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meanings and can be used as synonyms for each other.
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alarmieren
to alert
    Please alert the police in the event of theft.
alarm
in Angst versetzen; erschrecken
also
well / so
    Well, if you really want my opinion …
also
auch
Ambulanz
outpatients' (department)
    She's waiting in the outpatients' department to have her arm x-rayed.
ambulance
Krankenwagen
amüsieren, sich ~
to enjoy oneself
    We really enjoyed ourselves at the theatre.
amuse
belustigen; amüsieren
Angina
tonsillitis
    He's off sick with tonsillitis.
angina
Herzschmerzen
annoncieren
to advertise
    The vacancy is advertised in this week's newspaper.
announce
ankündigen; verkünden
apart
elegant / stylish
    That's a very elegant suit you're wearing!
apart
abseits, entfernt
Argument
point
    I'm not sure I understand your point.
    But: The arguments for and against a change.
argument
Streit; Auseinandersetzung
arrangieren, sich ~
to come to an arrangement
    They've finally come to an arrangement about who will take over the job.
arrange
ordnen; sortieren
Arrest, unter ~ sein
to be detained
    He's being detained and I don't know why.
arrest
verhaften; festnehmen
Art
type / kind / sort; nature
    This type of product sells extremely well.
    It's not in his nature to complain.
art
Kunst
Artist
performer
    She's an excellent performer.
artist
Künstler/in
ausfallen
to be cancelled
    My meeting was cancelled this morning.
fall out
herausfallen
ausmachen
to represent
    These statistics fully represent our clients' opinions.
make out
ausstellen; dahinter kommen; darauf kommen
Band
volume; recording; ribbon
    This is the 3rd volume in the series.
    We have a recording of the whole conversation. I'd like a ribbon tied around the gift, please.
band
Kapelle; Gruppe; Streifen
Bank
bench; riverbank
    We waited outside on a bench. The spectators watched the boat race from the riverbank.
bank
Bank (Geldinstitut); (Fluss-)Ufer
Basis, (~-)
grass-roots; basis
    We need a grass-roots approach to this issue. But: We used the statistics as a basis for our decisions.
basis
Fundament; Ausgangspunkt
Beamer
(multi-media) projector
    I need a projector to show my presentation.
beamer
BMW
bekommen
to receive / to get
    I received a letter today from the tax authorities.
become
werden
beliebt
popular
    This type of advertising is very popular.
beloved
(heiß)geliebt
bilden
to form
    Have you formed a plan yet?
build
bauen
Billion
thousand million (BE) / trillion (AE)
    How many trillion dollars have they lost?
billion
Milliarde
Biskuit
sponge cake
    This dessert consists of sponge cake and cream.
biscuit
Keks
blamieren
to make a fool of oneself / to embarrass oneself
    She made a complete fool of herself.
blame
beschuldigen
blank
shiny / bright
    Whose shiny, new company car is that?
    But: Never give anyone a blank cheque!
blank
unbeschriftet; Blanko~
blenden
to dazzle / to blind
    The light is blinding me. I need to move.
blend
mischen; vermengen
blinken
to indicate
    You need to indicate before you turn left!
blink
blinzeln
Blinker
indicator
    Do you know your indicator is still on?
blinker
Scheuklappe
Blitz
lightning
    That plane was hit by lightning in 1998.
blitz
Blitzkrieg
Block
notepad / writing pad
    Could you pass me a notepad, please?
block
Klotz
Blume
flower
    Those flowers are beautiful! Is it your birthday?
bloom
Blüte
Box
loudspeaker
    We need bigger loudspeakers in here.
box
Kiste; Karton
Branche
sector / industry
    I work in the insurance sector.
branch
Filiale; Ast
brav
well-behaved / good
    I agree; their children are very well-behaved.
brave
tapfer
Brief
letter
    All the information you need is in this letter.
brief
Kurzdarstellung; Kurzanweisung
Brillant
cut diamond
    His company trades in cut diamonds.
brilliant
glänzend; großartig
bringen
to take; to bring
    Shall I take this parcel to the post office now?
    I'll bring the report when I see you tomorrow.
bring
bringen
Büro
office
    She won't be in the office until this afternoon.
bureau
Amt;