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English hint → German answer

smooth

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glatt

[ɡlat]

adjectiveB1

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a snack

→

der Snack

/snæk/

nounA2

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a snail

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die Schnecke

[ˈʃnɛkə]

nounA2

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a snake

→

die Schlange

[ˈʃlaŋə]

nounA1

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sneakers

→

die Turnschuhe

[ˈtʊʁnʃuːə]

nounA1

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a snout

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die Schnauze

[ˈʃnaʊtsə]

nounB2

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snow

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der Schnee

[ʃneː]

nounA1

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snowy

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verschneit

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnaɪ̯t]

adjectiveA1

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also

[ˈalzo]

conjunctionA1

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soap

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die Seife

[ˈzaɪ̯fə]

nounA2

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so-called

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sogenannt

/ˈzoːɡəˌnant/

adjectiveB2

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social

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sozial

[zot͡siˈaːl]

adjectiveA2

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socially

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sozial

[ˈzoːtsi̯aːl]

adverbB1

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society

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die Gesellschaft

[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]

nounA2

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a sock

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die Socke

/diː ˈzɔkə/

nounA2

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socks

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die Socken

[ˈzɔkən]

nounA1

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a sofa

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das Sofa

[ˈzoːfa]

nounA1

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so far

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bisher

[bɪsˈheːɐ̯]

adverbA2

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soft

→

weich

[vaɪ̯ç]

adjectiveA2

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to soften

→

weich machen

[vaɪ̯ç ˈmaxn̩]

verbB2

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softly

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sanft

[zanft]

adverbA2

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software

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die Software

/diː ˈsɔftveːɐ̯/

nounB1

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soil

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die Erde

[ˈeːɐ̯də]

nounB1

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a soldier

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der Soldat

/zoˈldaːt/

nounA2

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