Volume 035 Flashcards

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man of few words

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r. Schweiger

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smug, complacent

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süffisant

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address to the jury, summing up, plea

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s. Plädoyer (-s)

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polemic

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e. Streitschaft

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help, assistance, support

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r. Beistand

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to contest, trouble

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anfechten (o/o)

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venture, undertaking

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s. Unterfangen

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to alter, reorganise, remodel

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umgestalten

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drop forge

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e. Gesenkschmiede

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10
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balance

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r. Saldo

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supporter, advocate

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r. Befürworter

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12
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take it easy

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nur keine Hektik

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essential, absolutely, necessary, inevitable

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unumgänglich

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sobering up, disillusionment

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e. Ernüchterung

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mixed, conflicting

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zwiespältig

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Janus-faced

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janusköpfig

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to dry-up, shrivel

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ausdörren

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pitiful, wretched

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erbärmlich

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19
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consumer

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r. Konsument

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20
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political instructor

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r. Politruk (политический руководитель)

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21
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to take precedence over

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den Vorrang vor etw. haben

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22
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rocket launch

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r. Raketenabschuß

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23
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authoritative

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ehrfurchtgebietend

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free of debt, unencumbered

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unverschuldet

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wage cut
e. Lohnkürzung
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enrichment, enlargement, accumulation
e. Anreicherung
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trade
s. Gewerbe
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the oldest profession in the world
das älteste Gewerbe der Welt
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timid
zaghaft
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extra, supplementary
nebenruflich
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thousandth (part)
s. Promille
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greenhouse
s. Gewächshaus
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remuneration
e. Entgelt
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oath of loyalty/allegiance
r. Treueschwur
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to prevail, reign
walten
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accountable
rechenschaftspflichtig
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I am fed up to the back teeth with
das stinkt mir
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to make feel sick
jdn. anwidern
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to blow, puff (inf.)
pusten
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registration
e. Erfassung
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plaice
e. Scholle
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to spawn
laichen
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to release
ausklinken
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it doesnt matter what happens when Ive gone
nach mir die Sintflut
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East German (inf.)
r. Ostler
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carpenter
r. Schreiner
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to hush up
vertuschen
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dough, cash
e. Kohle
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maniac for housework
r. Putzteufel
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to rub s.o up the wrong way
bei jdm anecken
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solvent
s. Lösungsmittel
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reduction, slackening off, debasement
e. Herabsetzung
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trusting, credulous
gutgläubig
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obscene
obszön
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maize
r. Mais
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wheat
r. Waizen
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reaper
r. Schnitter
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embrasure
e. Schießscharte
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isolation
e. Einkreisung
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to work out
ausklügeln
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to expand
ausdehnen
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to quarrel, wrangle
hadern (old)
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to shape, mould, character
prägen
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coding
e. Verschlüsselung
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encoding
e. Entschlüsselung
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fully valid
vollgültig
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goggle-box
e. Glotze
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one-eyed monster
e. Glotze
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flair, style
r. Pfiff
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yeast
e. Hefe
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candied orange peel
s. Orangeat
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candied lemon peel
s. Zitronat
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raisin
e. Rosine
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current
e. Korinthe
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almond, tonsil
e. Mandel
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fruit-loaf
r. Stollen
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pinch
e. Prise
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(chocolate) coating (cook.=
e. Kuvertüre
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silly, prudish
zickig
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to pull, take out (notebook) (coll.)
zücken
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lance corporal
r. Gefreite(r)
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ableseaman
r. Gefreite(r)
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leading aircraftman
r. Gefreite(r)
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petty officer
r. Bootsmannl
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lance corporal, senior aircraftsman, seaman first class
r. Obergefreite(r)
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lieutenant commander
r. Kapitänleutnant
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fag
r. Glimmstengel
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kite (bird)
r. Milan
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tripod
s. Stativ
