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| German Words of the Week Week of September 1-7 Montag >  LISTEN (Audio soon!)je nach according to, depending on je nachdem it (all) depends, depending on Preise für gebrauchte Motoren variieren je nach Zustand. Prices for used engines vary depending on their condition. je nachdem, wie sie spielen depending on how they play Dienstag > LISTEN (Audio soon!)ausgeprägt (adj./adv.) distinctive(ly); marked, pronounced; prominent(ly) die Ausprägung (-en) form, characteristic; (high/low) prominence, degree; development; molding, shaping (of character, etc.); minting (coins) Die Farben sollen bereits so ausgeprägt sein, dass... The colors should be distinctive/prominent enough, that... Die Dialekte, die je nach Ausprägung annähernd den Status einer eigenen Sprache haben, entwickelten sich... The dialects, which, depending on their prominence, almost have the status of a separate language, developed... Mittwoch > LISTEN (Audio soon!)Stimmt auffallend! How right you are! It's only too true! See > German Idioms Donnerstag > LISTEN (Audio soon!)ablösen to detach, peel off; to pay off, redeem; pay (off) in a lump sum; to take over from, take the place of, give way to Die norwegische Hauptstadt Oslo hat Tokio als die teuerste Stadt der Welt abgelöst. (2003) The Norwegian capital Oslo has replaced Tokyo as the world's most expensive city. (2003) See > Countries Glossary Freitag > LISTEN (Audio soon!)das Visier (-e) visor (on helmet); sight (on gun) Er kämpft immer mit offenem Visier. He's always open and above board (in his dealings). Jetzt ist auch die UNO auf schreckliche Weise ins Visier jener geraten, die mit allen Mitteln gegen die Besatzer kämpfen. Now in a terrible way the UN has also become the target of those [in Iraq] who are fighting against the occupiers with every means. Samstag > LISTEN (Audio soon!)die Limette (-n) / die Limonelle (-n) lime (citrus fruit) Limetten sind grüne, der Zitrone sehr ähnliche Früchte. Sie sind auch unter den Namen Limone, Lumie oder Limonelle bekannt. Limes are green fruits, very similar to the lemon. They are also known as Limone, Lumie, or Limonelle [in German]. Sonntag > LISTEN (Audio soon!)der Skorbut scurvy Skorbut ist eine Vitamin-C-Mangelkrankheit, die früher häufig bei Matrosen vorkam. Scurvy is a vitamin C deficiency disease that used to frequently afflict sailors. See > Medical Vocabulary |
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