die Behörde
In English: authority, public agency
B1NOUN
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Noun forms
- Singular
- die Behörde
- Plural
- die Behörden
Quick quiz
___ Bewohner?
Example sentences
Behörden dürfen nicht lügen.
Institutions mustn't tell lies.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FRIch habe sofort die Behörden eingeschaltet.
I called the authorities right away.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRWir haben etliche bereits den Behörden gemeldet.
We've already reported many of them to the authorities.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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