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4802 wordsIndonesian → Germansaved in flashcards

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Indonesian hint → German answer

sangat

→

höchst

[høːçst]

adverbB1

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musim ramai

→

die Hochsaison

/ˈhoːxzoˌzi̯oːn/

nounB1

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canggih

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hochtechnologisch

/ˈhoːtɛknoloːɡɪʃ/

adjectiveB2

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jalan raya

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die Fernstraße

[ˈfɛʁnˌʃtʁaːsə]

nounB2

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pendakian

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die Wanderung

[ˈvandəʁʊŋ]

nounA2

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mendaki

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hinaufgehen

[hɪnˈaʊfɡeːən]

phrasal verbB1

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pendakian

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das Wandern

[ˈvandɐn]

nounA2

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bukit

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der Hügel

[ˈhyːɡl̩]

nounA2

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dia

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ihn

[iːn]

pronounA1

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dirinya sendiri

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sich selbst

/zɪç ˈzɛlpst/

pronounA2

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pinggul

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die Hüfte

/ˈhyːftə/

nounB2

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merekrut

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einstellen

[ˈaɪ̯nʃtɛlən]

verbB1

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miliknya

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sein

[zaɪn]

determinerA1

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Hispanik

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hispanisch

/hɪspaˈnɪʃ/

adjectiveB2

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sejarawan

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der Historiker

/hɪsˈtoːʁɪkɐ/

nounB2

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bersejarah

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historisch

[hɪstoˈʁɪʃ]

adjectiveB1

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historis

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geschichtlich

[ɡəˈʃɪçtlɪç]

adjectiveB1

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secara historis

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historisch gesehen

[hɪsˈtoːʁɪʃ ɡəˈzeːən]

adverbB2

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sejarah

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die Geschichte

[ɡəˈʃɪçtə]

nounA1

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memukul

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schlagen

/ˈʃlaːɡən/

verbA2

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hobi

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das Hobby

[ˈhɔbi]

nounA1

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hoki

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das Eishockey

/ˈaɪ̯sˌhɔki/

nounA2

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memegang

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halten

/ˈhaltn̩/

verbA2

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tunggu sebentar

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einen Moment warten

/ˈeːnən ˈmoːmənt ˈvaʁtən/

phraseA2

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