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English hint → German answer

to work

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arbeiten

[ˈaʁbaɪtn̩]

verbA1

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workbook

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das Arbeitsbuch

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsbuːx]

nounB1

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worker

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die Arbeitskraft

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsˌkʁaft]

nounA1

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working

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funktionierend

[fʊŋktsjoˈniːʁənt]

adjectiveA2

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workload

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die Arbeitsbelastung

[ˈaʁbaɪtsbəlastʊŋ]

nounB2

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a workout

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das Training

[ˈtʁeɪnɪŋ]

nounC1

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workplace

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der Arbeitsplatz

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌplats/

nounB2

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a workshop

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der Workshop

[ˈvœːkʃɔp]

nounB2

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work with

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arbeiten mit

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tən mɪt]

phraseA1

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world

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die Welt

/vɛlt/

nounA1

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worldwide

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weltweit

/ˈvɛltvaɪt/

adjectiveB1

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worn

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abgetragen

[ˈapɡəˌtʁaːɡn̩]

adjectiveB1

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worried

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besorgt

[bəˈzɔʁkt]

adjectiveA2

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worry

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die Sorge

[ˈzɔʁɡə]

nounB1

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worse

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schlechter

[ˈʃlɛçtɐ]

adjectiveA2

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worth

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der Wert

/veːɐ̯t/

nounB2

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would

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würde

[ˈvʏʁdə]

modal verbA1

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a wound

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die Wunde

/ˈvuːndə/

nounB2

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wow

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wow

[vaʊ̯]

interjectionA2

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to wrap

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einwickeln

/ˈaɪ̯nˌvɪkəln/

verbB2

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a wrench

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der Schraubenschlüssel

[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bənˌʃlʏsəl]

nounB1

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a wrist

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das Handgelenk

/ˈhantɡəˌlɛŋk/

nounB2

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to write

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schreiben

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bən]

verbA1

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a writer

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der Schriftsteller

[ˈʃʁɪftˌʃtɛlɐ]

nounA1

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