Towns and buildings | Stockwerk + | floor, storey + | Features of buildings | B
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| Towns and buildings | Fachwerk + | half-timbered construction + | Features of building | C
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| Household | etw wegwerfen + | to throw sth away + | Cleaning | A
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| Household | Werkzeug + | tool, toolset + | Tools | B
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| Household | Werkzeugkasten + | tool box + | Tools | B
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| Gardens | Schwertlilie + | iris + | Plants | A
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| Gardens | Gartenzwerg + | garden gnome + | Garden parts and features | B
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| The animal world | Schwertfisch + | swordfish + | Fish | C
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| The animal world | brünstig werden/sein + | to come into/be in heat + | Animal behaviour | C
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| The animal world | rossig werden/sein + | to come into/be in heat [mare] + | Animal behaviour | C
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| The animal world | läufig werden/sein + | to come into/be in heat [dog] + | Animal behaviour | C
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| The animal world | rollig werden/sein + | to come into/be in heat [cat] + | Animal behaviour | C
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| Weather | Nebelscheinwerfer + | fog lamp + | Clouds | B
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| The human body and health | schwerhörig + | hard of hearing + | Senses | B
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| The human body and health | schwer/ernstlich/unheilbar krank + | seriously/critically/terminally ill + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | B
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| The human body and health | Atembeschwerden + | breathing problems + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | B
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| The human body and health | Schwerbeschädigte(r) + | severely disabled person + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | B
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| The human body and health | (schwer) herzkrank sein + | to have a (serious) heart condition + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | B
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| The human body and health | Zwerchfell + | diaphragm + | Internal organs | C
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| The human body and health | Beschwerden + | discomfort + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | C
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| The human body and health | Magenbeschwerden + | stomach trouble + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | C
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| The health service and medicine | das Röntgenbild auswerten + | to analyse the X-ray + | Medical treatment | B
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| Physical appearance | schwer + | heavy + | Build | A
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| Physical appearance | rot werden + | to blush + | Face | A
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| Physical appearance | krumm werden + | to develop a stoop + | Posture | B
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| Physical appearance | ein schwermütiges Gesicht + | a melancholic face + | Face | C
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| Physical appearance | die Lippen aufwerfen/schürzen + | to purse one's lips + | Face | C
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| Gesture and movement | etw werfen + | to throw/fling sth + | Movement of the limbs | A
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| Gesture and movement | etw hochwerfen + | to toss sth up + | Movement of the limbs | A
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| Gesture and movement | jmdm etw zuwerfen + | to toss sth to sb + | Movement of the limbs | A
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| Gesture and movement | etw fortwerfen + | to fling sth away + | Movement of the limbs | A
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| Gesture and movement | den Kopf zurückwerfen + | to throw/toss one's head back + | Movement of the head | A
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| Gesture and movement | das Bein hochwerfen + | to kick [dancer] + | Movement of the limbs | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | liebenswert + | lovable, endearing + | Amiability | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | mit jmdm vertraut werden + | to become friendly with sb + | Friendliness and unfriendliness, communicativeness | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | schwermütig + | melancholic + | Good/bad humour | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | unbeschwert + | carefree + | Courage and cowardice | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | verwerflich + | reprehensible + | Virtue and vice, strictness and laxity | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | verabscheuenswert + | detestable, loathsome + | Virtue and vice, strictness and laxity | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | für unzurechnungsfähig erklärt werden + | to be certified insane + | Stability and instability | C
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | wertvoll + | valuable + | Jewelry and accessories | A
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| Food and drink | Ingwer + | ginger + | Herbs, spices and condiments | C
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| Perception | sich einer Sache bewusst sein/werden + | to be/become aware or conscious of sth + | Sight | B
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| Perception | jmdm einen Blick zuwerfen + | to give sb a look + | Sight | B
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| Perception | sich Blicke zuwerfen + | to exchange glances + | Sight | B
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| Colour and light | grau werden + | to go grey + | Expressions | A
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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 | Wert + | value + | Weights and measures | A
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| Size and quantity | größer werden + | to become larger + | Increase and decrease | A
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| Size and quantity | länger werden + | to become longer + | Increase and decrease | A
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| Size and quantity | höher werden + | to increase in height + | Increase and decrease | A
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| Size and quantity | billiger werden + | to decrease in price + | Increase and decrease | A
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| Size and quantity | an Wert verlieren/gewinnen + | to decrease/increase in value + | Increase and decrease | B
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| Size and quantity | umfangreicher werden + | to increase in volume + | Increase and decrease | C
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| Containers | Wegwerfflasche + | disposable bottle + | Bottles | B
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| Time | Werktag + | weekday, workday + | The day, week and year | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Kunstwerk + | work of art + | Painting and sculpture | A
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| Visual and performing arts | Meisterwerk + | masterpiece + | Painting and sculpture | A
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| Visual and performing arts | Erwerb + | acquisition + | Painting and sculpture | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Scheinwerfer + | spotlight + | Theatre | C
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| Media and popular culture | Werbung + | advertising + | Advertising | A
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| Media and popular culture | für etw Werbung machen + | to advertise sth + | Advertising | A
