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English hint → German answer

chemical

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chemisch

[ˈçeːmɪʃ]

adjB1

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chemistry

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die Chemie

[çeˈmiː]

nounA2

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a cherry

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die Süßkirsche

[ˈzyːsˌkɪʁʃə]

nounA1

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chess

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das Schach

[ʃax]

nounA2

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a chest

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die Brust

/bʀʊst/

nounB1

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to chew

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kauen

[ˈkaʊən]

verbA2

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chewy

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zäh

[t͡sɛː]

adjectiveB1

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a chick

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das Küken

[ˈkyːkən]

nounA2

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chicken

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das Hähnchen

[ˈhɛːnçən]

nounA1

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a chicken coop

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der Hühnerstall

/ˈhyːnɐˌʃtal/

nounB1

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chicken wings

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die Chicken Wings

/ˈtʃɪkən wɪŋs/

nounA1

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chief

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hauptsächlich

[ˈhaʊ̯ptˌzɛçlɪç]

adjectiveB2

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a child

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das Kind

[kɪnt]

nounA1

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childhood

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die Kindheit

/ˈkɪndˌhaɪ̯t/

nounB1

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a children's room

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das Kinderzimmer

/ˈkɪndɐˌtsɪmɐ/

nounA2

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chill

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chillig

[ˈtʃɪlɪç]

adjectiveB1

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chilly

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kühl

[kyːl]

adjectiveB1

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a chimpanzee

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der Schimpanse

[ʃɪmˈpanzə]

nounA2

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Chinese

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Chinesisch

/ʃiˈneːzɪʃ/

nounA1

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a chip

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die Chips

[tʃɪps]

nounA2

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to chirp

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zwitschern

[ˈtsvɪtʃɐn]

verbB1

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chocolate

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die Schokolade

/ʃoˈkoːlaːdə/

nounA1

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chocolate cake

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der Schokoladenkuchen

/ʃokolaˈdɛnˌkuːxn̩/

nounA1

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choice

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die Wahl

[vaːl]

nounA2

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