126 Flashcards

(57 cards)

1
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your neighborhood, town, or the area where you live

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neck of the woods

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2
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äußerte sich unklar über

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was hazy about…

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3
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obszön

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ribald

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4
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Nutzholz, Bauholz

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lumber

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5
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Schmeichler

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sycophant, flatterer

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wie erwartet ausgehen, turn out as expected

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to prove out

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7
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1.Gully
2. Abzugsrinne

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  1. drain
  2. gully
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Berechtigungsnachweis
-Bei Computer auch Anmeldeinformationen

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credentials

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9
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Metzgergang, vergebliche Mühe

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fool‘s errand

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10
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satt, gesättigt

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sated

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11
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schallend , überlaut

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stentorian (Brian Blessed hatte so eine Stimme)

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12
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rastlos, reiselustig, wandernd

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peripatetic

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13
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Verschwender

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spendthrift

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14
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schnattern (wie Gänse)

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gaggle

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to trick or control someone by making them believe things that are not true,

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to gaslight someone

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16
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Obstruktion betreiben,
verschleppen durch Dauerrednerei (Opposition macht das mitunter)

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filibuster

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17
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strudeln (Wasser)

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to roil

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18
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hübsch, attraktiv, scharf

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dishy

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19
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finde dein eigenes Tempo

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pick up your pace

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20
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A mentally handicapped person.

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window licker

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21
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Glockentürme

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belfries

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22
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Diminish or lessen gradually, end by degrees, as in The storm finally …

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taper off

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23
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Arschkriecher,

angekrochen kommen

24
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hinblättern, auszahlen

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verschmelzen, verbinden, zusammenführen (z.B. Sätze)
conflate
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Zahnspange
retainer
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a walk done in a slow relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
to go for a wander, to take a wander
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used in a figurative sense to describe a situation or process in which something has been partially completed
stage of undress
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to stop working because the moving parts can no longer move.
ti seize up [zi:ß]
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Kniebeugen
squads
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sich high fühlen
to feel hopped up
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lahmarschig
drippy
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healthy reddish complexion (teint)
ruddy
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sonnendurchflutet
sun-drenched
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area that someone is very familiar with and where they like to spend time: Tummelplatz
stomping ground
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grell, schreiend, protzig 3x
gaudy, garish, flashy
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Imbiß (auch schulbuffet)
tuck shop
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1. mit jmd. zusammenziehen 2. in wilder Ehe leben
to shack up
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schlüpfrig anzüglich
salacious
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kichern
titter
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etwas hochfahren
to ramp up
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Musik hochdrehen, lauter machen
crank up
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warscheln, trotten
to shamble
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Pampe (food)
stodge
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wenn wir uns ranhalten
if we hustle
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auf etwas Anspruch erheben bevor es jmd anderes tut
to call dibs on sth
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stellt zwei Parteien moralisch auf die selbe Stufe
draws moral equivalence between Russia, the aggressor, and Ukraine, the victim.
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the wish to have or do two good things at the same time when this is impossible
cakeism
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etw. ist steil den Bach runter
sh has dropped off the cliff
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Psychogequatsche
psychobabble
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eignet sich nicht für, passt nicht immer für usw
doesn‘t lend itself to
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Lockvogelangebot
shill see also: shill bidding
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Die Atempause kam voneiner anderen Seite
reprieve came from a different source
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einschüchtern, unter Drucksetzen
browbeating
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spindeldürr (Person)
waifish
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quatsch keine Opern
stop waffling on
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Bester Kaffee, ohne zweifel
best coffee hands-down!