This is the glossary of all vocabulary used in this online German course. Plurals are indicated in brackets, as is additional information about the lexical items such as whether a verb is separable (sep.) or inseparable (insep.). The cases taken by prepositions and verbs are also indicated in brackets - accusative (Acc.), dative (Dat.) or genitive (Gen.). Please use the navigation panels in the left-hand column of this glossary to move forwards and backwards through the alphabet.
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das Rad (pl. - Räder) |
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wheel; bicycle |
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- mit dem Rad fahren |
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- to cycle |
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- der Radsport |
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- cycling (sport) |
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das Radio (-s) |
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radio |
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- Radio hören |
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- to listen to the radio |
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- im Radio |
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- on the radio |
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der Radiowecker (-) |
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radio alarm clock |
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der Rappen (-) |
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Swiss centime |
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sich rasieren |
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to shave |
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das Rathaus (pl. -häuser) |
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town hall |
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die Ratte (-n) |
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rat |
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rauchen |
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to smoke |
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- man darf nicht rauchen |
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- you must not smoke |
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räumen |
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to clear |
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der Räumungsverkauf (pl. -käufe) |
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clearance sale |
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die Rechnung (-en) |
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bill |
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recht |
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right; quite |
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- das ist mir recht |
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- that's all right by me |
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- ist das Ihnen recht? |
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- is that all right for you? |
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- recht viel |
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- quite a lot |
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das Recht (-e) |
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right; rights |
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- Sie kommen zu Ihrem Recht |
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- you'll be very well treated |
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rechts |
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on the right |
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- auf der rechten Seite |
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- on the right-hand side |
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- die nächste Straße rechts |
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- the next road on the right |
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- rechts vom Flur |
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- on the right-hand side of the hall |
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der Rechtsanwalt (pl. -wälte) |
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lawyer (male) |
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die Rechtsanwältin (-innen) |
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lawyer (female) |
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rechtzeitig |
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in good time |
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reduziert |
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reduced |
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das Reformhaus (pl. -häuser) |
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health food shop |
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das Regal (-e) |
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shelf |
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- im Regal |
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- on the shelf |
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regelmäßig |
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regular |
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der Regen |
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rain |
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der Regenmantel (pl. -mäntel) |
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raincoat |
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regional |
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regional |
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der Regisseur (-e) |
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film director (male) |
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die Regisseurin (-innen) |
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film director (female) |
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regnen |
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to rain |
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- es regnet |
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- it's raining |
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regnerisch |
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rainy |
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reichen |
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to be enough |
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- das reicht |
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- that's enough |
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das Reihenhaus (pl. -häuser) |
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terraced house |
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reisen |
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to travel |
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der/die Reisende (-n) |
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traveller |
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reiten |
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to ride |
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der Reitsport |
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horse-riding |
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rennen |
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to run |
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der Rennsport |
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racing (sport) |
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renovieren |
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to renovate |
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- renoviert |
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- renovated |
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der Rentner (-) |
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pensioner (male) |
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die Rentnerin (-innen) |
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pensioner (female) |
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die Reportage (-n) |
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report |
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reservieren |
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to reserve |
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die Reservierung (-en) |
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reservation |
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das Restaurant (-s) |
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restaurant |
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- das Gartenrestaurant |
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- garden restaurant |
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richtig |
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correct; right |
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die Richtung (-en) |
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direction |
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- (in) Richtung Norden |
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- towards the north |
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riesig |
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huge; massive |
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der Ring (-e) |
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ring; ring-road |
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- der Ohrring |
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- earring |
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ringen |
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to wrestle |
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