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die Abkürzung

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abbreviation

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der Absatz

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paragraph

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ab/schneiden [i, i]

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to do (well, poorly, etc. on an exam)

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der Abschnitt

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section, segment, chapter

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allgemein

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general

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der Anhang

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appendix, addendum

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die Anmerkung

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footnote, annotation

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an/reden

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to address, speak to

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archaiisch

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archaic

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der (un-)bestimmte Artikel

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(in-)definite article

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die Aufgabe

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assignment

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auf/schreiben [ie, ie]

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to write down

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der Aufsatz

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essay, composition

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auf/treten [a, e]

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to appear (on screen, on stage)

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der Ausdruck

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expression

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aus/drücken

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to express

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aus/fallen [ie, a]

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to be cancelled, omitted

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aus/händigen

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to hand out

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die Ausnahme

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exception

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die Aussage

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statement

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die Aussprache

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pronunciation

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aus/sprechen [a, o]

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to pronounce

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auswendig lernen

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to memorize, learn by heart

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der Auszug

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excerpt

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beachten

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to note, take note of

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der Befehl

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command

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bemerken

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to notice

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die Bemerkung

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comment, remark

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benutzen

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to use, employ

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besprechen [a, o]

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to discuss

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bezeichnen als

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to call, designate as

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sich beziehen [o, o] auf (+ Akk.)

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to refer to, relate to

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beziehungsweise (= bzw.)

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or, and/or, as the case may be

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bildlich

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figurative, metaphorical

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das Blatt

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sheet (of paper)

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buchstabieren

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to spell

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buchstäblich

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literal, verbal, exact

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deutlich

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clear(ly)

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die Diavorstellung

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slide presentation

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eindeutig

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unambiguous, clear

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die Einführung

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introduction

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ein/händigen

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to hand in

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ein/reichen

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to hand in

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ein/setzen

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to insert, fill in

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entsprechen [a, o] (+ Dat.)

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to correspond to

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ergänzen

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to complete, fill in

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erklären

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to explain

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erzählen

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to tell, narrate

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der Erzähler

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narrator

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es geht um “X”

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“X” is under discussion, “X” is being dealt with

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der Fall

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case, instance; grammatical case

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fällig

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due

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fehlen

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to be absent, missing, lacking

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der Fehler

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mistake, error

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flektieren

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to inflect, give inflectional endings to

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folgendes

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to following

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wie folgt

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as follows

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die Fortsetzung

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continuation

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gebrauchen

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to use, employ

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gebräuchlich

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common, customary

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das Gedicht

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poem

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das Gegenteil

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opposite

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die (un-)gerade Zahl

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(un-)even number

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die Geschichte

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story; history

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gewöhnlich

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usual(ly)

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die Handlung

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action, plot

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Haupt-

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main, chief

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das Hochdeutsch

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high German, standard German

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das Imperfektum [= Präteritum]

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simple past tense, imperfect tense

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der Inhalt

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content

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die Klammer

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parenthesis

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klingen [a, u]

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to sound, seem

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der Konjunktiv

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subjunctive

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das Kreuzworträtsel

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crossword puzzle

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die Lektüre

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reading assignment, selection

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das Lesestück

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reading selection

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das Märchen

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fairy tale

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mündlich (= mündl.)

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oral(ly)

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die Nacherzählung

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retelling, paraphrase

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nach/schlagen [u, a]

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to look up (in dictionary)

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nach Vereinbarung

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by appointment

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nicht unbedingt

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not necessarily

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die Note

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grade, mark

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(von) oben

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(from the) at the top (of page etc.)

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der Ort

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place

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paraphrasieren

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to paraphrase

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das Partizip

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participle

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das Perfektum

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present perfect tense

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das Präteritum [= Imperfektum]

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simple past tense, imperfect tense

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das Pronomen

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pronoun

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die Prüfung

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text, exam

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reagieren auf (+ Akk.)

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to react to

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das Referat

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report, presentation

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die Regel

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rule

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(un-)regelmäßig

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(ir-)regular

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römisch

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Roman numeral

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der Satz

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sentence

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der Schauplatz

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setting, scene

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das Schlußexamen

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final exam

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Schluß machen

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to stop, quit, knock off

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schriftlich (= schr.)

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written, in written form

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schwarz auf weiß

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in black and white, on paper

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die Seite (= S.)

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page

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der Semesterplan

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syllabus

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die Silbe

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syllable

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der Sinn

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sense, meaning

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im übertragenen Sinne

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in a figurative sense, figuratively

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sorgfältig

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careful(ly)

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das Sprachlabor

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language lab

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die Sprechstunde

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office hour

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das Sprichwort

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saying, aphorism

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die Stammform

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principle part (of a verb)

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statt/finden [a, u]

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to take place

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die Stelle

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passage (in a text)

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streichen [i, i]

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to omit, delete

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die Strophe

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stanza

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das Stück

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play, drama

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die Tafel

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blackboard

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das Tempus

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verb tense

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übersetzen

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to translate

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übertreiben [ie, ie]

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to exaggerate

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üblich

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customary, common

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die Übung

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exercise; practice

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die Umgangssprache

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everyday, colloquial language

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umgangssprachlich

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colloquial

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umgekehrt

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vice versa, the other way around

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umschreiben [ie, ie]

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to paraphrase

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und so weiter (= usw.)

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and so forth, etc.

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und zwar

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to wit, specifically

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(von) unten

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(from the) at the bottom (of page etc.)

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unterbrechen [a, o]

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to interrupt

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der Unterricht

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class, instruction

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der Unterschied

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difference

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verantwortlich für

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responsible for

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vereinfachen

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to simplify

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vergleichen [i, i]

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to compare

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vermeiden [ie, ie]

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to avoid

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verspätet

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late, overdue

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verteilen

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to hand out, distribute

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verwandeln

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to change, convert

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verwandt mit

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related to

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verwechseln

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to mix up, confuse, take for

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die Vokabel

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vocabulary item, word

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sich vor/bereiten auf (+ Akk.)

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to prepare for

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vor/lesen [a, e]

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to read aloud, read out

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wählen

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to choose, select

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weg/lassen [ie, a]

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to leave out, omit

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wiederholen

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to repeat; to review

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die Wiederholung

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repetition; review

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wörtlich

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literal

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der Wortschatz

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vocabulary

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das Zeichen

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sign, indication

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die Zeile

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line (of text)

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die Zensur

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grade, mark

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das Zitat

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quotation

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zitieren

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to quote, cite

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zunächst einmal

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first of all

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der Zusammenhang

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context

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zweideutig

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ambiguous, equivocal