Towns and buildings | Vorort + | suburb + | Towns | A
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| Towns and buildings | Vorstädter + | suburbanite + | Towns | B
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| Towns and buildings | Vorfahrt + | right of way, priority + | Towns | C
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| Towns and buildings | Dachvorsprung + | eaves + | Features of building | C
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| Household | Vorhang + | curtain + | Soft furnishings | A
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| Household | Bettvorleger + | bedside rug + | Floors and walls | C
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| Household | Vorlegebesteck + | (set of) serving cutlery + | Kitchenware | C
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| Household | Vorlegegabel + | serving fork + | Kitchenware | C
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| The physical world | Felsvorsprung + | ledge + | Mountains | B
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| The animal world | Vorstehhund + | pointer + | Mammals | C
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| Weather | Wettervorhersage + | weather forecast + | General | B
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| Weather | voraussichtlich + | probably + | General | B
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| The human body and health | Vorfußknochen + | metatarsal bone + | Skeleton | C
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| The human body and health | Vorhaut + | foreskin + | Sexual organs | C
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| The human body and health | Vorsteherdrüse + | prostate gland + | Sexual organs | C
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| The human body and health | Bandscheibenvorfall + | slipped disc + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | C
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| The health service and medicine | vorbeugende Medizin + | preventive medicine + | Medical treatment | B
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| Physical appearance | ihr Gesicht war vor Sorge angespannt + | her face was tense with anxiety + | Face | B
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| Physical appearance | hervortretende Augen + | bulging eyes + | Face | 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 | ein vorspringendes/vorstehendes Kinn + | a prominent/protruding chin + | Face | C
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| Gesture and movement | vorbeigehen + | to pass + | General | A
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| Gesture and movement | sich vorwärts bewegen + | to move forward + | Movement forwards and backwards | A
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| Gesture and movement | sich nach vorn beugen + | to bend/lean forward + | Leaning and bending | 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 | sich vor etw drücken + | to dodge sth + | General | B
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| Gesture and movement | vorankommen + | to make progress + | Movement forwards and backwards | B
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| Gesture and movement | sich nach vorn durcharbeiten + | to work one's way forward + | Movement forwards and backwards | B
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| Gesture and movement | (an jmdm/etw) vorbeimarschieren + | to march past (sb/sth) + | Movement forwards and backwards | B
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| Gesture and movement | Vorbeimarsch + | parade + | Movement forwards and backwards | B
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| Gesture and movement | den Kopf vorstrecken + | to crane one's neck forward + | Movement of the head | B
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| Gesture and movement | sich vorbeugen + | to lean forward + | Leaning and bending | B
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| Gesture and movement | sich (vor jmdm) verbeugen + | to bow (to sb) + | Leaning and bending | B
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| Gesture and movement | sich (vor jmdm) verneigen (elev.) + | to bow (to/before sb) + | Leaning and bending | B
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| Gesture and movement | sich vor Lachen biegen/krümmen + | to double up with laughter + | Leaning and bending | B
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| Gesture and movement | drei Schritte vortreten + | to take three steps forward + | Movement forwards and backwards | C
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| Gesture and movement | vorrücken + | to move forward [also troops] + | Movement forwards and backwards | C
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| Gesture and movement | sich nach vorn drängeln + | to push one's way to the front + | Movement forwards and backwards | C
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| Gesture and movement | vor Freude hüpfen + | to jump for joy + | Movement upwards and downwards | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | Vorurteil + | prejudice + | Tolerance and intolerance | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | Vorurteile gegen jmdn/etw haben/hegen + | to be prejudiced against sb/sth + | Tolerance and intolerance | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | vorurteilsfrei + | unprejudiced + | Tolerance and intolerance | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | vorsichtig + | careful, cautious + | Good/poor judgment | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | (un)voreingenommen + | (un)biased, (un)prejudiced, (im)partial + | Tolerance and intolerance | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | Unvoreingenommenheit + | impartiality + | Tolerance and intolerance | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | vorherige Überlegung + | forethought + | Good/poor judgment | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | Vorausplanung + | advance planning + | Good/poor judgment | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | Vortäuschung + | pretence + | Honesty and dishonesty, trust and distrust | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | zuvorkommend + | obliging + | Amiability | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | mir ist bang(e) vor jmdm/etw + | I am scared/frightened of sb/sth + | Courage and cowardice | C
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | (Vorder)falte + | (front) pleat + | Garment details and style | C
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | vorn offen + | open-toed + | Footwear | C
