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Usages of nachschlagen
Das Wörterbuch liegt offen auf dem Tisch; ich schlage neue Wörter nach.
The dictionary is open on the table; I look up new words.
Wenn ich etwas nicht verstehe, schlage ich es umgehend im Wörterbuch nach.
If I don’t understand something, I immediately look it up in the dictionary.
Was auch immer du suchst, schlag es zuerst nach; danach fragen wir die Lehrerin.
Whatever you are looking for, look it up first; afterwards we will ask the teacher.
Unbekannte Wörter schlage ich sofort im Onlinelexikon nach, damit ich meinen Wortschatz aktiv erweitere.
Unknown words I look up immediately in the online dictionary so that I actively expand my vocabulary.
Manchmal ist es effektiver, ein Wort im Kontext nachzuschlagen, statt nur die Übersetzung zu lesen.
Sometimes it is more effective to look up a word in context instead of just reading the translation.
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