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die Lage (-n) |
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location; situation |
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- in ruhiger Lage |
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- in a quiet location |
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- Lage egal |
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- location irrelevant |
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die Lampe (-n) |
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lamp |
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- die Stehlampe (-n) |
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- standard lamp |
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das Lampenstudio (-s) |
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lighting store |
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das Land (pl. - Länder) |
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country |
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die Landstraße (-n) |
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country road |
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der Landwirt (-e) |
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farmer (male) |
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die Landwirtin (-innen) |
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farmer (female) |
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lang |
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long |
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lange |
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for a long time |
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- wie lange? |
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- how long? |
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langsam |
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slow; slowly |
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längstens |
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at the most |
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sich langweilen (insep.) |
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to be bored |
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- sich zu Tode langweilen |
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- to be bored to death |
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langweilig |
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bored |
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der Lastwagen (-) |
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lorry |
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- mit dem Lastwagen fahren |
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- to travel by lorry |
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die Latzhose (-n) |
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dungarees |
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laufen |
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to run |
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- was läuft im Kino? |
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- what's on at the cinema? |
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die Laune (-n) |
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mood |
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lauten |
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to be (phone number etc.) |
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das Leben (-) |
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life |
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- das WG-Leben |
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- life in a shared flat |
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die Lebensmittel (plural) |
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groceries; food |
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das Lebensmittelgeschäft (-e) |
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food store |
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lecker |
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delicious |
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das Leder |
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leather |
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- die Lederhose (-n) |
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- leather trousers |
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- die Lederwaren (plural) |
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- leather goods |
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ledig |
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single; not married |
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der Lehrer (-) |
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teacher (male) |
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die Lehrerin (-innen) |
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teacher (female) |
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leicht |
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easy; light |
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das tut mir Leid |
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I'm sorry |
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leidenschaftlich |
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passionate |
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- ich tanze leidenschaftlich gern |
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- I really enjoy dancing |
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leider |
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unfortunately |
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der Leinenzwang |
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requirement to keep dogs on a leash |
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leise |
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quite |
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die Leitung (-en) |
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telephone line |
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lernen |
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to learn; to study |
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lesen |
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to read |
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der Lette (-n) |
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Latvian (male) |
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die Lettin (-innen) |
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Latvian (female) |
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lettisch |
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Latvian (adj.) |
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Lettland |
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Latvia |
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der/die letzte |
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the last |
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- die vorletzte |
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- the last but one |
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die Leute (plural) |
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people |
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die Liebe |
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love |
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lieben |
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to love |
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lieber |
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preferably |
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- ich gehe lieber |
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- I prefer to go |
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- ich gehe am liebsten |
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- most of all I like to go |
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- ich gehe am allerliebsten |
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- more than anything else I like to go |
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die Liebesgeschichte (-n) |
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love story |
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Lieblings- |
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favourite |
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- meine Lieblingsmannschaft |
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- my favourite team |
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- meine Lieblingssuppe |
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- my favourite team |
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Liechtenstein |
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Liechtenstein |
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der Liechtensteiner (-) |
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Liechtensteiner (male) |
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die Liechtensteinerin (-innen) |
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Liechtensteiner (female) |
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liechtensteinisch |
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Liechtenstein (adj.) |
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liegen |
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to lie; to be situated |
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- wo liegt die Wohnung? |
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- wher is the flat? |
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- wie liegt die Wohnung? |
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- how is the flat situated? |
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der Liegestuhl (pl. -stühle) |
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deckchair |
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der Lift (-e or -s) |
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lift, elevator |
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lila |
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purple |
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die Limonade |
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lemonade |
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die Linie (-n) |
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line |
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links |
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left |
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- auf der linken Seite |
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- on the left-hand side |
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- die nächste Straße links |
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- the next street on the left |
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Lissabon |
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Lisbon |
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Litauen |
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Lithuania |
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der Litauer (-) |
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Lithuanian (male) |
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die Litauerin (-innen) |
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Lithuanian (female) |
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litauisch |
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Lithuanian (adj.) |
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der Liter (-) |
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litre |
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die Literatur (-en) |
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literature |