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English hint → German answer

highly

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höchst

[høːçst]

adverbB1

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a high season

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die Hochsaison

/ˈhoːxzoˌzi̯oːn/

nounB1

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high-tech

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hochtechnologisch

/ˈhoːtɛknoloːɡɪʃ/

adjectiveB2

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a highway

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die Fernstraße

[ˈfɛʁnˌʃtʁaːsə]

nounB2

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a hike

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die Wanderung

[ˈvandəʁʊŋ]

nounA2

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to hike up

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hinaufgehen

[hɪnˈaʊfɡeːən]

phrasal verbB1

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hiking

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das Wandern

[ˈvandɐn]

nounA2

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a hill

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der Hügel

[ˈhyːɡl̩]

nounA2

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him

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ihn

[iːn]

pronounA1

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himself

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sich selbst

/zɪç ˈzɛlpst/

pronounA2

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a hip

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die Hüfte

/ˈhyːftə/

nounB2

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to hire

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einstellen

[ˈaɪ̯nʃtɛlən]

verbB1

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his

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sein

[zaɪn]

determinerA1

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Hispanic

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hispanisch

/hɪspaˈnɪʃ/

adjectiveB2

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a historian

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der Historiker

/hɪsˈtoːʁɪkɐ/

nounB2

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historic

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historisch

[hɪstoˈʁɪʃ]

adjectiveB1

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historical

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geschichtlich

[ɡəˈʃɪçtlɪç]

adjectiveB1

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historically

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historisch gesehen

[hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃ ɡəˈzeːən]

adverbB2

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history

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die Geschichte

[ɡəˈʃɪçtə]

nounA1

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to hit

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schlagen

/ˈʃlaːɡən/

verbA2

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a hobby

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das Hobby

[ˈhɔbi]

nounA1

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hockey

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das Eishockey

/ˈaɪ̯sˌhɔki/

nounA2

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to hold

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halten

/ˈhaltn̩/

verbA2

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hold on

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einen Moment warten

/ˈeːnən ˈmoːmənt ˈvaʁtən/

phraseA2

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