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1
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city, town

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die Stadt/-¨e

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home town

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die Heimatstadt/-¨e

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to request, to ask (for)

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bitten (um) (+akk)
er bittet (um)
er bat (um)
er hat um gebeten

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to find out, to detect, to spot, to spy out

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herausfinden (+akk)
er findet…heraus
er fand…heraus
er hat herausgefunden

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mainly, in the main, chiefly, primarily, mostly, generally

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hauptsächlich

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to deal with, to occupy oneself with, to devote oneself to, to consider the question of

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sich beschäftigen (mit+dat)
er beschäftigt sich (mit)
er beschäftigte sich (mit)
er hat sich (mit) beschäftigt

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geography

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die Geografie

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point of the compass

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die Himmelsrichtung/-en

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the north

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der Norden

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the south

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der Süden

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the west

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der Westen

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the east

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der Osten

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northern

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nördlich

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southern

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südlich

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western

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westlich

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eastern

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östlich

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nearness, proximity, vicinity

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die Nähe/-

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near, in proximity to

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in der Nähe (+gen)

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away, distant

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entfernt (adverb)

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far, far from

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fern (preposition)

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21
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heart

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das Herz/-en

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Europe

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(das) Europa

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The Federal Republic (of Germany)

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die Bundesrepublik (Deutschland)

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altogether, in all, in total, as a whole

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insgesamt

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country, state, (federal) state, land

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das Land/-¨er

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neighbouring country, neighbouring state

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das Nachbarland/-¨er

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to be surrounded, to be enclosed

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umgeben sein (von+dat) 
er ist von... umgeben
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to border on, to have a border with

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grenzen (an+dat)
er grenzt an
er grenzte an
er hat an gegrenzt

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29
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the Netherlands

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die Niederlande

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Dutchman

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der Niederländer/-

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31
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Turkish man

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der Türke/-n

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Czech Republic, Czechia

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Tschechien/die Tschechische Republik

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33
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influence, impact

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der Einfluss/-¨e

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to influence s.o./s.th.

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beeinflussen (+akk)
er beeinflusst
er beeinflusste
er hat beeinflusst

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35
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inhabitant

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der Einwohner/-

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36
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population

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die Bevölkerung

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populous

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bevölkerungsreich

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38
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million

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die Million/-en

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billion

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die Milliarde/-n

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to amount to, to be

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betragen
er beträgt
er betrug
er hat betragen

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41
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already, as early as

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schon

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42
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about, around, roughly, approximately

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ungefähr

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43
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river, flow

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der Fluss/-¨e

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44
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tributary (river)

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der Nebenfluss/-¨e

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45
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Danube

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die Donau

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46
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bank, shore, waterside, edge

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das Ufer/-

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to have its source, to issue (from)

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entspringen
er entspringt
er entsprang
er ist entsprungen

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48
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to flow through

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fließen (durch+akk)
er fließt
er floss
er ist geflossen

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49
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to flow in, to flow into

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münden (in+akk)
er mündet
er mündete
er ist gemündet

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50
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exception

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die Ausnahme/-n

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to form

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bilden (+akk)
er bildet
er bildete
er hat gebildet

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52
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at first, to begin with, firstly

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zunächst (adv)

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53
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to name, to state, to call, to term

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nennen (+akk)
er nennt
er nannte
er hat genannt

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54
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to describe, to depict

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beschreiben (+akk)
er beschreibt
er beschrieb
er hat beschrieben

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55
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landscape, scene

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die Landschaft/-en

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scenically, regional

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landschaftlich

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island, isle

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die Insel/-en

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sea

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die See

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North Sea

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die Nordsee

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Baltic Sea

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die Ostsee

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sea

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das Meer/-e

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coast, coastline, shore, shoreline, waterside

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die Küste/-n

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mud flats, wadden sea

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das Wattenmeer/-e

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mud flats, tideland, tidelands

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das Watt/-e

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tides

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die Gezeiten

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low tide, ebb tide, ebb

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die Ebbe

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high tide

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die Flut

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to demonstrate, to illustrate

A

veranschaulichen (+akk)
er veranschaulicht
er veranschaulichte
er hat veranschaulicht

