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German Word of the Day for Beginners

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der Geist (-er)  mind, intellect; spirit, ghost

Der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach. (Sprichwort)
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. (proverb)
In diesem Schloss gehen Geister um.
This castle is haunted.

Related: Geist und Körper mind and body, der Heilige Geist the Holy Spirit/Ghost, geistig spiritual(ly), mental(ly), intellectual(ly); spirituous (alcoholic), geistlich religious, scared, spiritual

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