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entwicklung
Gesunde Fette liefern Energie, fördern die Entwicklung des Körpers, schützen unsere Organe und unterstützen die.
fat-tailed
Having a fat tail
innen
Wir sind ein junges Team von engagierten Kolleg/innen in einem entspannten Arbeitsumfeld und suchen eine/n.
bestsellers
A book or other product that has sold in large numbers
moji
A Loloish language spoken by the Phula people of China
meine
A municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany
soaps
A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products
velocities
A rapidity of motion
tractarian
A member of the Oxford movement
command-line
Alternative form of command line. [A shell, a command line interface
disqualifying
Depriving of legal right
wenden
A municipality in Olpe district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
kinder
A surname
agitates
To participate in political agitation (sense 3)
lorette
A woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris