten

[ˈʃtaʁtən]

verbA1

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appetizer

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die Vorspeise

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpaɪ̯zə]

nounB1

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starting

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anfänglich

/ˈanfɛŋlɪç/

adjectiveB1

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start off

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anfangen

[ˈanˌfaŋən]

phraseB1

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start up

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anlaufen

[ˈanˌlaʊ̯fn̩]

phraseB1

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a state

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der Zustand

/ˈt͡suːstand/

nounA2

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a statement

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die Stellungnahme

[ˈʃtɛlʊŋsˌnaːmə]

nounA1

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a station

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die Station

[ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn]

nounA1

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stationery

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die Schreibwaren

[ˈʃʁaɪbˌvaːʁən]

nounB1

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a statistic

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die Kennzahl

[ˈkɛnˌtsaːl]

nounB1

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statistical

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statistisch

/ʃtaˈtɪstɪʃ/

adjectiveC1

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statistics

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die Statistik

[ʃtaˈtɪstɪk]

nounB2

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a statue

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die Statue

[ˈʃtatjuːə]

nounB1

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status

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der Status

/ˈʃtaːtʊs/

nounB2

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to stay

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bleiben

[ˈblaɪbən]

verbA1

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steadily

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stetig

[ˈʃteːtɪç]

adverbB2

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a steak

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das Steak

[steːk]

nounA2

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to steal

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stehlen

/ˈʃtaɪ̯lən/

verbA2

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steam

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der Dampf

[dampf]

nounB2

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steel

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der Stahl

/ʃtaːl/

nounB2

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a stem

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der Stängel

[ˈʃtɛŋəl]

nounC1

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a step

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der Schritt

/ʃʁɪçt/

nounA2

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