Common German Collocations: Free PDF + Quiz

Common German Collocations gives you a practical set of German words and expressions in one place, so you can study useful vocabulary without digging through scattered sources.

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WordTypeMeaning
AbbildungOtherdepiction, representation
abgesehenOtherexcept for a few mistakes...
absichtlichAdjectiveintentional, deliberate, willful, intended, wilful
ahaOtheraha! oh I see!
angetanOtherapt, calculated
AntikeOtherclassical antiquity, ancient world
ApfelkuchenOtherapple cake
auOtherouch! ow!
auslegenVerblay out, spread out
AusstattungOtherprovision, supply
BastardOtherhybrid
begleichenVerbsettle, pay off, discharge, square, honor, honour, pay
begrenztAdjectivelimited, restricted
BeschlussOtherdecision, decision, resolution
beschwerenVerbweight down
BessereOtherthat which is better
betragenVerbamount to, total, come to, work out at, run to
BlockadeOtherblockade
brätOtherpork sausage meat
bullenVerbbe on heat
campenVerbcamp
dadurchVerbthat way, through it
darausVerbhence, thence, from this
darunterVerbunderneath (, underneath, below it
DateOtherdate