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| Food and drink | Vorspeise + | appetizer + | General | A
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| Food and drink | etw vorbereiten + | to prepare sth + | Cooking | A
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| Perception | vorn und hinten Augen haben + | to have eyes in the back of one's head + | Sight | B
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| Perception | einen Schleier vor den Augen haben + | to not see clearly + | Sight | C
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| Colour and light | mir wurde schwarz vor den Augen + | everything went black + | Expressions | A
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| Colour and light | in grauer Vorzeit/Ferne + | in the dim and distant past/future + | Expressions | C
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| Colour and light | vor Neid gelb werden + | to turn green with envy + | Expressions | C
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| Size and quantity | reichlich vorhanden sein + | to be abundant + | Capacity, volume and quantity | C
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| Time | fünf vor halb zehn + | twenty-five past nine + | Clock time | A
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| Time | zwanzig vor zehn + | twenty to ten + | Clock time | A
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| Time | Viertel vor zehn + | quarter to ten + | Clock time | A
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| Time | vorgestern + | the day before yesterday + | The day, week and year | B
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| Time | Vormittag + | morning + | The day, week and year | B
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| Time | vormittags + | in the morning(s) + | The day, week and year | B
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| Time | vor kurzem + | recently + | Time phrases | B
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| Time | vorbei + | over + | Time phrases | B
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| Time | vorher + | before + | Time phrases | B
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| Time | vorgehen + | to be fast [clock, watch] + | Clock time | C
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| Time | vorläufig + | temporary + | Time phrases | C
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| Time | vorübergehend + | temporary + | Time phrases | C
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| Time | vorig + | previous, last + | Time phrases | C
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| Time | vorhin + | before that, just a moment ago + | Time phrases | C
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| Time | im Voraus + | in advance + | Time phrases | C
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| Visual and performing arts | Vorstellung + | performance + | Theatre | A
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| Visual and performing arts | Nachmittagsvorstellung + | matinee + | Cinema and film | A
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| Visual and performing arts | vorsingen + | to audition + | Music | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Vorhang + | curtain; curtain call + | Theatre | B
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| Visual and performing arts | einen Vorhang bekommen + | to get a curtain call + | Theatre | B
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| Visual and performing arts | vor den Vorhang treten + | to take a curtain call + | Theatre | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Vorfilm + | supporting film + | Cinema and film | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Vorführraum + | projection room + | Cinema and film | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Filmvorführer(in) + | projectionist + | Cinema and film | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Vor- + | opening/final credits + | Cinema and film | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Vordergrund + | foreground + | Painting and sculpture | C
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| Visual and performing arts | Tonartvorzeichnung + | key signature + | Music | C
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| Visual and performing arts | nach vorn + | downstage + | Theatre | C
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| Visual and performing arts | der eiserne Vorhang + | safety curtain + | Theatre | C
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| Visual and performing arts | einen Film vorführen/zeigen + | to screen a film + | Cinema and film | C
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| Visual and performing arts | Vorführung + | screening + | Cinema and film | C
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| Literature and literary criticism | Vorausdeutung + | foreshadowing + | Structure | B
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| Literature and literary criticism | Vorwort + | preface + | Structure | B
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| Literature and literary criticism | etw hervorheben + | to emphasize sth + | Style | B
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| Speaking | etw vorbringen + | to advance sth + | Asserting and denying | A
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| Speaking | etw vorschlagen + | to suggest sth + | Miscellaneous | A
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| Speaking | gegen jmdn/vor etw aussagen + | to testify against sb/before sth + | Asserting and denying | B
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| Speaking | jmdm etw vorwerfen + | to reproach sb with sth; accuse sb of sth + | Praising and complaining | B
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| Speaking | (vor etw) aufjauchzen + | to shout (out) (with sth) + | Calling out | C
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| Reading and writing | jmdm etw vorlesen + | to read sth to sb + | Reading | A
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| Sport | Vorlauf + | preliminary heat + | Training and competition | B
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| Sport | Vorkampf + | heat [boxing, etc.] + | Training and competition | B
