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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Begabung”, which translates to “talent / gift”. Close-up of a small hedgehog at a huge glowing grand piano where every key it presses blooms into one bright golden butterfly, its natural gift filling the air.
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talent / gift

/bəˈɡaːbʊŋ/

Examples — Begabung in a sentence

Sie hat eine große Begabung für Musik.

She has a great talent for music.

Man muss seine Begabung früh fördern.

One must foster one's talent early.

How to remember it

BEGABUNG sounds like 'bee-gah-bung'. A bee with a 'talent' for music might play a tiny 'bung' (drum).

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Illustration of the B1 German word “beheben”, which translates to “to fix / resolve (a problem)”. An otter in a tool belt tightens the last bolt on a leaking pipe and the jet of water stops dead, one final droplet hanging in the air.
beheben

/bəˈheːbn̩/

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to fix / resolve (a problem)

Principal parts

beheben, behob, hat behoben

ich behebe
du behebst
er/sie/es behebt
wir beheben
ihr behebt
sie/Sie beheben

Examples

Der Techniker kann den Fehler beheben.

The technician can fix the error.

Wir müssen dieses Problem schnell beheben.

We must resolve this problem quickly.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Berechnung”, which translates to “calculation”. A huge wooden abacus fills the frame, its beads replaced by tiny glowing planets, as a raccoon slides one planet-bead along the wire leaving a comet trail
die Berechnung

/bəˈʁɛçnʊŋ/

calculation

Examples

Die Berechnung der Kosten war kompliziert.

The calculation of the costs was complicated.

Eine genaue Berechnung ist für das Projekt wichtig.

An exact calculation is important for the project.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Betriebssystem”, which translates to “operating system”. A huge glass computer screen fills the frame with a miniature glowing city of circuit-board streets inside, one small robot conductor on a podium directing the beams of light traffic
das Betriebssystem

/bəˈtʁiːpszʏsˌteːm/

operating system

Examples

Mein Computer hat ein neues Betriebssystem.

My computer has a new operating system.

Welches Betriebssystem nutzen Sie normalerweise?

Which operating system do you usually use?

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Illustration of the B1 German word “bis”, which translates to “until”. A sunset that refuses to fade, pausing forever at the moment where the sun touches the ocean waves like a golden coin.
bis

/bɪs/

until

Examples

Ich warte, bis du fertig bist.

I'll wait until you're ready.

Er bleibt, bis es dunkel wird.

He stays until it gets dark.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Datenaustausch”, which translates to “data exchange”. Two delighted squids on facing rooftops fling glowing paper cranes at each other through the air, each catching the other's cranes mid-flight in a joyful crisscrossing blizzard.
der Datenaustausch

/ˈdaːtn̩ˌʔaʊ̯staʊ̯ʃ/

data exchange

Examples

Ein sicherer Datenaustausch ist heute sehr wichtig.

Secure data exchange is very important today.

Wir verbessern den Datenaustausch zwischen unseren Systemen.

We are improving the data exchange between our systems.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Drucker”, which translates to “printer”. A printer sitting on a fluffy cloud, printing vibrant butterflies that flutter out of the paper tray into the blue sky.
der Drucker

/ˈdʁʊkɐ/

printer

Examples

Mein Drucker funktioniert nicht, ich brauche einen neuen.

My printer is not working, I need a new one.

Kannst du bitte das Dokument am Drucker abholen?

Can you please pick up the document from the printer?

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beheben — to fix / resolve (a problem)

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