Towns and buildings | Schwimmbad + | swimming pool + | Public buildings and gardens | A
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| Towns and buildings | Klimaanlage + | air-conditioning + | Features of buildings | A
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| Towns and buildings | Eigenheimbesitzer + | homeowner + | Buying, selling and renting property | A
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| Towns and buildings | Gebäude befindet sich im Umbau + | the building is being rebuilt / converted + | Domestic buildings | B
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| Towns and buildings | im zweiten Stock + | on the second floor + | Features of buildings | B
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| Towns and buildings | Einheimische(r) + | local inhabitant + | Towns | C
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| Towns and buildings | Dachgesims + | eaves + | Features of building | C
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| Towns and buildings | Immobilien + | property, real estate + | Buying, selling and renting property | C
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| Towns and buildings | Zimmervermittlung + | housing agency + | Buying, selling and renting property | C
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| Household | Eimer + | bucket, pail + | Cleaning | A
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| Household | Abfalleimer + | dustbin + | Cleaning | B
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| Gardens | im Garten arbeiten + | to garden + | Gardening | A
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| The physical world | immergrün + | evergreen + | Woodlands and plains | B
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| The animal world | Schimpanse + | chimpanzee + | Mammals | B
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| The animal world | Eskimohund + | husky + | Mammals | C
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| The animal world | Schwimmfuß + | webbed foot + | Mammals | C
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| Weather | Klima + | climate + | General | B
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| Weather | klimatisch + | climatic + | General | B
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| Weather | der Himmel ist leicht bewölkt + | there is only light cloud cover + | Clouds | B
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| The human body and health | deprimiert + | depressed + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | A
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| The human body and health | Wimper + | eyelash + | Head | B
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| The human body and health | im Koma liegen + | to be in a coma + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | B
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| The human body and health | Stimmband + | vocal cord + | Head | C
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| The human body and health | Alzheimerkrankeit + | Alzheimer's disease + | Symptoms, ailments and illnesses | C
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| The health service and medicine | Wartezimmer + | waiting room + | Medical facilities | A
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| The health service and medicine | Genesungsheim + | convalescent home + | Medical facilitie | B
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| The health service and medicine | Impfung + | vaccination, inoculation + | Medical treatment | B
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| The health service and medicine | jmdn (gegen etw) impfen + | to immunize, vaccinate sb (against sth) + | Medical treatment | B
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| The health service and medicine | Implantat + | implant + | Dentistry | C
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| Physical appearance | das Haar im Knoten tragen + | to wear one's hair in a bun + | Hair | B
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| Physical appearance | Grimasse + | grimace + | Face | C
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| Gesture and movement | Zustimmung nicken + | to nod one's agreement + | Movement of the head | A
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| Gesture and movement | sich im Sessel zurücklehnen + | to lean back in one's chair + | Leaning and bending | A
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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 | sich im Schneckentempo bewegen + | to move at a crawl, a snail's pace + | Fast and slow movement | B
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| Gesture and movement | im Zickzack laufen + | to zigzag + | Movement forwards and backwards | C
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| Gesture and movement | ins Zimmer stürzen + | to bound into the room + | Movement upwards and downwards | C
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| Gesture and movement | im Trab + | at a trot + | Fast and slow movement | C
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| Gesture and movement | jmdn/etw im Würgegriff haben + | to have a stranglehold on sb/sth + | Movement of the limbs | C
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| Gesture and movement | aus dem Zimmer schlüpfen + | to slip out of the room + | Insidious movement | C
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| Gesture and movement | von etw wimmeln. + | to be swarming/teeming with sth + | Wriggling movements | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | schlimm + | wicked + | Benevolence and malevolence, generosity and meanness | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | (über jmdn/etw) schimpfen + | to bitch/moan/grumble (about sth) + | Good/bad humour | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | deprimiert + | depressed + | Stability and instability | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | im Stress sein + | to be under stress + | Stability and instability | A
