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German hint → English answer

sauer

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sour

/saʊr/

adjectiveB1

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die Quelle

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a source

/sɔrs/

nounA2

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der Süden

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south

/saʊθ/

nounA1

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der Südosten

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southeast

/ˌsaʊθˈiːst/

nounB1

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südlich

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southern

/ˈsʌðɚn/

adjectiveB1

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der Südwesten

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southwest

/ˌsaʊθˈwest/

nounB1

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das Souvenir

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a souvenir

/ˌsuːvəˈnɪr/

nounB1

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sowjetisch

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Soviet

/ˈsoʊviət/

nounB2

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säen

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to sow

/soʊ/

verbB2

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der Raum

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space

/speɪs/

nounA1

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der Spaten

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a spade

/speɪd/

nounA2

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spanisch

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Spanish

/ˈspænɪʃ/

adjectiveA1

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Ersatz-

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spare

/sper/

adjectiveB2

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das Sprudelwasser

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sparkling water

/ˈspɑrkəlɪŋ ˈwɔtɚ/

nounA2

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der Spatz

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a sparrow

/ˈspæroʊ/

nounA2

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sprechen

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to speak

/spik/

verbA1

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der Lautsprecher

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a speaker

/ˈspiːkɚ/

nounA2

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besondere

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special

/ˈspeʃəl/

adjectiveA1

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der Spezialist

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a specialist

/ˈspeʃəlɪst/

nounB2

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sich spezialisieren

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to specialize

/ˈspeʃəˌlaɪz/

verbB2

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das Spezialgebiet

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a specialty

/ˈspeʃəlti/

nounB2

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konkret

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specific

/spəˈsɪfɪk/

adjectiveA2

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konkret

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specifically

/spəˈsɪfɪkli/

adverbB1

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angeben

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to specify

/ˈspesɪfaɪ/

verbB2

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