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What is the german word for “experience”?

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Erfahrung

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What is german for crevice?

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Bergschrund

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Translatw the german word “Schlagwort”

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Slogan

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Donnerwetter (kind of storm)

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Thunderstorm

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German for “glacier”?

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Gletscher

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Aufforderung zum Tanz

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Invitation to the Dance

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German for “spirit” or “intellect”?

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Geist

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Wissenschaft

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Science

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“Greece” in German

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Greichenland

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French word that means “formerly” or “at another time”?

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Autrefois

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What kind of song is an “Abschiedslied”?

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Farewell song

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“Das Leben is die Liebe”

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Life is love

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“Half a cup” in french?

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Une demie-tasse

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“Schmetterling”

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Butterfly :)

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Roast in sweet-and-sour sauce (german name for)?

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Sauerbraten

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Loneliness in German

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Einsamkeit

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Cela va sans dire

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That goes without saying

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Business in french

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Les affaires

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“Incorrigible child” in french

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Enfant terrible

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Borgen macht sorgen

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Borrowing makes sorrowing

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Loin des yeux, loin du coeur

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Out of sight, out of mind

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Der Beweis
Der Nachweis
Der Erweis
Die Probe

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Proof

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Ad valorem

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According to its value

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Cela na fait rein

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That makes no difference

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Chef d'oeuvre
Masterpiece
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German for slowly is...?
Langsam
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What does "Erblichkeit" mean?
Heredity
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Dichtung und Wahrheit
Poetry and Truth
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Sans doute
Without doubt
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Alma mater?
Bounteous mother
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Translate the german word "tugend"
Virtue
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Meaning of these words? ``` Schliessen Zuschliessen Abschliessen Verschliessen Zumachen ```
Close
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Drang nach Oster?
Push (thrust) toward the East
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Gedanke
Thought
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Die Weisheit is nur in der Wahrheit
Wisdom lies only in truth
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Sache? (German)
Thing (cause, matter)
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"Dictatorship" in german
Diktatur
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German for "homeland"?
Heimat
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German term that means "in spite of that" or "nevertheless"?
Trotzdem
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What is a german "dichter"?
Poet (writer)
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Faulheit
Laziness
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Volk der Dichter und Denker
Poets and thinkers
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Translate the german word "Regisseur"
Director
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"Empfindung" is German for what?
Sensation (feeling, emotion)
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"Dolmetscher"
Translator (interpreter)
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Das heisst
That is
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What german word has these meanings? Investigation Science Research
Forschung
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What word from the french means a window on the slope of a roof?
Mansard
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French for sherbet?
Sorbet
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Bergsteiger
Mountain climbing
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What three latin words that refer to an indispensable component literally mean "without which nothing"?
Sine qua non
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L'etoile du nord
The North star
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Latin for let the buyer beware
Caveat emptor
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Pflicht is german for?
Duty
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Du bist wie eine Blume
You are like a flower
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Frisch begonnen, halb gewonnen
Well begun is half done
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German word that means conflict, altercation, or quarrel
Streit
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Vous devez prendre garde
You must be very careful
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In the beginning in german
Am Anfang
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Abendstern
Evening star
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Baukunst
Architecture
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French for power
Puissance
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Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern
Birds of a feather flock together
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Der vorsatz Der entschluss Das ziel Die absicht
Purpose
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German for pain
Schmerz
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German for assignment or homework?
Aufgabe
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Bericht
Report
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Sammlung
Collection
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Tarnung
Camouflage (concealment)

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