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| Bahnhof, der, Bahnhöfe | trainstation, Kap. 01 |
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| Ballungsraum, der, -räume | conurabation, heavily populated area, Kap. 01 |
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| Banknote, die, -n | banknote, bill, Kap. 07 |
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| Banknote, die, -n | banknote, bill, Kap. 10 |
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| bar | in cash, Kap. 06 |
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| bargeldlos | cashless, without cash, Kap. 10 |
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| bargeldlos | cashless, without cash, Kap. 10 |
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| Basis, die | base, Kap. 05 |
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| Bau, der | construction, Kap. 02 |
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| Bau, der, -ten | construction, building, Kap. 01 |
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| bauen | to build, Kap. 07 |
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| Baugewerbe, das, | construction industry, Kap. 02 |
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| beachten | to take into account, Kap. 21 |
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| Beamte, der, -n | male civil servant, Kap. 09 |
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| Beamtin, die, -nen | female civil servant, Kap. 09 |
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| beantragen | to apply for, Kap. 11 |
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| Bearbeitungsgebühr, die, -en | processing fee, Kap. 10 |
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| Bedarf, der | demand, Kap. 02 |
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| bedenken | to consider, to think about, Kap. 18 |
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| bedeuten | to mean, Kap. 05 |
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| bedeutend | meaningful, Kap. 23 |
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| bedeutsam | meaningful, Kap. 06 |
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| Bedeutung, die, -en | meaning, Kap. 03 |
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| bedienen | to serve, Kap. 02 |
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| bedingt | limited, conditional, Kap. 15 |
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| Bedingung, die, -en | condition, Kap. 03 |
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| Bedrängnis, die, -en | distress, difficulties, Kap. 03 |
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| Bedürfnis, das, -se | need, Kap. 03 |
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| beeinflussen | to influence, Kap. 02 |
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| beeinträchtigen | to spoil, to detract from, Kap. 06 |
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| befinden sich | to be located, Kap. 01 |
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| befördern | to promote, to transport, Kap. 01 |
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| Beförderung, die, -en | transportation, carriage, handling, Kap. 01 |
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| befragen | to consult, Kap. 17 |
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| befriedigen | to satisfy, Kap. 13 |
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| befriedigend | satisfactorily, Kap. 19 |
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| Befriedigung, die, no plural | satisfaction, Kap. 17 |
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| Befugnis, die, -se | authority, Kap. 17 |
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| befugt | to have the authority or to be authorized to, Kap. 15 |
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| begehen | to commit/make [a mistake, etc.], Kap. 13 |
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| begehrt | much sought-after, Kap. 05 |
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| begleiten | to accompany, Kap. 10 |
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| begründen | to give reasons for, Kap. 11 |
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| behalten | to retain, Kap. 09 |
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| behaupten | to assert, Kap. 23 |
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| beheben | to rectify, to remedy, Kap. 09 |
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| beherrschen | to have control of, Kap. 17 |
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| behindern | to hinder, impede |
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| Behinderung, die, -en | hindrance, handicap, Kap. 03 |
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| beispielsweise | for example |
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| beitragen | to contribute, Kap. 05 |
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| beitreten | to join, Kap. 09 |
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| Beitritt, der | joining, to become a member, Kap. 02 |
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| bekämpfen | to fight against, Kap. 03 |
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| Bekämpfung, die, -en | fight, battle, Kap. 07 |
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| bekannt | well-known, Kap. 22 |
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| belasten | to place a burden on, to burden, Kap. 11 |
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| belasten | to load |
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| Belastung, die, -en | strain, burden, Kap. 10 |
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| Belastung, die, -en | weight, strain, burden, Kap. 10 |
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| Belästung, die, -en | annoyance, strain, Kap. 06 |
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| beleben | to stimulate, Kap. 07 |
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| belebt | lively, Kap. 07 |
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| beleglos | receiptless, Kap. 10 |
