schalten — to switch, to shift, to change gear in German
/ˈʃaltn̩/
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Schalte das Licht nicht aus.
Don't switch the light off.
Schalte das Licht an. Ich kann nichts sehen.
Switch on the light. I can't see anything.
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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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