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sagen

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to say
Conny sagt ihrem Man die Wahrheit
Conny tells her husband the truth

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machen

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to make
Ich mache meine Hausaufgaben
I am doing my homework

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geben

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to give
Ich gebe dir das Buch
I am giving you the book

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kommen

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to come
Wir kommen morgen zu dir
We will come to you tomorrow

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gehen

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to go
Wir gehen ins Kino
We are going to the movies

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wissen

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to know
Woher weißt du das?
Where do you know this from?

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sehen

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to see
Mark sieht ohne Brille nichts
Mark sees nothing without his glasses

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stehen

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to stand,
Der Maler steht auf dem Balkon
The painter stands on the balcony

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finden

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to find
Wir finden keine Lösung
We are failing to find a solution

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bleiben

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to stay, remain
Du kannst bis morgen bleiben
You can stay till tomorrow

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liegen

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to lie
Der Kranke liegt im Bett
The patient lies in bed

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heißen

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to be called
Sie heißt Anja
Her name is Anja

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denken

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to think
Wir denken an dich
We think of you

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nehmen

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to take
Kannst du den Koffern nehmen?
Can you take the suitcase?

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tun

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to do
Wir tun nur unsere Pflicht
We’re just doing our duty

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glauben

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to believe
Glaubst du uns?
Do you believe us?

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halten

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to hold
Er hält eine Blume in der Hand
He is holding a flower in his hand

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nennen

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to name, call
Sie nennen ihren Sohn Max
They will call their son Max

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mögen

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to like
Ich mag Äpfel
I like apples

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zeigen

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to show
Der Stadtführer zeigt den Touristen die Stadt
The city guide shows the tourists the city

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führen

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to lead
Die Straße führt ins nächste Dorf
The road leads to the next village

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sprechen

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to speak
Ich spreche mit dir
I am speaking with you

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bringen

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to bring
Er bringt seiner Freundin Blumen
He is bringing flower to his girlfriend

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leben

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to live
Tobi lebt in Berlin
Tobi lives in Berlin

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fahren

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to drive, ride, go
Jan fahrt gern Fahrrad
Jan likes to ride a bike

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meinen

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to think, have an opinion
Was meint ihr zu dieser Idee?
What do you think about this idea?

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fragen

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to ask
Max hat nach dir gefragt
Max asked for you

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gelten

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to be valid
Dieser Fahrplan gilt nicht mehr
This timetable is no longer valid

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stellen

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to place, set
Ich stelle den Teller auf den Tisch
I am putting a plat on the table

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spielen

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to play
Die Kinder spielen draußen
The children are playing outside

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arbeiten

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to work
Er arbeitet seit zwei Jahren in dieser Firma
He has been working in this company for two years

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brauchen

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to need
Brauchst du Hilfe?
Do you need help?

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folgen

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to follow
Ich folge deinem Rat
I follow your advice

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lernen

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to learn
Sie lernt Deutsch
She is learning German

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bestehen

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to exist
Die Firma besteht seit 2004
The company exists since 2004

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verstehen

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to understand
Jan versteht kein Englisch
Jan does not understand any English

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setzen

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to set, place, put
Wenn man die Daten zueinander in die Beziehung setzt, kommt man zu interessanten Ergebnissen
If you connect the data together, you get interesting results.

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bekommen

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to get, receive
Wir bekomme selten Post
We rarely get mail

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beginnen

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to begin
Max beginnt im Herbst sein Studium
Max begins his studies in autumn

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erzählen

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to tell
Die Mutter erzählt ihren Kindern ein Märchen
The mother tells her children a fairytale

41
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versuchen

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to try, attempt
Ich versuche, die Prüfung dieses Mal zu bestehen
I will try to pass this exam this time.

42
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schreiben

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to write
Romeo schreibt Julia einen Liebesbrief
Romeo is writing a love letter to Juliet

43
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laufen

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to run
Erwin läuft jeden Tag fünf Runden im Park
Erwin runs five laps in the park every day

44
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erklären

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to explain
Der Lehrer erklärt seinen Schülern eine chemische Formel
The teacher explains a chemical formula to the students

45
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entsprechen

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to correspond, match
Der Anzug entspricht nicht meinen Vorstellungen
The suit doesn’t match my expectation.

46
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sitzen

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to sit
Auf dem Sofa sitzt der Kater und putzt sich
The cat sits on the sofa and cleans itself

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ziehen

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to pull, move
Man muss an der Tür ziehen, um sie zu öffnen
You must pull the door to open it

48
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scheinen

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to shine, seem, appear
der Sonne scheint
The sun is shining

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fallen

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to fall
Lass die Vase bitte nicht fallen!
Please don’t let the vase fall!

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gehören

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to belong
der Koffer gehört mir
The suitcase belongs to me

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entstehen

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to originate, develop
Wirbelstürme entstehen über dem Meer
Hurricanes form over the sea

52
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erhalten

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to receive
Den Brief habe ich am Mittwoch erhalten
I received the letter on Wednesday

53
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treffen

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to meet
Wir treffen uns morgen Mittag auf dem Markt
We will meet each other tomorrow noon at the market.

