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der Eindruck

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an impression

/ɪmˈpreʃən/

nounB1

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beeindruckend

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impressive

/ɪmˈpresɪv/

adjectiveB1

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sich verbessern

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to improve

/ɪmˈpruv/

verbA1

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verbessert

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improved

/ɪmˈpruːvd/

adjectiveA2

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die Verbesserung

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improvement

/ɪmˈpruːvmənt/

nounB1

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/ɪn/

prepositionA1

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inaktiv

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inactive

/ɪnˈæktɪv/

adjectiveB1

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in einer Beziehung

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in a relationship

/ɪn ə rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/

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der Anreiz

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an incentive

/ɪnˈsentɪv/

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der Zoll

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an inch

/ɪntʃ/

nounB2

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der Vorfall

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an incident

/ˈɪnsɪdənt/

nounB2

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einschließen

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to include

/ɪnˈkluːd/

verbA1

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einschließlich

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including

/ɪnˈkludɪŋ/

prepositionA2

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das Einkommen

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income

/ˈɪnkʌm/

nounB2

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einbeziehen

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to incorporate

/ɪnˈkɔːrpəreɪt/

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erhöhen

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to increase

/ɪnˈkris/

verbA2

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erhöht

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increased

/ɪnˈkriːst/

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zunehmend

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increasing

/ɪnˈkrisɪŋ/

adjectiveB1

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zunehmend

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increasingly

/ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

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unglaublich

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incredibly

/ɪnˈkredəbli/

adverbB1

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in der Tat

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indeed

/ɪnˈdiːd/

adverbB1

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die Unabhängigkeit

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independence

/ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/

nounB2

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selbstständig

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independent

/ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

adjectiveA2

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selbstständig

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independently

/ˌɪndɪˈpendəntli/

adverbB2

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