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Question 0

langsam aufs Wochende vorbereiten

Answer 0

wind down to the weekend

Question 1

es ist alles in einem

Answer 1

it’s all rolled into one

Question 2

etwas (Hotel, Buch, Landschaft, Essen usw.) ist nichtssagend

Answer 2

lunch was pretty nothingy

Question 3

etwas entjungfern?

Answer 3

let’s burst its virginity

Question 4

die Pause ist vorbei

Answer 4

break time is over

Question 5

frei und ungebunden

Answer 5

footlose and fancy free

Question 6

ich bekam Lampenfieber

Answer 6

I’m getting stage fright

Question 7

och, nur so…!

Answer 7

och, no reason…!

Question 8

schnatterten den ganzen Tag in einer Quasselrunde

pointless natter about nothing in particular

Answer 8

gaggle all day in a mothers’ meeting

Question 9

er machte eine unpassende Bemerkung

not have the authority to say or say sth at the wrong time

Answer 9

he spoke out of turn

Question 10

I take offense at it

I strongly disagree with it

Answer 10

I take exception at it

Question 11

he went beserk

Answer 11

he went apeshit

Question 12

komme heute nicht zur Arbeit

Answer 12

I don’t come in today

Question 13

völlig übersäuerter Magen

Answer 13

stomach like a car battery

Question 14

er hielt es für eine/eine

Answer 14

he took it for a

Question 15

Toll, dann ist das (eben) so

Answer 15

fine, be like that!

Question 16

sinnloses Geplaudere

Answer 16

pointless natter

Question 17

OK, Halbzeitpause

Answer 17

OK, half-time break

Question 18

hat es schon geklingelt

Answer 18

has there been a bell yet?

Question 19

a gradual lessening of activity, intensity as something comes to an end

das Herunterfahren der Weltraumfahrt

Answer 19

the wind-down of space exploration

Question 20

ruppig auftretende Jungs und Mädchen

Answer 20

lads and ladettes n

Question 21

necken

Answer 21

to rib

Question 22

ich habe mich an meinem Frühstück verschluckt

Answer 22

I choked on my porridge

Question 23

Einkommensverteilung begünstigt (is stacked in favour of) die Reichen

Answer 23

“income distribution has become skewed toward the wealthy”. unfairly in favour of the rich

Question 24

bin dran vorbeigefahren

Answer 24

I overshot

Question 25

ich gab mich nicht geschlagen, also...

Answer 25

not to be undone, I ...

Question 26

sirene auf auto

Answer 26

spinner

Question 27

sich so richtig in Gejammere/Gepiense ergehen

Answer 27

To have a real whinge fest about sth

Question 28

in der Zwickmühle sein | between tho hard places

Answer 28

I'm on the horns of a dilemma

Question 29

pej. Für Inselbegabten

Answer 29

Idiot savant

Question 30

ich höre dir nicht zu

Answer 30

Tell it to the hand (talk to the hand- cause the face ain't listening)

Question 31

we have to warm up

Answer 31

We have to thaw out

Question 32

Kleingarten Schrebergarten

Answer 32

Allotment

Question 33

someone you admire has hidden faults

Answer 33

he has feet of clay

Question 34

wird ihnen einen harten Wettkampf bieten

Answer 34

Gives them a good run for their money

Question 35

he looked at me in a flirtatious way

Answer 35

he gave me the eye

Question 36

Nachrichten sind kurzlebig. Bezeichnung dafür?

Answer 36

The 24-hour news cycle (or 24/7 news cycle) refers to 24-hour investigation and reporting of news, concomitant with fast-paced lifestyles.

Question 37

so tun als ob

Answer 37

Go through the motions

Question 38

was never something I was very good at

Answer 38

Was never his strong suit

Question 39

Dinge sind an der Grenze der Belastbarkeit

Answer 39

Things are at breaking point

Question 40

ein Bett blockieren

Answer 40

block a bed (hospital)

Question 41

seine Ängste nehmen

Answer 41

reassure his fears

Question 42

unter Vorspielung falscher Tatsachen

Answer 42

Under false pretences

Question 43

Sammelobjekte

Answer 43

collectibles

Question 44

Pickelgesicht

Answer 44

Pusface

Question 45

Stupser mit dem Finger

Answer 45

Prod of his finger | ...

Question 46

da lege ich kein Vertrauen rein

Answer 46

that's nothing I put much stock in

Question 47

das ist mein Stichwort

Answer 47

that's my cue

Question 48

mutig (hat Eier)

Answer 48

ballsy

Question 49

was sie auch gebürlich tat

Answer 49

Which she duly did (kritisch)

Question 50

Bekenntnis zu... 2x

Answer 50

acknowledgement | affirmation