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Alter

возраст

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dasAltern
Meaning of Alter

Anzahl der seit der Geburt vergangenen Lebensjahre

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age
Alter - возраст
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Alter belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

Alterage
einmalonce
jeden Tagevery day
monatlichevery month
sofortright now
Sekundesecond
Stundehour

Alter synonyms

Related words worth learning together

Lebenszeit
Lifetime; the period of a person's life or the time something lasts during a life.
Lebensabschnitt
Life stage; refers to a phase of life, not an exact number of years.
Epoche
Epoch or era; a long historical period, not a person's age.
Zeitalter
Age or era; a broad historical or cultural period.
Zeitspanne
Time span; a neutral word for any stretch of time, not specifically age.
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🇩🇪de

Lifetime; the period of a person's life or the time something lasts during a life.

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Lebensabschnitt

Life stage; refers to a phase of life, not an exact number of years.

A1Often
🇩🇪de

Epoch or era; a long historical period, not a person's age.

A1Rarely
🇩🇪de

Age or era; a broad historical or cultural period.

A1Rarely
🇩🇪de

Time span; a neutral word for any stretch of time, not specifically age.

A1Often

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Alter Bedeutung: what does it mean?

Anzahl der seit der Geburt vergangenen Lebensjahre

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