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German hint → English answer

der Index

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an index

/ˈɪndeks/

nounB2

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indisch

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Indian

/ˈɪndiən/

adjectiveA1

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anzeigen

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to indicate

/ˈɪndəˌkeɪt/

verbB1

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der Hinweis

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an indication

/ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən/

nounB2

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der Indikator

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an indicator

/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtɚ/

nounC1

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individuell

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individual

/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/

adjectiveA2

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in Innenräumen befindlich

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indoor

/ˈɪndɔr/

adjectiveB1

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die Zimmerpflanzen

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indoor plants

/ˈɪnˌdɔr ˈplænts/

nounA2

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drinnen

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indoors

/ɪnˈdɔrz/

adverbB1

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industriell

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industrial

/ɪnˈdʌstriəl/

adjectiveB2

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die Industrie

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industry

/ˈɪndəstri/

nounA2

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die In-Ear-Kopfhörer

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in-ear headphones

/ˌɪn ˈɪr ˈhedˌfoʊnz/

nounB1

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unvermeidlich

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inevitably

/ˌɪnˈevɪtəbli/

adverbB2

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im Herbst

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in the fall

/ɪn ðə ˈfɔl/

phraseA2

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der Säugling

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an infant

/ˈɪnfənt/

nounC1

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die Infektion

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infection

/ɪnˈfekʃən/

nounB2

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die Inflation

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inflation

/ɪnˈfleɪʃən/

nounB2

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der Einfluss

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influence

/ˈɪnfluəns/

nounB1

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einflussreich

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influential

/ˌɪnfluˈenʃəl/

adjectiveC1

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informieren

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to inform

/ɪnˈfɔrm/

verbB2

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die Information

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information

/ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/

nounA1

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die Informationstechnologie

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information technology (IT)

/ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən tekˈnɑlədʒi (ˌaɪˈtiː)/

nounB1

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anfänglich

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initial

/ɪˈnɪʃəl/

adjectiveB2

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der anfängliche Eindruck

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an initial impression

/ɪˈnɪʃəl ɪmˈpreʃən/

nounB2

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