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5000 Words

5000 Words: 100 words from the ZapomniEnglish 10,000+ word base. Translation, transcription, pronunciation, examples, and flashcards.

Practice 5000 words in German with English hints. First see the meaning in English, then recall the German word, with pronunciation, images, audio, and flashcards.

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shoreline
die Küstenlinie
[ˈkʏstn̩ˌliːni̯ə]
nounB1
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short
kurz
[kʊʁts]
adjectiveA1
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shortly
bald
[balt]
adverbA2
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shorts
die kurze Hose
[ˈkʊʁt͡sə ˈhoːzə]
nounA1
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short-term
kurzfristig
/ˈkʊʁtsfʁɪstɪç/
adjectiveB1
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shot
der Schuss
/ʃʊs/
nounB1
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should
sollte
[ˈzɔltə]
modal verbA2
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shoulder
die Schulter
/ˈʃʊltɐ/
nounA1
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shout
schreien
[ˈʃʁaɪ̯ən]
verbA2
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shove
stoßen
/ˈʃtoːsən/
verbB2
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shovel
die Schaufel
[ˈʃaʊ̯fl̩]
nounA2
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show
zeigen
/ˈtsaɪ̯ɡn̩/
verbA1
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shower
die Dusche
[ˈduːʃə]
nounA1
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shrimp
die Garnele
[ɡaʁˈneːlə]
nounA2
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shrub
der Strauch
[ˈʃtʁaʊx]
nounA2
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shrug
die Schultern zucken
/ˈʃʊltɐn ˈtsuːkən/
verbB2
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shut
schließen
/ˈʃlɪsən/
verbA2
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shuttle
das Shuttle
/ˈʃʊtl̩/
nounB1
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shy
schüchtern
[ˈʃyːçtɐn]
adjectiveA2
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sibling
das Geschwister
/ˈɡəʃvɪstɐ/
nounA2
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sick
krank
/kʁaŋk/
adjectiveA1
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side
die Seite
/ˈzaɪ̯tə/
nounA1
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side of the family
der Familienzweig
/ˈfaːmiljənˌt͡vaɪ̯k/
nounB1
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sidewalk
der Gehweg
/ˈɡeːvɛːk/
nounA2
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