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Illustration of the B1 German word “umweltfreundlich”, which translates to “environmentally friendly”. A grinning raccoon pedals a rickety bicycle-powered factory with all his might, and instead of smoke its tall chimney gushes a fountain of butterflies and fresh green leaves.
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umweltfreundlich

environmentally friendly

/ˈʊmvɛltˌfʁɔɪ̯ntlɪç/

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positive umweltfreundlich
Komparativ umweltfreundlicher
Superlativ am umweltfreundlichsten

Examples — umweltfreundlich in a sentence

Wir nutzen umweltfreundliche Produkte in unserem Haushalt.

We use environmentally friendly products in our household.

Elektroautos sind eine umweltfreundliche Alternative zu Benzinern.

Electric cars are an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline cars.

How to remember it

UMWELT (environment) + FREUNDLICH (friendly) = ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. Imagine friendly trees hugging the earth.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “verdoppeln”, which translates to “to double”. Close-up of a single golden coin dropping into a still pool and splitting into two identical shining coins the moment it hits the surface, the coins filling the frame.
verdoppeln

/fɛɐ̯ˈdɔpl̩n/

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to double

Principal parts

verdoppeln, verdoppelte, hat verdoppelt

ich verdopple
du verdoppelst
er/sie/es verdoppelt
wir verdoppeln
ihr verdoppelt
sie/Sie verdoppeln

Examples

Sie wollen ihren Umsatz verdoppeln.

They want to double their sales.

Die Kosten haben sich verdoppelt.

The costs have doubled.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Verkehr”, which translates to “traffic”. Close-up of a wild tangle of little cars, buses and bikes all jammed nose to tail filling the frame, tiny frustrated puffs above them, a comic knot of gridlock under a big traffic light.
der Verkehr

/fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯/

traffic

Examples

Morgens gibt es hier immer viel Verkehr.

In the mornings there is always a lot of traffic here.

Der Verkehr war heute sehr dicht.

The traffic was very heavy today.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Vermutung”, which translates to “assumption, guess”. A curious squirrel peers into a huge mysterious wrapped box, one ear pressed to it and a paw scratching its head, a big glowing question mark hovering above as it tries to guess what is inside.
die Vermutung

/fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʊŋ/

assumption, guess

Examples

Meine erste Vermutung war richtig.

My first guess was correct.

Diese Vermutung basiert auf Fakten.

This assumption is based on facts.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Versprechen”, which translates to “promise”. Close-up of two great paws — a bear's and an otter's — hooked together in an unbreakable pinky-promise, a single thread of golden light winding tight around the joined fingers and glowing at the knot.
das Versprechen

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçn̩/

promise

Examples

Er hat sein Versprechen gehalten, pünktlich zu sein.

He kept his promise to be on time.

Ein Versprechen sollte man nicht leichtfertig geben.

One should not make a promise lightly.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “voraussichtlich”, which translates to “presumably, as expected”. A round friendly weather-frog in a tiny bow tie gestures at a huge glowing forecast chart of a bright sun sliding out from behind a cloud, confidently predicting the day ahead.
voraussichtlich

/foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç/

presumably, as expected

Examples

Die Lieferung erfolgt voraussichtlich morgen.

The delivery will presumably take place tomorrow.

Er bleibt voraussichtlich eine Woche.

He will presumably stay for a week.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Vorhersage”, which translates to “prediction”. A cheerful mole in a pointed wizard's hat peers through a huge brass telescope aimed at a glowing calendar-page of tomorrow, a bright sun and a single raincloud already visible on the future day.
die Vorhersage

/foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌzaːɡə/

prediction

Examples

Die Wettervorhersage für morgen ist eher schlecht.

Tomorrow's weather prediction is rather bad.

Man sollte sich nicht immer auf jede Vorhersage verlassen.

One should not always rely on every prediction.

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verdoppeln — to double

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