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clearly, vividly

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anschaulich

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to illustrate s.th

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etwas anschaulich machen (+akk)
er macht etwas anschaulich
er machte etwas anschaulich
er hat etwas anschaulich gemacht

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to hike, to roam, to wander, to migrate

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wandern
er wandert
er wanderte
er ist gewandert

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to regenerate, to relax, to recover, to recuperate

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sich erholen
er erholt sich
er erholte sich
er hat sich erholt

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to bathe, to swim, to take a bath

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baden
er badet
er badete
er hat gebadet

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to sail

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segeln
er segelt
er segelte
er hat/ist gesegelt

75
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popular with

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beliebt (bei+dat)

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both X and Y, X as well as Y

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sowohl X als auch Y (synonymous with nicht nur X, sondern auch Y)

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in contrast to

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im Gegensatz zu (+dat)

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lowland plain, lowlands

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die Tiefebene/-n

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flat, plain, planar

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flach

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fertile, fruitful, fecund, prolific

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fruchtbar

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area, region, district, territory

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das Gebiet/-e

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heath, heathland

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die Heide

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Lüneburg Heath

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die Lüneburger Heide

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part, portion, tract, chapter

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der Teil/-e

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middle, centre

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die Mitte

86
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central, middle

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mittler-

87
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additional, further

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weiter-

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widely, mostly, largely, broadly, to a great extent, to a large extent

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weitgehend

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mostly

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zumeist

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partly, partially

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teilweise

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mountain

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der Berg/-e

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mountains, mountain range

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das Gebirge/-

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highlands, low mountain range

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das Mittelgebirge

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mountainous

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gebirgig (adj.)

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wooded, forested

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bewaldet (adj.)

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tree

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der Baum/-¨e

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wood, forest

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der Wald/-¨er

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Black Forest

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der Schwarzwald

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to define

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definieren (+akk)
er definiert
er definierte
er hat definiert

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Alpine Foothills

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das Voralpenland/das Alpenvorland

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lake

A

der See/-n (masculine on when referring to a lake)

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Lake Constance

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der Bodensee

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hill, mound, hillock

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der Hügel/-

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hilly

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hüg(e)lig (adj)

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Bavaria

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Bayern

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Bavarian (male)

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der Bayer/-n

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Bavarian

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bay(e)risch

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picturesque

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malerisch

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aerial photograph, air photo, aerial view

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das Luftbild/-er

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foreground

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der Vordergrund/-¨e

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background, backdrop

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der Hintergrund/-¨e

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to recognise, to realise, to perceive, to discern

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erkennen (+akk)
er erkennt
er erkannte
er hat erkannt

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the Alps

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die Alpen

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high mountains, high mountain region, high mountain area

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das Hochgebirge/-

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Zugspitze

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die Zugspitze

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summit, top, height, pinnacle, crest

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der Gipfel/-

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rock

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der Felsen/-

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high, up, loft

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hoch

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rocky, craggy

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felsig

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valley, vale, dale, glen

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das Tal/-¨er

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ravine, gorge, canyon

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die Schlucht/-en

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deep

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tief

123
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to do mountaineering

A

bergsteigen

er ist berggestiegen

124
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to climb, to clamber, to scramble

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klettern (auf+akk)
er klettert
er kletterte
er ist geklettert

125
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to climb, to climb up/down s.th, to go up/down s.th

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steigen (auf+akk)
er steigt
er stieg
er ist gestiegen

126
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to climb s.th, to mount (a horse etc.)

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besteigen (+akk)
er besteigt
er bestieg
er ist bestiegen

127
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to ski

A

Ski fahren
er fährt Ski
er fuhr Ski
er ist Ski gefahren

128
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to do cross-country skiing

A

Skilanglauf machen

129
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to do tobogganing, to sledge

A

Schlitten fahren
er fährt Schlitten
er fuhr Schlitten
er ist Schlitten gefahren

130
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to ice-skate

A

Schlittschuh laufen
er läuft Schlittschuh
er lief Schlittschuh
er ist Schlittschuh gelaufen

131
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varied, diverse, manifold

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vielfältig

132
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climate

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das Klima/-s

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inner

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inner- (adj.)

134
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outer, outside, extreme

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äußer- (adj.)

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extremely, exceedingly

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äußerst (adv)

136
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almost, nearly, all but, well-nigh

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beinahe (adv)