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Difference between "durchaus" and "völlig"
From what I read in Duden, Wictionary, and others, it looks like durchaus and völlig can be used as synonyms in most cases, but not always. It looks like völlig can always be replaced by durchaus, but ...
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What's the difference between "Personalvermittler" and "Anwerber"?
I wanted to say that I have already talked with the recruiter, but I have no idea which word is correct. I would like to know what the difference between these two words is.
Ich habe schon mit dem ...
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What's the difference between "verständlicherweise" & "selbstverständlich"?
I have recently came across the word "verständlicherweise", like in the following sentences:
Die Freude über das Wiedersehen war verständlicherweise groß.
Die Diagnose hat sein Leben ...
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Der Film läuft oder läuft ab?
I would like to ask if there's a difference between "laufen" and "ablaufen" in the following context:
DWDS: Dieser Film läuft die dritte Woche. /// Der Hauptfilm läuft schon.
DWDS:...
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Is there a difference between "riechen" and "wittern"?
As far as I can tell, these words are pretty much synonyms. "Wittern" seems to be more related to hunting, like smelling out prey, but I'm not sure.
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What is the difference between "das gibt" and "es gibt"?
I've seen "es gibt" and "da ist/sind" a lot, but I was looking at the lyrics of "99 Luftballons", and it says "Das gab ein großes Feuerwerk". According to the ...
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What is the difference between "hinzufügen" and "dazugeben"
I have looked at various sources, both verbs have the general meaning of "to add to something" but they do not seem to be used in the same context. "dazugeben" seems to be used ...
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Is "sich um … handeln" or "umgehen" correct?
I checked the dictionary and I came across texts in the books and I have also seen examples, wherein people used sich handlen um for handling problems, dealing with problems, or to cope up with it. ...
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What is the difference between "kaufen", "holen" and "nehmen" when we mean to buy?
In many circumstances we could not only use "kaufen" to refer to "to buy". "holen" and "nehmen" sometimes could also imply the meaning of "to buy",
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Difference between «könnten» and «mögen» when we speak about the eventuality of something
I don’t really understand the nuances between these two sentences:
Er könnte zum Friseur gehen.
Er mag zum Friseur gehen.
Or:
Er könnte Recht haben.
Er mag Recht haben.
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Unterschied zwischen Abendbrot und Abendessen
What is the difference between Abendbrot and Abendessen?
Some ideas appearing on the internet
time of the day
regional difference
simple vs. whole meal
Can you clarify this? For a foreigner this can ...
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Do these sentences differ?
Is there any difference in meaning, or reason to prefer one over the other, between these two sentences?
Es ist fast jeder größere Ort mit der Bahn zu erreichen.
Fast jeder größere Ort erreicht mit ...
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verwalten vs steuern
English: I have scheduled my timing because I need to manage time.
German: Ich habe meine Zeiteinteilung geplant, weil ich die Zeit verwalten muss.
I am not sure whether my sentence is correct or not....
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Correct meaning of noch nie
The website dict.cc translates noch nie as "never before". But, noch means "yet", thus, noch nie should mean "not yet". Which one is the correct meaning of noch nie?
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