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Bemühungen, Anstrengungen

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endeavors

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etw. zur Folge haben, etw. nach sich ziehen, etw. beinhalten, verbunden sein

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to entail, entailed
COntract entails certain conditions

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etw. untermauern, unterstützen

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to underpin, underpinned

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gravitieren, streben, tendieren, sich zu etw hingezogen fühlen

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to gravitate (to sth), gravitated

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Beratung, Überlegung, Erwägung

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deliberation
after careful deliberation, we have chosen…

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Anreiz, Anlass, Veranlassung

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inducement

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Gewerkschaftsbewegung

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trade union movement

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etw. einträufeln

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to instill sth.
Every morning I have to instill my eye drops

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etw. verleihen, übertragen, erteilen, sich beraten

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to confer sth, conferred
judges have conferred and chosen…;
the office conferred the certificiation

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etw. umfassen, beinhalten, umschließen

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to encompass, encompassed, encompassing

the vast desert encompasses parts of..

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etw. konstruieren, auslegen, deuten

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to construe sth.
construed a wild story; I construed his smile as an approval

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Aufklärung, Erläuterung, Verdeutlichung

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elucidation

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relational, zwischenmenschlich, beziheungsorientiert

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relational

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sich etw. entziehen, sich drücken

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to shirk sth. shirked, shirking
he tries to shirk his duties

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vorlegen, fördern, vorantreiben

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to advance sth

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Austausch von Informationen auf Augenhöhe

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arm’s length exchange

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Behauptung, Streit

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contention

it was a valid contention
was never contention

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gleichzeitig, einhergehend

Begleiterscheinung (sbstn)

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concomitant

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einträglich, lohnend, lukrativ

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remunerative

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ungewohnt

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unaccustomed

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voll, satt

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replete

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förderlich, günstig, dienlich

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conducive

conducive circumstances

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untrennbar, unauflösbar

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inextricably

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gesetzlich, festgelegt

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statutory

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wenn auch, oblgeich

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albeit

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vielfältig, facettenreich

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multifarious

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veröffentlichen, etw. verbreiten

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to promulgate sth

council promulgated a new regulation

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Partisane, Anhänger

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partisan

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29
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Tugend, Vorteil, Vorzug

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virtue

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etw. pochieren, wildern, abwerben (!)

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to poach sb/sth.

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austatten, beschenken

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to endow sb/sth., endowed

endowed by a generous sponsor

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32
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Zureden

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suasion

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Amtszeit, Besitz

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tenure

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Ermessen, Diskretion, Vertraulichkeit

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discretion

decision is at discretion of the parties
Discretion is important for a concierge

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Zwang, Einschränkung, Beschränkung, Hindernis

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constraint

we discussed the matter without constraint
despite several constraints we completed the projetct

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36
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hysteresis

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Hysterese, auch Hysteresis, ist eine Wirkung, die verzögert gegenüber einer Änderung der Ursache auftritt. Hysterese charakterisiert ein – bezogen auf die Eingangsgröße – variant verzögertes Verhalten der bewirkten Ausgangsgröße, welche ihr Maximum bzw. ihr Minimum erreicht hat.

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wohlwollend, gutartig, gütig

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benevolent

the treatment was made possible by a benevolent donor
benevolent

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38
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widerwillig, abgeneigt

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loath

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39
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Personal, Mitarbeiter

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personnel

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40
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komparativer wirtschaftlicher Vorteil

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comparative economic advantage

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41
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verarmen, arm machen

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impoverish

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42
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Auseinandersetzung, Behauptung, Streit, Konkurrenzsituation

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contention

he admitted it was a valid contention

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inkrementell, zunehmend, vorwärts zählend // erhöhen

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incremental

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44
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ausstatten, dotieren, beschenken

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to endow sth/sb

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45
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entlocken, hervorrufen, etw. auslösen

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to elicit sth.

the reporter was trying to elicit a response

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46
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Vorrecht, Privileg, Prärogativ

