NEU DEZ 22 Flashcards

1
Q

zum totlachen, urkomisch

A

side-splitting, side-splitting anecdotes

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2
Q

ich bin voreingenommen

A

i am biased

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3
Q

schleudertrauma

A

whiplash

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4
Q

saying: it reflects the times as they were zb ein Wort unserer zeit

A

speaks to the times

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5
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it reflects a failure

A

The climate crisis speaks to a failure of governance for decades

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6
Q

verblassen / die Erinnerungen sind verblasst

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fade / memories of their reign had started to fade

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7
Q

haben sich aus Afghanistan zurückgezogen

A

pulled out of Afghanistan

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8
Q

span

A

umfassen / spanning the first phase of taliban rule

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9
Q

verkleiden

A

to disguise / she had to disguise herself

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10
Q

sie wurde vom schlimmsten des regimes verschont / das schlimmste blieb ihr erspart

A

she was spared the worst of the regime

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11
Q

Hausarbeiten

A

chores / I always do the chores on the weekend

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12
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zwickmühle / dilemma

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it’s a catch-22 situation

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13
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überzeugend, zwingend / wichtiger text

A

compelling / compelling read

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14
Q

Vorteil

A

This rule has a lot of upsides

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15
Q

sich an etwas festklammern

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to cling to sth. / clinging to the side of a car

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16
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etwas wieder einnehmen /Land einnehmen

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to seize sth back / seize back power

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17
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sich etwas ausdenken / etwas aushecken

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cook sth up / Finally, weve cooked up a delicious new column in our magazine

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18
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herzlich, liebevoll

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herzlich, liebevoll / very affectionate towards his children

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19
Q

abgelegen / abgelegene region

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remote / remote region

20
Q

Schädling

A

vermin

21
Q

entschlossen

A

determined

22
Q

etwas verstehen / sie können die situation eines anderen verstehen

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to relate / they can relate well to someone

23
Q

Gullideckel

A

manhole cover

24
Q

Zigarettenstummel

A

cigarette butt

25
Q

auf dem spiel stehen

A

to be at stake

26
Q

auf etwas stoßen

A

to come across sth.

27
Q

unausweichlich

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inevitably

28
Q

auf etwas hinweisen

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to point sth. out

29
Q

Unglück, Widrigkeit

A

Adversity

30
Q

Wegbereiter

A

Enabler

31
Q

Fundament

A

Foundation

32
Q

Einmischung

A

Interference

33
Q

Belastbarkeit, Resilienz

A

Resilience

34
Q

Ansehen

A

Standing

35
Q

mutmaßlich

A

alleged

36
Q

namhaft

A

high-profile

37
Q

unrechtmäßig, illegal

A

illicit

38
Q

trüb, undurchsichtig

A

murky

39
Q

überlastet

A

overstretched

40
Q

seine kündigung einreichen

A

to hand in his/ her notice

41
Q

auseinandersetzung

A

disagreement

42
Q

langer arbeitsweg

A

long commute

43
Q

ermüdende wiederkehrende aufgaben

A

tedious recurrent tasks

44
Q

ausgleichen

A

to offset

45
Q

vorsicht ist besser als nachsicht

A

better to be safe than sorry

46
Q

beinahe ins auge gehen

A

to be a close shave

47
Q

auf nummer sicher gehen

A

play it safe