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| Wachposten, der, - | sentry, guard, 1961 |
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| wagen | to venture, to risk, to dare, 1932 |
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| wagen | to dare, to risk, 1941 |
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| wagen | to dare, 1989 |
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| Wagenklappe, die, -n | tailgate, 1941 |
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| wählen | to vote, 1961 |
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| wahrhaben, etw nicht wahrhaben wollen | not to want to admit something, 1941 |
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| Wahrheit, die | truth, 1969 |
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| Wahrscheinlichkeit, die | probability, 1989 |
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| Wams, das, Wämser | jerkin, waistcoat, 1923 |
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| Ware, die, -n | product (in plural = goods)+B948, 1969 |
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| Warschauer Vertragsstaaten | (Plural)Warsaw Pact nations, 1961 |
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| Waschbenzin, das | benzine, 1932 |
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| Waschsand, der | washing sand, 1932 |
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| Wasseroberfläche, die | water surface, 1961 |
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| Wasserviehzeug, das | water animals, creatures, 1998 |
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| wegschubsen | to push away, 1904 |
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| wegspülen | to wash away, 1961 |
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| wehmütig | melancholic, wistful, 1961 |
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| wehren, sich gegen etwas OR jdn wehren | to defend oneself against something/someone, 1941 |
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| wehtun, jdm wehtun | to hurt someone, 1941 |
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| Wein, der, -e | wine, 1969 |
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| Weinkrampf, der | crying fit, uncontrollable fit of crying, 1941 |
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| Weltimperialismus, der | world imperialism, 1961 |
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| wenden sich | to turn, 1904 |
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| Werbespruch, der, -sprüche | advertising slogan, 1989 |
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| Werbezettel, der, - | advertising flier, 1998 |
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| Werkstatt, die, -stätte | here: garage, also means workshop, 1932 |
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| Wert, der | value, 1923 |
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| Wertsache, die, -n | valuable, 1923 |
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| Westfernsehen, das | television programs from West Germany, 1989 |
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| Westler, der, - | West German, here: West Berliner, 1989 |
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| Westmäuse | (Plural)slang for West German Marks, 1989 |
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| Westsender, der, - | a radio station transmitted from the "West", 1961 |
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| Wettbewerb, der | competition, 1989 |
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| Wette, um die Wette strahlen | to beam (one's face) as much as one can, 1989 |
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| wickeln | to wrap, 1923 |
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| widerfahren, jdm widerfahren | to happen to, to befall, 1923 |
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| widerlegen | to refute, 1961 |
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| widersprechen | to contradict, 1904 |
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| Widerspruch, der, -sprüche | dissent, opposition, 1998 |
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| Wiedervereinigung, die | reunification, 1961 |
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| wiegen | to rock (a baby), 1923 |
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| Willen, guten Willen zeigen | to show good will, 1969 |
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| wimmern | to whimper, 1904 |
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| Wind, nicht so einen Wind machen | to not make such a to-do, 1969 |
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| Wirtschaftswunder, das | the economic miracle (in West Germany in the 1950s and 60s), 1989 |
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| wispern | to whisper, 1904 |
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| Witwe, die, -n | widow, 1961 |
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| Witz, der, Witze reißen | to make or crack jokes, 1941 |
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| Wohltätigkeitsverein, der, -e | charity, 1904 |
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| wuchtig | heavy, powerful, 1989 |
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| wund | raw, 1904 |
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| Wunschberuf, der, -e | dream occupation, 1932 |
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| Wut, die | anger, 1998 |
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| Wut, vor Wut | out of anger, 1904 |
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| wütend | angry, 1904 |
