Towns and buildings | Sehenswürdigkeit + | sight, place of interest + | Towns | A
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| Towns and buildings | umziehen + | to move (house) + | Buying, selling and renting property | A
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| Towns and buildings | freistehend + | detached + | Domestic buildings | B
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| Household | Korkenzieher + | corkscrew + | Kitchenware | A
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| Household | Schraubenzieher + | screwdriver + | Tools | B
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| Household | eine Schraube (in etw) hineindrehen + | to drive a screw (into sth) + | Tools | C
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| Household | eine Schraube herausdrehen + | to remove a screw + | Tools | C
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| Household | eine Schraube anziehen + | to tighten a screw + | Tools | C
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| The animal world | wiehern + | to neigh + | Animal behaviour | A
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| The animal world | auf die Jagd gehen + | to go hunting, shooting + | Protection and hunting | A
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| Weather | wehen + | to blow + | Wind and storms | A
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| Weather | Schneewehe + | snowdrift + | Snow and ice | B
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| The human body and health | Zehe + | toe + | Limbs | A
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| The human body and health | Mittelzehe + | middle toe, third toe + | Limbs | B
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| The human body and health | große/kleine Zehe + | big/little toe + | Limbs | B
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| The human body and health | zweite/vierte Zehe + | second/fourth toe + | Limbs | B
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| The human body and health | Wehen + | labour + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | B
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| The human body and health | in den Wehen liegen + | to be in labour + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | B
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| The human body and health | Zehenknochen + | phalange + | Skeleton | C
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| The human body and health | Vorsteherdrüse + | prostate gland + | Sexual organs | C
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| The health service and medicine | einen Facharzt zu Rate ziehen + | to consult a specialist + | Medical personnel and specialities | A
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| The health service and medicine | einen Zahn ziehen + | to pull, extract a tooth + | Dentistry | A
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| The health service and medicine | in Kur gehen + | to go to a health resort (for a course of treatment) + | Medical treatment | B
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| Physical appearance | gut/gesund aussehen + | to look well + | Face | A
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| Physical appearance | blühend aussehen + | to look marvellous/the picture of health + | Face | A
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| Physical appearance | jugendlich aussehen + | to look youthful + | Face | A
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| Physical appearance | jung aussehend + | fresh-faced + | Face | A
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| Physical appearance | jmdm ähnlich sehen + | to resemble sb + | Face | A
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| Physical appearance | ein Gesichtmachen/ziehen + | to make/pull a face + | Face | A
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| Physical appearance | gut aussehend + | good-looking, handsome + | (Un) attractiveness | A
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| Physical appearance | verhungert aussehen + | to look half-starved + | Build | B
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| Physical appearance | vorstehende Augenbrauen + | prominent eyebrows + | Face | B
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| Physical appearance | vorstehende Backenknochen + | prominent cheekbones + | Face | B
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| Physical appearance | abgespannt aussehen + | to look drawn [from tiredness] + | Face | C
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| Physical appearance | abgehärmt aussehen + | to look drawn [from worries] + | Face | C
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| Physical appearance | ohne eine Miene zu verziehen + | straight-faced + | Face | C
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| Physical appearance | eine fliehende Stirn + | a sloping forehead + | Face | C
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| Physical appearance | ein fliehendes Kinn + | a receding chin + | Face | C
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| Physical appearance | ein vorspringendes/vorstehendes Kinn + | a prominent/protruding chin + | Face | C
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| Physical appearance | ihr stehen die Haare zu Berge + | her hair is standing on end + | Hair | C
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| Gesture and movement | gehen + | to go, walk + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | zu Fuß gehen + | to go on foot + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | spazieren gehen/fahren + | to go for a walk/drive + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | mitgehen + | to go along, go with + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | sich umdrehen + | to turn around + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | weggehen + | to leave, go away + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | losgehen + | to set off + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | vorbeigehen + | to pass + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | zurückgehen + | to go back, return + | Movement forwards and backwards | A
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| Gesture and movement | weitergehen + | to go on + | Movement forwards and backwards | A
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| Gesture and movement | etw ziehen + | to pull sth + | Movement forwards and backwards | A
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| Gesture and movement | aufstehen + | to stand up, get up + | Movement upwards and downwards | A
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| Gesture and movement | nach oben gehen + | to go up + | Movement upwards and downwards | A
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| Gesture and movement | etw drehen + | to twist sth + | Movement of the limbs | A
