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Illustration of the B1 German word “bewegend”, which translates to “moving, touching”. Close-up of a stone knight statue with one glistening real tear rolling down its carved cheek as it watches a tiny glowing firefly ballet dancing before it
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bewegend

moving, touching

/bəˈveːɡn̩t/

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positive bewegend
Komparativ bewegender
Superlativ am bewegendsten

Examples — bewegend in a sentence

Es war ein sehr bewegender Moment für alle.

It was a very moving moment for everyone.

Ihre Rede war unglaublich bewegend.

Her speech was incredibly touching.

How to remember it

BEWEGEND sounds like "be-waving-end." Imagine a goodbye wave at the end of a moving, touching film.

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die Chance

/ʃɑ̃ːs/

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chance, opportunity

Examples

Er hat eine gute Chance, den Job zu bekommen.

He has a good chance to get the job.

Du solltest diese einmalige Chance nutzen.

You should seize this unique opportunity.

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damals

/ˈdaːmaːls/

back then, at that time

Examples

Damals gab es noch keine Handys.

Back then there were no mobile phones yet.

Ich erinnere mich gut an damals.

I remember that time well.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “drehen”, which translates to “to film, to shoot (a movie)”. A film-director pelican cranks an oversized vintage camera, reeling in the moon on a strip of luminous film.
drehen

/ˈdʁeːən/

to film, to shoot (a movie)

Principal parts

drehen, drehte, hat gedreht

ich drehe
du drehst
er/sie/es dreht
wir drehen
ihr dreht
sie/Sie drehen

Examples

Sie drehen einen neuen Film in Berlin.

They are filming a new movie in Berlin.

Wann wurde diese Szene gedreht?

When was this scene shot?

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Filmmusik”, which translates to “film score, movie soundtrack”. Close-up of an otter conducting where a huge glowing filmstrip curls through the air and its every frame blooms into bright floating musical notes as it passes.
die Filmmusik

/ˈfɪlmmuˌziːk/

film score, movie soundtrack

Examples

Die Filmmusik dieses Films ist wirklich beeindruckend.

The film score of this movie is truly impressive.

Er komponiert fantastische Filmmusik für Hollywood-Streifen.

He composes fantastic film scores for Hollywood blockbusters.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Fotoalbum”, which translates to “photo album”. A dachshund in a knitted sweater lifts one photograph out of an open album in a dim attic, and the picture pours warm golden summer light over its face.
das Fotoalbum

/ˈfoːtoˌʔalbʊm/

photo album

Examples

Wir haben unsere Urlaubsfotos ins Fotoalbum geklebt.

We glued our vacation photos into the photo album.

Zeigst du mir dein altes Fotoalbum?

Will you show me your old photo album?

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Illustration of the B1 German word “frei”, which translates to “free”. A laughing mouse rides a dandelion seed the size of a kite high over a patchwork valley, paws spread wide in the wind.
frei

/fʁaɪ̯/

free

Comparative Forms

Positive frei
Komparativ freier
Superlativ am freiesten

Examples

Morgen habe ich endlich frei.

Tomorrow I finally have free time/am off.

Die freien Plätze sind schnell belegt.

The free seats are quickly taken.

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feminine Chance — chance, opportunity

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