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prerogative

prerogative of the rich

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47
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ex nihilo

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out of nothing / Schöpfung aus dem Nichts

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48
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Reich, Bereich, Gebiet

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realm

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49
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widerwillig, zögernd, widerstrebend

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reluctant
i was reluctant at first

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Erzeugergruppierung / organisation

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producer group

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Wahlkreis, Wahlbezirk, Anhängerschaft

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constituency

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werben, jmd. befragen, prüfen, akquirieren, abklappern

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to canvass sb, canvassed;
The market researcher canvassed passersby

54
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auf etw. anspielen, anspiele auf; etw. erwähnen

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to allude to sth, alluded to
the journalist alluded to the actors latest interview

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skizzieren, etw. umreißen, entwerfen

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to sketch, sketched

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etw. bedeuten, implizieren, beinhalten, mit sich bringen, andeuten

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to imply, implied
I did not mean to imply anything negative
it implies additional costs

57
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ordnen, etw. tabellieren, tabellarisch anordnen

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to tabulate sth, tabulated
I tabulated the data to present it more clearly

58
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synonym verwendet, austauschbar genutzt

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used interchangeably

59
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austauschbar, auswechselbar, synonym

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interchangeable

60
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sich etw. vorstellen, etw. ins Auge fassen, etw. vorsehen

geplant, angestrebt, beabsichtigt

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to envisage sth, envisaged
I can envisage a future without poverty and war
envasigin the next step

61
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Widerspruch, Gegensatz, Ungereimtheit

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contradiction
i See no contradiction, both statements agree

62
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restriktiv, einschränkend

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restrictive

63
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sanguinisch, optimistisch, zuversichtlich

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sanguine
sanguine view of

64
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unverfänglich, ungefährlich, unschädlich, unbedenklich

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innocuous
th radiation dose was reduced to an innocuous amount

65
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Vorderteil,

vordere, vorne

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fore

66
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schädlich, nachteilig, abträglich

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detrimental
Pollution is detrimental to the envrionment

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Bias, Voreingenommenheit, Vorurteil, Tendenz, Verzerrung, systematischer Fehler

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bias

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vorherbestimmt

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foreordained;
predetermined, predestined

69
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erklären, erläutern, darlegen

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to expound sth, expounded
expounding (erklärend)
he expounded the theory

70
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Zwang, Nötigung

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coercion
a promise made under coercion has no value

71
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Entzug, Entbehrung, Verlust, Mangel

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deprivation
suffer any deprivations in his childhood

72
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auf etw. zurückgreifen, sich an jmd. wenden

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to resort to (sb/sth), resorted
resorting to sth (zu etw greifend

during the blackout, we resorted to candles

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straff, gespannt, stramm, angespannt

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taut
until rope was taut

74
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offen, offenkundig, unverhohlen

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overt
overt conflict

75
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verdeckt, heimlich, verborgen

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covert
covert conflivt

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stoßen, schieben, hauen

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to thrust, thrust
he thrusts the spear forward with all his might

77
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übermäßig, ungebührlich, unangemessen

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unduly

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beschränken (auf), begrenzen, einsperren,

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to confine sb/sth, confined
his influence confined to academic circles

79
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konterkarieren, verhindern, vereiteln, durchkreuzen

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to thwart sth, thwarted
the police thwarted the bank robery

80
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ersticken, würgen

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to suffocate, suffocated

81
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verstümmelt, versehrt

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maimed

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original, echt, ernsthaft, aufrichtig

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genuine
the belt of genuine leather
genuine interest

83
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Missstand, Beschwerde, Klage

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grievance
she filed a grievance

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etw. bestreiten, anfechten, kämpfen, wetteifern

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to contest sth, contested
constestable

the accused contested the allegations

85
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Widerspenstigkeit, Aufsässigkeit

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recalcitrance

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Agentur, Vermittlung, Organ (ausführendes), Wirkung

