German C1 — Advanced Vocabulary
18 C1 words in “Food & Drink”.
Work in progress. The C1 list is curated and still growing — new words are added regularly. Because B2 and C1 have no official fixed word list, levels here are graded automatically, so a word can occasionally sit a level either way.
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18 C1 words in “Food & Drink”
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| anreichern | to enrich / fortify |
| bekömmlich | digestable / wholesome / beneficial |
| der Bodensatz | sediment / lees / dregs |
| der Dinkel | spelt (less common) |
| einpökeln | to salt (meat) |
| der Fladen | a cowpie / rout flat dough of cake |
| der Hartweizen | durum wheat |
| der Humpen | tankard / mug |
| laben | to feast |
| die Mehlschwitze | roux |
| die Melange | melange = a mixture / medley |
| die Mohrenhirse | sorghum = a substitute for wheat, rye and barley for those who can't tolerate gluten |
| die Querrippe | short ribs |
| der Spelz | spelt |
| der Talg | tallow |
| unterheben | to fold in |
| der Verzehr | consumption (aka eating) |
| zermahlen | to grind up / crush |
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und sie haben es in dieser Maschine gezüchtet
and they grew it inside this machine
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machine · in context
noun
machine · engine · device
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