schweigen — to remain silent, to say nothing, to keep quiet in German
/ˈʃvaign̩/
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Example Sentences
Er durfte nicht schweigen.
He was not allowed to remain silent.
Ich kann nicht länger schweigen.
I can no longer remain silent.
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Corpus Neighbors
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folgen
to follow
erwarten
to expect, to await, to anticipate
verbinden
to connect, to link, to combine, to join
steigen
to rise, to increase, to climb
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
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