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der Anspruch

entitlement; claim; demand

anspruchslos

undemanding; low-maintenance ; undemanding; easily satisfied

anspruchsvoll

demanding; challenging ; discerning; demanding

anstarren

stare at

ansteigen

rise; increase ; slope upwards; climb

anstelle

instead of; in place of

anstellen

queue; employ; turn on

anstoßen

bump into; knock against ; initiate; prompt ; clink glasses; drink a toast

anstreben

aim for; strive for

anstrengend

tiring; demanding

die Anstrengung

effort; exertion

der Ansturm

rush; onslaught; sudden influx

das Antibiotikum

antibiotic

antik

ancient; Greco-Roman ; antique

die Antike

classical antiquity

der Antikörper

antibody

die Antilogie

antilogy (developing opposing arguments on the same question)

die Antithese

antithesis; counterclaim ; antithesis; rhetorical contrast

der Antrag

application; request

antreffen

find; encounter

antreten

take up; start ; compete; face an opponent

der Antrieb

drive; propulsion ; motivation; inner drive

antun

inflict; do to

die Antwort

answer; reply

der Antwortbogen

answer sheet

antworten

answer; reply

anvertrauen

entrust; confide ; confide in

der Anwalt / die Anwältin

lawyer

anweisen

instruct; order ; authorise payment; transfer

die Anweisung

instruction; directive ; payment instruction; payment order

anwenden

use; apply

die Anwendung

application; use ; application; software program

anwesend

present

die Anwesenheit

presence; attendance

der Anwohner

local resident

die Anzahl

number; quantity

das Anzeichen

sign; indication

die Anzeige

advertisement; police report; display

anzeigen

report; display

die Anziehungskraft

force of attraction ; appeal; attractiveness

der Anziehungspunkt

attraction; magnet for visitors

der Anzug

suit

anzünden

to light; to set fire to

das Apartment

apartment; flat

der Apfel

apple

die Apophase

apophasis (bringing something up by saying you will not mention it) ; apophasis; negative theology (describing God by saying what God is not)

die Aporie

aporia (a difficulty in reasoning that seems to offer no way forward)

die Apostrophe

apostrophe (a rhetorical address to someone absent or dead, or to a thing or idea)

die Apotheke

pharmacy

die App

app

der Apparat

device; apparatus; telephone

der Appell

appeal; urgent request ; roll call; assembly

appellieren

appeal; urge

der Appetit

appetite

applaudieren

applaud

der Applaus

applause

die Aprikose

apricot

der April

April

das Apriori

a priori knowledge; a priori premise (knowledge or a premise justified independently of experience)

die Arbeit

work; job; written assignment