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In this episode:
We'll talk about the pair 'eventuell - eventually' and the pair 'prägnant - pregnant' and see what happened and how to actually translate them.
Vocabulary:
eventuell, prägnant, vielleicht, schwanger, die Schwangerschaft, die Prägnanz

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In this episode:
A fun look at the word "arm" and its various meanings in German and English. Also: what do waffles have to do with atomic weapons.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

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In this episode:
A fun look at the meaning of the German words "die Art" and "die Kunst" and why only the second one actually means art.
Vocabulary:
die Art, die Tonart, die Tierart, artgerecht, artig, eigenartig, die Kunst, künstlich, der Künstler

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In this episode:
A quick look at the reason why German 'bald' and English 'bald' look alike but have NOTHING in common meaning wise. And a few words for balding men in German :)
Vocabulary:
bald, kahl, glatt, die Glatze

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In this episode:
We'll take a look at the false friends "craft" and "Kraft" and how they got so confusing. And we'll explore the family of "Kraft" a bit and learn cool new words.
Vocabulary:
die Kraft, kräftig, die Stärke, die Schwerkraft, KFZ

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In this episode:
A fun look at why fabric and die Fabrik are false friends and how to translate them. We'll also talk about der Stoff, and learn some word history.
Vocabulary:
die Fabrik, der Stoff, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff, Rohstoff, Ballaststoff

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In this episode:
A fun look at the meaning of "graben" and how it relates to ditch and rumination. And another English word that you would NEVER expect to be related to grave.
Vocabulary:
graben, vergraben, begraben, angraben, das Grab, die Gruft, die Grube, grübeln, ...

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In this episode:
'irritate' and 'irritieren' do NOT mean the same and mixing them up can actually be really awkward. Today, we'll find out what they each mean.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

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In this episode:
People, their feelings and character are the number one context for sensibel but it's also used in a broader, technical sense, like for the steering of a car.
Vocabulary:
no vocab snippet (yet)

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In this episode:
German 'spenden' and English 'to spend' are classic false friends. Today, we'll learn what 'spenden' means, and how to say 'to spend' in various context.
Vocabulary:
spenden, die Spende, spendieren, die Speise, die Spesen, ausgeben, verbringen

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