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| Gesture and movement | herumstehen + | to stand around + | Movement of the limbs | A
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| Gesture and movement | den Kopf drehen + | to turn one's head + | Movement of the head | A
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| Gesture and movement | sich nach etw umdrehen + | to turn one's head towards sth + | Movement of the head | A
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| Gesture and movement | (jmdm) vorangehen + | to go ahead (of sb) + | General | B
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| Gesture and movement | an jmdm/etw vorbeigehen + | to pass sb/sth + | General | B
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| Gesture and movement | vorbeiziehen + | to pass [procession] + | General | B
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| Gesture and movement | hin und her gehen + | to walk back and forth + | Movement forwards and backwards | B
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| Gesture and movement | auf jmdn/etw zugehen + | to move towards sb/sth + | Movement forwards and backwards | B
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| Gesture and movement | auf Zehenspitzen gehen + | to tiptoe, walk on tiptoe + | Movement of the limbs | B
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| Gesture and movement | den Kopf einziehen + | to duck + | Movement of the head | B
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| Gesture and movement | sich zurückziehen + | to retire, withdraw, retreat + | Movement forwards and backwards | C
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| Gesture and movement | einen Rückzieher machen + | to back out + | Movement forwards and backwards | C
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| Gesture and movement | über den Onkel gehen + | to walk pigeon-toed + | Gait | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | jmdn vom Sehen kennen + | to know sb by sight + | Friendliness and unfriendliness, communicativeness | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | jmdm auf die Nerven gehen + | to get on sb's nerves + | Amiability | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | sich beherrschen + | to control oneself, keep one's temper + | Stability and instability | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | die Beherrschung verlieren + | to lose one's temper/self-control + | Stability and instability | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | etw verdrehen + | to distort sth + | Honesty and dishonesty, trust and distrust | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | schwarzseherisch + | pessimistic + | Good/bad humour | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | jmdn (mit etw) aufziehen (coll.) + | to tease sb about sth + | Good/bad humour | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | beherzt + | brave, courageous + | Courage and cowardice | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | geheimnistuerisch + | secretive + | Honesty and dishonesty, trust and distrust | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | durchdrehen (coll.) + | to crack up + | Stability and instability | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | gehemmt + | inhibited + | Courage and cowardice | C
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | sich/jmdn anziehen + | to get dressed/dress sb + | Garments | A
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | etw anziehen + | to put sth on + | Garments | A
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | sich umziehen + | to get changed + | Garments | A
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | sich/jmdn ausziehen + | to get undressed/undress sb + | Garments | A
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | etw ausziehen + | to take sth off + | Garments | A
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | Schuhanzieher + | shoe-horn + | Footwear | B
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| Food and drink | aufgehen + | to rise + | Cooking | B
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| Food and drink | Knoblauchzehe + | garlic clove + | Herbs, spices and condiments | C
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| Food and drink | etw ziehen lassen + | to steep/brew sth + | Cooking | C
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| Perception | (etw) sehen + | to see (sth) + | Sight | A
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| Perception | wegsehen + | to look away + | Sight | A
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| Perception | sich umsehen + | to glance around + | Sight | A
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| Perception | jmdm in die Augen sehen + | to look sb in the eyes + | Sight | A
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| Perception | jmdn/etw ansehen + | to look at, watch, see sb/sth + | Sight | A
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| Perception | (jmdm) zusehen + | to watch (sb) + | Sight | A
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| Perception | jmdn/etw besehen + | to have a look at sb/sth + | Sight | B
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| Perception | (sich) jmdn forschend/prüfend ansehen + | to peer searchingly at sb + | Sight | B
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| Perception | (sich) etw genau ansehen + | to peer searchingly at sth + | Sight | B
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| Perception | (sich) jmdn/etw angestrengt ansehen + | to peer with difficulty at sb/sth + | Sight | B
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| Perception | jmdn mürrisch/verdrießlich ansehen + | to scowl at sb + | Sight | B
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| Perception | jmdm/einer Sache nachsehen + | to gaze after sb/sth + | Sight | B
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| Perception | jmdn/etw flüchtig sehen + | to glimpse sb/sth + | Sight | B
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| Perception | etw durchziehen + | to fill, pervade sth + | Smell | C
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| Colour and light | weiße Mäuse sehen + | to see pink elephants + | Expressions | C
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| Colour and light | alles grau in grau sehen + | to always see the gloomy side of things + | Expressions | C
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| Colour and light | etw durch eine rosa(rote) Brille sehen + | to see sth through rose-coloured spectacles + | Expressions | C
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| Size and quantity | zurückgehen + | to disappear, go down, subside, decrease + | Increase and decrease | A
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| Size and quantity | ungeheuer + | enormous, tremendous, immense + | Capacity, volume and quantity | C
