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Unterschied zwischen “leihen” und “ausleihen”
Gibt es einen Unterschied zwischen "leihen" und "ausleihen?" Beide bedeuten "to borrow" auf Englisch.
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Is there a difference between “anschalten” and “einschalten”
Is there a difference between anschalten and einschalten?
If I turn on the TV, oven, heat, start the car etc., can either verb be used?
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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen “Dunkelheit” und “Finsternis”?
Beides meint "darkness", aber gibt es einen Unterschied?
Ist Finsternis negativer, oder bösartig? Zum Beispiel gibt es diesen Satz in Die Unendliche Geschichte von Michael Ende:
"[...] was ihn ...
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1answer
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Translating emotional sensitivity words
I'm trying to distinguish the differences between English words that express emotional or psychological sensitivity, in particular "pity", "compassion", "sympathy", "empathy", "pathetic", and ...
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4answers
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Using “nötig” vs “notwendig”
What is the difference between "nötig" and "notwendig"? When would one be preferred over the other, or are they always interchangeable?
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4answers
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What's the “more correct” term — “achronologisch” or “antichronologisch”?
Which of the two is the "correct" form, or are both correct? Do they mean the same? Or is there a subtle distinction between anti- and a-?
Edit: replaced the English terms by the German ones, sorry.
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2answers
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Eifersucht vs. Neid
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Eifersucht und Neid? Mein Wörterbuch übersetzt beide Wörter nach jealousy.
