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2012 DICT.cc list - Sheet2 Flashcards

1
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einen Besuch abkürzen

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to curtail a visit

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eine Rede abkürzen

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to curtail a speech

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einen Kredit kürzen

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to curtail a credit

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die Arbeitswoche kürzen

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to curtail the working week

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eine Beihilfe kürzen

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to curtail an allowance of money

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Kosten mindern

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to curtail expenses

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herabsetzen [mindern, drosseln]

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to curtail

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einschränken

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to curtail

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beschränken

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to curtail

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einen Preis stiften

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to endow a prize

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beschenken

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to endow

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ausstatten

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to endow

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auf den Ausgang warten

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to abide the issue

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seine Zeit abwarten

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to abide one’s time

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Er kann ihn nicht ausstehen. [ugs.]

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He can’t abide him.

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das Gesetz befolgen

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to abide by the law

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eine Regel einhalten

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to abide by a rule

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sich an einen Vertrag halten

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to abide by a contract

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festhalten an

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to abide by

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20
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seinen Wohnsitz haben

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to abide [reside]

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verweilen [geh.]

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to abide [stay]

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ertragen

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to abide

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aushalten

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to abide

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24
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Briefmarken entwerten

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to obliterate stamps

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Unterschiede verwischen

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to obliterate differences

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ausgelöscht

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obliterate

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Überlegenheit {f}

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predominance

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überlassen

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to relinquish

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aufgeben

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to relinquish

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30
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Uneinigkeit schaffen

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to be divisive

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entzweiend

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divisive

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umstritten

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divisive [figure, issue]

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polarisierend

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divisive

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34
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hervorrufen

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to engender

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35
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erzeugen

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to engender

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36
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freundlich

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benign

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37
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gutartig

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benign

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harmlos

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benign

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39
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schwach

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tenuous [fig.]

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40
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dürftig

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tenuous

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41
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Zusammenlaufen {n}

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convergence

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Annäherung {f}

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convergence

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43
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wachsam

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vigilant

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44
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grillenhaft

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capricious

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45
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unberechenbar

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capricious

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46
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launisch

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capricious

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47
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(zu etw.) eindeutig Stellung beziehen

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to take an unequivocal stand (on sth.)

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etw. rückhaltlos unterstützen

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to be unequivocal in one’s support of sth.

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49
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Er sagte es ganz klar.

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He was quite unequivocal about it.

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50
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zweifelsfreier Beweis {m}

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unequivocal evidence

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51
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eindeutig

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unequivocal

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52
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Fenstersturz {m}

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window lintel

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Vorgefühl {n} des nahenden Todes

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sentience of approaching death

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Empfindungsvermögen {n}

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sentience

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Kaffeemaschine {f} [Perkolator]

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coffee percolator

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Sickerwasser {n}

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percolating water

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57
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filternd

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percolating

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durchsickernd

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percolating

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59
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verstohlen

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furtive

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60
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heimlich

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furtive

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61
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wie es mir beliebt

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at my leisure

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62
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pingelig genau auf die Formen achten

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to mind one’s p’s and q’s

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auf sein Auftreten achten

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to mind one’s P’s and Q’s

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es ablehnen, eine Lüge zu erzählen

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to scorn to tell a lie

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Ich überraschte ihn bei einer Lüge.

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I caught him in a lie.

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Ich ertappte ihn beim Lügen.

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I caught him in a lie.

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Lügen haben kurze Beine.

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A lie has no legs.

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etw. als Lüge entlarven

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to nail a lie [Br.] [coll.]

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[wir/sie/Sie] lögen

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[we/they/you] would lie [deceive]

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jd./etw. läge

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sb./sth. would lie [recline]

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jd. löge

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sb. would lie [deceive]

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72
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mit ausgestreckten Armen und Beinen daliegen

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to lie spread-eagled

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73
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auf der Lauer liegen

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to lie on lookout

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74
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auf der Lauer liegen

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to lie in waiting

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75
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Notlüge {f}

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white lie

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76
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schwere Lüge {f}

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whacking lie

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schwere Lüge {f}

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thumping lie

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falsche Lüge {f}

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factitious lie

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schamlose Lüge {f}

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brazen lie

80
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Das ist total beknackt. [ugs.]

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That’s all my eye and Betty Martin. [coll.] [dated]

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Zuchtmeister {m}

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martinet

82
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Drillmeister {m}

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martinet

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Leuteschinder {m}

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martinet [Am.]

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Gedankenübertragung {f}

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thought transference

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Übertragung {f}

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transference [psychoanalysis]

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Verdruss {m}

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chagrin

87
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Kummer {m}

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chagrin

88
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Enttäuschung {f}

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chagrin

89
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jdn. verdrießen [geh.]

