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1
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Lange vorher

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Long before

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Long before

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Lange vorher

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Solange

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So/As long as

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As long as

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Solange

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Übrigens

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By the way

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By the way

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Übrigens

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7
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If I’m being honest…

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Wenn ich ehrlich bin…

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Wenn ich ehrlich bin…

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If I’m being honest…

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9
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To be honest

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Ehrlich gesagt VERB

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Ehrlich gesagt

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To be honest (no comma after gesagt but verb comes next)

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Um ehrlich zu sein,

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To be honest

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12
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For want of

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mangels + gen

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mangels + gen

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For want of

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14
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zugleich

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At the same time / at once

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15
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Wie dem auch sei

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Be that as it may

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Be that as it may

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Wie dem auch sei

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17
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Von mir aus

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From my point of view, for my part

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18
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From my point of view, for my part

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Von mir aus…

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19
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Jedenfalls

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Anyway, in any case, at any rate

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20
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Anyway, in any case, at any rate

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Jedenfalls

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21
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nur noch

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now only

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22
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now only

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nur noch

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23
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bekanntlich

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As you know / as is generally known

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As you know / as is generally known

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bekanntlich

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25
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Ich habe es satt

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I‘m sick of it

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I‘m sick of it

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Ich habe es satt

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27
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I‘m sick and tired of it

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Das hängt mir zum Hals raus.

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Das hängt mir zum Hals raus.

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I‘m sick and tired of it

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29
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Sauer auf… + acc

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Be sour/sulky/mad at someone

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30
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Be sour/sulky/mad at someone

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sauer auf + acc.

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31
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Es war alles für die Katz

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It was all for nothing

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32
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It was all for nothing

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Es war alles für die Katz

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33
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Der ganze Aufwand war umsonst

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All the effort was for nothing /
It was a waste of time

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All the effort was for nothing /
It was a waste of time

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Der ganze Aufwand war umsonst

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35
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enorme Zeitverschwendung

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Giant waste of time

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36
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Giant waste of time

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Enorme Zeitverschwendung

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37
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anlässlich + gen

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On the occasion of…

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38
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On the occasion of…

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Anlässlich + gen…

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39
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Der Mangel + an + dat
aus Mangel + an + dat
(CAPITAL!)

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The lack of…
For lack/want of…

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The lack of
For lack/want of…

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Der Mangel + an + dat
aus Mangel + an + dat
(CAPITAL!)

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41
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unter anderem

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among other things

42
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Among other things

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unter anderem

43
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Das ist mir scheißegal

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I don’t give a shit about it

44
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I don’t give a shit

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Das ist mir scheißegal

45
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Die Nase voll (davon) haben

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To have had enough (of it)

46
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To have had enough (of it)

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Die Nase voll (davon) haben

47
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Ich kann nicht klug daraus werden.

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Can’t make heads nor tails of it

48
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Can’t make heads nor tails of it

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Ich kann nicht klug daraus werden.

49
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Kein Grund zur Übertreibung

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No need to exaggerate

50
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No need to exaggerate

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Kein Grund zur Übertreibung

51
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Ich habe Schmerzen

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I am in pain

52
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I am in pain

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Ich habe Schmerzen

53
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Sich gegenseitig ausschließend

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to be mutually exclusive

54
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to be mutually exclusive

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Sich gegenseitig ausschließend

55
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What time is it?

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Wie spät ist es?
Wie viel Uhr ist es?

56
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nach und nach

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Little by little

57
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Little by little

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nach und nach

58
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nahe genug

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close enough

59
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close enough

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nahe genug

60
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Hinweis nebenher

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Side note

61
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Side note

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Hinweis nebenher

62
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eines Tages

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One day

63
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One day

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eines Tages

64
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ansonsten

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other than that

65
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Other than that (not davon abgesehen)

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(Frequently with Aber) ansonsten

Ich fühle mich etwas müde, aber ansonsten geht es mir gut

66
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am Boden zerstört

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devestated

67
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devastated

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am Boden zerstört

68
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Und das zu Recht

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And justifiably so

69
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And justifiably so

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Und das Zu Recht

70
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Gern geschehen

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you’re welcome

71
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you’re welcome

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Gern geschehen

72
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anything else

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Sonst etwas

73
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Sonst etwas

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Anything else

74
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hin und wieder

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Now and again

75
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Now and again (3)

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Hin und wieder
Ab und zu
zwischendurch

76
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Ab und zu

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Now and again

77
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Zwischendurch

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Occasionally, from time to time (now and then)

78
Q

Occasionally, from time to time (now and then) + in the meantime

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Zwischendurch

79
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(Jetzt mal) im Ernst

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to be serious; seriously; in all seriousness

80
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to be serious; seriously; in all seriousness

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(jetzt mal) im Ernst

81
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to leave much to be desired

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viel zu wünschen übrig lassen

Es lässt viel zu wünschen übrig

82
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viel zu wünschen übrig lassen

Es lass viel zu wünschen übrig

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to leave much to be desired

83
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Wie schon gesagt,

A

As already said/stated/mentioned

84
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As already said/stated/mentioned,

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Wie schon gesagt,

85
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Träumen und Wünschen in Erfüllung gehen; werden wahr

A

Dreams and wishes are fulfilled; come true

86
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Dreams and Wishes come true; are fulfilled

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Träumen und Wünschen in Erfüllung gehen; werden wahr

87
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in relation to (2)

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Im Bezug auf… (preposition)

88
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Im Bezug auf… (preposition)

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In relation to…

89
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An educated guess

A

eine begründete Vermutung

90
Q

eine begründete Vermutung

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an educated guess

91
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No offence

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nichts für ungut

92
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nichts für ungut

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no offence

93
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halten es für erforderlich / machbar / möglich

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consider it to be necessary / feasible / possible (I.e. ‘believe if to be possible’),

94
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Furthermore

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Darüber hinaus

95
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Darüber hinaus

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Furthermore

96
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Man muss sich auch mal was Gutes gönnen

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You also need to treat yourself sometimes.

97
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Das Blatt hat sich gewendet | das Blatt wendet sich

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The tides/tables have turned | the tides are turning

98
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The tides/tables have turned | the tides are turning

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Das Blatt hat sich gewendet | das Blatt wendet sich

99
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Damit lockt man keinen Hund hinterm Ofen hervor.

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It’s nothing to write home about.

100
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It’s nothing to write home about

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Damit lockt man keinen Hund hinterm Ofen hervor.

101
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It’s nothing to write home about

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Damit lockt man keinen Hund hinterm Ofen hervor.

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