The wave Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
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Gräueltaten; Grausamkeiten; Gewalttaten

A

atrocities

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2
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eine desinteressierte/gelangweilte Einstellung für etw. haben

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a lackadaisical attitude about something

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3
Q

Schabernack/Streich

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a practical joke

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4
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Genie

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a whiz

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5
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herauskommen

sollte erscheinen

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due out/should come out

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6
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Chefredakteur/Herausgeber (Zeitung)

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editor-in-chief

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7
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abgemagert; ausgezehrt

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emaciated

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8
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todlangweilig/entsetzlich langweilig

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excruciatingly boring

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9
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schaurig, schauerlich

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gruesome

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10
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Ich werde es später nachholen

to do smth at a later stage

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I’ll catch up later

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11
Q

it’s better than…

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It beat smoking

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12
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handwerkliches Geschick/Handfertigkeit

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manual dexterity

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13
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von etwas benebelt/verwirrt sein

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to be befuddled by something

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14
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als ungeeignet/unbrauchbar erachtet werden

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to be deemed as unfit

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15
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ungeschickt sein

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to be inept

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16
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mit etw. beschäftigt sein

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to be preoccupied with something

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17
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zu Tode ersticken

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to choke to death

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18
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etw. vermitteln

19
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auf etwas kommen

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to come up with something

20
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schaffen/bekämpfen/bewältigen

21
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entsetzt/schockiert sein

22
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jmd besiegen (…of sb)/ etw erledigen (…of sth)

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to dispose of

23
Q

dauern

24
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sich für eine Idee einsetzen/Idee unterstützen

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to espouse an idea

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etw. ausrotten
to exterminate
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sich für etw. verpflichtet fühlen
to feel compelled to do something
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endlich dazu kommen, etw zu tu
to get around
28
mit jmd chillen
to hang out with somebody
29
benommen/verblüfft aussehen
to look stunned
30
etw. brauchen
to need some + dancing (gerund)
31
jemanden stoßen
to nudge someone
32
durchdringen | the water permates the textil
to permeate
33
foot/inches Körpergröße, he stands 5 3
to stand six three
34
durch eine Handlung reagieren (Bsp.: er reagierte indem er…)
to react by doing something
35
zurückrufen (to recall sb); an etw. erinnern (to recall sth)
to recall
36
schimpfen
to reprimand
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jemandes Bauch knurrt
somebody's stomach churns
38
schlampig, rührselig, kitschig
sloppy
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Gestank
stench
40
etwas macht jemanden verrückt/treibt jmd. in den Wahnsinn
etwas macht jemanden verrückt/treibt jmd. in den Wahnsinn something drives somebody bananas/crazy
41
Gewichtsangabe (6,35 kg)
stone
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eigenartig
weird
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flink
nimbly/quick