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| Belegschaft, die, -en | staff, workforce, Kap. 09 |
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| Belegschaft, die, -en | staff, workforce, Kap. 09, Kap. 15 |
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| beliebt | popular, Kap. 10 |
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| Beliebtheit, die, no plural | popularity, Kap. 21 |
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| Bemühung, die, -en | effort, endeavor, Kap. 10 |
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| benötigen | to need, require, Kap. 09 |
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| benötigen | to need, to require, Kap. 09 |
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| benutzen | to use, Kap. 13 |
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| beraten | to advise, Kap. 15 |
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| Berater, der, - | male consultant, advisor, Kap. 07 |
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| Beraterin, die, -nen | female advisor, consultant, Kap. 07 |
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| Beratung, die, no plural | discussion, advisory session, Kap. 17 |
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| Bereich, der, -e | area, Kap. 02 |
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| bereit | prepared, Kap. 15 |
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| bereits | already, Kap. 06 |
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| Bereitschaft, die, -en | readiness, Kap. 19 |
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| Berg, der, -e | mountain, Kap. 01 |
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| berücksichtigen | to take into account, Kap. 23 |
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| Beruf, der, -e | occupation, Kap. 05 |
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| berufen | to appoint, Kap. 15 |
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| beruflich | professional(ly), career-oriented, Kap. 13 |
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| Berufstätige, die/der, -n | Working person, Kap. 02 |
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| beruhen auf | to be based or founded on, Kap. 03 |
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| berühmt | famous, Kap. 22 |
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| berüren | to touch, Kap. 03 |
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| Besatzung, die, -en | occupying force, Kap. 01 |
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| beschäftigen | to employ, Kap. 02 |
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| beschäftigt | busy, employed, Kap. 09 |
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| Beschäftigte, die/der, -n | Employee, Kap. 02 |
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| Beschäftigung, die, -en | work, employment, Kap. 05 |
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| bescheiden | modest, Kap. 23 |
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| beschleunigen | to accelerate, to speed up, Kap. 07 |
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| beschließen | to decide, Kap. 06 |
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| Beschluß, der, Beschlüsse | decision, resolution, Kap. 15 |
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| beschränkt | limited, Kap. 14 |
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| Beschränkung, die, -en | limitation, restriction, Kap. 03 |
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| beschreiten | to follow, to pursue, Kap. 14 |
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| Beschwerde, die, -n | complaint, Kap. 18 |
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| beseitigen | to remove, to eliminate, Kap. 11 |
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| besetzen | to fill (a position), Kap. 13 |
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| Besetzung, die, -en | team, Kap. 19 |
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| besiedeln | to populate, to settle, Kap. 01 |
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| besitzen | to possess, to own, Kap. 03 |
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| Besonderheit, die, -en | exceptional or unusual quality or feature, Kap. 23 |
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| besonders | especially, Kap. 01 |
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| Bestandteil, der, -e | component, Kap. 01 |
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| bestehen (aus) | to be composed of, Kap. 01 |
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| bestellen | (z.B. Vorstand), to nominate, to appoint, Kap. 15 |
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| Besteuerung, die | taxation, Kap. 11 |
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| bestimmen | to determine, Kap. 01 |
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| bestimmt | certain, Kap. 03 |
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| Bestimmung, die, -en | regulation, Kap. 03 |
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| Bestrebung, die, -en | endeavor, attempt |
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| bestreiten | to dispute, to contest, Kap. 18 |
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| beteiligen | to take part, to participate, Kap. 14 |
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| Beteiligte, der, -n | male person (involved in something), Kap. 17 |
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| Beteiligte, die, -n | female person involved (in something), Kap. 17 |
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| Beteiligung, die, no plural | share, Kap. 14 |
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| betonen | to emphasize, Kap. 17 |
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| betrachten | to take into consideration, Kap. 06 |
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| beträchtlich | considerable, Kap. 14 |
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| Betrag, der, Beträge | sum, Kap. 07, Kap. 10 |
