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10 May 2025
die Vorstellung = introduction, idea/mental image, or performance; job interview = Vorstellungsgespräch; to introduce yourself = sich vorstellen; to imagine = sich etwas vorstellen.
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10 May 2025
der Wagen = car, cart or (train) car; everyday 'car' = das Auto; shopping cart = Einkaufswagen; stroller = Kinderwagen; Pkw = passenger car.
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10 May 2025
der Wahnsinn = madness; as an exclamation 'Wahnsinn!' = amazing/insane; wahnsinnig = crazy, or 'really' as an intensifier (wahnsinnig gut).
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10 May 2025
'Truth' is die Wahrheit; to tell the truth = die Wahrheit sagen; actually/in reality = in Wahrheit; truth or dare = Wahrheit oder Pflicht; true = wahr.
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10 May 2025
'Forest/woods' is der Wald (plural Wälder); in the forest = im Wald; rainforest = Regenwald; forest fire = Waldbrand; managed forest = Forst.
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10 May 2025
Die Wand = wall or vertical surface, indoors or outdoors; die Mauer usually emphasizes masonry, often a boundary wall. An der Wand = on the wall; an die Wand = onto the wall.
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10 May 2025
'Warning' is die Warnung; to warn against = warnen vor; severe weather warning = Unwetterwarnung; official caution (e.g. police) = Verwarnung.
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10 May 2025
'Laundry' is die Wäsche; to do the laundry = Wäsche waschen; drying rack = Wäscheständer; bed linen = Bettwäsche; underwear = Unterwäsche.
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10 May 2025
'Weapon' is die Waffe (plural Waffen); Schusswaffe = firearm; Waffenstillstand = ceasefire; Waffenschein = firearms carrying permit; die Waffel = waffle.
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10 May 2025
die Wache = guard/watch or station; police station = Polizeiwache; fire station = Feuerwache; to stand guard = Wache halten; security guard = Wachmann.
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10 May 2025
'Virus' is das Virus or der Virus; das is usual in technical biological usage. Plural: die Viren; Grippevirus = flu virus; Computervirus = computer virus.
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10 May 2025
'Sorry' in German: Entschuldigung (everyday), Es tut mir leid (I'm sorry), Verzeihung (formal: pardon/forgiveness); to forgive = verzeihen.
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10 May 2025
'Judgment/verdict' is das Urteil; to pass judgment = ein Urteil fällen; good judgment = Urteilsvermögen; prejudice = Vorurteil; to judge = (be)urteilen.
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10 May 2025
'Way/path' is der Weg; on the way = auf dem Weg; detour = Umweg; way back = Rückweg; the adverb weg (short e) means away/gone.
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10 May 2025
'Christmas' is Weihnachten; Merry Christmas = Frohe Weihnachten; Heiligabend = Christmas Eve; Weihnachtsmarkt = Christmas market; Weihnachtsmann = Santa Claus; Christkind = Christ Child.
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10 May 2025
'Wine' is der Wein; red/white wine = Rotwein/Weißwein; dry = trocken; sparkling wine = Sekt; wine spritzer = Weinschorle; vineyard = Weinberg.
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10 May 2025
Das Werk = a created work or a plant/factory; Meisterwerk = masterpiece; Kraftwerk = power plant; Werkstatt = workshop. Arbeit can mean work, a job or a completed paper.
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10 May 2025
'World' is die Welt; all over the world = auf der ganzen Welt; trip around the world = Weltreise; world champion = Weltmeister; outer space = Weltall.
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