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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Autobahn”, which translates to “motorway, highway”. A huge ribbon of glowing highway loops through pink evening clouds and fills the frame, one small red car gliding along it leaving a long trail of starlight
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dieAutobahn, -en

motorway, highway

/ˈaʊ̯toˌbaːn/

Examples — Autobahn in a sentence

Wir fahren auf der Autobahn nach Berlin.

We are driving on the motorway to Berlin.

Auf der Autobahn gibt es oft Stau.

There is often traffic jam on the motorway.

How to remember it

AUTOBAHN sounds like 'auto-ban'. If your 'auto' is 'banned' from the normal roads, you must drive it on the 'motorway'!

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Bevölkerung”, which translates to “population”. A vast throng of tiny mice fills a valley from edge to edge like a living carpet, all their faces turned up at once toward the same distant light.
die Bevölkerung

/bəˈfœlkəʁʊŋ/

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population

Examples

Die Bevölkerung wächst in dieser Stadt sehr schnell.

The population is growing very fast in this city.

Der Bürgermeister sprach über die Bedürfnisse der Bevölkerung.

The mayor spoke about the needs of the population.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “desto”, which translates to “the (in 'the more ... the better')”. Close-up of an otter balanced on a see-saw where its side tips higher and higher as a huge glowing scale beside it fills brighter, both rising in lockstep.
desto

/ˈdɛsto/

the (in 'the more ... the better')

Examples

Je mehr du übst, desto besser wirst du.

The more you practice, the better you get.

Je älter ich werde, desto weiser werde ich.

The older I get, the wiser I become.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “digital”, which translates to “digital”. Close-up of a curious fox reaching a paw into a huge glowing screen of floating blue pixels, the little cubes of light scattering and swirling around it.
digital

/diɡiˈtaːl/

digital

Examples

Ich lese die Nachrichten lieber in digitaler Form.

I prefer to read the news in digital form.

Heutzutage ist fast alles digital.

Nowadays almost everything is digital.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Elektroauto”, which translates to “electric car”. Close-up of a cheerful hedgehog charging a huge glowing green toy car by plugging a giant leaf-shaped cable into it, bright electric sparkles fizzing around.
das Elektroauto

/eˈlɛktʁoˌʔaʊ̯to/

electric car

Examples

Immer mehr Menschen kaufen ein Elektroauto.

More and more people are buying an electric car.

Mein Nachbar fährt jetzt ein Elektroauto.

My neighbor now drives an electric car.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Ergebnis”, which translates to “result”. A tortoise lifts the lid of a wooden box and a single golden egg glows inside, its light lighting up the tortoise's astonished face.
das Ergebnis

/ɛɐ̯ˈɡeːpnɪs/

result

Examples

Das Ergebnis der Wahl war eine Überraschung.

The result of the election was a surprise.

Wir warten gespannt auf das Ergebnis der Prüfung.

We are eagerly awaiting the result of the exam.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “erheblich”, which translates to “considerable, significant”. A garden gnome stands beside a sunflower so enormous it punches through the clouds, a truly considerable bloom.
erheblich

/ɛɐ̯ˈheːplɪç/

considerable, significant

Comparative Forms

Positive erheblich
Komparativ erheblicher
Superlativ am erheblichsten

Examples

Das führt zu einer erheblichen Kostensteigerung.

This leads to a considerable cost increase.

Sein Einfluss auf die Entscheidung war erheblich.

His influence on the decision was considerable.

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