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der Kontakt

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exposure

/ɪkˈspoʊʒɚ/

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ausdrücken

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to express

/ɪkˈspres/

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der Ausdruck

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expression

/ɪkˈspreʃən/

nounA2

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verlängern

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to extend

/ɪkˈstend/

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erweitert

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extended

/ɪkˈstendɪd/

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die Erweiterung

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an extension

/ɪkˈstenʃən/

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das Verlängerungskabel

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extension cord

/ɪkˈstenʃən ˌkɔrd/

nounB1

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umfangreich

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extensive

/ɪkˈstensɪv/

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das Ausmaß

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extent

/ɪkˈstent/

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extern

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external

/ɪkˈstɝnəl/

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zusätzlich

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extra

/ˈekstrə/

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extrahieren

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to extract

/ɪkˈstrækt/

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außergewöhnlich

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extraordinary

/ɪkˈstrɔːrdəˌneri/

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extrem

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extreme

/ɪkˈstriːm/

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äußerst

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extremely

/ɪkˈstriːmli/

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das Auge

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an eye

/aɪ/

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die Augenbraue

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an eyebrow

/ˈaɪˌbraʊ/

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der Stoff

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fabric

/ˈfæbrɪk/

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das Gesicht

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a face

/feɪs/

nounA1

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die Mund-Nasen-Bedeckung

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a face covering

/ˈfeɪs ˌkʌvərɪŋ/

nounB1

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von Angesicht zu Angesicht

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face-to-face

/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/

adverbB1

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der Gesichtsausdruck

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a facial expression

/ˈfeɪʃəl ɪkˈspreʃən/

nounB1

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die Gesichtsausdrücke

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facial expressions

/ˈfeɪʃəl ɪkˈspreʃənz/

nounB1

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die Einrichtung

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a facility

/fəˈsɪləti/

nounB2

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