54
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suchen

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to search, look for
Ich habe meinen Sonnenbrille stundenlang gesucht
I have searched for my sunglasses for hours

55
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legen

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to lay, put
Die Mutter legt das Baby ins Bett
The mother puts the baby on the bed

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vorstellen

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to introduce, imagine
Der Manager stellt das neue Konzept vor
The manage is introducing the new concept

57
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handeln

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to deal, trade, be about
Der Roman handelt von einer modernen Familie
The novel is about a modern family

58
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erreichen

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to achieve, reach
Nach vier Stunden erreichten wir den Berggipfel
After four hours we reached the mountaintop

59
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tragen

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to carry, wear
Sie trägt im Sommer gern Kleider
She likes to wear dresses in summer.

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schaffen

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to manage, create
Ich schaffe meine Arbeit nicht
I’m not managing to do my job

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lesen

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to read
Antina liest gern Game of Thrones Bücher
Antina likes to read Game of Thrones books

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verlieren

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to lose
Die Kirche verliert an Einfluss
The church is losing its influence

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darstellen

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to depict, portray
Das Bild stellt eine Winterlandschaft dar.
The image depicts a winter landscape

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erkennen

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to recognize, admit
Ich kann es nicht erkennen, ich sehe schlecht
I cannot quite see it, I have a poor eyesight

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entwickeln

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to develop
Schmetterlinge entwickeln sich aus Raupen
Butterflies develop from caterpillars

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reden

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to talk
Ich möchte jetzt nicht darüber reden
I don’t want to talk about it now

67
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aussehen

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to appear, look
Sie sieht aus wie ihre Großmutter
She looks like her grandmother

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erscheinen

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to appear
Die ersten Sterne erscheinen am Himmel
The first stars are appearing in the sky

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bilden

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to form, educate
Den Höhepunkt des Festes bildet das abendliche Feuerwerk
The highlight of the festival is the evening fireworks show

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anfangen

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to begin
Das Theaterstück fängt gleich an
The play’s about to start

71
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erwarten

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to expect
Unser Chef erwartet großes Engagement von seinen Mitarbeitern
Our boss expects great commitment from his employees

72
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wohnen

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to live
Mark wohnt schon dreizehn Jahre in Deutschland
Mark has been living in Germany already for 14 years

73
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betreffen

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to affect, concern
Das betrifft alle Abiturienten dieses Jahrgangs
That concerns all high school graduates of this year’s class

74
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warten

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to wait
Die Kinder warten voller Ungeduld auf Weihnachten
The children are waiting impatiently for Christmas.

75
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vergehen

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to pass (about time)
Wie die Zeit vergeht.
How the time flies.

76
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helfen

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to help
Kinder sollten im Haushalt helfen
Children should help with the household

77
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gewinnen

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to win, gain
Sie möchte eine Medaille gewinnen
She wants to win a medal

78
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schließen

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to close
Schließen Sie jetzt bitte die Augen
Please close your eyes

79
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fühlen

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to feel
Sie fühlt sich schlecht
She is not feeling well

80
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bieten

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to offer
Nach dem Vortrag bietet sich die Gelegenheit zu einem Stadtrundgang
After the lecture you will have the opportunity to take a tour of the city.

81
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interessieren

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to interest
Das fünfte Kapitel interessiert uns heute besonders
The fifth chapter is especially interesting for us today

82
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interessieren sich

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to be interested
Hans interessiert sich für Architektur
Hans is interested in Architecture

83
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erinnern

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to remind
Ich werde dich daran erinnern
I will remind you about it

84
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erinnern sich

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to remember
Ich kann mich nicht daran erinnern
I cannot remember it

85
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ergeben

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to result in
Vier plus vier ergibt acht
4 plus 4 equals 8

86
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anbieten

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to offer
Die Firma bietet einen rabatt von 10% an
The company is offering a 10% discount

87
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studieren

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to study
Nach ihrem Abitur will Melanie Psychologie studieren
After her graduation, Melanie wants to study psychology

88
Q

verbinden

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to connect, link
Verbinden Sie ihre Smartwatch mit dem Handy
Connect your smartwatch to your mobile phone

89
Q

ansehen

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to look at, watch
Ich sehe mir gleich die Nachrichten an
I’m about to watch the news.

90
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fehlen

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to lack, be missing, be absent
Es fehlt die Unterschrift
The signature is missing

91
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bedeuten

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to mean
Was bedeutet das?
What does that mean?

92
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vergleichen

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to compare
Vergleich doch mal die Preise
Please compare the prices one more time

93
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steigen

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to climb, increase
Die Aktien steigen
The stocks are rising

94
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verlassen

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to leave
Wir verlassen das Haus um 8 Uhr
We will leave the house at 8

95
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verlassen sich

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To depend, rely on
Ich verlasse mich auf dich
I rely on you

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