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agency

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stückweise

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one at a time, piecemeal

88
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kulminieren, gipfeln, zum Höhepunkt kommen

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to culminate

the festival culminated in a large fireworks display

89
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gänzlich, völlig, vollständig, rein, absolut

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outright

the museum can document outright ownership of the painting
outright success

90
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Dekollete, Spaltung, AUsschnitt

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cleavage
cleavage of water molecule is not spontaneous

91
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auf etw. basieren

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to be premised on sth

92
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entwirren, enträtseln,
etw. lösen, entflechten, ordnen

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to unravel, unraveled

unravel the knot
unravel his thoughts

93
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sich auftürmen, drohend aufragen

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to loom, loomed

I watched the cloud loom on the horizon

94
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Emulation, Nachahmung

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emulation

the company’s story encourages emulation

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sich verschlechtern, verderben, verkommen, verfallen

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to deteriorate, deteriorated

if the weather deteriorates, we go inddors

96
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erstarren, sich festigen, etw. verdichten

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to solidify sth., solidified

this machine solidifies the material by applying pressure

97
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Betriebsrat

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works council

98
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Entlassungen

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dismissals

99
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ergänzen, etw. tanken, auffüllen, wieder auffüllen, auffrischen

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to replenish sth. replenished

I replenished my stamp collection with some rare stamps

100
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Marge, Rand, Gewinnspanne, Differenz, Grenze,

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margin

101
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Einschränkung, Einsparung, Kürzung, Sparmaßnahme

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retrenchment

company is planning retrenchments in terms of staff expenses

102
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Gegenleistung, Äquivalent

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quid pro quo

103
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nicht beitragspflichtig, beitragsunabhängig

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noncontributory

104
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Wiedereinführung, Wiedereinsetzung

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reinsertion

105
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Kampf, Gefecht, Bekämpfung, Schlacht

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combat

106
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etw. stützen, etw. verstärken, abstützen

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to shore up sth, shored

the beam shored up the roof

107
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Linderung, Verminderung, Entlastung

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alleviation

108
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unhaltbar, nicht haltbar, haltlos

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untenable

the traffic in the city creates an untenable situation

109
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erschütternd, überwältigend, schwindelerregend

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staggering

roof offered a staggering view

110
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scheitern, straucheln

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to founder, foundered

the project must not founder

111
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Wahlkreis, wahlbezirk, Wählerschaft

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constituency

112
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einkommensabhängig

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income-tested

113
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mitursächlich, mitwirkend, beitragend, beitragsabhängig

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contributory

114
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reproduzierbar, replizierter, wiederholbar

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replicable

115
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zukunftsträchtig, fruchtbar, grundlegend

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seminal

Seminal technologies make sustainability possible

116
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sicher, rein, blank, pur, durchscheinend

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sheer

it was sheer coincidence, sheer luck,

117
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schwingen, nachhallen, resonieren, mitschwingen

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to resonate

my voice resonates in the tunnel

118
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Genealogie, Ahnenforschung, Familienforschung, Geschlechterkunde

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Genealogy

119
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disparat, unterschiedlich, ungleich

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disparate
politicians often have disparate views on current topics

120
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Zurückhaltung, Beschränkung, Einschränkung

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restraint

he exercised restraint
he showed restraint
restraints on fuel prices

121
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etw. verschlimmern, verschärfen

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to exacerbate stg, exacerbated

political corruption exacerbates the country’s poverty

122
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dreigliedrig, dreiteilig

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tripartite

123
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clientelism

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Klientelismus

Klientelismus ist ein System personeller, ungleicher Abhängigkeitsbeziehungen in politischen Apparaten, zwischen einflussreichen Personen und ihren Klienten auf der Grundlage von Leistung und Gegenleistung.

124
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Schirmherrschaft, Patronat, Mäzenatentum, Unterstützung

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patronage
under the minsters patronage, the city flourished

125
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verzerrt, verfremdet

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distorted
distorted version of the facts

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