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Illustration of the B1 German word “trotz”, which translates to “despite”. Pip, a small round-faced child with an enormous mop of curly dark hair and denim dungarees, marches forward cheerfully under a tiny umbrella as a huge storm lashes rain and wind all around him, unbothered.
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trotz

despite

/tʁɔt͡s/

Examples — trotz in a sentence

Trotz des Regens gingen wir spazieren.

Despite the rain, we went for a walk.

Er kam pünktlich, trotz des starken Verkehrs.

He arrived on time, despite the heavy traffic.

How to remember it

TROTS sounds like 'trousers' — 'Despite' wearing new trousers, he still slipped on the wet floor.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “überprüfen”, which translates to “to check”. A meerkat in a white coat peers through an enormous magnifying glass at a single strawberry on a velvet cushion, one eye hugely magnified, ticking the air with a pencil.
überprüfen

/yːbɐˈpʁyːfn̩/

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to check

Principal parts

überprüfen, überprüfte, hat überprüft

ich überprüfe
du überprüfst
er/sie/es überprüft
wir überprüfen
ihr überprüft
sie/Sie überprüfen

Examples

Bitte überprüfen Sie alle Angaben sorgfältig.

Please check all details carefully.

Man sollte seine Quellen immer überprüfen.

One should always check one's sources.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Umfrage”, which translates to “survey”. Pip, a small round-faced child with an enormous mop of curly dark hair and denim dungarees, holds up a giant clipboard and pencil, cheerfully ticking boxes as a little queue of animals lines up to give their answers.
die Umfrage

/ˈʊmˌfʁaːɡə/

survey

Examples

Die Ergebnisse der Umfrage sind überraschend.

The results of the survey are surprising.

Wir führen eine Umfrage zum Thema Zufriedenheit durch.

We are conducting a survey on the topic of satisfaction.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “vermutlich”, which translates to “presumably”. A wise-looking fox in a fortune-teller's shawl leans over a huge glowing crystal ball, a faint half-formed picture swirling into view inside it, one paw raised as it makes a likely guess.
vermutlich

/fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtlɪç/

presumably

Examples

Sie ist vermutlich schon zu Hause.

She is presumably already at home.

Das ist vermutlich der Grund.

That is presumably the reason.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Verpackung”, which translates to “packaging”. A single acorn sits in the middle of an absurdly enormous crate stuffed with straw, bubble wrap and ribbon, a bewildered squirrel peering in over the rim.
die Verpackung

/fɛɐ̯ˈpakʊŋ/

packaging

Examples

Die Verpackung schützt den Inhalt gut.

The packaging protects the contents well.

Bitte entsorgen Sie die Verpackung umweltfreundlich.

Please dispose of the packaging in an environmentally friendly way.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Wahrheit”, which translates to “truth”. Close-up of a badger detective holding up a huge magnifying glass filling the frame, and through the lens a plain grey pebble is revealed as a brilliant, blazing diamond.
die Wahrheit

/ˈvaːɐ̯haɪ̯t/

truth

Examples

Bitte sag mir die ganze Wahrheit über das Problem.

Please tell me the whole truth about the problem.

Es war schwer, die Wahrheit zu akzeptieren.

It was difficult to accept the truth.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “wöchentlich”, which translates to “weekly”. Close-up of a huge wall calendar filling the frame, one week's row of seven day-squares glowing brightly while a big bold circle loops repeatedly around that same week. No people.
wöchentlich

/ˈvœçn̩tlɪç/

weekly

Examples

Wir haben ein wöchentliches Teammeeting.

We have a weekly team meeting.

Der Kurs findet wöchentlich am Dienstag statt.

The course takes place weekly on Tuesday.

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