Volume 018 Flashcards

(211 cards)

1
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astuteness

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r. Scharfsinn

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to go pale

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erblassen

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to bolt (e.g. a door)

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verriegeln

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sin, heinous deed

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r. Frevel

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scandalous deed

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e. Büberei

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to cover up

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bemänteln

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declaration

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e. Beteurung

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fully valid

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vollgültig

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lever

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r. Hebel

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prescription, mistake

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e. Verschreibung

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epitome, perfect example

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r. Inbegriff

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12
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decree

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s. Dekret

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idol

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r. Götze

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14
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death by hanging

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r. Tod durch den Strang

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means of redemption

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e. Entsühnungsmittel

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release, relief, deliverance, redemption

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e. Erlösung

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17
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to tie up

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knüpfen

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furious, wrathful

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grimmig

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gesture, gesticulation

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e. Gebärde

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serious

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ernsthaft

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21
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disreputable

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verrufen

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22
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squire, junker

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r. Junker

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to put on offer

to offer for sale

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ausbieten

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to throw s.t at s.o.

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jdm etw. nachwerfen

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to do harm to
anhaben (+Dat.)
26
to gather up, bundle together
to manage, make do
27
knot hole
s. Astloch
28
to stand sentry
e. Schildwache stehen
29
to talk over
beschwatzen
30
madcap
r. Springinsfeld
31
weather, scent
e. Witterung
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to hold s.t. against s.o.
jdm etw. verdanken
33
it;s a deal, done
topp
34
matchmaker, procurer
r. Kuppler
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beef tea
e. Kraftbrühe
36
to bring to the boil
aufkochen
37
land of milk and honey
s. Scharaffenland
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rubbish
r. Quark
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brave ,valiant, upright, honest
wacker
40
that's the crux of the matter
da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer
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honest
rechstschaffen
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swastika
r. Hakenkreuz
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fully, entirely, completly
in vollem Umgang
44
to rebel, revolt
putschen
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advantage
r. Vorzug
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step by step
Zug um Zug
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flexible, elastic
dehnbar
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to degenerate
entarten
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without ceremony
ohne viel Federlesens
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to not waste time on s.o.
nicht viel Federlesens mit jdm machen
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foolish
töricht
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ambition
e. Ehrgeiz
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to lose o's way
verfranzen
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ignonimity
e. Schmack
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to rake, poke, stir up
schüren
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set piece
s. Versatzstück
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blindly
blindlings
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swing
e. Schwenkung
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to foretell gloom
unken
60
hypocrite
r. Schleicher
61
body, committee
s. Gremium
62
dislike of
e. Abneigung gegen
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abolition
s. Abschaffung
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endangered
gefährdet
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to gather, rally people around o.s.
Menschen um sich scharen
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talent, gift
