English lessons with Daniel Flashcards
(105 cards)
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Selbsttäuschung, Selbstbetrug
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self-deception
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selbstständig angestellt
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self-employed
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größeren wortschatz
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bigger word-set
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vokabular aufbauen
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trying to build vocabulary
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dadurch vokabular aufbauen
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getting vocabulary through that
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solides material
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solid material
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freizeit
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spare time
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das leben stressfreier gestalten
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to make life less stressful
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green, healthy
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verdant
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zufrieden
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gratified / / we were gratified to see the resuölts of our hard work
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beziehungsweise/ respektive
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respectively (vs. respectful)
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showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering
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humane (vs. human)
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logical, good ideas / based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding
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sensible
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empfindlich sein
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sensitive (sensitive to cold)
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feedback bekommen
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to get feedback/ to receive feedback
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das feedback verträglich machen
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to soften it
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um de heißen brei herum reden
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to beat around the bush
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in die defensive gehen (auch in gesprächen, bei feedback)
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to become very defensive
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Probezeit
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probation period/ probationary period
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to support or believe in an idea or plan/ to completely believe in a set of ideas
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to buy-into something
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demoralisiert
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demoralized
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to have a very strong feeling of wanting something
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to crave (no preposition needed!) to crave ice-cream
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umsetbar (aber auch: klagbar)
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actionable
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etwas filtern/ etwas sortieren/ aussortieren
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to filter/ to sort something out
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Gesten/ Gesichtsausdrücke
gestures / facial expressions
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a good reason or explanation for something
justification
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vernünftig, angemessen, zumutbar
reasonable
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schwierige nachichten gut verpacken/ kommunizieren
to say difficult messages well
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düster, trist / diese zahlen sind düster
dismal / those numbers are dismal
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es drängt sie in die defensive
it tips them tom being defensive
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sich aus der situation rausziehen
taken yourselve away from that situation
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eine perspektive einnehmen
to take the perspective/ to considerate the perspective
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zurückhaltend mit feedback
more reserved with their feedback
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unverblümt, direkt, grob
blunt
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a small lie to avoid a problem
a white lie
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to compliment you, to congratulate you
to commend
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a few tips
a few pointers
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i'll get to the point
i'll cut to the chase
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dann noch mal zurück in die planung
let's go back to the drawing board
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sich lösen von der extraarbeit
to disengage from the extra
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nicht mehr machen als in der jobbeschreibung
not going above and behind the job description
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a moment of sudden realization, enlightenment, or inspiration
light-bulb moment
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es kann lohnenswert sein, mehr zu machen als eigentlich verlangt wird, aber es kann auch überfordernd/ ermüdend sein
it can be rewarding to go beyond the call of duty but it can also be draining
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causing you to lose most of your energy; very tiring
draining (adjektiv)
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to write something down very quickly
to jot things down / i want to jot down a few notes while you are talking
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in die ecke getrieben (idiom)
to paint/ to put oneself in a corner
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etwas in den kalender schreiben
to pencil something in
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hits on a personal level to me
something hits close to home
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Präferenz / Das ist mir einerlei/ egal
preference / I have no preference.
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neu einschätzen/ bewerten
to re-assess / re-assessing
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da ist nichts falsch dran
there is nothing wrong with it
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Punkt XYZ Uhr!
Five on the dot!
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to lessen something
to mitigate
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herausforderungen annehmen
to take on challenges
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to not have faith in someone/ to jemanden ständig in frage stellen
to question someones every move
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jemandes ideen abschießen
to shoot down someones ideas
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überaus besorgt
overly concerned
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etwas hervorheben (zB die eigene Expertise)
to highlight (my own expertise)
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nach hinten losgehen
to backfire
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zurückschlagen
to retaliate against someone (against ist die präposition)
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to make something stronger, more extreme, or more exciting
to amp up (pressure, defensiveness, motivation)
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selbstzweifel
self-doubt
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jemanden untenhalten, klein reden
to put down someone
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to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something
to resort to something (i had to resort to threats) / Firing people is my last resort
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to deal successfully with a difficult situation
to cope / to cope with
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to delay something so that it happens later than planned
to push back something/ to push something back
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Empathie zeigen/ ausüben
exercise empathy
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Ziele gemeinsam erreichen
to achieve objectives together
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Schmeichelei
flattery
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to be very kind or friendly to someone or try to please someone, so that that person will do what you want them to do / to please someone, esp. by praising that person in order to get him or her to agree to something
to butter someone up / You'll have to butter them up a bit before they'll agree.
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pleasant and kind; not harmful or severe
benign
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nicht mehr im loop sein
being out of the loop
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kind and good
benevolent
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etwas enthüllen
to unveil
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zu deiner verfügung
at your disposal
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minimal, not so easy to see
subtle
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beide sorten hier/ geht beides hier
both kind here
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konsequenzen tragen
to carry consequences
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gegen etwas arguentieren
to argue against it
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deine ungerechtfertigte meinung sagen
put your unjustified opinion
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unterstützung zurückziehen
to withdraw support
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etwas beleidigendes sagen
to say something offensive
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deine rechte und bedürfnisse artikulieren
to vocalize your needs and rights
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lass uns in die debatte eintauchen
dive into the debate
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rätsel
conondrum
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rationale nuancierte diskussionen
rationale nuanced discussions
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to criticize someone or ask them to explain their actions
to call someone out
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to emphasize
to underline
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virale emoörung
viral outrage
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in dieser frage geteilter meinung
divided on this issue
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empörung
outrage
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to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize their behaviour
to lecture someone (being lectured)
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let's get started with the debate
let's dive into the debate
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let's start to talk about this messy situation
diving into the weeds
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excluded, sidelined
ostracized
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die vergangenheit aufarbeiten
coming to terms with the past / work through the past
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zur rechenschaft/ verantwortung gezogen werden
to be held accountable
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etwas aushalten
to endure something / to hold that out
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kritik artikulieren
to vocalize critique / to address critique / to take critique
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ich bin hier etwas konservativ
i am old fashion here
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die haben sich anderen dingen zugewendet (anderer trend)
they turned to other things
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dinge verändern und entwickeln sich
things can evolve and change a lot
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gut begründete entscheidungen treffen
to make informed decisions
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platz schaffen für breite debatten
make space for broad debates
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Etwas schlecht reden
To talk down
