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Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a chisel	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Stemmeisen	‘I’m going to use a small chisel to remove some wood from the door frame. This should stop the door from jamming.’
0/0	a drill	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Bohrer	‘Use a drill to make a hole for the cable to pass through.’
0/0	a drill bit	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Bohrspitze	‘The drill bit has worn out after only a few minutes.’
0/0	an electric drill	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein elektrischer Bohrer	‘I’m using an electric drill to make a hole in a concrete wall but it’s taking a long time.’
0/0	a hammer	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Hammer	‘The nail has fallen out of the wall. I need a hammer to put it back in.’
0/0	a mallet	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Schlägel	‘I need a mallet to repair the desk.’
0/0	a nail	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Nagel	‘Do you have any nails I can use to secure the trellis to the fence?’
0/0	a pair of pliers	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Zange	‘You can pull the nail out using a pair of pliers.’
0/0	a saw	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Säge	‘I’ll use a saw to shorten the fence panels so they fit properly.’
0/0	a screwdriver	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Schraubenzieher	‘Use a screwdriver to adjust the door hinge.’
0/0	a sheet of sandpaper	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Blatt Schleifpapier	‘We need to sand the wood before painting the chair. Do you have a sheet of sandpaper I can use?’
0/0	a spanner	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Schraubenschlüssel	‘The fitting needs tightening with a spanner.’ American English = ‘a wrench’
0/0	an adjustable spanner	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein verstellbarer Schraubenschlüssel	‘Do you have an adjustable spanner I can borrow? I need to tighten a bolt on the lawnmower.’
0/0	a vice	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	ein Schraubstock	‘I’ll use the vice to hold the part while I repair it.’
0/0	a workbench	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	eine Werkbank	‘The workbench is quite untidy; I can’t find any of my tools.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

a chisel

ein Stemmeisen

‘I’m going to use a small chisel to remove some wood from the door frame. This should stop the door from jamming.’

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a drill

ein Bohrer

‘Use a drill to make a hole for the cable to pass through.’

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a drill bit

eine Bohrspitze

‘The drill bit has worn out after only a few minutes.’

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an electric drill

ein elektrischer Bohrer

‘I’m using an electric drill to make a hole in a concrete wall but it’s taking a long time.’

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a hammer

ein Hammer

‘The nail has fallen out of the wall. I need a hammer to put it back in.’

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a mallet

ein Schlägel

‘I need a mallet to repair the desk.’

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a nail

ein Nagel

‘Do you have any nails I can use to secure the trellis to the fence?’

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a pair of pliers

eine Zange

‘You can pull the nail out using a pair of pliers.’

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a saw

eine Säge

‘I’ll use a saw to shorten the fence panels so they fit properly.’

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a screwdriver

ein Schraubenzieher

‘Use a screwdriver to adjust the door hinge.’

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a sheet of sandpaper

ein Blatt Schleifpapier

‘We need to sand the wood before painting the chair. Do you have a sheet of sandpaper I can use?’

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a spanner

ein Schraubenschlüssel

‘The fitting needs tightening with a spanner.’

American English = ‘a wrench’

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an adjustable spanner

ein verstellbarer Schraubenschlüssel

‘Do you have an adjustable spanner I can borrow? I need to tighten a bolt on the lawnmower.’

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a vice

ein Schraubstock

‘I’ll use the vice to hold the part while I repair it.’

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a workbench

eine Werkbank

‘The workbench is quite untidy; I can’t find any of my tools.’

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