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| Personality and human behaviour | optimistisch/pessimistisch + | optimistic/pessimistic + | Good/bad humour | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | nicht alle Tassen im + | to not be right in the + | Stability and instability | B
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| Personality and human behaviour | freimütig + | frank, honest, open + | Honesty and dishonesty, trust and distrust | C
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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 | heimtückisch + | insidious + | Honesty and dishonesty, trust and distrust | C
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| Personality and human behaviour | grimmig + | furious + | Stability and instability | C
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | Zentimetermaß + | tape measure + | Care and cleaning | C
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| Clothes, accessories and grooming | Wimperntusche + | mascara + | Make-up | C
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| Food and drink | Imbiss + | snack + | General | A
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| Food and drink | Limone + | lime + | Fruit | A
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| Food and drink | Himbeere + | raspberry + | Fruit | A
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| Food and drink | Limonade + | lemonade; soft drink + | Drinks | A
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| Food and drink | Limo + | pop + | Drinks | A
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| Food and drink | Schnellimbiss + | fast food + | General | B
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| Food and drink | Zimt + | cinnamon + | Herbs, spices and condiments | B
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| Food and drink | Sojabohnenkeim + | bean sprout + | Vegetables | C
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| Food and drink | mit/auf Zimmertem-peratur + | at room temperature + | Drinks | C
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| Perception | schimmern + | to glimmer, gleam, shimmer + | Sight | B
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| Perception | Schimmer + | glimmer, gleam, shimmer + | Sight | B
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| Perception | klimpern + | to jingle, tinkle + | Sound | B
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| Perception | schimmelig riechen + | to smell mouldy + | Smell | B
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| Perception | schleimig + | slimy + | Touch | B
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| Perception | seine Augen/Blicke durch ein Zimmer schweifen lassen + | to cast one's eyes around a room + | Sight | C
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| Perception | Geflimmer + | shimmering, flickering, twinkling + | Sight | C
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| Perception | flimmern + | to shimmer + | Sight | C
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| Perception | Geklimper + | plunking + | Sound | C
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| Perception | bimmeln + | to ring + | Sound | C
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| Perception | leimig + | gluey, tacky + | Touch | C
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| Colour and light | himmelblau + | sky-blue, azure + | Colours | A
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| Colour and light | himbeerrot + | raspberry pink + | Colours | B
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| Colour and light | jmdm das Blaue vom Himmel versprechen + | to promise sb the earth/moon + | Expressions | C
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| Materials and textures | Bimsstein + | pumice (stone) + | Various | C
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| Size and quantity | Dimension + | dimension + | General | A
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| Size and quantity | in den Proportionen stimmen/nicht stimmen + | to be in/out of proportion + | General | B
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| Size and quantity | Zentimeter + | centimetre + | Weights and measures | B
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| Size and quantity | im Durchschnitt + | on average + | Weights and measures | B
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| Size and quantity | Minimum + | minimum + | Capacity, volume and quantity | B
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| Size and quantity | Maximum + | maximum + | Capacity, volume and quantity | B
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| Size and quantity | im Preis fallen + | to decrease in price + | Increase and decrease | B
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| Size and quantity | im Kleinformat + | in miniature + | General | C
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| Containers | Eimer + | bucket, pail + | Barrels, buckets, tanks and tubs | A
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| Containers | eimerweise + | by the bucket + | Barrels, buckets, tanks and tubs | A
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| Containers | Abfalleimer + | rubbish bin + | Barrels, buckets, tanks and tubs | B
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| Time | immer + | always + | Time phrases | A
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| Time | im Januar + | in January + | The day, week and year | B
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| Time | im Laufe + | in the course of + | Time phrases | C
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| Time | im Voraus + | in advance + | Time phrases | C
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| Visual and performing arts | Stimme + | voice + | Music | A
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| Visual and performing arts | Kriminalfilm + | crime film, thriller + | Cinema and film | A
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| Visual and performing arts | Klavierstimmer(in) + | piano tuner + | Music | B
