After twenty years Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
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astir

A

in motion

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chap

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man

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3
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chum

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friend

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4
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get your pile

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earn your wealth

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5
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plodder

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a person who doesnt live their life very adventurously

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6
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well-nigh

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almost

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7
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intricate

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with many complicated details
aufwendig

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8
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plainclothes

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not wearing a police uniform
in Zivil

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9
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plainclothes

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not wearing a police uniform
in Zivil

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10
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sensible

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reasonable
vernünftig

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11
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stalwart

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loyal, reliable and hard-working
handfest

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12
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staunch

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very loyal and committed in attitude
zuverlässig

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13
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club

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a heavy stick used as a weapon
Schlagstock

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14
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drizzle

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very light rain
Nieselregen

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15
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egotism

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considering yourself better than other people
Ichbezogenheit

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16
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guardian of the peace

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a person who makes sure the law is obeyed
Gesetzeshüter

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17
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gust

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a sudden strong wind
Windböe

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18
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pug nose

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a short, wide nose
Boxernase

19
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Roman nose

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a nose that is higher than usual at the top
Adlernase

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scar

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a mark left on part of the body after an injury
Narbe

21
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swagger

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a way of walking that shows you are confident
stolzer Gang

22
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thoroughfare

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a main road for public use
Durchfahrtsstraße

23
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vicinity

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the area immediately surrounding smth
Nachbarschaft

24
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wit

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a clever and funny person
gewitzte Person

25
on the beat
patrolling on foot in a specific area auf Streife
26
under arrest
having been taken away by the police verhaftet
27
to brag about smth
to boast about smth; to speak too proudly about smth mit etwas prahlen
28
to drag
to make sb go somewhere they dont want to go jmdn mitschleppen
29
to drop over
to stay somewhere on the way to somewhere else vorbeischauen
30
to gaze at sb
to look at sb for a long time jmdn anblicken
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to grasp
to quickly take smth and hold it firmly ergreifen
32
to hustle around
to move around quickly hin under her eilen
33
to turn sb in
to take a criminal to the police jmdn ausliefern
34
call time on smth
to call an end to smth das Ende von etwas einläuten
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cast an eye over smth
to look quickly at smth einen Blick auf etwas werfen
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fill an appointment
to go to a meeting that has been arranged eine Verabredung einhalten
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get in a groove
to become set in your ways in die Tretmühle geraten
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have a chat
to have a frienldy conversation plaudern
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have a chat
to have a frienldy conversation plaudern
40
lose track of sb
not to know any longer where sb is jmdn aus den Augen verlieren
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make your fortune
to earn a large amount of money ein Vermögen machen
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put a razor-edge on sb
to toughen sb jdmn abhärten
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work out your destiny
to decide about your future sein Schicksal herausfinden