der Kaiser - emperor
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Kaiser Wilhelm II. regierte das Deutsche Reich von achtzehnhundertachtundachtzig bis neunzehnhundertachtzehn .

Emperor Wilhelm II ruled the German Empire from 1888 to 1918.

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die Essgewohnheit - eating habit
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Die Essgewohnheiten der Franzosen unterscheiden sich von denen der Deutschen.

The eating habits of the French differ from those of the Germans.

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der Hausmeister - caretaker
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Der Hausmeister kümmert sich um Reparaturen im Gebäude.

The caretaker takes care of repairs in the building.

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I’m adding the names of some of the locations of Nasha Town to Anki, and I just learnt that the fastener that comes with a bolt is called a “nut” in English.

The part of town with the general goods store and the alchemy bench is called “nuts and screws” in Chinese, and in English it’s Nuts ‘N’ Nuts.

I looked at the other languages, and I learnt that each “nut” has a different transcription in Japanese ナッツ&ナット, and French pushed the pun further with Boulons à la noix. (boulons is bolt, noix is nut, but “à la noix” is an expression that means worthless, crappy, stupid…)
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Bezug nehmen auf (einen Sachverhalt) - to refer to (a matter/issue)
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Der Autor nimmt in seinem Buch Bezug auf historische Ereignisse des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts.

The author refers to historical events of the 19th century in his book.

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nehmen (Rücksicht nehmen auf) - to consider (the needs of)
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Wir müssen Rücksicht auf die Bedürfnisse unserer Mitarbeiter*innen nehmen.

We need to consider the needs of our employees.

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stockdunkel - pitch-black
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Im Keller war es stockdunkel und ich konnte nichts sehen.

In the basement, it was pitch-black and I couldn't see anything.

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die Koordination - coordination
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Die Koordination der verschiedenen Abteilungen ist entscheidend für den Projekterfolg.

The coordination of the various departments is crucial for the success of the project.

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🚀 Ah, the classic Nabokovian tale of foreigners bravely venturing into the wilds of Russian, only to be foiled by the most cunning adversary of all: disabled JavaScript! 🤦‍♂️ Who knew language learning could be hindered by browser compatibility issues? Just enable JavaScript and pray to the tech gods for mercy. 🙏
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Nabokov's advice to foreigners learning Russian, giving pronunciation advice on how to reposition one's jaw and taking slightly sadistic pleasure in highlighting its intimidating array of verb suffixes.

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