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| Size and quantity | sich zusammenziehen + | to contract, close up + | Increase and decrease | C
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| Time | vorgehen + | to be fast [clock, watch] + | Clock time | C
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| Time | nachgehen + | to be slow [clock, watch] + | Clock time | C
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| Time | stehenbleiben + | to stop [clock, watch] + | Clock time | C
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| Time | vorübergehend + | temporary + | Time phrases | C
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| Time | eher + | earlier, sooner + | Time phrases | C
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| Visual and performing arts | einen Film drehen + | to shoot a film + | Cinema and film | A
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| Visual and performing arts | etw abziehen + | to print sth + | Photography | A
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| Visual and performing arts | jmdm Modell stehen + | to model for sb + | Painting and sculpture | B
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| Visual and performing arts | abgehen + | to exit + | Theatre | C
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| Visual and performing arts | Außenaufnahmen drehen + | to shoot on location + | Cinema and film | C
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| Media and popular culture | Fernseher + | television (set) + | Audiovisual media | A
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| Media and popular culture | Fernsehen + | television + | Audiovisual media | A
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| Media and popular culture | fernsehen + | to watch television + | Audiovisual media | A
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| Media and popular culture | Kabelfernsehen + | cable television + | Audiovisual media | A
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| Media and popular culture | eine Zeitung im Abonnement beziehen + | to subscribe to a newspaper + | Print media | B
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| Media and popular culture | Frühstücksfernsehen + | breakfast television + | Audiovisual media | B
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| Media and popular culture | Münzfernsehen + | pay television + | Audiovisual media | B
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| Media and popular culture | Werbefernsehen + | commercial television + | Audiovisual media | B
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| Media and popular culture | etw (im Radio/Fernsehen) durchgeben + | to announce sth (on the radio/television) + | Audiovisual media | B
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| Media and popular culture | in Druck gehen + | to go to press + | Print media | C
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| Media and popular culture | Satellitenfernsehen + | satellite television + | Audiovisual media | C
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| Speaking | auf etw eingehen + | to go into sth + | Asking and answering | B
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| Speaking | auf Einzelheiten/ins Detail gehen + | to go into detail + | Explaining | B
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| Speaking | über jmdn/etw herziehen + | to run sb/sth down; pull sb/sth to pieces + | Gossiping and teasing | B
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| Speaking | über jmdn losziehen + | to pull sb to pieces + | Gossiping and teasing | B
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| Speaking | jmdn mit/wegen etw aufziehen (coll.) + | to rib/tease sb about sth + | Gossiping and teasing | B
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| Speaking | auf etw bestehen + | to insist on sth + | Miscellaneous | B
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| Speaking | jmdn anflehen + | to entreat/implore sb + | Asking and answering | C
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| Reading and writing | in einem Buch nachsehen + | to consult a book + | Reading | B
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| Sport | Spazierengehen + | walking + | Sports | A
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| Sport | Tauziehen + | tug-of-war + | Sports | C
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| Sport | in Führung gehen + | to take the lead + | Training and competition | C
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| Sport | ins Aus gehen + | to go out of play; go into touch + | Training and competition | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | durch die Passkontrolle gehen + | to go through passport control + | General | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | untergehen + | to sink + | Shipping | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Sehenswürdigkeit + | sight + | Tourism | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | an Bord gehen + | to board [also naut.] + | Air transport | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | von Bord gehen + | to disembark + | Shipping | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | auf Besichtigungstour gehen + | to go sightseeing + | Tourism | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Selbstmord begehen + | to commit suicide + | Death | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehe + | marriage + | Marriage and divorce | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehering + | wedding ring + | Marriage and divorce | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehemann + | husband, wife + | Marriage and divorce | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | (Ehe)paar + | (married) couple + | Marriage and divorce | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | sich verstehen + | to get along + | Marriage and divorce | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Eheversprechen + | wedding vows + | Marriage and divorce | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehevertrag + | marriage contract + | Marriage and divorce | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | eine glückliche Ehe führen + | to have a happy marriage + | Marriage and divorce | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | eheliche Pflichten + | marital duties + | Marriage and divorce | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehebruch + | adultery + | Marriage and divorce | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehebruch begehen + | to commit adultery + | Marriage and divorce | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | ehebrecherisch + | adulterous + | Marriage and divorce | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Eheberatung + | marriage guidance + | Marriage and divorce | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Wehen + | contractions + | Birth | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehestand + | matrimony + | Marriage and divorce | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehevermittlung + | marriage broking; marriage bureau + | Marriage and divorce | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Eheberater(in) + | marriage counsellor + | Marriage and divorce | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Ehestifter(in) + | matchmaker + | Marriage and divorce | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | ehemündig + | of marriageable age + | Marriage and divorce | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Mussehe + | shotgun wedding + | Marriage and divorce | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | ein eheähnliches Verhältnis + | a common-law marriage + | Marriage and divorce | C