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| betragen | to be, to amount to, Kap. 01 |
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| betreffen | to concern, to affect, Kap. 09 |
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| betreiben | to push ahead or forward, Kap. 07 |
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| Betreuung, die, -en | looking after, care, Kap. 22 |
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| Betrieb, der, -e | business, concern, enterprise, Kap. 02 |
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| betrieblich | internal to a company, Kap. 13 |
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| Betriebsordnung, die, no plural | shop rules, Kap. 17 |
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| Betriebsrat, der, -räte | works or factory committee, Kap. 18 |
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| betrügen | to deceive, Kap. 13 |
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| beurteilen | to judge, Kap. 21 |
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| Bevölkerung, die, -en | population, Kap. 01 |
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| bevorzugen | to favor, Kap. 02 |
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| bewähren | to prove, Kap. 17 |
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| bewegen | to move, to induce, Kap. 17 |
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| Bewegung, die, -en | movement, Kap. 23 |
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| bewerten | to assess, Kap. 15 |
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| bewirken | to cause, to bring about, Kap. 03 |
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| bezahlen | to pay, Kap. 23 |
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| Bezahlung, die, -en | payment, Kap. 09 |
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| bezeichnen | to mark, to describe, to mean, denote, Kap. 05 |
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| beziehen sich (auf) | |
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| Beziehung, die, -en | relationship, Kap. 03 |
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| Beziehungsweise (bzw) | or, respectively, Kap. 05 |
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| Bezirk, der, -e | district, region, Kap. 01 |
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| Bierausstoß, der, no plural | beer output/production, Kap. 23 |
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| Bierfilz, der, -e | beer mat, Kap. 23 |
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| Biermulti, der, -s | multinational beer company, Kap. 23 |
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| Bilanz, die, -en | balance, Kap. 15 |
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| bilden, sich | to form, Kap. 05 |
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| billig | cheap, Kap. 02, Kap. 03 |
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| billigen | to approve, Kap. 11 |
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| billigen | to approve, Kap. 15 |
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| Binnenschiffahrt, die, - | inland navigation, Kap. 01 |
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| Binnenwert, der, -e | domestic value, Kap. 10 |
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| Binnenwirtschaft, die | domestic trade, Kap. 03 |
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| bisherig | previous, Kap. 18 |
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| bisweilen | now and then, Kap. 02 |
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| bleiben | to remain, Kap. 03 |
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| Blick, der, -e | view, Kap. 23 |
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| Boden, der, die Böden | ground, land, Kap. 05 |
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| Bordkarte, die, -n | boarding pass, Kap. 01 |
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| Börse, die, no plural | stock market, Kap. 14 |
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| börsennotiert | stock quoted, Kap. 14 |
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| boxen | to box, Kap. 23 |
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| Branche, die, -n | branch (of a business, government, etc.), Kap. 09 |
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| brauen | to brew, Kap. 23 |
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| Brauerei, die, -en | brewery, Kap. 02 |
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| Brautradition, die, no plural | brewing tradition, Kap. 23 |
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| breitgefächert | wide range, Kap. 22 |
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| breitgestreut | spread out, Kap. 22 |
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| bremsen | to brake, Kap. 07 |
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| Bruttosozialprodukt, das | gross national product (GNP), Kap. 06 |
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| Bund, der, -e | alliance, Kap. 01 |
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| Bundesbank, die | federal bank, Kap. 07 |
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| bundesdeutsch | (west) german, Kap. 01 |
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| Bundesrat, der | upper house of the German parliament, Kap. 07 |
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| Bundestag, der | lower house of the German parliament, Kap. 07 |
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| bundesweit | nationwide, Kap. 22 |
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| Bürger, der, - | male citizen, Kap. 05 |
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| Bürgerin, die, -nen | female citizen, Kap. 05 |
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| Bürgschaft, die, -en | security, surety |
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| Büro, das, -s | office, Kap. 02 |
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| Bürokratie, die, -n | bureaucracy, Kap. 19 |