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German Words to Learn--C Flashcards

1
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C (letter of the alphabet)

A

“tsay”

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2
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Cafe Latte

A

der Milchkaffee

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3
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caffeine-free

decaf coffee

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coffeinfrei

entcoffeinierten Kaffee

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4
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the calendar

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der Kalender; die Kalender

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5
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to call or talk on the phone

to make a phone call

A 
telefonieren (vb)
du telefonierst
or anrufen (separable vb)
du rufst an
Ich rufe meine Mutter an.
Du rufst deine Mutter an.
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6
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to call out

A

rufen

du rufst

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7
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can

Can I also walk there?

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können (modal verb: pushes other verb to end of sentence and other verb keeps infinitive form)
du kännst
Kann ich auch dahin laufen?

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8
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Canada

Canadian

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Kanada

Kanadier; Kanadierin (f); die Kanadier (pl)

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9
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the candle

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die Kerze; die Kerzen

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10
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the canvas or the screen

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die Leinwand [literally “the wall flax”] (die Lein=the flax)

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11
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the cap [baseball type]

the cap [beanie, knit cap]

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die Kappe

die Mütze

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12
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the capital city; the metropolis

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die Hauptstadt [abbr=hpts.]

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13
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careful

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vorsicht

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14
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to carry out, implement

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durchführen

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15
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chalk

chalkboard

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die Kreide

die Tafel

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16
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to change; exchange

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wechseln (vb)

du wechselst

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17
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the chaos

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das Chaos “COW-us”

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18
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the choice

a great choice

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die Wahl

eine gute Wahl

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19
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the choir

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das Chor “kor”

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20
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Christ
Chistian
A.D.; B.C.

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Christus [abbr=Chr.]
christlich
nach Christus [abbr=n. Chr.]
vor Christus [abbr=v. Chr.]

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21
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the church

the church wedding

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die Kirche

die Kirchliche Trauung or die Kirchliche Hochzeit

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22
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the cigar

the cigarette

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die Zigarre

die Zigarrétte

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23
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civil/state

the civil/state wedding

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zivile or bürgerliche

die Zivile Trauung

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24
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the class [lesson, study of]

the biology class

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der Unterricht

die Biologieunterricht

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25
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the class [discreet group]

first class, second class

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der Klasse

erste Klasse, zweitze Klasse

26
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the classroom

A

das Klassenzimmer

27
Q

the classmate

A

der Klassenkamerand
die Klassenkamerandin
die Klassenkameraden (pl)

28
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clearness, brightness

A

die Helle

29
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to climb, rise, get off

to climb in/out

A

steigen (vb)
du steigst
steigen in/steigen aus

30
Q

to close, shut, shut down (colloquial)
Shut the book!
to close, shut, shut down (Hochdeutsch)

A 
zumachen (separable vb)
du machst...zu
Machen Sie das Buch zu!
schließen
du schließt
Schließen Sie das Buch.
31
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closed (past tense–colloquial)

closed (Hochdeutsch)

A

zumachten
du machtest…zu
geschlossen
du hast geschlossen

32
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the cloth; fabric

A

der Tuch or der Stoff

33
Q

the clothing

to change clothes; to move or relocate

A

die Kleidung

umziehen (sep. vb.) du ziehst … um

34
Q

the clothing size

A

die Kleidergröße

or die Konfectionsgrößen (Konfections=ready-made)

35
Q

cloudy

A

bewölkt–gray, monotone sky, hardly any or no sun

wolkig–clouds scattered across the sky, sun peeking through here and there

36
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coffee cream (like evaporated milk)

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die Kaffeecreme or die Kaffeesahne (or just die Sahne)

37
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colleague

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der Kollege; die Kollegin; die Kollegen (pl)

38
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the column (architecture)
the column (newspaper)
the column of numbers
A

die Säule; die Säulen
die Kolumne; die Zeitungskolumne
die Zahlenkolonne (Kolonne, not Kolumne) or der Spalte
[der Spalte means the split or the gap]

39
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to come back, be back, come again

A

wiederkommen (sep vb)

du kommst…wieder

40
Q

computer science

A

die Informatik

41
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the connection
the train connection
the connection (physical)
the phone jack

A

die Verbindung (travel, or a connection between people–She and I have a real connection!)
die Zugverbindung
or die Anschluss (networks, sewer connection–physical things connecting to each other)
die Telefonanschluss = the phone jack
Der Anschluss was also the hostile takeover of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938.

42
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the content

A

der Inhalt; die Inhalte

43
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to continue or set forth (a small group or person continues doing something)

A

fortsetzen (sep vb)
du setzt…fort
(There are several other words meaning continue)

44
Q

to contradict, disagree with, oppose

A

widersprechen

du widersprichst

45
Q

to contribute, add; help

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beitragen (sep vb)

du trägst…bei

46
Q

the conversation

A

die Unterhaltung

47
Q

cool (temperature)

A

kühl

48
Q

correct

A

stimmt (most common)
Ja, das stimmt; Nein, das stimmt nicht.
richtig
paßt (it fits)

49
Q

to be correct

A

stimmen (vb)

du stimmst

50
Q

the cough

to cough

A

der Husten
husten (vb)
du hustest

51
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the crossroads; intersection

A

die Kreuzung

52
Q

crossways, across

A

quer

53
Q

curd cheese (Quark)

A

der Quark

54
Q

the currency

A

die Währung

55
Q

the currency exchange office

A

die Wechselstube

56
Q

current/timely

A

aktuell

57
Q

the curtain

A

der Vorhang

58
Q

the Customs officer

A

der Zöllner; die Zóllnerin

59
Q

cute, pretty

A

hübsch; niedlich

60
Q

to camp

the camp or camping place

A

campen (vb) du campst

der Campingplatz

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