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standard bearer
r. Fähnrich
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sergeant
r. Fähnrich
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petty officer
r. Fähnrich zur See
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to do s.t. at the double
etw. mit Ruckzuck machen
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camouflage battledress
s. Tarnnetz
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to wobble, shake
wackeln
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wing
e. Tragefläche
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to kid around
flachsen
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knacker's yard
e. Schinderei
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struggle, slavery
s. Schinderei
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to make a fuss, curse and swear
schimpfen wie en Rohrspatz
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nagging, clamour
s. Gezeter
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for the first time in living memory
zum erstenmal seit Menschengedenken
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to devastate
verheeren
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clearing
e. Rodung
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to clear
roden
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chimney
r. Schlot (-e)
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to burn off
abfackeln
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to braize, roast, swelter
schmoren
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out of the blue
aus heiterem Himmel
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to have done s.t. wrong
etw. auf dem Kerbholz haben
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to have a hard-on
eine Latte haben
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pukka, genuine
waschecht
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to be every bit as intelligent as
jdm an Intelligenz nicht nachstehen
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to stir up
schüren
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to be well-versed in
inbewandert etw sein
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to be fond of o's food
kein Kostverächter sein
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the scum of the earth
r. Abschaum der menschlichen Gesellschaft
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to germinate, sprout
aufkeimen
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to strike it lucky
fündig werden
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stingray
r. Stachelrochen
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off/bad (meat)
gammelig
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to hail
hageln
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to cast off
ablegen
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mooring
e. Anlegestelle
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unscathed
unversehrt
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pair of tweezers
e. Pinzette
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capricious, changeable
launisch, launenhaft
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to do s.b. in
jdm den Garaus machen
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to bump s.b. off
jdm den Garaus machen
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to announce, promulgate
verkünden
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murky, cloudy
trüb
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to be subject to
unterliegen
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lactic acid
e. Milchsäure
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tub
r. Bottich
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yeast
e. Hefe
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sour, sharp (taste)
säuerlich
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events
r. Vorgang
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Golden Age
e. Hochzeit
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a week in which a football team must play several games
eine englische Woche
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to pay s.o. a visit
jdm einen Besuch abstatten
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to form the prelude to
den Auftakt zu etw. bilden
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to be the start of s.t.
den Auftakt zu etw. bilden
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prelude
r. Auftakt
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to blossom into
zu etw. mausern
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to moult
mausern
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stilt walkers
r. Stelzenläufer
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to hold out
ausharren
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source of (the) fire
r, Brandherd
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control-room
e. Leitstelle
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that's a botch-up
das ist Pfutsch
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portly, stout
behäbig
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milky way
e. Milchstraße
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to have the knack of doing s.t.
den Dreh heraushaben, etw. zu tun
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tripod
r. Stativ
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plywood
s. Sperrholz
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feathered
gefiedert
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on the double
dalli!
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treetop
r. Wipfel
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to mint, strike, shape, mould
prägen
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nutcase
r. Spinner
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show-off
r. Prahlhans
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sporting ace
e. Sportskanone
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push up
r. Liegestütz
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lump, chunk
r. Brocken
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hydrography
e. Gewässerkunde
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sound, valid
stichhaltig
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tides
e. Gezeiten
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solitary
eigenbrötlerisch
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persecution mania
r. Verfolgungswahn
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bodkin
e. Ahle
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remote
abgelegen
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narrow-minded
engstirnig
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to torment, pester
piesacken
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plumbline
s. Bleilot
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abashed, subdued
kleinlaut
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plight, misery
e. Misere
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stalemate
s. Patt
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director (theatre)
r. Intendant
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inexpensive, hackneyed
wohlfeil
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sloppy, careless
schlampig
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to shrink
schrumpfen
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pathetic
mickrig
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genus
e. Gattung
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brevity is the soul of wit
in der Kürze liegt die Würze
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scarecrow
r. Vogelscheuche
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snotty(-nosed) upstart
r. Schnösel
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lingo, jargon; double-dutch, gibberish
s. Kauderwelsch
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appease, conciliator
r. Abwiegler
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person living in the past
r. Ewiggestrige
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stick-in-the-mud
r. Ewiggestrige
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coolness, calmness
e. Gelassenheit
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garment, gown
s. Gewand
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ruining
e. Verschandelung
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faintheartedness, timidity
r. Kleinmut
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junior member of staff
e. Nachwuchskraft
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droll, comical
skurril
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ready
parat
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hyper-Germanness
e. Deutschtümelei
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increased
vermehrt
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