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Illustration of the B1 German word “damals”, which translates to “back then, at that time”. Close-up of a nostalgic mole peering through a huge floating hourglass whose sand has frozen into a faded golden photograph of an old cottage from long ago.
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damals

back then, at that time

/ˈdaːmaːls/

Examples — damals in a sentence

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.

How to remember it

DAMALS sounds like 'DAMN, a lass!' – a surprising memory of a girl from BACK THEN, at that time.

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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/

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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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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Gelegenheit”, which translates to “opportunity, occasion”. A quick-thinking fox in a bellhop cap dives headlong through a briefly opened golden door in a blank wall, tail streaming, grinning at his own lucky timing.
die Gelegenheit

/ɡəˈleːɡn̩haɪ̯t/

opportunity, occasion

Examples

Das ist eine gute Gelegenheit, Deutsch zu üben.

This is a good opportunity to practice German.

Ich hatte leider keine Gelegenheit, ihn zu treffen.

Unfortunately, I didn't have the opportunity to meet him.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “glaubwürdig”, which translates to “believable, convincing”. Close-up of an earnest badger with one paw on its heart, a huge warm glowing halo of golden light around its honest face, a small listener leaning in and nodding, convinced.
glaubwürdig

/ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç/

believable, convincing

Comparative Forms

Positive glaubwürdig
Komparativ glaubwürdiger
Superlativ am glaubwürdigsten

Examples

Ihre Erklärung klang für mich nicht sehr glaubwürdig.

Her explanation did not sound very believable to me.

Man muss glaubwürdige Beweise vorlegen können.

One must be able to present convincing evidence.

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drehen — to film, to shoot (a movie)

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