e. Begabung
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defeat
e. Niederlage
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torrent of words
s. Suade
69
to attck
überfallen (insep.)
70
I am overcome with desire
es gelüstet mich | mich gelüstet nach
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to sit (of a committee)
tagen
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to consider carefully
ventilieren
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start, prelude
r. Auftakt
74
destruction
e. Zertrümmerung
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to think of s.t.
auf etw. verfallen
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to encourage
ermuntern
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to appeal to, bribe
jdn bestechen
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bribe
s. Schmiergeld
79
contemporary play
s. Zeitstück
80
welfare state
r. Wohlfahrststaat
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unintellectual
ungeistig
82
expert
kennerisch
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popular
volkstümlich
84
to uncover, expose
entschleiern
85
unless
es sei denn
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to echo
hallen
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echo
r. Widerhall
88
extensive
weitreichend
89
to have an influence
Einfluss ausüben
90
charity
r. Wohltätigkeitsverein
91
shoe-lace
r. Schnürsenkel
92
coronation
e. Krönung
93
to present
übergeben
94
letter of credence
s. Beglaubigungsschreiben
95
disaster
s. Unglück
96
disaster
e. Katastrophe
97
audience (with s.o. important)
e. Audienz
98
foul play
e. verrätersiche Tat
99
stress
e. Belastung
100
stress
r. Stress
101
condolence
s. Beileid
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to express (e.g. condolence)
aussprechen
103
loss
r. Verlust
104
departure
r. Abflug
105
departure (bus)
e. Abfahrt
106
from stem to stern
von vorne bis achtern
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attitude towarsd
e. Haltung
108
to guess, foresee
ahnen
109
about noon
gegen Mittag
110
instead
als Ersatz
111
when I am awake
bei wachem Bewusstsein
112
to become effective
wirken
113
it got me thinking
es gab mir zu denken
114
generally
im allgemeinen
115
generally
im großen und ganzen
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generally
im großen und ganzen
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misfortune
s. Pech
117
official
amtlich
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occasion
r. Anlass
119
to belittle
schmälern
120
trunk (elefant)
r. Rüssel
121
to occupy o.s.
sich benachschäftigen
122
conclusion
r. Schluss
123
monitor
r. Überwacher
124
e. Eifer
eagerness
125
to outgrow
entwachsen
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woe
r. Jammer
127
blessing, boon, godsend
r. Segen
128
harrowing
grauenhaft
129
to make a fool of o.s.
jdn lächerlich machen
130
in vain
verworren
131
nebulous
verworrren
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princely
fürstlich
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acquisition
r. Erwerb
134
not to scale
nicht maßstäblich
135
longitudinal section
r. Längsschnitt
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stapler
r. Drahthefter
137
parking meter
e. Parkuhr
138
traffic lights
e. Verkehrsampel
139
to tend (land)
bestellen
140
grave
s. Grab
141
sexton
r. Küster
142
to cut/mow grass
mähen
143
marble
r. Marmor
144
reminder
e. Gedächtnisstütze
145
gravestone
r. Grabstein
146
to last
dauern
147
relief
e. Erleichterung
148
it's a comfort to know that
es ist tröstlich/beruhigend zu wissen, dass....
149
directions
e. Anweisungen
150
upkeep
r. Unterhalt
151
to attend to
Aufmerksamkeit schenken
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compensation
e. Entschädigung
153
loneliness
e. Einsamkeit
154
being
s. Wesen
155
forever
für immer | für alle Zeiten
156
spark
e. Funke
157
to come true, be fulfilled
in Erfüllung gehen
158
to astonish
erstaunen
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to whisper
flüstern
160
to scribble
kritzeln
161
to rustle, murmur
säuseln
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to scare away
verscheuchen
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to scrub down
abschrubben
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to scrub down
abschrubben
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to alert, alarm
alarmieren
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to fill up (with petrol)
auftanken
167
to emigrate
auswandern
168
to split o's sides with laughter
sich biegen vor lachen
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to harvest, gather
ernten
169
to harvest, gather
ernten
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to milk
melken
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constituency
r. Wahlkreis
172
opinion poll
e. Meinungsumfrage
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shadow cabinet
s. Schattenkabinett
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electorate
e. Wählerschaft
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to canvass
Wahlwerbung machen
176
to canvass
um Stimmen werben
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to nationalise
verstaatlichen
178
apathy
e. Teilnahmelosigkeit
179
unemployment benefit
e. Arbeitslosenunterstützung
180
MP
r. Abgeordnete
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moroseness
r. Missmut
182
fickleness, inconsistency
r. Wankelmut
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patience
e. Langmut
184
justice
e. Gerechtigkeit
185
to break (of day)
anbrechen
186
studio
s. Atelier
187
excuse
e. Ausrede
188
relaxation
e. Ausspannung
189
spotted, stained
befleckt
190
event, occurrence
e. Begebenheit
191
almost
beinahe
192
a man possessed
r. Besessene(r)
193
certainty
e. Bestimmtheit
194
proof
r. Beweis
195
lid
r. Deckel
196
jay
r. Eichelhäher
197
harvest
e. Ernte
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r. Förster
forester
199
counterfeit
gefälscht
200
moderate
gemäßigt
201
ghost
s. Gespenst
202
ghostly
gespensterhaft
203
well preserved
guterhalten
204
half asleep
im Halbschlaf
205
heath, moor
e. Heide
206
quiet as a mouse
mäuschenstil
207
sign of the Zodiac
s. Tierkreiszeichen
208
sign of the Zodiac
s. Zodiakussymbol
209
angry
böse