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German hint → English answer

rau

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rough

/rʌf/

adjectiveB1

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etwa

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roughly

/ˈrʌfli/

adverbB2

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rund

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round

/raʊnd/

adjectiveA2

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die Route

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a route

/raʊt/

nounA2

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die Routine

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a routine

/ruˈtin/

nounA1

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routinemäßig

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routinely

/ruːˈtiːnli/

adverbB2

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die Reihe

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a row

/roʊ/

nounB1

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reiben

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to rub

/rʌb/

verbB2

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der Gummi

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rubber

/ˈrʌbɚ/

nounB2

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unhöflich

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rude

/rud/

adjectiveA2

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der Teppich

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a rug

/rʌɡ/

nounB2

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die Regel

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a rule

/ruːl/

nounA1

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das linierte Heft

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a ruled notebook

/ˈruːld ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/

nounB2

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der Herrscher

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a ruler

/ˈruːlɚ/

nounB1

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die Gerichtsentscheidung

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a ruling

/ˈruːlɪŋ/

nounC1

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laufen

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to run

/rʌn/

verbA1

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der Läufer

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a runner

/ˈrʌnɚ/

nounA2

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das Laufen

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running

/ˈrʌnɪŋ/

nounA2

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flüssig

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runny

/ˈrʌni/

adjectiveB1

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die Landebahn

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a runway

/ˈrʌnweɪ/

nounB1

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ländlich

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rural

/ˈrʊrəl/

adjectiveB2

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hetzen

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to rush

/rʌʃ/

verbB2

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russisch

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Russian

/ˈrʌʃən/

adjectiveA1

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der Sack

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a sack

/sæk/

nounC1

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