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German B1 — Intermediate Vocabulary

263 B1 words in “Society & Abstract”.

263 B1 words in “Society & Abstract”

German wordEnglish meaning
stattinstead of
der Stilstyle
stilistischstylistic
strafbarpunishable
die Strafepunishment, penalty
das Symbolsymbol
das Systemsystem
die Tatdeed/action
der Täterperpetrator/offender
die Täterinfemale perpetrator
die Tatsachefact
tatsächlichactually, indeed
die Traditiontradition
traditionelltraditional
trotzdespite
trotzdemnonetheless
überover, across
überhauptat all
üblichcustomary, usual
um … zuin order to
umgekehrtreverse, opposite
umsoall the more
unnot, un-
ungefährapproximately, about
unterunder, below
untersagtforbidden, prohibited
unterschiedlichdifferent, varied
die Unterstützungsupport, assistance
die Ursachecause, reason
das Urteiljudgment, verdict
die Verantwortungresponsibility
das Verbotban, prohibition
der Verbrechercriminal (male)
die Verbrecherincriminal (female)
vergeblichin vain, futile
verpflichtetobliged, required
die Versammlungassembly, gathering
das Verständnisunderstanding
vielmuch, many
völligcompletely
vor allemabove all
die Vorschriftregulation, rule
der Vorteiladvantage, benefit
waagerechthorizontal
die Wahlchoice, election
die Wahrheittruth
weisemanner, way
weltweitworldwide
weniglittle, few
die Wirklichkeitreality
die Wirkungeffect, impact
das Wundermiracle, wonder
zahlreichnumerous, many
der Zeugewitness (male)
die Zeuginwitness (female)
ziemlichquite, rather
der Zufallchance, coincidence
zufälligaccidental, by chance
zumindestat least
der Zusammenhangconnection, context
zusätzlichadditional, extra
der Zustandcondition, state
der Zweckpurpose, goal

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and they grew it inside this machine
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machine · in context
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machine · engine · device
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