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| Word | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bessere | Other | that which is better |
| betragen | Verb | amount to, total, come to, work out at, run to |
| Blockade | Other | blockade |
| brät | Other | pork sausage meat |
| bullen | Verb | be on heat |
| campen | Verb | camp |
| Common Mistake | Better Version | |
| dadurch | Verb | that way, through it |
| daraus | Verb | hence, thence, from this |
| darunter | Verb | underneath (, underneath, below it |
| Date | Other | date |
| Daten | Other | data, facts |
| dauerhaft | Adjective | lasting, enduring, durable, permanent |
| demnach | Verb | thus, so, consequently, therefore |
| den Kopf nicht hängen lassen | den kopf nikht HEN-gen la-sen | |
| den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen | den NAH-gel owf den kopf TREF-en | |
| den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht sehen | den valt for LOW-ter BOY-men nikht zay-en | |
| deren | Noun | whose, of which |
| dessen | Noun | whose, of which |
| die Flinte ins Korn werfen | dee FLIN-te ins korn VER-fen | |
| die Nase voll haben | dee NAH-ze voll hah-ben | |
| die Zähne zusammenbeißen | dee TSAY-ne tsoo-ZAM-en-BYE-sen | |
| Don | Other | Don |
| Drehbuch | Other | film script, screenplay |
| Drink | Other | drink |
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