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English hint → German answer

terrible

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schrecklich

[ˈʃʁɛklɪç]

adjectiveA1

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to smell

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riechen

[ˈʁiːçən]

verbA2

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to shout

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schreien

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯ən]

verbA2

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to scare

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erschrecken

[ɛɐ̯ˈʃrɛkən]

verbB2

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a project

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das Projekt

[pʁoˈjɛkt]

nounA1

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a noise

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der Lärm

[lɛʁm]

nounA2

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loud

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laut

[laʊt]

adjA2

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to laugh

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lachen

[ˈlaxn̩]

verbA1

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to kill

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töten

[ˈtøːtn̩]

verbA2

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to experiment

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experimentieren

[ɛkspɛʁimenˈtiːʁən]

verbB1

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chemical

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chemisch

[ˈçeːmɪʃ]

adjB1

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to approach

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sich nähern

[zɪç ˈnɛːɐ̯n]

verbB2

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a well

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der Brunnen

[ˈbʁʊnən]

nounC1

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