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German hint → English answer

das Etikett

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a label

/ˈleɪbəl/

nounB1

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die Arbeit

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labor

/ˈleɪbɚ/

nounB2

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der Schnürsenkel

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a lace

/leɪs/

nounA2

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der Mangel

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lack

/læk/

nounB1

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die Leiter

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a ladder

/ˈlædɚ/

nounB2

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die Dame

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a lady

/ˈleɪdi/

nounA2

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der Marienkäfer

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a ladybug

/ˈleɪdiˌbʌɡ/

nounB1

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der See

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a lake

/leɪk/

nounA2

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das Lammfleisch

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lamb

/læm/

nounB1

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die Lampe

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a lamp

/læmp/

nounA2

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landen

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to land

/lænd/

verbA2

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die Landung

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a landing

/ˈlændɪŋ/

nounB2

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die Landschaft

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a landscape

/ˈlændˌskeɪp/

nounB2

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die Fahrspur

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a lane

/leɪn/

nounB2

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die Sprache

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a language

/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

nounA1

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die Sprachkurse

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language courses

/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈkɔrsɪz/

nounA2

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das Sprachenlernen

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language learning

/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈlɝnɪŋ/

nounA2

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der Schoß

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a lap

/læp/

nounC1

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der Laptop

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a laptop

/ˈlæptɑp/

nounA2

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die Laptophülle

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a laptop case

/ˈlæptɑp ˌkeɪs/

nounA2

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groß

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large

/lɑrdʒ/

adjectiveA1

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größtenteils

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largely

/ˈlɑːrdʒli/

adverbB2

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der Laser

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a laser

/ˈleɪzɚ/

nounC1

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letzte

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last

/læst/

adjectiveA1

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