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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

membuka ritsleting

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Reißverschluss öffnen

[ˈʁaɪ̯sfɛɐ̯ˌʃlʊs ˈʔœfnən]

verbA2

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ke atas

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hinauf

[hɪˈnaʊf]

adverbA1

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memperbarui

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aktualisieren

[aktuaˈliːziːʁən]

verbB1

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memperbarui

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aufrüsten

[ˈaʊ̯fˌʁʏstn̩]

verbC1

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pada

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auf

[aʊf]

prepositionB2

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atas

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ober

/ˈoːbɐ/

adjectiveB2

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kesal

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betrübt

/fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛːɐ̯ɡt/

adjectiveB1

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di lantai atas

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oben

[ˈoːbən]

adverbA1

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perkotaan

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städtisch

/ˈʃtɛːtɪʃ/

adjectiveB2

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mendorong

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drängen

/ˈdʁɛŋən/

verbB2

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kami

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uns

[ʊns]

pronounA1

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penggunaan

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der Sprachgebrauch

[ˈʃpʁaːxɡəˌbʁaʊ̯x]

nounB2

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menggunakan

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verwenden

[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩]

verbA1

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terbiasa

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gewöhnt

[ɡəˈvøːnt]

adjectiveB1

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berguna

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nützlich

[ˈnʏt͡slɪç]

adjectiveA1

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pengguna

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der Benutzer

/ˈbənʊt͡sɐ/

nounA2

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biasa

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üblich

[ˈyːplɪç]

adjectiveA2

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biasanya

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meistens

[ˈmaɪ̯stn̩s]

adverbA1

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kamar kosong

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das freie Zimmer

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ə ˈtsɪmɐ]

nounB1

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liburan

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der Urlaub

/ˈuːʁlaʊ̯p/

nounA1

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vaksin

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der Impfstoff

/ˈɪmpfʃtɔf/

nounB2

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menyedot debu

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staubsaugen

[ˈʃtaʊpzaʊɡn̩]

verbC1

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lembah

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das Tal

[taːl]

nounA2

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berharga

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wertvoll

/ˈvɛʁtvɔl/

adjectiveB1

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