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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Diktatur”, which translates to “dictatorship”. Close-up of one enormous stern iron statue looming over a tiny cowering mouse, a single huge shadow-hand of the statue frozen mid-gesture across the sky.
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dictatorship

/dɪktaˈtuːɐ̯/

Examples — Diktatur in a sentence

In einer Diktatur gibt es keine Meinungsfreiheit.

In a dictatorship there is no freedom of speech.

Viele Länder haben Diktaturen überwunden.

Many countries have overcome dictatorships.

How to remember it

DIKTATUR sounds like 'dick-tah-TOOR'. Imagine a big 'dictator' giving a forced 'tour' of his regime.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “engagiert”, which translates to “committed, engaged, active”. A beaver in a hard hat hammers, saws, and plants saplings all at once, a blur of committed, tireless industry.
engagiert

/ɑ̃ɡaˈʒiːɐ̯t/

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committed, engaged, active

Comparative Forms

Positive engagiert
Komparativ engagierter
Superlativ am engagiertesten

Examples

Sie ist sehr engagiert in ihrer Gemeinde.

She is very committed in her community.

Er ist ein engagierter Umweltschützer.

He is a committed environmentalist.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Entscheidung”, which translates to “decision”. Close-up of a badger standing at a huge glowing fork in a road, one bright golden path lit up as it plants a decisive paw firmly onto the chosen way.
die Entscheidung

/ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ/

decision

Examples

Das war eine schwierige Entscheidung für ihn.

That was a difficult decision for him.

Wir müssen heute eine Entscheidung treffen.

We have to make a decision today.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “feige”, which translates to “cowardly”. A huge rhinoceros in full knight's armor crouches trembling behind one tiny daisy in an open meadow, wide frightened eyes peeking over the petals.
feige

/ˈfaɪ̯ɡə/

cowardly

Comparative Forms

Positive feige
Komparativ feiger
Superlativ am feigsten

Examples

Er war zu feige, die Wahrheit zu sagen.

He was too cowardly to tell the truth.

Ein feiger Mensch wird oft unterschätzt.

A cowardly person is often underestimated.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “fliehend”, which translates to “fleeing (Partizip I as attribute)”. Close-up of a rabbit frozen mid-leap, a trail of shimmering autumn leaves hovering in the air where its feet just pushed off, the leaping rabbit filling the frame.
fliehend

/ˈfliːənt/

fleeing (Partizip I as attribute)

Examples

Man sah die fliehenden Tiere im Wald.

One saw the fleeing animals in the forest.

Die Polizei verfolgte die fliehenden Räuber.

The police pursued the fleeing robbers.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Flucht”, which translates to “escape, flight”. A goldfish arcs through the air out of its cramped glass bowl toward a wide sunlit river below, droplets frozen around it like beads.
die Flucht

/flʊxt/

escape, flight

Examples

Die Flucht vor der Polizei war zwecklos.

The escape from the police was pointless.

Viele Menschen suchen auf der Flucht ein neues Leben.

Many people are looking for a new life on the run.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “flüchten”, which translates to “to flee, to escape”. A rain-soaked fox dives under a giant red toadstool, one paw still outside in the downpour, a solid wall of rain hanging inches behind its tail.
flüchten

/ˈflʏçtn̩/

to flee, to escape

Principal parts

flüchten, flüchtete, ist geflüchtet

ich flüchte
du flüchtest
er/sie/es flüchtet
wir flüchten
ihr flüchtet
sie/Sie flüchten

Examples

Sie mussten vor dem Hochwasser flüchten.

They had to flee from the flood.

Der Dieb versuchte aus dem Geschäft zu flüchten.

The thief tried to escape from the shop.

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engagiert — committed, engaged, active

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