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to chagrin sb. [usu. used in the passive voice]

90
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ärgern

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to chagrin

91
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sehr zum Missfallen seiner Eltern

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much to the chagrin of his parents

92
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sehr zu meinem Leidwesen

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much to my chagrin

93
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Holzsäger {m}

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sawyer

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Schwundquote {f}

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attrition rate

95
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nicht nachlassend

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assiduous

96
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beharrlich

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assiduous

97
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emsig

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assiduous

98
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strebsam

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assiduous

99
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unablässig

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assiduous

100
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beflissen

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assiduous

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gewissenhaft

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assiduous

102
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fleißig

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assiduous

103
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eifrig

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assiduous

104
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klar [eindeutig]

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roundly [defeat]

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eindeutig

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roundly [defeat]

106
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rundum

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roundly [condemn, criticize]

107
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rundweg

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roundly [categorically]

108
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rundheraus

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roundly [bluntly]

109
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Ambivalenz {f} [Nebeneinander von gegensätzlichen Gefühlen]

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ambivalence

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Doppelwertigkeit {f}

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ambivalence

111
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brauchbar

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expedient

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zweckdienlich

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expedient

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angebracht [zweckdienlich]

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expedient [appropriate, advantageous]

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zweckmäßig

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expedient [politic]

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nützlich

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expedient

116
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mit Adel

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in a lofty style

117
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erhabener Stil {m}

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lofty style

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Denkerstirn {f} [hum.]

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lofty brow

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vornehm

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lofty

120
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hochmütig

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lofty

121
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erhaben

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lofty

122
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Trübsal {f}

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tribulation

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Kummer {m}

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tribulation

124
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unüberbrückbar [Gegensätze]

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irreconcilable [differences]

125
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unversöhnlich

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irreconcilable

126
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unvereinbar

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irreconcilable

127
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suchen [nach etw.]

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to grope about [for sth.]

128
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grabbeln

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to grope about

129
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jdn. begrabschen [ugs.]

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to grope sb. [coll.]

130
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herumtasten

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to grope

131
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fummeln [ugs.] [Petting machen]

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to grope [coll.]

132
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grabschen [fummeln]

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to grope

133
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tasten

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to grope

134
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Etatismus {m}

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statism

135
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Staatlichkeit und Anarchie [Michail Bakunin]

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Statism and Anarchy [Mikhail Bakunin]

136
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ungeheuer

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egregious

137
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unentbehrlich

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indispensable

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unverzichtbar

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indispensable

139
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nach Luft schnappen

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to take gulps of air

140
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nach Luft schnappen

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to pant for breath

141
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nach Luft schnappen

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to gasp for air

142
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nach Luft schnappen

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to gasp for breath

143
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krampfartiges Schluchzen {n}

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convulsive sobbing

144
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schluchzen

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to sob

145
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Er lebt in Saus und Braus.

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He’s living it up.

146
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Er lebt herrlich und in Freuden.

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He’s living off the fat of the land.

147
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Das ist Philipp, wie er leibt und lebt.

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That’s Philipp to a T.

148
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Das ist er, wie er leibt und lebt.

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That’s him all over.

149
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Sie gerieten außer Rand und Band

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They were beside themselves.

150
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aufschieben

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to procrastinate

151
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verschmähen

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to despise

152
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scharfe Zurechtweisung {f}

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sharp reproof

153
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scharfe Zurechtweisung {f}

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stinging rebuke

154
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Zurechtweisung {f}

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rebuke

155
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schäbig

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sordid

156
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völlig bescheuert [ugs.]

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batshit insane [Am.] [coll.] [vulg.]

157
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total bescheuert [ugs.]

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bloody stupid [Br.] [coll.]

158
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völlig bescheuert [ugs.]

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batshit [Am.] [fig.] [coll.] [vulg.]

159
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völlig bescheuert [ugs.]

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batshit crazy [Am.] [coll.] [vulg.]

160
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sich an der Börse versuchen

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to dabble on the stock exchange

161
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sich als Poet versuchen

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to dabble in poetry

162
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dilettieren [geh.]

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to dabble [do in an amateurish manner]

163
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plätschern

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to dabble

164
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stümpern

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to dabble [bungle]

165
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sinnverwandt

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synonymous

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gleichbedeutend

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synonymous

167
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Größe {f} des Ausblicks

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breadth of view

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Geistesgröße {f}

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breadth of mind

169
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Auffassungsgabe {f}

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breadth of mind

170
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Haaresbreite {f}

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hair’s breadth

171
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Zieh / zeuch durch das Land die Länge und Breite.

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Walk through the length and the breadth of the land.

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Arbeitsraumbreite {f}

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breadth of working space

173
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um eine Haaresbreite

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within a hair’s breadth

174
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Freund {m}

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homie [Am.] [sl.]

175
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Kumpel {m} [ugs.]

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homie [sl.]

176
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schleppen [ugs.] [schwer tragen]

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to heft [carry]

177
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hieven

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to heft [Am.]

178
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abwägen

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to heft [Am.]

179
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hochhieven

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to heft

180
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Vertrauen bewahren in

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to repose confidence in

181
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ruhen

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to repose

182
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eins

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one

183
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zwei

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two

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drei

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three

185
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vier

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four

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fünf

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five

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sechs

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six

188
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sieben

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seven

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acht

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eight

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neun

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nine

191
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zehn

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ten

192
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Elan {m}

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pizzazz [coll.]

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Vorlage {f} [eines Kunstwerks]

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reference

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hochtrabend

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grandiloquent

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geschwätzig

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loquacious

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