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0
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What is the german word for “experience”?

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Erfahrung

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What is german for crevice?

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Bergschrund

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2
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Translatw the german word “Schlagwort”

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Slogan

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3
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Donnerwetter (kind of storm)

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Thunderstorm

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4
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German for “glacier”?

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Gletscher

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5
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Aufforderung zum Tanz

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Invitation to the Dance

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6
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German for “spirit” or “intellect”?

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Geist

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7
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Wissenschaft

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Science

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8
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“Greece” in German

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Greichenland

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9
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French word that means “formerly” or “at another time”?

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Autrefois

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10
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What kind of song is an “Abschiedslied”?

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Farewell song

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11
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“Das Leben is die Liebe”

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Life is love

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12
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“Half a cup” in french?

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Une demie-tasse

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13
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“Schmetterling”

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Butterfly :)

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14
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Roast in sweet-and-sour sauce (german name for)?

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Sauerbraten

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15
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Loneliness in German

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Einsamkeit

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16
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Cela va sans dire

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That goes without saying

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17
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Business in french

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Les affaires

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18
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“Incorrigible child” in french

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Enfant terrible

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19
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Borgen macht sorgen

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Borrowing makes sorrowing

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20
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Loin des yeux, loin du coeur

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Out of sight, out of mind

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21
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Der Beweis
Der Nachweis
Der Erweis
Die Probe

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Proof

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22
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Ad valorem

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According to its value

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23
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Cela na fait rein

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That makes no difference

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24
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Chef d’oeuvre

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Masterpiece

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25
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German for slowly is…?

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Langsam

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26
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What does “Erblichkeit” mean?

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Heredity

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27
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Dichtung und Wahrheit

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Poetry and Truth

28
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Sans doute

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Without doubt

29
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Alma mater?

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Bounteous mother

30
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Translate the german word “tugend”

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Virtue

31
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Meaning of these words?

Schliessen
Zuschliessen
Abschliessen
Verschliessen
Zumachen
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Close

32
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Drang nach Oster?

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Push (thrust) toward the East

33
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Gedanke

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Thought

34
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Die Weisheit is nur in der Wahrheit

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Wisdom lies only in truth

35
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Sache? (German)

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Thing (cause, matter)

36
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“Dictatorship” in german

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Diktatur

37
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German for “homeland”?

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Heimat

38
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German term that means “in spite of that” or “nevertheless”?

A

Trotzdem

39
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What is a german “dichter”?

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Poet (writer)

40
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Faulheit

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Laziness

41
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Volk der Dichter und Denker

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Poets and thinkers

42
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Translate the german word “Regisseur”

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Director

43
Q

“Empfindung” is German for what?

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Sensation (feeling, emotion)

44
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“Dolmetscher”

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Translator (interpreter)

45
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Das heisst

A

That is

46
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What german word has these meanings?

Investigation
Science
Research

A

Forschung

47
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What word from the french means a window on the slope of a roof?

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Mansard

48
Q

French for sherbet?

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Sorbet

49
Q

Bergsteiger

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Mountain climbing

50
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What three latin words that refer to an indispensable component literally mean “without which nothing”?

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Sine qua non

51
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L’etoile du nord

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The North star

52
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Latin for let the buyer beware

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Caveat emptor

53
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Pflicht is german for?

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Duty

54
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Du bist wie eine Blume

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You are like a flower

55
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Frisch begonnen, halb gewonnen

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Well begun is half done

56
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German word that means conflict, altercation, or quarrel

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Streit

57
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Vous devez prendre garde

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You must be very careful

58
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In the beginning in german

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Am Anfang

59
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Abendstern

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Evening star

60
Q

Baukunst

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Architecture

61
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French for power

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Puissance

62
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Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern

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Birds of a feather flock together

63
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Der vorsatz
Der entschluss
Das ziel
Die absicht

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Purpose

64
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German for pain

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Schmerz

65
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German for assignment or homework?

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Aufgabe

66
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Bericht

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Report

67
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Sammlung

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Collection

68
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Tarnung

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Camouflage (concealment)

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