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103 words/phrases to learn
der Rabatt
the discount
das Rad
the wheel
der Radfahrer
the cyclist
das Radio
the radio
der Rand
the edge
der Rasen
the lawn
rasieren
to shave
raten
to guess
der Rat
the advice; the piece of advice
der Ratschlag
the piece of advice
das Rätsel
the mystery; the riddle
das Rathaus
the town hall
rauchen
to smoke
der Raucher; die Raucherin
the smoker (masc.; fem.)
der Raum
the room; the area
rauf
upwards
raus
out
reagieren
to react
die Reaktion
the reaction
realisieren
to realise
die Realität
the reality
realistisch
realistic
die Recherche
the research
rechnen
to calculate
der Rechner
the computer; the calculator
die Rechnung
the bill
das Recht
the right
rechts
right (direction)
rechtzeitig
in time; on time
reden
to talk
die Rede
the speech
reduzieren
to reduce
das Referat
the presentation
die Reform
the reform
das Regal
the shelf
die Regel
the rule
regelmäßig
regularly
regeln
to regulate; to settle
regnen
to rain
der Regen
the rain
die Region
the region
regional
regional
reich
rich
reichen
to be enough; to reach
reif
ripe
der Reifen
the tyre
die Reihe
the range (of products); the row
die Reihenfolge
the order
rein
to get in; pure
reinigen
to clean
der Reis
the rice
reisen
to travel
eine Reise
a journey
gute Reise!
have a nice trip!
reiten
to ride
die Reklame
the advertisement
der Rekord
the record
relativ
relative
die Religion
the religion
rennen
to run
die Rente
the pension; the annuity
in Rente gehen
to retire
sein; seine
his; its
der Rentner; die Rentnerin
the pensioner (masc.; fem.)
reparieren
to repair
die Reparatur
the repair
die Reportage
the report
der Reporter; die Reporterin
the reporter (masc.; fem.)
reservieren
to book; to reserve
die Reservierung
the reservation
der Respekt
the respect
der Rest
the rest
das Restaurant
the restaurant
retten
to rescue; to save
das Rezept
the prescription; the recipe
die Rezeption
the reception
der Richter; die Richterin
the judge
richtig
right; correct; really
die Richtung
the direction
riechen
to smell (good or neutral)
riesig
huge; gigantic
das Rindfleisch
the beef
der Ring
the ring
das Risiko
the risk; the hazard
der Rock
the skirt
roh
raw
das Rohr
the pipe; the tube
die Rolle
the role
der Roman
the novel
eine Rose
a rose
der Rucksack
the backpack
die Rückfahrt
the return journey
die Rückkehr
the return
rückwärts
backwards
der Rücken
the back
die Rücksicht
the consideration
rufen
to call (for something); to shout
die Rufnummer
the phone number
die Ruhe
the calm; the peace
ruhig
calm; quiet
rund
rounded
die Runde
the round
die Rundfahrt
the round trip

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