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Undergraduate 1
04/26/2012
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Term
abbrechen
 Definition
to interupt, discontinue
Term
abschaffen
 Definition
to do away with, abolish
Term
abschließen
 Definition
to finish, complete
Term
der Akzent
-e
 Definition
accent
Term
die Armee
-n
 Definition
army, military
Term
befürchten
 Definition
to fear
Term
beitreten
 Definition
to join
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sich beschäftigen
 Definition
to be concerned with
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bewerten
 Definition
to judge, consider
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einen Bund schließen
 Definition
to form a federation
Term
der Dialekt
-e
 Definition
dialect
Term
sich drehen
 Definition
to revolve around
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die Eidgenossenschaft
 Definition
Swiss federation
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einführen
 Definition
to introduce
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festhalten
 Definition
to hold on to (something)
Term
der Franken
 Definition
Swiss currency
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die Fremdsprache
-n
 Definition
foreign language
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gemeinsam haben
 Definition
to have (something) in common
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genießen
 Definition
to enjoy
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halten für
 Definition
to take (something) for (something else)
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sich heraushalten
 Definition
to keep out of (something)
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der Hintergrund
-üe
 Definition
background
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mitwirken
 Definition
to participate
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die Mundart
-en
 Definition
dialect
Term
der Offizier
-e
 Definition
title of high military rank, officer
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der Rundblick
-e
 Definition
panorama view
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das Schweizerdeutsch
 Definition
dialects of Switzerland
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das Schweizer Hochdeutsch
 Definition
variant of standard German spoken in Switzerland
Term
der Soldat
-en
 Definition
soldier
Term
umliegend
 Definition
surrounding
Term
unabhängig
 Definition
independent, independently
Term
verbrennen
 Definition
to burn
Term
vermeiden
 Definition
to avoid
Term
das Wahlrecht
 Definition
right to vote
Term
wählen
 Definition
to elect
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wechseln
 Definition
to change, switch
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der Wehrdienst
 Definition
military service
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der Zivildienst
 Definition
alternative to military service; e.g in hospitals
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