dark gray
→
dunkelgrau
/ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌɡʁaʊ̯/
adjectiveA1
English → German
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darkness
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die Dunkelheit
/ˈdʊŋkəlhaɪ̯t/
nounA1
dark red
→
dunkelrot
/ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌʁoːt/
adjectiveA1
data
→
die Daten
/ˈdaːtən/
nounB1
database
→
die Datenbank
/ˈdaːtənˌbaŋk/
nounB2
daughter-in-law
→
die Schwiegertochter
/ˈʃvɪɡɐˌtɔxtɐ/
nounA1
day
→
der Tag
[taːk]
nounA1
daylight
→
das Tageslicht
/ˈtaːɡəsˌlɪçt/
nounA1
day off
→
der freier Tag
/ˈfʁaɪ̯ɐ taːk/
nounA1
dealer
→
der Händler
/ˈhɛndlɐ/
nounB2
dear
→
lieb
/liːp/
adjectiveA1
death
→
der Tod
/deːɐ̯ ˈtoːt/
nounA1
debate
→
die Debatte
/deˈbatə/
nounB1
debit
→
das Soll
/zoːl/
nounA2
debit card
→
die Debitkarte
/deˈbiːtˌkaʁtə/
nounA1
debut
→
das Debüt
/das deˈbyː/
nounB2
decade
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das Jahrzehnt
/ˈjaːɐ̯zɛnt/
nounB1
declare
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erklären
/ɛɐ̯ˈkleːʁən/
verbC1
deem
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halten für
/ˈhaltn̩ fyːɐ̯/
verbC1
defeat
→
besiegen
/bəˈziːɡən/
verbB1
defend
→
verteidigen
/fɛʁˈtiːdɪɡən/
verbB1
defendant
→
der Beklagte
/bəˈklaːɡtə/
nounB2
defender
→
der Verteidiger
/fɛɐ̯ˈteːdɪɡɐ/
nounB2
defense
→
die Verteidigung
/fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ/
nounB2
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