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| Visual and performing arts | etw stimmen + | to tune sth + | Music | B
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| Visual and performing arts | verstimmt + | out of tune + | Music | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Stimmgabel + | tuning fork + | Music | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Pantomime + | pantomime + | Theatre | B
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| Visual and performing arts | Limbo + | limbo + | Dance | C
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| Visual and performing arts | im Gegenlicht + | against the light, into the light + | Photography | C
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| Media and popular culture | im Buchhandel erhältlich + | available from bookshops + | Print 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 | etw (im Radio/Fernsehen) durchgeben + | to announce sth (on the radio/television) + | Audiovisual media | B
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| Media and popular culture | Impressum + | masthead + | Print media | C
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| Media and popular culture | die Zeitung ist im Druck + | the newspaper has gone to bed + | Print media | C
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| Media and popular culture | etw im Zeitraffer zeigen + | to show sth on fast forward + | Audiovisual media | C
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| Literature and literary criticism | Kriminalroman + | detective story, crime novel + | Genres | A
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| Literature and literary criticism | Reim + | rhyme + | Structure | A
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| Literature and literary criticism | Kriminalgeschichte + | murder mystery + | Genres | B
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| Literature and literary criticism | Stabreim + | alliteration + | Structure | B
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| Literature and literary criticism | Kreuzreim + | alternate rhyme + | Structure | B
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| Literature and literary criticism | Maxime + | maxim + | Genres | C
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| Speaking | übereinstimmen + | to agree + | Agreeing and disagreeing | A
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| Speaking | mit jmdm nicht übereinstimmen + | to disagree with sb + | Agreeing and disagreeing | A
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| Speaking | jmdn beschimpfen + | to swear at sb + | Calling out | A
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| Speaking | mit jmdm schimpfen + | to rant at sb + | Calling out | A
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| Speaking | herumschimpfen + | to rant and rave + | Calling out | A
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| Speaking | schimpfen + | to moan, grumble, bitch + | Praising and complaining | A
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| Speaking | jmdm zustimmen + | to agree with sb + | Agreeing and disagreeing | B
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| Speaking | nicht zustimmen + | to dissent + | Agreeing and disagreeing | B
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| Speaking | seine Stimme gegen etw erheben + | to speak out against sth + | Agreeing and disagreeing | B
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| Speaking | eine Schimpfkanone loslassen + | to rant + | Calling out | B
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| Speaking | jmdn verunglimpfen (elev.) + | to denigrate sb + | Gossiping and teasing | C
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| Leisure | (im) Lotto spielen + | to do the lottery + | Games | A
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| Leisure | Himmel und Hölle + | hopscotch + | Games | B
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| Sport | Schwimmen + | swimming + | Sports | A
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| Sport | Schwimmbad + | swimming pool + | Premises | A
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| Sport | Schwimmer(in) + | swimmer + | Athletes | A
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| Sport | Heimspiel + | home game + | Training and competition | A
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| Sport | Schwimmhalle + | indoor swimming pool + | Premises | B
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| Sport | (Schwimm)flosse + | flipper + | Equipment | B
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| Sport | Wettschwimmen + | (swimming) race + | Training and competition | B
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| Sport | Schwimmfest + | swimming gala + | Training and competition | B
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| Sport | im gestreckten Galopp + | at full gallop + | Training and competition | B
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| Sport | Schwimmer + | cork, float + | Equipment | C
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| Sport | im Abseits + | offside + | Training and competition | C
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| Sport | im Aus + | in touch + | Training and competition | C
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| Sport | Brustschwimmen + | breast stroke + | Training and competition | C
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| Sport | Rückensch wimmen + | backstroke + | Training and competition | C
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| Sport | Seitenschwimmen + | sidestroke + | Training and competition | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | ins/im Ausland + | abroad + | General | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | etw zweimal reservieren + | to double-book sth + | General | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Zimmer + | room + | Accommodation and facilities | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Ferien im Wohnwagen + | caravan holiday + | Accommodation and facilities | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | „Zimmer frei" + | 'Vacancies' + | Accommodation and facilities | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Imbissstube + | snack bar + | Entertainment and dining | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Zimmerm ädchen + | chambermaid + | Personnel | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | im ersten Gang + | in first gear + | Road transport | A
