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Plural: die Abbildungen1.- the graphic
- (pictures and so on in books)
How useful:see details >2.- the mapping, the transformation
- (in the mathematical sense... if you don't know what that means, then you won't need it :))
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Plural: die Abbrüchesee details >1.- the stop, the abort, the discontinuation
- (The core idea is that a process gets stopped/aborted before completion. Think of a countdown for a space flight for instance.)
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Plural: die Abdeckstiftesee details >1.- the concealer
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Plural: die Abdeckungensee details >1.- the cover
- (object that covers something. NOT the more figurative cover)
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Plural: die Abdruckesee details >1.- the print
- (Not very common. Sometimes for footprints and sometimes for a print of a magazine)
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Plural: die Abendesee details >1.- the evening
- (German tends to use "Abend" up till midnight and beyond, if you're still active, while English would use "tonight")
How useful:Opposite (closest): Morgen
Plural: die Abendbrotesee details >1.- the dinner
- (literally: "the evening bread" - Germans traditionally eat a cold dinner centered around bread)
How useful:Opposite (closest): Frühstück
Plural: die Abendmahlesee details >1.- the supper
- (old school)
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Plural: die Abenteuersee details >
Plural: die Aberglaubensee details >1.- the superstition
- (In the sense of believing stuff like a certain number brings bad luck or a pig means good weather.)
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Plural: die Abfahrten2.- the exit
- (For highways.)
How useful:see details >3.- the descend
- (For skiing and biking,)
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Plural: die Abfällesee details >1.- the garbage, the rubbish
- (Literally, what "falls off" after production or consumption.)
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Plural: die Abflügesee details >1.- the departure
- (Of a flight. Also used as a colloquial term for "heading out" in combination with "machen".)
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Plural: die Abflüsse1.- the drain
- (Primarily in context of plumbing)
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Plural: die Abfolgensee details >1.- to sequence
- (Not very common)
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Plural: die Abführmittelsee details >1.- the laxative
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Plural: die Abgaben1.- the emission, the discharge
- (Very technical term for a device or process that emits something. )
How useful:2.- the fee, the toll, the due
- (Used for all kinds of fees that are not taxes. Think health insurance in Germany, for example. The money is taken straight from your salary and that's not a "Steuer (tax)" but an "Abgabe". )
How useful:see details >3.- the handing in, the handing over
- (The act of handing something in or over. Quite common in the context of the "due by" date for homework.)
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Plural: die Abgänge1.- the departure
- (Sense of leaving only, rare)
How useful:see details >2.- in the finish
- ("im Abgang" - in context of describing wine)
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Plural: die Abgasesee details >1.- the exhaust fumes
- (Mainly used for combustion engines)
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Plural: die Abgeordnetesee details >1.- the delegate, the lawmaker
- (Refers specifically to the members of parliament or senate. It's based on an adjective, so it'll get all the adjective endings depending on gender and role in the sentence.)
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Plural: die Abgründesee details >1.- the abyss
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Plural: die Abhandlungensee details >1.- a treatment, treatise
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Plural: die Abhängesee details >1.- the slope, the drop off
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Plural: die Abhängikeitsee details >2.- the addiction
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Plural: die no pluralsee details >1.- the A levels, the high school certificate
- (The highest degree you can get in a "Schule". Takes 12 years total and you need this to enter university.)
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Plural: die Abkommensee details >1.- the agreemant
- (Sounds official, mostly used in context of political parties and countries)
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Plural: die Abkürzungensee details >2.- the abbreviation
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Plural: die Ablagensee details >1.- the shelf, the rack
- (A spot that is meant for laying something there. In Swiss German, the word has other meanings, apperantly. )
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Plural: die Abläufesee details >1.- the process, the sequence
- (In the context of planned sequences of events, sounds a bit technical)
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Plural: die Ablehnungensee details >1.- the rejection, the turndown
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Plural: die Ableitungensee details >1.- the derivative
- (math)
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Plural: die Ablenkungensee details >1.- the distraction
- (both good and bad)
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Plural: die Ablenkungsmanöversee details >1.- the diversion
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Plural: die Abmachungensee details >1.- the deal, the agreement
- (Not really a contract, but generally both parties are expected to honor it.)
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Plural: die Abnahmen1.- the reduction, the decline
- (In the sense of an amount something gradually getting smaller. NOT for the act of reducing something.)
How useful:Opposite (closest): Zunahmesee details >2.- the inspection, the acceptance
- (The final check and handover of a product or project.)
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Plural: die Abneigungensee details >1.- the aversion (to)
- (The verb "abneigen" isn't really used.)
How useful:Opposite (closest): Zuneigung
Plural: die Abrechnungen1.- the monthly earnings statement
- (If you have an employer in Germany, you'll get this every month, and you need it for all kinds of bureaucratic things.)
How useful:2.- the billing
How useful:see details >3.- the reckoning
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Plural: die not used in pluralsee details >1.- the disarmament
- (ONLY for countries, and maybe figuratively for a militarized militia.)
How useful:Opposite (closest): Aufrüstung
Plural: die Absackersee details >1.- the one for the road, the night cap
- (That "one last drink" to close off the night. Usually a shot, not beer. "absacken" means to sack down.)
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Plural: die Absätze1.- the paragraph
How useful:2.- the heel
- (Often used in plural.)
How useful:see details >3.- the sales
- (The amount sold - business administration jargon. You do not hear that in normal daily life.)
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Plural: die Abschaffungensee details >1.- abolition
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Plural: die not used in pluralsee details >1.- the scum, the low life
- (Very strong term. Literally, it is the "off foam". Think of the foam in the shower that runs down with all the dirt in it.)
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Plural: die not used in pluralsee details >1.- the disgust, the repulsion, the revulsion
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Plural: die Abschiedesee details >1.- the good bye
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Plural: die Abschleppwagensee details >1.- the tow car
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Plural: die Abschlusszeugnissesee details >1.- the leaving certificate/diploma
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Plural: die Abschnittesee details >1.- the section, the paragraph, the phase
- (lit: "the off-cut")
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Plural: die Absendersee details >1.- the sender
- (Mainly used for the "sender information" you put on letters and parcels and emails.)
How useful:Opposite (closest): Empfänger
Plural: die Absichtensee details >1.- the intention, the intent
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