leisten — to achieve, to perform, to afford in German
/ˈlaistn̩/
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B1
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#670
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Example Sentences
Wir können uns das möglicherweise nicht leisten.
We may not be able to afford it.
Ich wünschte, ich hätte mir ein besseres Auto leisten können.
I wish I'd been able to afford a better car.
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Corpus Neighbors
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führen
to lead, to guide, to conduct, to manage, to wage
erhalten
to receive, to get, to obtain, to preserve, to maintain
gelten
to be valid, to apply, to be effective, to be regarded as, to be considered as
bieten
to offer, to provide, to bid
ziehen
to pull, to drag, to draw, to move
entstehen
to arise, to originate, to develop, to form, to emerge
handeln
to deal, to trade, to act, to take action
darstellen
to depict, to present, to represent, to portray, to pose
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