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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Vergleich”, which translates to “comparison”. Professor Kauz, a lanky old man with a wild grey Einstein halo of hair, half-moon spectacles and a mustard-yellow waistcoat, holds up a brass balance scale weighing a huge apple against a huge orange.
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comparison

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯ç/

Examples — Vergleich in a sentence

Ein direkter Vergleich zeigt klare Vorteile.

A direct comparison shows clear advantages.

Der Vergleich der Preise lohnt sich immer.

Comparing prices is always worthwhile.

How to remember it

Vergleich sounds like 'fair-g-leich'. Comparing two fairs to see which is more like-able.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “vermissen”, which translates to “to miss”. Pip, a small round-faced child with an enormous mop of curly dark hair and denim dungarees, gazes up wistfully at a huge glowing heart-shaped hole in the clouds, one hand reaching toward a faraway absent friend.
vermissen

/fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsn̩/

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to miss

Principal parts

vermissen, vermisste, hat vermisst

ich vermisse
du vermisst
er/sie/es vermisst
wir vermissen
ihr vermisst
sie/Sie vermissen

Examples

Ich vermisse meine Familie sehr.

I miss my family very much.

Vermisst du dein altes Zuhause?

Do you miss your old home?

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Visum”, which translates to “visa”. Close-up of a huge open passport filling the frame, a large ornate golden stamp pressed down onto its page leaving a glowing seal, a little world-map watermark shining behind it. No people.
das Visum

/ˈviːzʊm/

visa

Examples

Für die Reise nach Kanada benötige ich ein Visum.

For the trip to Canada, I need a visa.

Sie musste ihr Visum verlängern lassen, um länger zu bleiben.

She had to have her visa extended to stay longer.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “vorher”, which translates to “before”. Close-up of a huge hourglass filling the frame, tipped on its side and frozen, a bright glowing arrow curving backward around it pointing to the moment that came earlier, before. No people.
vorher

/ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯/

before

Examples

Hast du vorher angerufen?

Did you call before?

Ich muss das vorher noch erledigen.

I still have to take care of that beforehand.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “während”, which translates to “while”. A stoat stirs a bubbling pot with one paw and knits a scarf with the other at the very same moment, both tasks racing along, tongue poking out in concentration.
während

/ˈvɛːʁənt/

while

Examples

Während sie las, schlief ihr Kind.

While she was reading, her child slept.

Wir sprachen, während wir spazieren gingen.

We talked while we were walking.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “das Abenteuer”, which translates to “adventure”. A tiny, wide-eyed hamster in a miniature pirate hat stands on a kitchen sponge boat, fearlessly brandishing a toothpick sword as he rides a massive tidal wave of soapy dishwater toward a towering mountain of dirty plates
das Abenteuer

/ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐ/

adventure

Examples

Ich suche immer das nächste Abenteuer.

I am always looking for the next adventure.

Das war ein echtes Abenteuer für uns alle.

That was a real adventure for all of us.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “abenteuerlustig”, which translates to “adventurous”. A tiny hamster wearing a knight’s helmet and a cape made of a napkin leaps off a kitchen table with a salad-spinner lid as a shield, his face glowing with pure, wide-eyed glee as he prepares to land on a sleeping dog.
abenteuerlustig

/ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐˌlʊstɪç/

adventurous

Comparative Forms

Positive abenteuerlustig
Komparativ abenteuerlustiger
Superlativ am abenteuerlustigsten

Examples

Er ist ein sehr abenteuerlustiger Mensch.

He is a very adventurous person.

Meine Freunde sind sehr abenteuerlustig.

My friends are very adventurous.

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vermissen — to miss

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