German Verbs Flashcards

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ziehen

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to draw, pull, attract

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brauchen

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to need, require

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arbeiten

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to work, labour, function

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essen

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to eat, take a meal

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geben

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to give, confer, grant, yield

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finden

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to find, discover, think, consider, come across

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bekommen

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to get, receive, obtain

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denken

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to think, conceive, bear in mind

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fragen

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to ask, inquire, question

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gehören

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to belong, pertain

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helfen

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to help, assist, support, remedy

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kaufen

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to buy, purchase

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kennen

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to know, be familiar with, be acquainted with

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bleiben

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to remain, stay, keep

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mögen

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to like

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nehmen

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to take

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legen

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to lay, put, place

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sehen

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to see, look, watch

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schlafen

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to sleep, be asleep

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spielen

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to play, act, perform

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treffen

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to meet, make, hit, reach

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machen

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to make, construct, do, cause, constitute

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tun

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to do, work, perform

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wollen

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to want (to), intend to

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sterben

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to die, perish

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wissen

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to know

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bringen

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to bring, take, yield, present, put

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fahren

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to drive, go, travel, convey, carry (by vehicle)

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gehen

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to go, walk, move (by foot)

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haben

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to have, possess, bear

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glauben

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to believe, think, imagine

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kommen

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to come, reach

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heißen

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to be called/named, mean

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hören

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to hear, listen. attend

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können

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can, to be able to, to know (how to)

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lassen

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to let, allow, stop, put aside, let go, permit

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laufen

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to run, walk, work, function

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liegen

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to lie, be lying, rest, be located/situated

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müssen

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must, to have to, be obliged to

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sagen

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to say, mean, tell

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schlagen

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to hit, strike, punch, beat, slap

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sein

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to be, exist

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tragen

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to carry, wear, bear, support, endure

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setzen

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to set, place, put, lay

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wohnen

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to live, stay, dwell

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sitzen

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to sit, be sitting, be situated, be in session

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stellen

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to provide, place, stand, set, position

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sprechen

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to speak, talk, say, converse

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werden

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to become, get (e.g. tired), go (becoming)

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stehen

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to stand, be situated

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ab / biegen

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to turn (off, right, left), bend

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buchen

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to book, reserve

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lösen

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to solve, resolve, loosen, release

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preisen

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to price, extol, laud

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mieten

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to rent (from), lease, engage

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rennen

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to run

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schalten

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to switch, change

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schlingen

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to tie, wind, coil, gulp

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schwitzen

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to sweat, steam up

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speien

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to spit, spew, belch

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rufen

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to call, shout

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töten

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to kill

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träumen

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to dream

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unterhalten

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to entertain, amuse, run, keep

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verändern

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to change, modify, alter

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verbieten

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to prohibit, forbid, ban

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verbrauchen

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to use, consume

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verbringen

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to spend (time)

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verdienen

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to earn, deserve

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verhindern

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to prevent, avoid

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verkaufen

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to sell

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verletzen

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to injure, wound, hurt, violate, infringe

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sich verlieben

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to fall in love

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vermuten

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to suspect, conjecture

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wägen

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to ponder, weigh, consider

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wählen

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to choose, select, elect, vote

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zahlen

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to pay, pay for

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zeichnen

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to draw, portray, sign

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zeigen

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to point, show

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zerstören

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to destroy, ruin, wreck

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stoßen

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to punch, bump, kick, thrust

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teilen

A

to divide, share

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stürzen

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to fall, plunge, plummet

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nutzen

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to use, exploit, benefit, utilise, harness

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passieren

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to happen, occur, come to pass

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öffnen

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to open, unlock

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misslingen

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to fail, be unsuccessful

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lesen

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to read, gather, pick

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korrigieren

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to correct, rectify, adjust

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fühlen

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to feel, perceive, be aware of

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feixen

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to grin, smirk

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beweisen

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to prove, show, give evidence

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schwimmen

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to swim, float

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zu / hören

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to listen to

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regnen

A

to rain

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übernehmen

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to receive, assume, accept, take over, undertake

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entwickeln

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to develop

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fliehen

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to flee, retreat

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bitten

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to ask, request, invite, plead

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beraten

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to advise, confer

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zerstieben

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to scatter, disperse vanish

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spazieren

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to go for a walk, stroll

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schleißen

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to split, strip

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saugen

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to suck

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raten

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to advise, counsel, guess

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schauen

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to look (at), watch

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lügen

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to lie, fib

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mahlen

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to grind, mill

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schimpfen

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to groan, moan, complain; tell off, scold

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klopfen

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to beat, knock, pound; throb, pulsate

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überzeugen

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to convince, persuade

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warten

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to wait; service

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zwingen

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to force, compel

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mit / teilen

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to communicate, inform, pass on / share

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starten

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to start, launch, begin

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verlangen

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to demand, want; require; charge; ask for

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wühlen

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to root, grub, dig; rummage

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hassen

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to hate, abhor

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behaupten

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to maintain; retain possession of; assert, contend

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dauern

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to last, endure, take (time); feel sorry for

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existieren

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to exist

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rechnen

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to reckon; estimate; take into account, do/make a calculation

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schmelzen

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to melt, dissolve

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sorgen

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to take care (of), provide (for); cause

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strahlen

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to shine, sparkle; beam; radiate

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trügen

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to deceive, be deceptive; be a delusion

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verderben

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to go bad, spoilt

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gelten

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to be valid, hold true; matter; be effective; apply to; be considered as

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hoffen

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to hope, expect

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heiraten

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to marry, wed, get married

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klagen

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to complain; sue

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lächeln

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to smile

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liefern

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to deliver, furnish, supply, provide

133
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saufen

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to drink (in excess), swig booze

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schrecken

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to be frightened/scared/startled

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senden

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to send; broadcast, transmit

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knien

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to kneel, be kneeling

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greifen

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to grasp, seize, catch hold (of); reach; resort to

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hinterlassen

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to leave behind

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klingen

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to sound, ring, chime, jingle

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lehnen

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to lean, prop, recline; be leaning, be propped, be reclining

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nennen

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to name, designate, call; mention; nominate