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English hint → German answer

a bush

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der Busch

[bʊʃ]

nounB2

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business

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das Geschäft

[ɡəˈʃɛft]

nounA1

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business hours

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die Geschäftszeiten

/ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌtsaɪ̯tn̩/

nounA2

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a businessman

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der Geschäftsmann

[ɡəˈʃɛft͡sˌman]

nounA2

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a bus shelter

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das Wartehäuschen

[ˈvaʁtəˌhɔʏ̯çən]

nounA2

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busy

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belebt

[bəˈleːpt]

adjectiveA1

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but

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aber

[ˈaːbɐ]

conjunctionA1

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butt

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der Hintern

[ˈhɪntɐn]

nounB2

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butter

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die Butter

[ˈbʊtɐ]

nounA1

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a butterfly

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der Schmetterling

[ˈʃmɛtɐlɪŋ]

nounA1

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a button

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der Knopf

[knɔpf]

nounA2

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to buy

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kaufen

[ˈkaʊ̯fən]

verbA1

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a buyer

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der Käufer

/ˈkɔʏ̯fɐ/

nounB1

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to buzz

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surren

[ˈzʊʁən]

verbC1

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bei

[baɪ̯]

prepositionA1

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by now

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inzwischen

[ɪnˈtsvɪʃn̩]

adverbA2

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by yourself

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allein

/aˈlaɪn/

phraseA2

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a cab

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das Taxi

/ˈtaksi/

nounA2

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a cabbage

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der Kohl

[koːl]

nounB1

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a cab driver

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der Taxifahrer

/ˈtaːksiˌfaːʁɐ/

nounA2

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a cabinet

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der Schrank

[ʃʁaŋk]

nounC1

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a cable

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das Kabel

/ˈkaːbl̩/

nounB2

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a cactus

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der Kaktus

[ˈkaktʊs]

nounA2

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a cafe

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das Café

[kaˈfeː]

nounA1

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