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zucken

twitch; jerk involuntarily ; make a brief movement; shrug

der Zucker

sugar

zudem

in addition; moreover

zueinander

to one another; together

zuerst

first; at first

der Zufall

chance; coincidence

zufällig

by chance; accidental

zufolge

according to

zufrieden

satisfied; happy

zufriedenstellen

satisfy

zufügen

inflict; cause harm to

zuführen

supply; feed into

der Zug

train; turn; draught

die Zugabe

encore ; addition of a substance ; free extra; complimentary gift

der Zugang

access; entrance

zugänglich

accessible

zugeben

admit; acknowledge ; add to a mixture

zugehen

close; shut

zugehörig

belonging to; affiliated with

zügeln

rein in; curb

der/die Zugezogene

new resident; newcomer

zugleich

at the same time; simultaneously

zugreifen

reach for; take ; access; draw on

der Zugriff

access ; police raid; arrest operation

zugrunde liegen

underlie; form the basis of

zugunsten

in favour of; for the benefit of

das Zuhause

home

zuhören

listen

der Zuhörer / die Zuhörerin

listener

zukaufen

buy in; purchase additionally

zukommen

approach; be coming someone's way ; be due to; deserve ; have a role; fall to someone ; send; provide someone with something

die Zukunft

future

zukünftig

future; in future

zukunftsorientiert

future-oriented; forward-looking

die Zukunftsperspektive

future prospect; outlook

zukunftssicher

future-proof

die Zukunftsvision

vision of the future

zukunftsweisend

forward-looking; pioneering

zulassen

allow; permit ; authorise; approve officially

zulässig

permissible; allowed

die Zulassung

admission; approval; authorisation

die Zulassungsvoraussetzung

admission requirement

zulasten

at the expense of

zulegen

increase; gain ; get; acquire for oneself

zuletzt

last; most recently; finally

zuliebe

for someone's sake

zumachen

close; shut

zumal

especially since; all the more as

zumeist

mostly; in most cases

zumindest

at least

zunächst

first; initially

die Zunahme

increase; rise

zündend

inspiring; sparking enthusiasm

die Zünder

matches

das Zündholz

match (for lighting)

zunehmen

gain weight; increase

zunehmend

increasingly

die Zuneigung

affection; fondness

die Zunge

tongue

das Zünglein an der Waage sein

tip the balance; be the deciding factor