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German hint → English answer

Reißverschluss öffnen

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to unzip

/ʌnˈzɪp/

verbA2

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hinauf

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/ʌp/

adverbA1

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aktualisieren

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to update

/ʌpˈdeɪt/

verbB1

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aufrüsten

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to upgrade

/ʌpˈɡreɪd/

verbC1

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auf

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upon

/əˈpɑn/

prepositionB2

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ober

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upper

/ˈʌpɚ/

adjectiveB2

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betrübt

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upset

/ʌpˈset/

adjectiveB1

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oben

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upstairs

/ʌpˈsterz/

adverbA1

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städtisch

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urban

/ˈɝbən/

adjectiveB2

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drängen

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to urge

/ɝdʒ/

verbB2

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uns

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/ʌs/

pronounA1

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der Sprachgebrauch

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usage

/ˈjusɪdʒ/

nounB2

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verwenden

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to use

/juːz/

verbA1

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gewöhnt

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be used to

/bi ˈjust tu/

adjectiveB1

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nützlich

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useful

/ˈjusfəl/

adjectiveA1

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der Benutzer

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a user

/ˈjuːzɚ/

nounA2

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üblich

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usual

/ˈjuːʒuəl/

adjectiveA2

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meistens

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usually

/ˈjuːʒəli/

adverbA1

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das freie Zimmer

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a vacancy

/ˈveɪkənsi/

nounB1

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der Urlaub

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vacation

/veɪˈkeɪʃən/

nounA1

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der Impfstoff

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vaccine

/ˈvækˌsiːn/

nounB2

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staubsaugen

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to vacuum

/ˈvækjəm/

verbC1

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das Tal

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a valley

/ˈvæli/

nounA2

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wertvoll

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valuable

/ˈvæljuəbəl/

adjectiveB1

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