German

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɜːmən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɝmən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling'German', 'german': ( jûr′mən)

Collocations for "German"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "German" in context.

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German

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [fluent, basic, broken] German
  2. is [learning, studying] German
  3. knows how to speak German
  4. speaks [Swiss, Austrian] German
  5. speaks German [fluently, at a very high level, poorly, well]
  6. they speak German in [Switzerland]
  7. has a degree in German
  8. her German is [coming along, progressing, improving] (well)
  9. German is his native [language, tongue]
  10. translate German [to, from] [Spanish]
  11. written in his native German
  12. is written in German
  13. translate from German [to, into] [Arabic]
  14. translated from the original German
  15. has been translated [to, into] German
  16. is a (regional) [dialect, variety] of German
  17. has [a test, an exam, an interview] in German
  18. she married a German
  19. was [invaded, bombed, occupied] by the Germans
  20. the Germans are known for their [sausages, beer, efficiency]
adj
  1. a German [woman, citizen, actress, resident, national]
  2. German [society, territories, border, cooking, sausages]
  3. the German [president, ambassador, government, language, people]
  4. German [grammar, word, expression]
  5. a German [passport, movie, translation, edition]
  6. a German [spy, pilot, soldier]
  7. the German [invasion, concentration camps]
  8. [catch, contract, have] German measles
  9. is taking German [classes, lessons]
  10. is a German teacher
additional examples
  1. [fluent, basic, broken] German
  2. a German [woman, citizen, actress, resident, national]
  3. is [learning, studying] German
  4. German [society, territories, border, cooking, sausages]
  5. knows how to speak German
  6. the German [president, ambassador, government, language, people]
  7. speaks [Swiss, Austrian] German
  8. German [grammar, word, expression]
  9. speaks German [fluently, at a very high level, poorly, well]
  10. a German [passport, movie, translation, edition]
  11. they speak German in [Switzerland]
  12. German- [born, made, built]
  13. has a degree in German
  14. a Swiss-German [woman]
  15. her German is [coming along, progressing, improving] (well)
  16. dated: an East-German [woman, citizen]
  17. German is his native [language, tongue]
  18. a German [spy, pilot, soldier]
  19. translate German [to, from] [Spanish]
  20. the German [invasion, concentration camps]
  21. written in his native German
  22. [catch, contract, have] German measles
  23. is written in German
  24. is taking German [classes, lessons]
  25. translate from German [to, into] [Arabic]
  26. is a German teacher
  27. translated from the original German
  28. German-speaking [countries, region, Italy, Switzerland, cities]
  29. has been translated [to, into] German
  30. is a (regional) [dialect, variety] of German
  31. has [a test, an exam, an interview] in German
  32. she married a German
  33. was [invaded, bombed, occupied] by the Germans
  34. the Germans are known for their [sausages, beer, efficiency]
'German' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Dutch - Mexico - Swiss - advanced - alongside - article - badly - bakery - bilingual - born - by birth - chocolate - combination - company - contingent - dub - fashion - flag - fluent - fluently - interpreter - mustard - operating - relative - school - shepherd - speak - surname - translate - translation - word - written

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