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Fremdenzimmer + | guest room + | Accommodation and facilities | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Zweibettzimmer + | room with two twin beds + | Accommodation and facilities | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | im Rückwärtsgang fahren + | to (drive in) reverse + | Road transport | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | im Leerlauf + | in neutral + | Road transport | B
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Zollbestimmung + | customs regulation + | General | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Nebenzimmer + | adjoining room + | Accommodation and facilities | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | angrenzende Zimmer mit Verbindungstür + | connecting rooms + | Accommodation and facilities | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Wohnung auf Timesharingbasis + | timeshare + | Accommodation and facilities | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Zimmerservice + | room service + | Accommodation and facilities | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Zimmervermittlung + | room reservation + | Accommodation and facilities | C
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| Tourism, travel and transport | Schwimmweste + | life jacket [also naut.] + | Air transport | C
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | im dritten Monat schwanger + | three months pregnant + | Birth | A
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| Family, birth, death and marriage | Mutter im Teenageralter + | teenage mother + | Birth | B
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| Religion | Muslim(e) + | Muslim + | Religions | A
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| Religion | Himmel + | heaven + | Beliefs and doctrines | A
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| Religion | Imam + | Imam + | Clergy | C
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| Education | Klassenzimmer + | classroom + | School | A
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| Education | Studentenheim + | hall of residence + | Further and higher education | A
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| Education | sich immatrikulieren + | to enrol basic + | Further and higher education | B
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| Education | Kindertagheim + | preschool + | Type of school | C
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| Science | Experiment + | experiment + | General | A
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| Science | ein Experiment durchführen + | to carry out an experiment + | General | A
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| Science | experimentieren + | to experiment + | General | A
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| Science | Maximum + | maximum + | Mathematics | B
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| Science | Minimum + | minimum + | Mathematics | B
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| Science | maximal + | maximum (adj.) + | Mathematics | B
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| Science | bis zu maximal + | up to a maximum of + | Mathematics | B
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| Science | minimal + | at least + | Mathematics | B
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| Science | Dezimalzahl + | decimal + | Mathematics | B
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| Science | Experimentalwissen-schaften + | experimental sciences + | General | C
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| Science | im Verhältnis 2 zu 1 + | in the ratio of 2 to 1 + | Mathematics | C
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| Agriculture | Wimmet + | grape harvest + | Crops | B
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| Agriculture | Imkerei + | beekeeping + | Types of farming and farmers | C
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| Agriculture | Imker(in) + | beekeeper + | Types of farming and farmers | C
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| Agriculture | etw im Wechsel anbauen + | to rotate sth + | Crops | C
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| Industry | Heimindustrie + | cottage industry + | Industries | C
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| Business and commerce | Import/Export + | import/export + | General | A
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| Business and commerce | im (Sonder)angebot + | on sale + | Marketing and sales | B
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| Business and commerce | Mitbestimmung + | worker participation + | Ownership, management and personnel | C
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| Business and commerce | mit gutem Sortiment + | well-stocked + | Marketing and sales | C
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| Employment | Zimmermädchen + | chamber maid + | Jobs, trades and professions | A
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| Employment | Diskriminierung + | discrimination + | Unions and industrial action | A
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| Employment | Rassendiskriminierung + | racial discrimination + | Unions and industrial action | B
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| Employment | Diskriminierung auf Grund des Geschlechts + | sexual discrimination + | Unions and industrial action | B
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| Employment | Immobilienmakler(in) + | (real) estate agent + | Jobs, trades and professions | C
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| The office and computing | Sekretärinnenzimmer + | secretary's office + | Offices | A
