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erlernen

learn; acquire a skill

erlesen

exquisite; choice ; learn through reading

erliegen

succumb to; die of ; succumb to; yield to

die Ermäßigung

discount; reduction

ermitteln

establish; determine ; investigate officially

der Ermittler

investigator

ermöglichen

enable; make possible

ermorden

murder

ermuntern

encourage

die Ermunterung

encouragement

ernähren

feed; support

die Ernährung

diet; nutrition

ernennen (zu + D.)

appoint; nominate to office

erneut

again; once more

ernst

serious

ernsthaft

serious; seriously

die Ernte

harvest; crop

ernten

to harvest

erobern

conquer; capture ; win over; conquer figuratively

eröffnen

open; inaugurate

die Eröffnung

opening

erörtern

discuss in depth

erpressen

blackmail; extort

die Erpressung

blackmail; extortion

erregen

arouse; attract

die Erregung

agitation; excitement; arousal

erreichbar

reachable; contactable

die Erreichbarkeit

accessibility; ease of reaching a place ; reachability; availability for contact

erreichen

reach; catch; achieve; contact

errichten

build; erect

die Errungenschaft

achievement; hard-won advance

der Ersatz

replacement

die Erschaffung

creation; bringing into existence

erschauern

shudder; shiver

die Erscheinung

phenomenon; observable occurrence ; appearance

das Erscheinungsbild

appearance; overall look

erschießen

shoot dead

erschließen

develop land; provide infrastructure ; infer; work out

erschöpfen

exhaust; wear out ; exhaust; use up

erschöpft

exhausted

erschrecken

frighten; be startled

erschreckend

alarming; frightening

erschüttern

shake; deeply distress ; shake; cause to tremble ; shake; undermine

erschweren

make more difficult; hamper

erschwinglich

affordable

ersetzen

replace

ersichtlich

apparent; evident

ersparen

spare; save someone something unpleasant ; save up

erst

first; only; not until

erstarren

freeze; become motionless ; solidify; set ; become rigid; stagnate

erstatten

reimburse; refund ; file; submit an official report

erstaunen

amaze; astonish

erstaunlicherweise

surprisingly; amazingly

erste

first

erstehen

buy; acquire by purchase ; arise again; come to life

erstellen

create; draw up

die Erstellung

creation; preparation; production

erstens

firstly

erstrebenswert

desirable; worth striving for

ertappen

catch in the act ; catch oneself doing or thinking