English Sentence:

A few years ago someone advised me to drink Cistus tea regularly to deter ticks.

German Translation:

Vor ein paar Jahren riet mir jemand, regelmäßig Zistrosentee zu trinken, um Zecken abzuschrecken.

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vor

1. from 2. in front of 3. before 4. ahead 5. ago 6. of

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ein paar

a few, a couple of

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das Jahr   (Pl: Jahre)

year

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raten

1. to guess 2. to advise

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mir

me

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jemand

somebody, someone

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regelmäßig

1. regular 2. periodic

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der Zistrosentee   (Pl: Zistrosentees)

cistus tea

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zu

1. to 2. at 3. in 4. too 5. closed (e.g. door)

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trinken

to drink

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um

1. about 2. in order to 3. at 4. up 5. for 6. around 7. after

Here: in order to

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die Zecke   (Pl: Zecken)

tick (insect)

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abschrecken

to scare off, to deter

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