July-Aug 2015 Flashcards

(67 cards)

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He must act as he sees fit.

A

Er muss eigenverantwortlich handeln.

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He is open to an offer.

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Er lässt mit sich handeln.

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to act in good faith

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in gutem Glauben handeln

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With an elegant design….

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In einem schicken Design…

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Only news in English is there!

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Da sind ja nur englische News drin!

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This is how you do it

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Und so wird’s gemacht:

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Amazing, astounding

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verblüffend

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To sign a petition for the country to leave the EU

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ein Begehren für einen Austritt des Landes aus der EU unterzeichnen

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The king has no clothes and no one notices

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Der König ist nackt und keiner sieht es.

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To maintain close contact with someone; hotline

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einen heißen Draht zu jmd. haben

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Cost and benefit

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Kosten und Nutzen

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to throw one’s weight about

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Den starken Mann markieren

sich mächtig aufspielen

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That’s what I call smart!

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Das nenne ich schlau!

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It’s still selling like hot cakes

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Er verkauft sich immer noch wie geschnittes Brot

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hit the ground running

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begeistert loslegen

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sleep-deprived

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unausgeschlafen

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In-your-face

x2

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unverblümt

provokativ

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to be a handful

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etwas schwierig sein

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whatever happens to catch their eye

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was ihnen spontan ins Auge springt

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a big thing to undertake

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großes Unterfangen

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20
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right from the design or planning stage

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schon bei der Planung

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21
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On a flat surface

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Auf eine ebene Fläche

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22
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As you like

As needed

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Je nach Bedarf

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portrait or landscape format

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quer- or hochformat

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a stand (holder)
-r Ständer
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If worst comes to worse
Wenn Not am Mann ist
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to hack into a system
in ein System eindringen
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in the heyday of one’s power
auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht
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corny
übertrieben sentimental
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the chance of a lifetime
eine einmalige Chance
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to enjoy a meal
es sich schmecken lassen
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blocked | bolted
abgeriegelt
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to arrive | to attain
gelangen
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to come to the conclusion that...
zu der Anschauung gelangen, dass
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to compromise on
zu einer Übereinkunft gelangen (über)
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to arrive at a decision
zu einer Entscheidung gelangen
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backlog backup A backlog of applicants has grown.
(m) Rückstau | Es hat sich einen Rückstau gebuildet.
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grown old
gealtert
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To dig ones own grave
sein eigenes Grab schaufeln
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gloomy,p; dim; bleak; melancholy
trüb
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to explain to argue to grapple with (an idea)
auseinandersetzen
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The right man in the right place
der rechte Mann am rechten Platz
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In good time
zur rechten Zeit
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We're not making any headway.
Wir kommen nicht vom Fleck.
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preapproval
(f) vorherige Genehmigung
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by courtesy of
mit freundlicher Genehmigung von
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I'm a bit under the weather today.
Heute bin ich nicht ganz auf der Höhe.
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vertical height
(f) vertikale Höhe (bis Abwicklung)
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under employment
Unterbeschäftigung
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investigator
(m) Ermittler
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to block
abriegeln
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capture, conquest
(f) Eroberung
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clue, evidence, indication
(m) Hinweis
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state of emergency
(m) Ausnahmezustand
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to impose a penalty
eine Strafe verhängen
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according to that
demnach
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in the future | henceforth
künftig
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no end in sight
kein Ende in Sicht
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complaint | sorry
(f) Klage
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to lend somebody a hand | help someone
jemanden zur Hand gehen
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there is something fishy about that
nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen
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there is something fishy about that
nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen
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To pledge one's allegiance
ewige Treue schwören
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first of all
zunächst
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unavoidable expenditure
(f) notwendige Aufwendung
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believable
glaubwürdig
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Trespass | Overlapped
(m) Übergriff