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public

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offentlich

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the public

The castle is open to the public

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Die Öffentlichkeit

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(to) raft

A raft

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Mit einem Schlauchboot / Floß fahren

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ultimate

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ultimativ, perfekt

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mule

a mule

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Maultier

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(to) include

The team includes two women.
Does the trip include a tour of London?

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einschließen

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accommodation

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Unterkunft

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(to) look forward to sb. /sth.

I am really looking forward to the weekend. We are going to drive to the Grand Canyon.

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sich auf jn./etwas freuen

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daily

noun: day. - adjektive/adverb: daily

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täglich, Tages-

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three and a half days / weeks

With “and”

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dreieinhalb Tage/Wochen

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awesome

very good, great

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klasse, großartig

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(to) hike

(to) go for long walks in the country

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wandern

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hike

= a long walk in the country

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Wanderung, Marsch

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tribal

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Stammes-

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tribe

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(Volks-)Stamm

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identification, ID

The police told us that we couldn’t go in without identification.

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Ausweis

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ruin

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Ruine

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reservation

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Reservat

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drive

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(Auto-)Fahrt

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glad

Tim is a good friend. I’m really glad I met him.

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froh, dankbar

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especially

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besonders; vor allem

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Native American

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amerikanische(r) Ureinwohner / in,

Indianer/in

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(to) form

How do you form the adjective from the noun “danger”?
you add “ous “: dangerous

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bilden

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gorge

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Schlucht

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colorful

colourful

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bunt

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kilometer

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Kilometer

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deep

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tief

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rim

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Rand, Kante

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middle school

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(USA) Schule für 11 bis 14 jährige

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grade (AE)

=BE year

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Jahrgangsstufe, Klasse

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(to) raise money (for)

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Geld sammeln (für)

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(to) cut the grass

She’s cutting the grass.

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Rassen mähen

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grass

She is cutting the Grass

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Gras, Rasen

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sale

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(Aus-. Schluss) Verkauft

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tent

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Zelt

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(to) prefer sth. (to sth.)

I~ dogs to cat

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etwas (einer anderen Sache) vorziehen ;etwas lieber tun (als etwas)

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how to do sth.

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wie man etwas tun / tun kann / tun soll

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binoculars (Pl.)

My ~ were very expensive - don’t lose them.

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Fernglas

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tool

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Werkzeug

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on our/my/… own

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allein,selbstständig (ohne Hilfe )

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(to) sew (on), sewed , sewn

The doctors were able to ~ his finger on.

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(an)nähen

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high school

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(USA) Schule für 14-bis 18-Jährige

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route

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Strecke, Route

! ! ! In den USA werden wichtige Fernstraßen mit “Route + Nummer” bezeichnet.

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gas (AE)

petrol (BE)

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Benzin

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gas station (AE)
petrol station (BE)
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Tankstelle

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license plate (AE)
number plate (BE)
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Nummernschild

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border

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Grenze

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cattle (Pl.)

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Vieh, Rinder

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dinosaur

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Dinosaurier

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collection

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Sammlung

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finally

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endlich, schließlich

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grand

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eindrucksvoll

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straight

We drove straight to Paris and didn’t stop on the way.

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direkt

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(to) stretch

The history of london stretches over centuries.
He woke up, stretched and went to the bathroom.

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sich (er)strecken

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layer

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Schicht

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multi-

multi-coloured; a multi-millionaire

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viel-, mehr-; multi-, Multi-

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trail

We learned a lot about trees on the forest trail.

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(Lehr)Pfad

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foot,
pl. feet

The cabin was quite small, only six feet high.

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Fuß (Längenmaß; ca. 30 cm)

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tip

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Spitze

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wing

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Flügel

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(to) forgive sb. for sth.
forgive - forgave - forgiven

I know that she has hurt you, but try to forgive her.
He forgave me for my rude words.

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jm. etwas vergeben, verzeihen

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stop

After a short stop we drove on.

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Halt, Aufenthalt

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highway

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(USA) Fernstraße (oft mit vier oder mehr Spuren)