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angenommen

Angenommen, sie kommt nicht, was machen wir dann?
Ich komme dann morgen, angenommen, mein Auto fährt wieder

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assumed

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treffend

Adjektiv so, dass es genau passt

Sie hat ihn treffend beschrieben

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apt, appropriate

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apt, appropriate

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treffend

Adjektiv so, dass es genau passt

Sie hat ihn treffend beschrieben

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feucht

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damp, humid

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eiskalt

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ice-cold, cold and calculating, cold-blooded, cool

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ice-cold

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eiskalt cold and calculating cold-blooded cool

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sonderbar

Ich finde es sonderbar, dass sie plötzlich nicht mehr mit mir spricht.

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schrullig (kranky, zany) peculiar

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peculiar

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sonderbar schrullig (krank, zany)

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knapp

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rar (rare, meagre) selten (rare, infrequent) meagre, scarce

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meagre, scarce

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knapp rar (rare, meagre) selten (rare, infrequent)

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fett

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fat, great

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great, fat

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fett

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frisch

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fresh, cool

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fresh, cool

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frisch

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geil

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awesome

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awesome

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geil

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heiß

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hot

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hot

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heiß

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streitlustig

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confrontational, combattive

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umstritten

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disputed

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unumstritten

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unstrittig

undisputed

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confrontational

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streitlustig

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disputed

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umstritten

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unstrittig

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unumstritten

undisputed

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ungeduldig

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impatient

erwartungsvoll (expectant)

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impatient

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ungeduldig

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sauer

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böse (angry)

mad
pissed off

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böse (angry)

mad
pissed off

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sauer

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gemächlich

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leisurely

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schlicht

Sie trägt nur schlichte Kleider

schlicht (und einfach): Das ist schlicht und einfach gelogen

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simple, plain

einfach (simple)

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simple, plain

einfach (simple)

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schlicht

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leisurely

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gemächlich

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gescharft

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sharpened

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häufig

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frequent

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frequent

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häufig

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anderthalb = ein und einhalb

anderthalb Stunden
Meine Tochter is andethalb Jahre alt.

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one and a half

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arm
arm sein/werden

arm
arm an etw Dat sein
die Landschaft ist arm an Vegetation

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poor
to be/become poor

sparse
to be somewhat lacking in sth
the scenery is sparsely vegetated

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weh

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sore

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stolz
Er war sehr stolz darauf, dass er die Prüfung bestanden hatte
Sie war zu stolz, um ihn um Hilfe zu bitten

stolz
Er ist wohl zu stolz, (um) uns zu grüßen!

stolz = groß und schön und deshalb beeindruckend

stolz = (gesprochen) sehr hoch, zu teuer ≈ beträchtlich

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proud

proud, arrogant

lofty

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beträchtlich

beträchtlichen Erfolg haben
die Preise beträchtlich erhöhen

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considerable

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toll
Das ist eine tolle Idee!
Sie singt wirklich toll!

toll (Adv)
irgendwo geht es toll zu
ihr treibt es manchmal wirklich zu toll!

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great, super, fantastic, terrific

wild, crazy
things are pretty wild somewhere
you really go too far sometimes!

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schwierig
eine schwierige Prüfung

schwierig (=verwickelt)
eine schwierige Situation

schwierig (=problematisch):
ein schwieriger Fall sein
ein schwieriger Mensch

schwierig [ADV]

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difficult, hard
eine schwierige Prüfung

complicated
a tricky situation

complex, problematic
to be a problematic[al] case
a difficult person

(Adv) with difficulty

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ordentlich
das Zimmer ordentlich aufräumen
ein ordentlicher und fleißiger Schüler

ordentlich ≈ anständig
ein ordentliches Leben führen

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tidy, orderly

proper, decent

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lecker

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tasty, delicious

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günstig
Das Handy habe ich besonders günstig bekommen

günstig
Mittwoch ist nicht so günstig

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reasonably priced

convenient
Wednesday is not so convenient

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satt
„Möchtest du noch etwas essen?“ – „Nein danke, ich bin schon satt!“

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full, sated

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horizontal

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horizontal

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vertikal

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vertical

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generös

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generous, munificent

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hart

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hard, severe, harsh

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weich

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soft

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sanft

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tender, gentle

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trocken

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dry

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nass

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wet

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klug

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smart

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dumm

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stupid, foolish

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süß

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sweet

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sauer

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sour

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bitter

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bitter

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scharff

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spicy

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salzig

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salty

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reich

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rich, wealthy

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lebendig

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living, lively

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altmodisch

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old-fashioned

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modern

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modern

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billig

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inexpensive, cheap

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teuer

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expensive

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gerade

= even
gerade Zahlen

gerade = honest
ein gerader Mensch

gerade = genau (exact)
Anne war das gerade Gegenteil von Erika

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straight, upright

even numbers

an honest person

Anne was quite the/the exact opposite of Erika

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krumm

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bent, crooked

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gebogen

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bent, curved

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leer

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empty

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voll

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full

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produktiv

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productive

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kontraproduktiv

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counterproductive

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ruhig

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calm

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hektisch

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hectic

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dynamisch

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dynamic

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statisch

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static

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athletisch

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athletic

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gewöhnlich

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normal, customary, usual, common

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außergewöhnlich

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unusual, extraordinary

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stumpf

=obtuse
ein stumpfer Winkel

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dull, blunt

an obtuse angle

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stumm

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dumb, silent, mute

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taub

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deaf

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blind

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blind

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farbenfroh

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colourful

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durchsichtig

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transparent, obvious

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stressig

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stressful

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gefährlich

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dangerous, risky

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verschieden

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different, various

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unterschidlich

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different

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gemeinsam

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mutual, common

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umgekehrt

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reverse, reversed

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one and a half

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anderthalb = ein und einhalb

anderthalb Stunden
Meine Tochter is andethalb Jahre alt.

