54 Flashcards

(51 cards)

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nichts was seine Schwächen ausgleichen kann

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he/it has no redeeming features

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nice way of saying “we had an argument”

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we bandied words

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ich habe ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb

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I have a tea bag memory

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3
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er stolperte durch die Tür hinein

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Blunder into the door

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ich war krank aber jetzt fühle ich mich pudelwohl/ jetzt gehts mir wieder gut

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I was ill but I’m as right as rain now

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OK, Spass muss sein und so… aber

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Fun’s fun and all but….

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Uhrzeit geht auf 6:30 zu

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coming up to 6:30

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verspielter Hund

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Frisky dog

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mach dir keine Gedanken um

Nebenprobleme, Nebensachen, usw

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don’t worry about side issues

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ich hörte oben jemanden tollen, hüpfen, flitzen usw

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I heard scampering upstairs

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das wäre damit geklärt

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that clears that up

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Das zu tun wird nicht reichen

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Doing this or that just won’t cut it

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12
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“Baleful eyes” has 2 meanings

unheilvolle Augen

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  1. unheilvoll

2. suffering (don’t look at me with those eyes- you wont get any ice cream)

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frühreif, altklug

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Precocious

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14
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zänkisches Weibsstück

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crosspatch

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das oder du beschneidet meine Freizeit

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That/you cut into my free time

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  1. du kannst den Mantel haben

2. mein Auto. Klar, kannste haben

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  1. the coat is yours for the asking

2. my car? sure, it’s yours for the asking

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besondere Vorsehung wacht übrr Katzen und Betrunkene

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Special providence looks after drunk and cats

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18
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er ging voll ab

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he really went off

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19
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stümperhafter Selbstmordversuch

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botched suicide attempt

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20
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übermächtig 2x

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overwhelming

overall powerful

21
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spricht mit einem irischen singenden Tonfall

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talks with an Irish lilt

22
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question of who will back down first

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who will blink first

23
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slang term for sth/sb extreme. Used in bad and good cases.

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seine Kommentare füchsen Leute, bringen sie auf
his comments are riling people
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Tohuwabohu
hubbub
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nitpicker, stickler
fusspot
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nicht verzichtbar 2x
indispensable not expendable
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knorrig (Holz) knurren
gnarled.
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seine Meinung traf auf Gestöhne im Publikum
his views were met with one or two groans from the audience
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ich war vollgestopft mit Schmerzmitteln
I was off my head on painkillers
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konnte for Schmerzen nicht schlafen
I spent a sleepless pain-crazed night
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sarnieren
modernise, refurbish
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wegen Gewaltanwendung und Friedensbruch verurteilt sein
sentenced for assault and affray
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er ist authentisch er hat keine versteckten Seiten
authentic human being there was no side to him
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einer Idee anhängen eine Idee aufgeben
espouse an idea abandon an idea
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verbreitet ihren Blödsinn
spout her nonsense
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etw. als Vorlage/Schablone benutzen (auch fig)
used as a template for ssth
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ich werde es mit angehaltenem Atem erwarten
I'll be waiting with bated breath
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ausschimpfen (3 wichtigsten)
1. scold 2. berate 3. tell sb off
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um ihn von der Spur abzuschütteln (auch fig)
to throw him off the scent, I...
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durchweicht (mehr)
sodden
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instinktiv, intuitiv
visceral
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er war beim Chef auf dem Teppich
he was carpeted by his boss
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Ich gebe dir Gesundheitstipps
I give you healthcare advice
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Strohhüte (steif wie 1914)
(straw) boaters
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poetry that is irregular in rhythm and rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect
doggerel
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Meister des Fettnäpfchens
grandmaster of the faux pas
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Maiskönigin (Frau, die sehr öko oder bäuerlich rüberkommt)
corn queen
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sie verfolgen das nicht wirklich sind nicht wirklich hinterher (gegen Verbrecher oder Regelverstoß)
they are not very persuant
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get a smattering of sth?
get a sounding of sth