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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Nachhaltigkeit”, which translates to “sustainability”. A watering can pours into a sapling, whose roots curl back underground and secretly refill the can, keeping the loop going forever.
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dieNachhaltigkeit

sustainability

/ˈnaːxhaltɪçkaɪ̯t/

Examples — Nachhaltigkeit in a sentence

Nachhaltigkeit ist heute sehr wichtig.

Sustainability is very important today.

Wir setzen uns für mehr Nachhaltigkeit ein.

We advocate for more sustainability.

How to remember it

NACH-HALT-igkeit sounds like 'KNACK-HALT-I-GOT-it'. Sustainable practices require you to 'HALT' old ways and say 'I GOT

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der öffentliche Nahverkehr”, which translates to “local public transport”. A stained-glass tram glides through the treetops packed with cheerful animal passengers waving from every window, wheels running on rails of pure rainbow light.
der öffentliche Nahverkehr

/ˈœfn̩tlɪçə ˈnaːfɛɐ̯ˌkeːɐ̯/

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local public transport

Examples

Wir nutzen den öffentlichen Nahverkehr täglich.

We use local public transport daily.

Der öffentliche Nahverkehr ist hier gut ausgebaut.

The local public transport here is well developed.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Prognose”, which translates to “forecast, prognosis”. A frog in a bow tie gestures grandly at a cloud shaped exactly like tomorrow's weather hovering obediently in a parlour, rain falling only inside it.
die Prognose

/ˌpʁoˈɡnoːzə/

forecast, prognosis

Examples

Die Wetterprognose ist gut für morgen.

The weather forecast is good for tomorrow.

Ärzte stellten eine positive Prognose.

Doctors made a positive prognosis.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Prozentsatz”, which translates to “percentage”. An enormous round cheese wheel with one narrow wedge cut away and lifted out, a mouse standing in the gap holding the wedge above its head.
der Prozentsatz

/pʁoˈt͡sɛntˌzat͡s/

percentage

Examples

Welcher Prozentsatz der Bevölkerung wählte ihn?

Which percentage of the population voted for him?

Der Prozentsatz der Arbeitslosen ist gesunken.

The percentage of unemployed has decreased.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “reduzieren”, which translates to “to reduce”. Close-up of one tidy squirrel sitting on the lid of a huge overstuffed suitcase to squash it shut, the case buckling small under its weight, a puff of clothes escaping one corner. Single scene, one squirrel only.
reduzieren

/ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən/

to reduce

Principal parts

reduzieren, reduzierte, hat reduziert

ich reduziere
du reduzierst
er/sie/es reduziert
wir reduzieren
ihr reduziert
sie/Sie reduzieren

Examples

Wir müssen unseren Müll drastisch reduzieren.

We must drastically reduce our waste.

Das Medikament kann Schmerzen effektiv reduzieren.

The medication can effectively reduce pain.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Schiene”, which translates to “rail (track)”. Close-up of a single gleaming silver rail curving straight toward the viewer and filling the frame, a small industrious mole in a work-cap crouched on it polishing the metal to a mirror sheen that catches the low sun.
die Schiene

/ˈʃiːnə/

rail (track)

Examples

Der Zug fährt auf den Schienen.

The train runs on the rails.

Die neue Schiene ist sehr stabil.

The new rail is very stable.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “sicherlich”, which translates to “certainly, surely”. Oma Trude, a tiny round old woman with a silver bun, round wire glasses and a knitted lilac cardigan, stands utterly calm on a small rock, arms crossed and chin up, as huge waves and lightning crash all around her.
sicherlich

/ˈzɪçɐˌlɪç/

certainly, surely

Examples

Das wird sicherlich ein Erfolg.

That will certainly be a success.

Er hat das sicherlich nicht so gemeint.

He surely didn't mean it that way.

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masculine öffentliche Nahverkehr — local public transport

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