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Question 0

konnte keine Begeisterung erwecken

Answer 0

unable to fire up any enthusiasm

Question 1

jmd etwas erlauben und hoffen, dass er damit scheitert

Answer 1

give sb enough rope (to hang himself)

Question 2

hatte massig viel zu tun

Answer 2

had a hell of a lot to do

Question 3

massenhaft

Answer 3

a hell of a lot

Question 4

jmd eins auswischen

Answer 4

to put one over on sb

Question 5

nur um dir eins auszuwischen

Answer 5

just to spite /irk you

Question 6

to use an opportunity to make a profit or gain an advantage

Answer 6

cash in on:

They accused her of trying to cash in on her daughter’s gain

Question 7

Sitzung war planlos, halbherzig

Answer 7

meeting was desultory

Question 8

transitive und intransitives Verb

Answer 8

transitive: mit AkkObjekt esse einen Apfel
intransitiv: kein AkkObj. ich schlafe

Question 9

abgespeckter Ansatz

Answer 9

pared-down approach

Question 10

try hard to cope with a problem

Answer 10

grapple with a problem

Question 11

du bist jemand der nicht mit Worten beschrieben werden kann

Answer 11

you are something else

Question 12

er bringt mich in Verlegenheit

Answer 12

he put me on a spot

Question 13

toll, dann ist das eben so

Answer 13

fine, be like that

Question 14

instinktiv, intuitiv

Answer 14

visceral

Question 15

Worauf es für mich ankommt, ist…

Answer 15

what it does for me is, …

Question 16

ich bin gut organisiert und vorbereitet

Answer 16

I have my ducks in a row

Question 17

unter dem Mantel der Demokratie, öffentlichen Sicherheit

Answer 17

under the guise of …

Question 18

auf die nächste Hiobsbotschaft warten

Answer 18

wait for the other shoe to drop

Question 19

hier stimmt doch was nicht!

Answer 19

I call shenanigans

Question 20

etw bestätigen

für rechtsgültig erklären

Answer 20

to validate sth

Question 21

geistessprühende Persönlichkeit

Diamant

Answer 21

sparkler

Question 22

sie zechten die ganze Nacht

Answer 22

they caroused the whole night (von gar aus)

Question 23

Lametta

Answer 23

tinsel

Question 24

- um es klar zu sagen | - um ganz offen zu sein

Answer 24

not to put too fine a point on it

Question 25

er ist in Ungnade gefallen

Answer 25

he has fallen from favour

Question 26

du hast dich blamiert - schändlich - in Öffentlichkeit - zum Idioten gemacht

Answer 26

-you disgraced yourself - you embarrassed yourself (public) - you made a fool of yourself

Question 27

Schwarte

Answer 27

rind [raind]

Question 28

impede, hinder, prevent | deal, rescue mission, chemical reaction etc

Answer 28

stymie a deal (siehe pic)

Question 29

er brach sein Wort, sein Versprechen

Answer 29

renege (on his promise)

Question 30

du bist zu nachsichtig mit ihm, verziehst ihn

Answer 30

you overindulge him

Question 31

ich habe sie ins Herz geschlossen 2x

Answer 31

- I've taken her into my heart | - I've taken a shine to her

Question 32

können Kosten decken kostendeckend arbeiten

Answer 32

we can break even

Question 33

schlüpfrig

Answer 33

indecent off-colour. saucy dirty

Question 34

das ist ein verräterischer Hinweis (unbewusst)

Answer 34

that is the giveaway

Question 35

etw. aus jmd herauskitzeln, entlocken? und wenn mit Schmeichelei?

Answer 35

winkle sth out of sb to wheedle sth out of sb

Question 36

verenge deine Augen

Answer 36

narrow your eyes

Question 37

he was very clean and fresh-looking

Answer 37

he was well scrubbed

Question 38

plus ça change (plus c'est la même chose)

Answer 38

the more it changes the more it's the same thing outward appearance may change, but fundamentals are constant

Question 39

person who is attracted by overweight people

Answer 39

chubby chaser

Question 40

wirtschaftlicher /politischer Strippenzieher

Answer 40

power brokers in this country

Question 41

Reizdarmsyndrom

Answer 41

irritible bowel syndrom

Question 42

Ye Olde" is a pseudo-Early Modern English prefix ye olde [ouldi] England

Answer 42

w

Question 43

ich hatte eine Blindverkostung

Answer 43

I took a blind taste test

Question 44

sie machte an seinem Kragen herum

Answer 44

she fussed at his collar

Question 45

wir sind aufgeschmissen

Answer 45

we are stranded

Question 46

aufquellen (Holz)

Answer 46

swell up

Question 47

Kommentar usw. war ziemlich daneben

Answer 47

that (comment, behaviour etc) was a bit off

Question 48

macht dich zur Zielscheibe für Spott, Hass usw

Answer 48

opens you up to ridicule

Question 49

Inf. to give someone a problem; to confront someone.

Answer 49

stick it to someone | He was late, and the boss really stuck it to him.

Question 50

Crowd round (someone) or into (a place) in an unruly way

Answer 50

Blair was mobbed by supporters (garantiert nicht negativ) he was mobbed by autograph hunters

Question 51

Schaf, Rind und Ackerbauer

Answer 51

sheep, cattle and arable Farmer

Question 52

Ablammen, Abkalben, säen

Answer 52

they are lambing, calving, sowing

Question 53

Internetanschluss (in dieser Gegend) ist nicht gut

Answer 53

broadband isn't good

Question 54

Nach einer zweiwöchigen, zweijährigen Pause/ Unterbrechung

Answer 54

after a two week/year hiatus

Question 55

er verschanzte sich hinter/in (Zeitung, Moral)

Answer 55

he entrenched himself behind/in