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poor
to be/become poor

sparse
to be somewhat lacking in sth
the scenery is sparsely vegetated

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arm
arm sein/werden

arm
arm an etw Dat sein
die Landschaft ist arm an Vegetation

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sore

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weh

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proud

proud, arrogant

lofty

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stolz
Er war sehr stolz darauf, dass er die Prüfung bestanden hatte
Sie war zu stolz, um ihn um Hilfe zu bitten

stolz
Er ist wohl zu stolz, (um) uns zu grüßen!

stolz = groß und schön und deshalb beeindruckend

stolz = (gesprochen) sehr hoch, zu teuer ≈ beträchtlich

99
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considerable

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beträchtlich

beträchtlichen Erfolg haben
die Preise beträchtlich erhöhen

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great, super, fantastic, terrific

wild, crazy
things are pretty wild somewhere
you really go too far sometimes!

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toll
Das ist eine tolle Idee!
Sie singt wirklich toll!

toll (Adv)
irgendwo geht es toll zu
ihr treibt es manchmal wirklich zu toll!

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difficult, hard
eine schwierige Prüfung

complicated
a tricky situation

complex, problematic
to be a problematic[al] case
a difficult person

(Adv) with difficulty

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schwierig
eine schwierige Prüfung

schwierig (=verwickelt)
eine schwierige Situation

schwierig (=problematisch):
ein schwieriger Fall sein
ein schwieriger Mensch

schwierig [ADV]

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tidy, orderly

proper, decent

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ordentlich
das Zimmer ordentlich aufräumen
ein ordentlicher und fleißiger Schüler

ordentlich ≈ anständig
ein ordentliches Leben führen

103
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tasty, delicious

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lecker

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reasonably priced

convenient
Wednesday is not so convenient

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günstig
Das Handy habe ich besonders günstig bekommen

günstig
Mittwoch ist nicht so günstig

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full, sated

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satt
„Möchtest du noch etwas essen?“ – „Nein danke, ich bin schon satt!“

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horizontal

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horizontal

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vertical

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vertikal

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generous, munificent

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generös

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hard, severe, harsh

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hart

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soft

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weich

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tender, gentle

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sanft

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dry

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trocken

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wet

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nass

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smart

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klug

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stupid, foolish

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dumm

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sweet

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süß

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sour

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sauer

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bitter

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bitter

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spicy

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scharff

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salty

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salzig

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rich, wealthy

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reich

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living, lively

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lebendig

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old-fashioned

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altmodisch

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modern

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modern

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hectic

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hektisch

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inexpensive, cheap

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billig

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expensive

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teuer

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straight, upright

even numbers

an honest person

Anne was quite the/the exact opposite of Erika

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gerade

= even
gerade Zahlen

gerade = honest
ein gerader Mensch

gerade = genau (exact)
Anne war das gerade Gegenteil von Erika

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bent, crooked

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krumm

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bent, curved

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gebogen

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empty

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leer

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full

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voll

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productive

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produktiv

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counterproductive

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kontraproduktiv

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calm

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ruhig

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dynamic

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dynamisch

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static

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statisch

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athletic

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athletisch

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normal, customary, usual, common

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gewöhnlich

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unusual, extraordinary

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außergewöhnlich

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dull, blunt

an obtuse angle

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stumpf

=obtuse
ein stumpfer Winkel

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dumb, silent, mute

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stumm

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deaf

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taub

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blind

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blind

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colourful

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farbenfroh

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transparent, obvious

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durchsichtig

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stressful

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stressig

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dangerous, risky

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gefährlich

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different, various

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verschieden

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different

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unterschidlich

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mutual, common

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gemeinsam

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reverse, reversed

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umgekehrt

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viel (viele, vieler, vieles) (mehr, meiste)

Es hat viel Spaß gemacht.

Es gab viele Leute davor.

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much, many a lot of (always an adjective modifying a noun, not an adverb, which would be sehr, not viel)

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sehr (Adverb !!!!)

Es hat mir sehr gefallen.

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a lot (always used as an adverb to modify a verb, never as an adjective which would be viel)

156
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much, many a lot of (always an adjective modifying a noun, not an adverb, which would be sehr, not viel)

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viel (viele, vieler, vieles) (mehr, meiste)

Es hat viel Spaß gemacht.

Es gab viele Leute davor.

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a lot (always used as an adverb to modify a verb, never as an adjective which would be viel)

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sehr (Adverb !!!!)

Es hat mir sehr gefallen.

158
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scheiße

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crappy (used only as a predicative adjective after verb, never as attributive adjective before a noun)

159
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crappy (used only as a predicative adjective after verb, never as attributive adjective before a noun)

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scheiße

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grundsätzlich

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fundamental, on principle

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gewaltig

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enormous, huge, powerful

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