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Vokabeln allgemein Flashcards

1
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sb. wheedled

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jd. bettelte ab

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gullible

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leichtgläubig

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tussle

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Gerangel {n} [auch fig.]

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to skirmish (with sb.)

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sich (mit jdm.) Gefechte liefern

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to contrive sth.

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etw. einfädeln [fig.]

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jarring [sounds, colours]

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schrill

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disingenuous

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unaufrichtig

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hard-nosed [coll.] [person]

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abgebrüht [ugs.]

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devising

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ausdenkend

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forerunner

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Vorreiter {m}

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to foreground sth.

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etw. in den Vordergrund rücken [fig.]

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precursor

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Vorgänger {m}

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rigor [Am.]

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Sorgfältigkeit {f}

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semblance

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Anschein {m}

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parsimony

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Geiz {m}

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venerable

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verehrenswert

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precept

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Maxime {f}

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perennial

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immerwährend

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criminal law

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Strafrecht {n}

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criminal code

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Strafgesetzbuch {n}

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civil process order

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Zivilprozessordnung {f}

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to unravel sth. [disentangle]

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etw. entwirren

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to unravel [subject: one’s world, belief, faith]

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ins Wanken geraten [Subjekt: die eigene Welt, Meinung, Glaube]

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prevalence

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Vorherrschen {n}

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reversal [setback]

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Rückschlag {m}

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reversal [of trend, process]

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Umschwung {m} [Umkehrung]

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27
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eleemosynary

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wohltätig

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stewardship

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Verwalteramt {n}

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dodgy [Br.] [coll.] [person, area, business]

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zwielichtig

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dicey [coll.]

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brenzlig [ugs.]

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vantage point

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Blickwinkel {m}

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32
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to come down to [to be reduced to]

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hinauslaufen auf [+Akk.]

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33
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to add up to

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hinauslaufen auf

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34
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as an end in itself

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als Selbstzweck

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35
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self purpose

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Selbstzweck {m}

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36
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separable

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abtrennbar [abteilbar]

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37
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envisaged

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angedacht

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38
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options for action

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Handlungsoptionen {pl}

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39
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to provide [sth. with sth.]

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[einer Sache etw.] verleihen

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muslin bandage

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Mullbinde {f}

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41
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unfaltering

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unbeugsam

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42
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to gnaw

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nagen

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43
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to wither

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verwelken

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44
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to reprimand

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maßregeln

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45
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endowment

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Dotierung {f}

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46
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burden of proof

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Beweislast {f}

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47
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in profusion

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in Hülle und Fülle

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48
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circumspect

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umsichtig

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49
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heyday

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Blütezeit {f} [fig.]

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50
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wilderness

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Wildnis {f}

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51
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to segregate sb.

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jdn. ausgrenzen

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52
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to debrief

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den Einsatz nachbesprechen

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to sensitise [Br.]

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sensibilisieren

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unobtrusive

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unauffällig

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to have a formative influence on sb./sth.

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jdn./etw. prägen [dauerhaft beeinflussen]

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comprehensive

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umfassend

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epistemological

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wissenstheoretisch

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to conceive sth. [conceptualize]

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etw. konzipieren

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smugness

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Selbstgefälligkeit {f}

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to embark on sth. [demanding or risky]

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sich [Akk.] auf etw. [Akk.] einlassen

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to epitomize sth.

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etw. verkörpern

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notion [conception, idea]

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Idee {f} [Vorstellung, Konzept, Begriff]

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to punctuate

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unterstreichen

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to contrast

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einen Gegensatz bilden

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to exhibit sth.

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etw. vorlegen [z. B. ein Beweisstück]

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to enfold sb./sth.

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jdn./etw. einhüllen [fig.]

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spurious

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zweifelhaft [Anspruch, Vergnügen]

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spurious argument

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Scheinargument {n}

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spurs

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Sporen {pl}

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glanced through

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überflogen [book, paper]

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to denigrate

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schlechtmachen

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to comb [area]

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durchkämmen [Gebiet]

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juxtaposition

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Gegenüberstellung {f}

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to sift sth. [evidence, documents etc.]

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etw. sichten [prüfen, durchsehen]

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to counteract sth.

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etw. [Dat.] entgegenwirken

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inadvertently

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aus Versehen

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longitude

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geografische Länge {f}

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prelude

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Einleitung {f}

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deluge [also fig.]

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Flut {f} [Überschwemmung] [auch fig.]

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to daunt sb.

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jdn. einschüchtern

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to asphyxiate

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ersticken

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staggering

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atemberaubend

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to immerse

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eintauchen

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to corroborate a belief

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eine Annahme stützen

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salient [conspicuous, prominent]

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auffällig

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extraneous [irrelevant, unrelated]

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irrelevant [geh.] [nicht zur Sache gehörig]

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extant

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übrig geblieben

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to preordain sth. for sb.

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jdm. etw. vorzeichnen [fig.]

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tentative [indefinite]

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unverbindlich [vorläufig, nicht definitiv]

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sinister

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unheimlich

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tenuous

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dürftig

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to discern sth.

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etw. (aus etw.) herauslesen [wahrnehmen, feststellen]

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to augment sth.

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etw. ergänzen [vermehren, vergrößern]

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bedfellow

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Bettgenosse {m} [veraltend bzw. hum.]

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Never the twain shall meet.

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Die beiden werden nie zueinanderfinden.

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unabashed

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unverfroren

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hallmark

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Kennzeichen {n} [für Qualität]

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proposition

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Behauptung {f}

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as a corollary of

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als Begleiterscheinung von

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rejoinder

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Erwiderung {f}

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insightful

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aufschlussreich

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to foreshadow sth.

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etw. ahnen lassen

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incisive

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prägnant

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to suffuse sb./sth. [with light, happiness etc.]

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jdn./etw. erfüllen [mit Licht, Freude etc.]

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to prefigure

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hindeuten auf

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to presume to do sth.

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sich [Dat.] anmaßen, etw. zu tun

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dyed in the wool [fig.]

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durch und durch

108
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to be fond of sb./sth.

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jdn./etw. gerne haben

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to distill [information, essentials etc.]

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ableiten [Informationen, das Wesentliche etc.]

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to parse

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aufgliedern [von Sätzen oder Aussagen]

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to intercede

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vermitteln

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exonerated

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entlastet

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convoluted

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zusammengerollt

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contrived

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erfunden

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bar none

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ausnahmslos

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cloak-and-dagger

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mysteriös

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to gloat over sth.

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sich mit etw. brüsten

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callous

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gefühllos [mitleidlos]

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expendable

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entbehrlich

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to corroborate

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bestätigen

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to succumb to temptation

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der Versuchung unterliegen [selten für: der Versuchung erliegen]

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to exemplify

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veranschaulichen

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antecedent

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vorrangig

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to wreak havoc

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schlimm hausen

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to mitigate

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mildern

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sth. pertains

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etw. betrifft

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to refute sb./sth.

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jdn./etw. widerlegen

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to be out of place [remark etc.]

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deplaziert sein [unangebracht]

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