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erteilen

grant; issue; give officially

der Ertrag

yield; return

ertragen

endure; bear; tolerate

erträglich

bearable; tolerable

ertragreich

productive; high-yielding

der Ertragsausfall

loss of yield; lost earnings

erübrigen

be unnecessary; become redundant ; spare; make available

erwachen

awaken; wake up

erwachsen

adult; grown-up

der Erwachsene

adult

erwägen

consider; contemplate

erwähnen

mention

erwarten

expect; await

erwecken

arouse; create an impression

(sich) erweisen

prove to be; turn out to be ; render; show someone a favour or respect ; prove; establish with evidence

erweitern

expand; extend

die Erweiterung

extension; expansion

der Erwerb

acquisition; purchase ; gainful employment; earning a living

erwerben

acquire; purchase ; acquire knowledge or skills

die Erwerbsarbeit

paid employment

die Erwerbstätigkeit

gainful employment; paid work

erwidern

reply; respond ; return; reciprocate

erwirtschaften

generate; earn through economic activity

erwischen

catch doing something wrong ; catch; reach just in time

erzählen

tell; recount

die Erzähltheorie

narrative theory; narratology

die Erzählung

story; narrative

erzeugen

generate; produce

der Erzeuger

producer; manufacturer ; biological father; begetter

die Erzeugung

generation; production

erziehen

bring up; educate

die Erziehung

upbringing; education

erzielen

achieve; obtain

erzwingen

force; compel

es

it

die Eskalation

escalation

essen

eat

das Essen

food; meal

der Essig

vinegar

das Essverhalten

eating behaviour; eating habits

et cetera

et cetera; and so on

etablieren

establish

die Etage

floor; storey

die Etappe

stage; leg of a journey

das Etappenziel

intermediate goal; milestone

etc.

etc.; and so on

die Ethik

ethics

ethisch

ethical

das Ethos

ethos; moral principles

das Etikett

label; tag ; label; stereotype

die Etikette

etiquette

etliche

quite a few; several

etwa

about; approximately

etwas

something; some; a little

etwas auf die lange Bank schieben

put something off repeatedly

euer

your (informal plural)

Eulen nach Athen tragen

carry coals to Newcastle; do something superfluous

der Euphemismus

euphemism

der Euro

euro

Europa

Europe