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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Card direction

Indonesian hint → German answer

gua

→

die Höhle

[ˈhøːlə]

nounB2

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langit-langit

→

die Decke

[ˈdɛkə]

nounB1

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merayakan

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feiern

[ˈfaɪ̯ɐn]

verbA2

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perayaan

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die Feier

[ˈfaɪ̯ɐ]

nounB1

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sel

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die Zelle

/diː ˈt͡sɛlə/

nounB2

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ruang bawah tanah

→

der Keller

/ˈkɛlɐ/

nounB2

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sen

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der Cent

[sɛnt]

nounA1

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pusat

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das Zentrum

/ˈtsɛntrʊm/

nounA2

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sentral

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zentral

/ˈtsɛntraːl/

adjectiveB1

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abad

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das Jahrhundert

/das juˈhaʁtˌhʊndɐt/

nounA1

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CEO

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der CEO

/ˌsiː iː ˈoː/

nounB1

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upacara

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die Zeremonie

[tseʁemoˈniː]

nounB1

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tertentu

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gewiss

[ɡəˈvɪs]

adjectiveA2

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tentu saja

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sicherlich

/ˈziːçɐlɪç/

adverbA2

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rantai

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die Kette

[ˈkɛtə]

nounB1

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hotel jaringan

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das Kettenhotel

[ˈkɛtn̩hoˌteːl]

nounB1

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kursi

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der Stuhl

[ʃtuːl]

nounA1

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ketua

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der Vorsitzende

/fɔʁˈʃɪt͡sɛndə/

nounB2

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tantangan

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die Herausforderung

[hɛˈʁaʊsfɔʁdərʊŋ]

nounB1

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juara

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der Champion

/ˈtʃæmpiən/

nounB1

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kejuaraan

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die Meisterschaft

/ˈmaɪstɐʃaft/

nounB2

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kesempatan

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die Chance

/ˈʃɑ̃ːsə/

nounA2

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mengganti

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wechseln

[ˈvɛksl̩n]

verbA1

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ganti seprai

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Bettwäsche wechseln

[ˈbɛtvɛʃə ˈvɛksl̩n]

verbA2

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