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| Education | etw bestehen + | to pass sth + | Assessment and qualifications | A
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| Education | jmdn erziehen + | to educate sb + | General | B
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| Education | erzieherisch + | educational + | General | B
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| Education | ehemaliger Schüler/Student + | old boy, old student, alumnus + | Staff and students | B
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| Education | ehemalige Schülerin/Studentin + | old girl, old student, alumna + | Staff and students | B
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| Education | Erzieher(in) + | nursery school teacher, kindergarten teacher + | Staff and students | B
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| Science | etw von etw abziehen + | to subtract sth from sth + | Mathematics | B
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| Science | die Wurzel aus einer Zahl ziehen + | to find the root of a number + | Mathematics | C
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| Industry | Aufseher(in) + | supervisor + | Personnel | A
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| Industry | Dreher(in) + | turner + | Personnel | C
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| Employment | Erzieher(in) + | nursery school teacher, kindergarten teacher + | Jobs, trades and professions | A
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| Employment | in Frührente gehen (coll.) + | to take early retirement + | Termination of employment | B
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| Employment | Eheberater(in) + | marriage guidance counsellor + | Jobs, trades and professions | B
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| Employment | Aufseher(in) + | attendant [museum]; guard [prison] + | Jobs, trades and professions | C
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| Employment | vor eine Schlich-tungskommission gehen + | to go to arbitration + | Jobs, trades and professions | C
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| The office and computing | etw mit Datumsstempel versehen + | to date stamp sth + | Office equipment and materials | B
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| Post and telecommunications | ans Telefon gehen + | to answer the phone + | Telephone | A
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| Law | etw begehen + | to commit sth + | Crime | B
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| Law | über die Grenze fliehen + | to flee/skip the country + | Crime | B
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| Law | Vergehen + | crime, offence + | Crime | C
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| Law | eine Anklage zurückziehen + | to withdraw a charge + | Justice | C
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| Law | etw gestehen + | to confess sth + | Justice | C
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| Finance | Bankrott gehen/machen + | to become/go bankrupt + | Profit and loss | A
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| Finance | das Konto überziehen + | to overdraw one's account + | Credit and debt | A
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| Finance | Darlehen + | loan + | Credit and debt | A
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| Finance | Darlehensgeber(in) + | lender + | Credit and debt | A
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| Finance | Darlehensnehmer(in) + | borrower + | Credit and debt | A
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| Finance | Geheimzahl + | PIN, personal identification number + | Banking and investment | A
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| Finance | eingehen (coll.) + | to fold + | Profit and loss | B
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| Finance | (Darlehen)zinssatz + | lending rate + | Credit and debt | B
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| Finance | Steuerhinterzieher(in) + | tax dodger + | Taxation | B
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| Finance | etw aus dem Verkehr ziehen + | to take sth out of circulation + | Money | C
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| Finance | in Konkurs gehen + | to go into receivership + | Profit and loss | C
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| Finance | ein Darlehen kündigen + | to foreclose on a loan + | Credit and debt | C
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| Finance | zurückgehen + | to take a downturn + | The market | C
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| Geography, history, war and peace | im Krieg sein/stehen + | to be at war + | War | A
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| Geography, history, war and peace | untergehen + | to collapse [civilization] + | History | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | in die Geschichte eingehen + | to go down in history + | History | B
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| Politics and international relations | zur Wahl gehen + | to go to the polls + | Elections | A
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| Politics and international relations | Geheimagent(in) + | secret agent + | Spying | A
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| Politics and international relations | Geheimdienst + | secret service + | Spying | A
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| Politics and international relations | ins Exil gehen + | to go into exile + | Immigration and asylum | A
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| Politics and international relations | zu einer anderen Partei übergehen + | to switch to another party + | Political parties | C
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| Politics and international relations | eine geheime Abstimmung + | a secret ballot + | Elections | C
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | unter Alkohol stehen + | to be under the influence of alcohol + | Alcohol and drugs | A
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