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| Media and popular culture | werben + | to advertise + | Advertising | A
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| Media and popular culture | für etw werben + | to advertise sth, promote sth + | Advertising | A
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| Media and popular culture | Werbespot + | commercial + | Advertising | A
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| Media and popular culture | Werbespruch + | advertising jingle + | Advertising | A
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| Media and popular culture | werbewirksam + | effective [advertising] + | Advertising | A
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| Media and popular culture | werbewirksam sein + | to be good publicity + | Advertising | A
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| Media and popular culture | Werbefernsehen + | commercial television + | Audiovisual media | B
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| Media and popular culture | Werbekanal + | advertising channel + | Audiovisual media | B
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| Media and popular culture | Massenwerbung + | mass advertising + | Advertising | B
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| Media and popular culture | Werbekampagne + | advertising campaign + | Advertising | B
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| Media and popular culture | Werbeagentur + | advertising agency + | Advertising | B
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| Media and popular culture | Werbesendung + | advertising mail + | Advertising | B
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| Media and popular culture | Werbegag + | advertising gimmick + | Advertising | C
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| Media and popular culture | Werbeetat + | advertising budget + | Advertising | C
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| Media and popular culture | Werbeeinkommen + | advertising revenue + | Advertising | C
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| Literature and literary criticism | schwerfällig + | clumsy + | Style | B
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| Speaking | laut werden + | to raise one's voice [get angry] + | Calling out | A
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| Speaking | sich beschweren + | to complain + | Praising and complaining | 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 | jmds Namen mit Schmutz bewerfen + | to drag sb's good name through the mud + | Gossiping and teasing | B
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| Speaking | sich über etw einig werden + | to agree on sth + | Agreeing and disagreeing | C
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| Reading and writing | etw entwerfen + | to draft sth + | Writing | A
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| Reading and writing | Nachschlagewerk + | reference book + | Types of books | B
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| Leisure | Feuerwerk + | fireworks + | Circus and fairs | A
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| Leisure | Schwertschlucker(in) + | sword-swallower + | Circus and fairs | B
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| Leisure | werkeln (S) + | to putter around + | Hobbies | C
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| Sport | etw auffangen und zurückwerfen + | to field sth + | Training and competition | B
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| Sport | Speerwerfen + | javelin throwing + | Sports | C
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| Sport | Werfer(in) + | thrower; bowler [cricket], pitcher [baseball] + | Athletes | C
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| Sport | Schwergewicht + | heavyweight + | Training and competition | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Werkstatt + | garage + | Road transport | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Hotelgewerbe + | hotel business + | Accommodation and facilities | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Gaststättengewerbe + | catering trade + | Entertainment and dining | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Scheinwerfer + | headlight + | Road transport | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Stellwerkwärter + | signalman + | Rail transport | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Tauwerk + | rigging + | Shipping | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | geboren werden + | to be born + | Birth | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Witwer + | widow/widower + | Death | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | werdende Mutter + | expectant mother + | Birth | B
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| Religion | Pfarrer/Geistlicher werden + | to join/enter the ministry + | Clergy | B
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| Education | Werken + | handicrafts + | School and university subjects | A
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| Education | versetzt werden + | to move up (a class) + | Assessment and qualifications | A
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| Education | Bewertung + | assessment + | Assessment and qualifications | C
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| Science | Schwerkraft + | gravity + | Physical sciences | B
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| Science | Schwerpunkt + | centre of gravity + | Physical sciences | B
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| Science | Kernkraftwerk + | nuclear power station + | Ecology | B
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| Science | Wasserkraftwerk + | hydroelectric power plant + | Ecology | B
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| Science | Wellenkraftwerk + | wave-power generator + | Ecology | B
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| Science | Bergwerk + | mine + | Earth sciences | C
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| Science | Verwerfung + | fault + | Earth sciences | C
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| Science | Verwerfungslinie + | fault line + | Earth sciences | C
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| Industry | Schwerindustrie, Leichtindustrie + | heavy/light industry + | Industries | A
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| Industry | Schwerarbeiter(in) + | manual worker + | Personnel | A
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| Industry | Werk + | works, factory, plant + | Premises and production | A
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| Industry | Eisenwerk + | ironworks + | Premises and production | A
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| Industry | Stahlwerk + | steelworks + | Premises and production | A
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| Industry | Werkbank + | workbench + | Machinery, tools and equipment | A
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| Industry | Werkzeugmaschine + | machine tool + | Machinery, tools and equipment | A
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| Industry | Walzwerk + | rolling mill + | Machinery, tools and equipment | A
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| Industry | Hotelgewerbe + | hotel industry + | Industries | B
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| Industry | Werbeindustrie + | advertising industry + | Industries | B
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| Industry | Gaswerk + | gasworks + | Premises and production | B
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| Industry | Kohlenbergwerk + | coal mine + | Premises and production | B
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| Industry | Sägewerk + | sawmill + | Premises and production | B
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| Industry | das verarbeitende Gewerbe + | the manufacturing sector + | General | C
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| Industry | Präzisionswerk-zeugindustrie + | precision tool industry + | Industries | C
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| Industry | Zementwerk + | cement works + | Premises and production | C
