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Katastrophe

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Catastrophe (sprich: cätästrofi > Betonung auf 2. ä)

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krass

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stark

A stark contrast

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Einen Fehler machen

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To make a mistake (nicht do!)

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Entlassen (Personal)

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To lay off

They laid off 20 people

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Es ist nicht alles verloren

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Not everything is lost

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5
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Rosinenpicker

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Cherry picker

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Zuwenig Licht

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Too little light (Licht)

Too few lights (Lampen)

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Einladen im Sinne einer Wiedergutmachung

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To give refunds

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Staubig und dreckig

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Dusty and dirty

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Fähig sein zu

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To be capable of

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Überfordert sein

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To be overwhelmed

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Konkret

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Concrete

Concrete plans

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Seine Sachen ordnen / alles gut vorbereiten

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To bring its ducks in a row

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Untersuchungen

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Investigations

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Gerichtsverhandlung über

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Trial of

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Schlag / Hieb

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Blow

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Vorletzte Woche

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The week before last

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Gewinn

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Profit

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Er weiss es auch nicht

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He doesn’t know either

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Kindisch, unreif

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immature

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Begründung

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reasoning

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Ich hatte Abendessen gestern Abend

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I had dinner last night

nicht took

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Das hat auch nicht funktioniert

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That didn’t work either

nicht too

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Schlüsseldienst

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lock smith

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Fensterbank

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window sill

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Bohrmaschine

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drill

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Türfalle

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door handle

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Lieferant

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vendor (Betonung auf v)

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Es wird vorbei gehen

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It will go away (nicht over)

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die Gweichtung der einzelnen Faktoren

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the weight of each factor

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Holzfäller

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lumberjack

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Koruption

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corruption

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Exkursion

Schulausflug

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(school) field trip

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im EG

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on the ground floor

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Beraterfirmen

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consulting companies

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Kaserne/Barracke

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barrack

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jem. zwingen/verpflichten

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oblige sb.

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unsicher

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insecure

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ein schlechtes Zeichen

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a bad sign