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| The office and computing | Schreibzimmer + | (typist's) office + | Offices | A
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| The office and computing | im Gebrauch + | active [file] + | 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 | Chefzimmer + | executive's office + | Offices | B
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| The office and computing | Dateimanager + | file manager + | Computing and typing | C
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| Post and telecommunications | sie steht im Telefonbuch + | she's in the book + | Telephone | A
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| Law | Kriminalität + | crime; crime rate + | Crime | A
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| Law | einstimmig + | unanimous + | Justice | A
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| Law | Kleinkriminalität + | petty crime + | Crime | B
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| Law | eine Lücke im Gesetz + | a loophole in the law + | Justice | B
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| Law | das Zimmer ist verwanzt + | the room is bugged + | Police and investigation | C
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| Finance | Geheimzahl + | PIN, personal identification number + | Banking and investment | A
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| Finance | Immobilienmarkt + | property/real estate market + | The market | B
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| Finance | im Unrecht sein + | to be at fault + | Insurance | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Simbabwe + | Zimbabwe + | Geographical names and peoples | A
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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 | im Krieg sein/stehen + | to be at war + | War | A
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| Geography, history, war and peace | im Krieg fallen/bleiben + | to be killed in the war/in action + | War | A
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Heimatland + | native country + | Geography | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Himmelsrichtung + | direction + | Geography | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | die vier Himmelsrichtungen + | the four points of the compass + | Geography | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Klimatologie + | climatology + | Geography | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Klimaforscher(in) + | climatologist + | Geography | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Regiment + | regiment + | Military | B
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Sediment + | sediment + | Geography | C
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| Geography, history, war and peace | die Weimarer Republik + | the Weimar Republic + | History | C
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| Geography, history, war and peace | Frauenstimmrecht + | women's suffrage + | History | C
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| Geography, history, war and peace | jmdn/etw im Sturm erobern + | to take sb/sth by storm + | War | C
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| Politics and international relations | Stimme + | vote + | Elections | A
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| Politics and international relations | seine Stimme abgeben + | to cast one's vote + | Elections | A
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| Politics and international relations | jmdm/einer Partei seine Stimme geben + | to vote for sb/a party + | Elections | A
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| Politics and international relations | für/gegen jmdn stimmen + | to vote for/against sb + | Elections | A
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| Politics and international relations | Stimmzettel + | ballot paper + | 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 | Imperialismus + | imperialism + | Political systems and ideologies | B
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| Politics and international relations | Abstimmung + | vote, ballot, poll + | Elections | B
|
| Politics and international relations | Abstimmungsergebnis + | result of the vote + | Elections | B
|
| Politics and international relations | Probeabstimmung + | straw vote + | Political activity | B
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| Politics and international relations | die abgegebenen Stimmen + | the votes cast + | Elections | C
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| Politics and international relations | stellvertretend abgegebene Stimme + | proxy vote + | Elections | C
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| Politics and international relations | eine geheime Abstimmung + | a secret ballot + | Elections | C
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| Politics and international relations | ausschlaggebende Stimme + | deciding vote + | Elections | C
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| Politics and international relations | über etw abstimmen lassen + | to put sth to the vote + | Elections | C
|
| Politics and international relations | Immunität + | diplomatic immunity + | International relations | C
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| Politics and international relations | im Ausland Lebende(r) + | expatriate + | Immigration and asylum | C
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | Obdachlosenheim + | homeless shelter + | Poverty and homelessness | B
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | Minimallohn + | subsistence wage, minimum wage + | Poverty and homelessness | B
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | die Abfalleimer plündern + | to scavenge in the bins/trash cans + | Poverty and homelessness | C
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| Public services, social and environmental issues | Existenzminimum + | subsistence level + | Poverty and homelessness | C
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