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English hint → German answer

driving

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das Fahren

/ˈfaːʁən/

nounA2

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to drop

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fallen lassen

[ˈfalən ˈlasn̩]

verbA2

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a drug

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das Medikament

[medikaˈmɛnt]

nounA2

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a drum

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die Trommel

/ˈtʁɔməl/

nounB1

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drunk

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betrunken

/bəˈtʁʊŋkən/

adjectiveB1

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to dry

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trocknen

[ˈtʁɔknən]

verbA2

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a dryer

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der Trockner

[ˈtʁɔknɐ]

nounB1

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duck

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die Ente

[ˈɛntə]

nounA2

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duckling

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das Entenküken

[ˈɛntənˌkyːkən]

nounA2

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a dude

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der Typ

[tyːp]

nounB1

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due

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fällig

/ˈfɛːlɪç/

adjectiveB1

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dull

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trüb

[tʁyːp]

adjectiveB2

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dumb

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dumm

[dʊm]

adjectiveC1

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durable

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langlebig

[ʃtʁaˌpatsi̯ˈeːɐ̯fɛˌhiːk]

adjectiveC1

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during

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während

/ˈvɛːʁənt/

prepositionA1

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during the day

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tagsüber

[ˈtaːksˌʔyːbɐ]

phraseA2

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during the summer

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während des Sommers

[ˈvɛːʁənt dɛs ˈzɔmɐs]

phraseA1

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dust

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der Staub

[ʃtaʊp]

nounB1

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a dustpan

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die Kehrschaufel

[ˈkeːɐ̯ʃaʊ̯fəl]

nounB1

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Dutch

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niederländisch

/ˈniːdɐˌlɛntɪʃ/

adjectiveA1

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a duty

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die Pflicht

[p͡flɪçt]

nounB1

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to dye

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färben

[ˈfɛʁbən]

verbB1

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dying

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sterbend

/ˈʃtɛʁbənt/

adjectiveA2

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each

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jeder einzelne

[ˈjeːdɐ ˈaɪ̯ntsəlnə]

determinerA1

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