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vorziehen

prefer ; bring forward in time

der Vorzug

advantage; merit ; preference; priority

vorzugsweise

preferably; with priority

der Vulkanausbruch

volcanic eruption

waagerecht

horizontal; horizontally

wach

awake

wachsam

vigilant; watchful

wachsen

grow

die Wachstumsrate

growth rate

wackeln

wobble; shake

wacklig

wobbly; unstable

die Waffe

weapon

die Waffenruhe

ceasefire; truce

der Wagen

car; carriage; trolley

wagen

dare; venture

die Wahl

choice; election

wählen

choose; vote; dial

der Wähler

voter

der Wahlkampf

election campaign

der Wahlkreis

constituency; electoral district

die Wahlperiode

electoral term; parliamentary term

das Wahlsystem

electoral system

der Wahn

delusion; fixed pathological belief ; obsession; irrational fixation

(sich) wähnen

imagine oneself to be; mistakenly believe oneself ; suppose someone or something to be

der Wahnsinn

madness; insanity ; something amazing; awesomeness

wahnsinnig

crazy; incredibly

wahr

true

wahren

preserve; safeguard; respect

während

during; while

die Wahrheit

truth

wahrnehmen

perceive; notice ; exercise; take up; fulfil

die Wahrnehmung

perception; awareness ; exercise; performance of a duty

der Wahrnehmungsbereich

range of perception or awareness

wahrscheinlich

probable; likely; probably

die Währung

currency

das Waisenkind

orphan

der Wald

forest; woods

walten

exercise; let prevail

wälzen

roll; move by rolling ; toss and turn; roll about ; turn over in one's mind; ponder ; pore over books or documents

die Wand

wall

der Wandel

change; transformation

wandern

hike; go hiking

die Wanderung

hike

die Wange

cheek

wann

when

die Ware

goods; merchandise

warm

warm

die Wärme

warmth; heat

warnen

warn

die Warnmeldung

warning message; alert

das Warnsignal

warning signal; warning sign

die Warnung

warning

warten

wait

warum

why

was

what

was für ein

what kind of

die Wäsche

laundry; washing; underwear

das Waschmittel

laundry detergent

das Wasser

water

die Wasserknappheit

water scarcity; water shortage