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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wach |
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awake |
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der Wagen (-) |
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car |
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- mit dem Wagen fahren |
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- to travel by car |
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wählen |
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to choose; to dial |
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die Wählscheibe (-n) |
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dial (on phone) |
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der Wählton (pl. -töne) |
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dialling tone |
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während (+ Gen.) |
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during |
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wahrscheinlich |
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probably |
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der Wald (pl. - Wälder) |
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forest; wood |
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Wales |
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Wales |
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der Waliser (-) |
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Welshman |
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die Waliserin (-innen) |
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Welshwoman |
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walisisch |
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Welsh (adj.) |
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die Wand (pl. - Wände) |
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wall |
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wandern |
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to wander; to hike |
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wann |
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when |
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- von wann bis wann? |
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- from when to when? |
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die Wanne (-n); das Wannenbad (pl. -bäder) |
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bath(tub) |
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warm |
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married |
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- 300 € warm |
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- 300 € including heating |
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die Warmmiete (-n) |
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rent including heating |
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wärmstens |
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most warmly |
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das Warmwasser |
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warm water |
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Warschau |
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Warsaw |
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warten |
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to wait |
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die Wartezeit (-en) |
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waiting time |
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warum |
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why |
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- warum nicht? |
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- why not? |
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was |
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what |
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- so was |
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- things like that |
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- was für...? |
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- what sort of...? |
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das Waschbecken (-) |
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washbasin |
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waschen |
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to wash |
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- sich waschen |
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- to have a wash |
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die Waschmaschine (-n) |
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washing machine |
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das Wasser |
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water |
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- das Mineralwasser |
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- mineral water |
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- das Warmwasser |
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- mineral water |
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der Wasserball |
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water polo |
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der Wasserboiler (-) |
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water heater |
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das WC (-s) |
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WC, toilet |
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der Wechsel (-) |
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change |
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- der Hochschulwechsel |
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- change of universities |
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wechselhaft |
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changeable |
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der Wecker (-) |
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alarm clock |
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- der Radiowecker |
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- radio alarm clock |
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weder... noch... |
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neither... nor... |
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der Weg (-e) |
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way; path |
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wegen (+ Gen.) |
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because of |
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die Wegwerfmentalität |
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throw-away mentality |
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weich |
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soft |
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Weihnachten |
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Christmas |
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- zu Weihnachten |
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- at Christmas |
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der Weihnachtsmarkt (pl. -märkte) |
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Christmas market |
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der Wein (-e) |
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wine |
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- das Glas Wein |
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- glass of wine |
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das Weinglas (pl. -gläser) |
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wine-glass |
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die Weintraube (-n) |
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grape |
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weiß |
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white |
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- das Weißbrot |
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- white bread |
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- der Weißwein |
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- white wine |
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weit |
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far |
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- wie weit ist es...? |
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- how far is it...? |
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- nicht weit entfernt |
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- not far away |
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weiter |
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further |
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- weitere Informationen |
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- further information |
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weiterhin |
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furthermore |
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der Weitsprung |
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long jump |
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welche/r? |
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which? |
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der Wellensittich (-e) |
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budgerigar |
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wenig |
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a little |
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- wenig Fleisch |
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- a little meat |
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wenigstens |
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at least |
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wenn |
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if; when |
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- auch wenn |
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- even if |
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- nur wenn |
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- only if |
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- wenn möglich |
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- if possible |
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wer? |
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who? |
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werden |
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to become |
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die Weste (-n) |
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waistcoat |
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der Westen |
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the west |
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- im Westen |
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- in the west |
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westlich (+ Gen.) |
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to the west of |
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das Wetter (-) |
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weather |
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- wie ist das Wetter? |
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- what's the weather like? |
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die Wettervorhersage (-n) |
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weather forecast |
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die WG (-s) |
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shared flat |
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- die Studenten-WG |
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- student flat |
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- WG-erprobt |
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- used to living in a shared flat |
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- WG-geeignet |
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- suitable for a shared flat |
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- das WG-Leben |
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- life in a shared flat |
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wichtig |
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important |
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wie |
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how |
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- wie bitte? |
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- pardon me? |
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- wie wär's mit...? |
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- how about...? |
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wieder |
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again |
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wiederholen (insep.) |
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to repeat |
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- wiederholt |
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- repeatedly |
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auf Wiederhören! |
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goodbye! (on telephone) |
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auf Wiederschauen! |
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goodbye! (S. Germany) |
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auf Wiedersehen! |
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goodbye! |
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Wien |
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Vienna |
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der Wievielte ist heute? den Wievielten haben wir heute? |
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what is the date today? |
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willkommen |
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welcome |
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der Wind (-e) |
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wind |
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windig |
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windy |
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der Winkel (-) |
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corner |
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der Winter |
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winter |
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- im Winter |
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- in winter |
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der Winterschlussverkauf (WSV) |
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winter sales |
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das Wintersemester (-) |
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winter semester |
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wir |
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we |
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wirklich |
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really |
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wissen |
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to know |
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- ich weiß |
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- I know |