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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| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Schminke | Other | makeup, make-up |
| Schmutz | Other | dirt |
| Schnabel | Other | bill, beak |
| schonen | Verb | take good care of, look after, treat |
| Schornstein | Other | chimney |
| Schuss | Other | shot |
| schwamm | Other | sponge |
| Schwarze | Other | priest, blackcoat, cassock, sky pilot |
| seekrank | Adjective | seasick |
| Sensation | Other | sensation |
| Sergeant | Other | sergeant |
| Signal | Other | signal |
| Spalte | Other | cleft, fissure, crevice, rift, crevasse, chasm |
| Sportplatz | Other | sports field, playing field |
| staatlich | Adjective | state, State, government, governmental |
| Stecker | Other | plug |
| Steig | Other | narrow path |
| stopp | Other | stop! |
| Story | Other | story |
| stumpf | Adjective | blunt, dull |
| trauen | Verb | marry, wed |
| treten | Verb | kick |
| tritt | Other | footstep, footfall |
| Turnhalle | Other | gymnasium, gym |
| übel | Adjective | bad, nasty |
