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German hint → English answer

jedes Jahr

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each year

/iːtʃ ˈjɪr/

adverbA1

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eifrig

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eager

/ˈiːɡɚ/

adjectiveC1

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der Adler

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an eagle

/ˈiɡəl/

nounA2

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das Ohr

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an ear

/ɪr/

nounA1

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früher

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earlier

/ˈɝːliɚ/

adverbA2

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früh

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early

/ˈɝli/

adverbA1

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der frühe Morgen

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early morning

/ˈɝːli ˈmɔrnɪŋ/

nounA1

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die frühen Morgenstunden

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early morning hours

/ˈɝːli ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ˈaʊɚz/

nounA2

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der Frühaufsteher

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an early riser

/ˈɝːli ˈraɪzɚ/

nounB1

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verdienen

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to earn

/ɝn/

verbA2

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die Einkünfte

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earnings

/ˈɝːnɪŋz/

nounC1

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die Ohrhörer

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earphones

/ˈɪrfoʊnz/

nounA2

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die Erde

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earth

/ɝθ/

nounA2

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der Regenwurm

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an earthworm

/ˈɝːθwɝːm/

nounB1

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die Leichtigkeit

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ease

/iːz/

nounC1

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leicht

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easily

/ˈizəli/

adverbA2

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der Osten

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east

/ist/

nounA1

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östlich

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eastern

/ˈiːstɚn/

adjectiveB1

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einfach

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easy

/ˈiːzi/

adjectiveA1

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umgänglich

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easy to get along with

/ˈizi tə ˌɡet əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

adjectiveB1

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essen

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to eat

/iːt/

verbA1

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das Essen

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eating

/ˈiːtɪŋ/

nounA2

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ökologisch

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ecological

/ˌiːkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/

adjectiveC1

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wirtschaftlich

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economic

/ˌekəˈnɑmɪk/

adjectiveB1

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