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| Industry | (Schiffs)werft + | shipyard + | Premises and production | C
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| Business and commerce | unlauterer Wettbewerb + | unfair competition + | General | B
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| Business and commerce | Beschwerdeabteilung + | complaints department + | Departments | B
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| Business and commerce | Preis ab Werk + | factory price, ex-works price + | Prices and profit | B
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| Business and commerce | wettbewerbs- + | competitive + | Prices and profit | B
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| Business and commerce | Wiederverkaufswert + | resale value + | Prices and profit | B
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| Business and commerce | Wegwerf- + | disposable + | Production and consumption | C
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| Business and commerce | Wegwerfgesellschaft + | throwaway society + | Production and consumption | C
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| Employment | sich um eine Stelle bewerben + | to apply for a job + | Application and training | A
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| Employment | Bewerbung + | job application + | Application and training | A
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| Employment | Handwerker(in) + | craftsman/woman; (skilled) manual worker + | Jobs, trades and professions | A
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| Employment | Gewerkschaft + | trade union + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | Industriegewerkschaft + | industrial union + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | Gewerkschaftsmitglied + | union member + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | Gewerkschaft(l)er(in) + | trade unionist + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | einer Gewerkschaft beitreten + | to join a union + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | in eine Gewerkschaft eintreten + | to join a union + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | einer Gewerkschaft angehören + | to belong to a union + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | Gewerkschaftsbe-wegung + | trade unionism + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | Bewerber(in) + | applicant + | Application and training | B
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| Employment | (Bewerbungs)formular + | application form + | Application and training | B
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| Employment | Bewerbungsschreiben + | letter of application + | Application and training | B
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| Employment | Bewerbungsgespräch + | (job) interview + | Application and training | B
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| Employment | Gewerkschaftsführer(in) + | union leader + | Unions and industrial action | B
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| Employment | Gewerkschaftsvertreter(in) + | union representative + | Unions and industrial action | B
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| Employment | gewerkschaftsgebundene Firma + | closed shop + | Unions and industrial action | B
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| Employment | Gewerkschaftsbeitrag + | union dues + | Salary and conditions | C
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| Employment | Erwerbsunfähig-keitsrente + | disability pension + | Termination of employment | C
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| Employment | Beschwerdepunkt + | grievance + | Jobs, trades and professions | C
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| Employment | die Basis der Gewerkschaft + | the rank and file + | Jobs, trades and professions | C
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| Employment | die einfachen Gewerkschafts-mitglieder + | the rank and file + | Jobs, trades and professions | C
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| The office and computing | Briefbeschwerer + | paperweight + | Office equipment and materials | A
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| The office and computing | sich schriftlich beschweren + | to write a letter of complaint + | Office equipment and materials | B
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| The office and computing | Netzwerk + | network + | Computing and typing | B
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| The office and computing | CD-ROM -Laufwerk + | CD-ROM drive + | Computing and typing | B
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| The office and computing | Diskettenlaufwerk + | disk drive + | Computing and typing | B
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| Post and telecommunications | Wertangabe + | declaration of value + | Post | C
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| Post and telecommunications | Postwertzeichen + | stamp + | Post | C
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| Law | einfacher/schwerer Diebstahl + | petty/grand larceny + | Crime | A
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| Law | schwere Körperverletzung + | grievous bodily harm + | Crime | B
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| Law | straffallig werden + | to commit a criminal offence + | Crime | C
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| Finance | Marktwert + | market value + | Profit and loss | A
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| Finance | Abwertung + | devaluation + | General | B
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| Finance | etw abwerten + | to devalue sth + | General | B
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| Finance | Wertpapiere + | securities + | Banking and investment | B
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| Finance | Wertsteigerung + | appreciation + | Banking and investment | B
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| Finance | Wertverlust + | depreciation + | Banking and investment | B
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| Finance | Nennwert + | denomination + | Money | C
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| Finance | Wertpapierbörse + | stock exchange + | The market | C
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| Finance | Nennwert, Nominalwert + | face value/nominal value + | The market | C
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| Finance | Kurswert + | market value + | The market | C
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| Finance | Mehrwertsteuer + | value added tax + | Taxation | C
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Simbabwer(in) + | Zimbabwean + | Geographical names and peoples | A
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Raketenwerfer + | rocket launcher + | Weapons | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Flammenwerfer + | flame thrower + | Weapons | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Minenwerfer + | mortar + | Weapons | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Verwerfung + | fault + | Geography | C
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| Politics and international relations | Wahlwerbung machen + | to canvas + | Elections | B
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| Politics and international relations | Wahlwerber(in) + | campaign worker + | Elections | B
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| Politics and international relations | mit knapper Mehrheit gewählt werden + | to be elected by a narrow majority + | Elections | C
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | (schwer/leicht) behindert + | (severely/partially) disabled + | Social services | A
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | Abfall wegwerfen + | to litter + | Environment | A
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | etw wiederverwerten + | to recycle sth + | Environment | B
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | wiederverwertbar + | recyclable + | Environment | B
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | Wegwerfgesellschaft + | throwaway society + | Environment | C
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