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heben
lift; raise
das Heft
notebook; exercise book; issue (magazine)
der Hegemonialdiskurs
hegemonic discourse; dominant public narrative (a way of talking about an issue that dominates public debate and shapes how people understand it)
die Hegemonie
hegemony; dominance
hegen
harbour a feeling or thought ; tend; nurture
heilen
to heal; to cure
die Heilkunde
medicine; healing practices
das Heilmittel
remedy; therapeutic treatment
der Heilpraktiker
licensed non-medical practitioner in Germany
die Heilung
healing; recovery
heim
home; homewards
das Heim
home; care home
die Heimat
homeland; home country; home region
die Heimatverbundenheit
attachment to one's home region
heimisch
native; indigenous ; at home; settled
heimlich
secret; secretly
das Heimweh
homesickness
heiraten
marry; get married
der Heiratsschwindel
marriage fraud; fraud through false promises of marriage
heiß
hot
heißen
be called; mean
das heißt
that is; that means
heiter
cheerful; light-hearted ; clear; mostly sunny
heizen
heat
die Heizung
heating; heater
der Hektar
hectare; 10,000 square metres
die Hektik
hectic rush; bustle
der Held / die Heldin
hero; heroine
helfen
help
der Helfer
helper
hell
light; bright; light-coloured
das Hemd
shirt
hemmen
inhibit; hinder; slow down
die Hemmung
inhibition; inhibitions ; inhibition; suppression of a process
hemmungslos
uninhibited; unrestrained
das Hend(e)l
chicken
her
here; ago; from (a source)
heranführen
introduce gradually; familiarise with ; lead up to; bring closer
die Heranführung
gradual introduction; familiarisation
herangehen
approach; move closer ; approach a task
heranwachsen
grow up; mature
der Heranwachsende / die Heranwachsende
adolescent; young adult
heranziehen
use; consult as evidence ; pull closer ; call in; bring in to help
heraus
out; out here
herausfiltern
filter out
herausfordern
challenge to a contest ; challenge; stretch someone's abilities ; provoke; invite
die Herausforderung
challenge
der Herausgeber
editor; publisher
herausragen
protrude; stick out ; stand out; excel
herausstellen
emphasise; highlight ; turn out; become apparent ; put outside
der Herbst
autumn; fall
der Herd
cooker; stove
herein
in; in here
hereinkommen
come in; enter
die Herkunft
origin; background
die Hermeneutik
hermeneutics; theory of interpretation
der Herr
gentleman; man; Mr
herrichten
prepare; make ready; refurbish
herrlich
wonderful; delightful
die Herrschaft
rule; reign; domination