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| Sport | Vorlage + | forward pass + | Training and competition | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Vorstellung + | performance + | Entertainment and dining | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | etw vorbestellen + | to order sth in advance + | Entertainment and dining | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | vor der Küste + | offshore + | Shipping | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Vorsaison + | early season + | Tourism | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Restaurant mit Theatervorfüh-rung + | dinner theatre + | Entertainment and dining | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Vorder- + | front/back wheel + | Road transport | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Vorname + | first name, given name + | The family | B
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Vorfahr + | ancestor + | The family | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Vormund(in) + | guardian + | The family | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Familienvorstand + | head of the family + | The family | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | vorläufiges/endgültiges Scheidungsurteil + | decree nisi/absolute + | Marriage and divorce | C
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| Education | Vorlesung + | lecture + | Further and higher education | A
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| Education | Vortrag + | lecture, talk + | Further and higher education | A
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| Education | Voraussetzung + | prerequisite, requirement + | Further and higher education | A
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| Education | die Schule/Universität vorzeitig verlassen + | to drop out of school + | General | B
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| Education | Vorschule + | preschool + | Type of school | B
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| Science | auf wissenschaftliches Neuland vorstoßen + | to push back the frontiers of science + | General | C
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| Industry | Vorarbeiter(in) + | foreman/forewoman + | Personnel | A
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| Industry | Vorschlaghammer + | sledgehammer + | Machinery, tools and equipment | B
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| Business and commerce | Vorstand + | board of directors + | The firm | B
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| Business and commerce | Vorsitzende(r) + | chairperson + | Ownership, management and personnel | C
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| Business and commerce | bei einer Sitzung den Vorsitz führen + | to chair a meeting + | Ownership, management and personnel | C
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| Business and commerce | Vorrat + | stocks + | Marketing and sales | C
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| Business and commerce | einen geringen Vorrat haben + | to run low + | Marketing and sales | C
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| Business and commerce | etw vorrätig haben + | to have sth in stock + | Marketing and sales | C
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| Business and commerce | (Kosten)voranschlag + | estimate + | Marketing and sales | C
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| Business and commerce | einen Kostenvoranschlag einholen + | to get an estimate + | Marketing and sales | C
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| Employment | beruflich vorankommen + | to further one's career + | General | A
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| Employment | sich vor etw drücken + | to shirk sth + | General | C
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| Employment | Dienst nach Vorschrift machen + | to work to rule + | 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 | vorformatiert + | preformatted + | Computing and typing | A
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| The office and computing | Vorzimmer + | receptionist's office, outer office + | Offices | B
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| The office and computing | Papiervorschub + | paper feed + | Computing and typing | B
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| The office and computing | Druckvorschau + | print preview + | Computing and typing | B
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| The office and computing | Vorstandsetage + | executive suite + | Offices | C
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| The office and computing | Vorverkaufstelle + | (advance) booking office + | Offices | C
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| Post and telecommunications | Vorwahl + | area code + | Telephone | B
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| Law | (vor jmdm) flüchten + | to escape (from sb) + | Police and investigation | A
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| Law | vor Gericht erscheinen + | to appear in court + | Justice | A
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| Law | Vorladung + | summons + | Justice | B
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| Law | vorbestraft sein + | to have a criminal record + | Crime | C
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| Law | nicht vorbestraft sein + | to have a clean record + | Crime | C
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| Law | Vorsatz + | premeditation, intent + | Justice | C
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| Law | mit Vorsatz + | with intent + | Justice | C
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| Finance | Vorschuss + | advance + | Credit and debt | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Ivorer(in) + | Ivorian + | Geographical names and peoples | A
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| Geography, history, war and peace | vorgeschichtlich + | prehistoric + | History | A
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Vorgeschichte + | prehistory + | History | A
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| Geography, history, war and peace | jmdn/etw (vor/gegen etw) schützen + | to protect sb/sth (from/against sth) + | War | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | vorsintflutlich + | antediluvian + | History | C
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| Geography, history, war and peace | der Eiserne Vorhang + | the Iron Curtain + | History | C
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Vor- + | vanguard/rearguard + | Military | C
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| Politics and international relations | Vorschrift + | regulation, rule + | Government | C
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| Politics and international relations | Vorsitzende(r) + | chair + | Government | C
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