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German hint → English answer

glatt

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smooth

/smuːð/

adjectiveB1

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der Snack

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a snack

/snæk/

nounA2

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die Schnecke

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a snail

/sneɪl/

nounA2

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die Schlange

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a snake

/sneɪk/

nounA1

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die Turnschuhe

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sneakers

/ˈsniːkɚz/

nounA1

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die Schnauze

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a snout

/snaʊt/

nounB2

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der Schnee

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snow

/snoʊ/

nounA1

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verschneit

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snowy

/ˈsnoʊi/

adjectiveA1

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also

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/soʊ/

conjunctionA1

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die Seife

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soap

/soʊp/

nounA2

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sogenannt

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so-called

/ˌsoʊ ˈkɔːld/

adjectiveB2

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sozial

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social

/ˈsoʊʃəl/

adjectiveA2

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sozial

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socially

/ˈsoʊʃəli/

adverbB1

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die Gesellschaft

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society

/səˈsaɪəti/

nounA2

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die Socke

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a sock

/sɑk/

nounA2

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die Socken

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socks

/sɑks/

nounA1

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das Sofa

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a sofa

/ˈsoʊfə/

nounA1

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bisher

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so far

/ˌsoʊ ˈfɑr/

adverbA2

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weich

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soft

/sɔft/

adjectiveA2

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weich machen

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to soften

/ˈsɔfən/

verbB2

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sanft

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softly

/ˈsɔftli/

adverbA2

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die Software

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software

/ˈsɔftwer/

nounB1

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die Erde

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soil

/sɔɪl/

nounB1

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der Soldat

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a soldier

/ˈsoʊldʒɚ/

nounA2

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