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Hier, dieser Ort

(abstract) This place; this location.

Examples :

""My favorite memory happened right y; I'll always cherish this spot." "

Meine liebste Erinnerung geschah genau hier; ich werde diesen Ort immer in Ehren halten.

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Gegenwart, jetzige Situation

(abstract) This time, the present situation.

Examples :

"The y of this week's project is to complete the budget revisions. "

Die jetzige Situation des Projekts dieser Woche ist es, die Budgetüberarbeitungen abzuschließen.

abstract time situation now

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Warum, wieso

For what cause, reason, or purpose (interrogative adverb).

Examples :

"Y are you late for class? "

Warum kommst du zu spät zum Unterricht?

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Warum, weshalb

For which cause, reason, or purpose (relative adverb).

Examples :

"That's the house y my grandparents lived. "

Das ist das Haus, warum meine Großeltern lebten.

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Jahr

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

Examples :

"we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

Wir sind vor einem Jahr in diese Stadt gezogen; Ich habe genau vor einem Jahr mit dem Rauchen aufgehört.

astronomy time world science

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Umlaufzeit

(by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.

Examples :

"Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years."

Der Mars umrundet die Sonne einmal in einem Marsjahr, also in 1,88 Erdjahren.

astronomy time space

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Jahr

A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.

Examples :

"A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year."

Ein normales Jahr hat 365 volle Tage, aber ein Schaltjahr hat 366 Tage.

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Jahr

A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.

Examples :

"During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus."

In diesem Schuljahr muss ich um 6:30 Uhr aufstehen, um den Bus zu erwischen.

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Julianisches Jahr

A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".

Examples :

"Calculating the average lifespan of a certain model of satellite requires analyzing data spanning several y. "

Die Berechnung der durchschnittlichen Lebensdauer eines bestimmten Satellitenmodells erfordert die Analyse von Daten über mehrere Julianische Jahre.

time astronomy number

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Klasse, Jahrgang

A level or grade in school or college.

Examples :

"Every second-year student must select an area of specialization."

Jeder Student im zweiten Jahr muss einen Schwerpunkt wählen.

education achievement

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Lebensjahre

The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).

Examples :

""My hamster is already three y old, which means he's lived a significant portion of his expected life." "

Mein Hamster ist bereits drei Lebensjahre alt, was bedeutet, dass er einen erheblichen Teil seines erwarteten Lebens gelebt hat.

age biology animal time human

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Hör

Eye dialect spelling of hear

Examples :

"The old woman cupped her ear and said, "Did you y something? I can't y very well anymore." "

Die alte Frau legte die Hand ans Ohr und sagte: „Hast du was gehört? Ich kann nicht mehr gut hören.“

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Ja

An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

Examples :

"Was that a yes?"

War das ein Ja?

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Ja-Stimme, Zustimmung

A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.

Examples :

"The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no"."

Die Arbeiter stimmten über einen Streik ab, und es gab dreißig Ja-Stimmen und eine Nein-Stimme.

politics government

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Jugend

The quality or state of being young.

Examples :

"Her youth and beauty attracted him to her."

Ihre Jugend und Schönheit zogen ihn an.

age quality time being

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Jugend, junges Alter

The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.

Examples :

"I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all."

Ich habe in meiner Jugend viele Fehler gemacht, aber aus allen gelernt.

age period human time stage

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Jugendlicher, junger Mensch

A young person.

Examples :

"There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music."

Da war eine Gruppe Jugendlicher, die auf dem Parkplatz herumhingen, Modemagazine lasen und Musik hörten.

age person human

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Junge, junger Mann

A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

Examples :

"The y in the corner store helped me carry my groceries to the car. "

Der Junge im Eckladen half mir, meine Einkäufe zum Auto zu tragen.

age person human family

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Jugendliche, junge Leute

(used with a plural or singular verb) Young persons, collectively.

Examples :

"The Y often organize community service projects in the summer. "

Die Jugendlichen organisieren im Sommer oft gemeinnützige Projekte.

age person human group