Volume 052 Flashcards

(209 cards)

1
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to shimmer

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schillern

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to monopolise s.t.

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etw in Beschlag nehmen

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3
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nucleus

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e. Keimzelle

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to enter into service (with)

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sich verdingen bei

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5
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to give expert advice

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begutachten

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tightlipped

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schmallippig

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7
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to vouch

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verbürgen

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8
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loop

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e. Öse

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trench warfare

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r. Grabenkampf

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clique

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e. Seilschaft

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prime exampe

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r. Paradebeispiel

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to rake in

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scheffeln

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skirmish, brush with the enemy

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s. Scharmützel

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behaviour

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e. Allüren

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barrier

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r. Schlagbaum

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innocence

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r. Arglosigkeit

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rarity value

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e. Seltenheitswert

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to scatter

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streuen

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19
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major part, majority

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s. Gros

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20
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to be being tested

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auf dem Prüfstand stehen

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21
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harangue

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e. Brandrede

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22
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to appease, pacify

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beschwichtigen

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23
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of the same type

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artverwandt

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24
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bucket, container

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r. Kübel

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to smooth the way for s.o.
jdm den Weg ebnen
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shady
zwielichtig
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champion, advocate
r. Verfechter
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to gut, cannabalise
ausschlachten
29
unedifying, unproductive
unerquicklich
30
to be weary of s.o.
jds überdrüssig sein
31
authorship
e. Urheberschaft
32
active, busy
rege
33
strike, industrial action
r. Ausstand
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to amend
novellieren
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headline, heading
e. Überschrift
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to go to rack and ruin
herunterkommen
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to harass, bully
schikanieren
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to germinate, sprout
aufkeimen
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suspicion
r. Verdacht
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circulation, cycle
r. Kreislauf
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to multiply
sich mehren
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plan, intention
s. Vorhaben
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to start
angehen
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to talk Yiddish, fiddle
mauscheln
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to chisel in
einmeißeln
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to mourn
betrauern
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by your leave, with your permission
mit Verlaub
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to make s.b. feel sick
jdn. anwidern
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to become a zombie
verblöden
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rule of three
r. Dreisatz
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grid
s. Raster
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to sharpen
zuspitzen
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to spray with water
berieseln
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to be exposed to a constant stream of
von. etw. berieselt werden
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wrong, topsy turvy
verkehrt
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to lead s.o.to believe
jdm. etw. vorgaukeln
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gleam, glint
r. Glimmer
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sequins, spangles
r. Flitter
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in drag
im Fummel
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to be in reserve
in der Schublade liegen
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to be on bad terms with s.o.
mit jdm über Kreuz sein
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examination, colloquium
s. Colloquium
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punchline, point
e. Pointe
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conception of legality, interrpetation of the law
e. Rechtauffassung
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departure
r. Abgang
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interim balance, provisional appraisal
e. Zwischenbilanz
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to give way, buckle, snap
einknicken
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part payment
e. Abschlagszahlung
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meticulous
akribisch
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to compress, condense
komprimieren
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head of department
r. Dezernent
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wavy, uneven
wellig
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to demand, beg or ask for
heischen
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close, reserved
zugeknöpft
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to launch
lancieren
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to leak s.t. to the press
etw. an die Presse lancieren
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to become or get dusty
anstauben
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fallow period
e. Brache
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to block, obstruct, use in building
verbauen
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to pass the buck
jdm den schwarzen Peter zuspielen
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extensive
fläcendeckend
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to consider, deliberate
erwägen
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to fight over, dispute
umkämpfen
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notion, idea, suggestion
s, Ansinnen
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edition, impression
e. Auflage
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fundamental
grundlegend
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to reorganise
umgestalten
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stopgap, temporary arrangement
s. Provisorium
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expropriation, dispossession
e. Enteignung
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expert
r. Gutachter
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outwardly
nach außen hin
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to place, put
platzieren
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keystone
r. Schlussstein
94
ash
e. Esche
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to stain
beizen
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pine
r. Kiefer
97
wood from tropical forests
Tropenholz
98
beneficiary
r. Nutznießer
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superiority
e. Überlegenheit
100
tendencious
tendenziös
101
plot, lot, parcel of land
e. Parzelle
102
logically consistent
folgerichtig
103
furtive, surreptitious
verstohlen
104
idolatrous
abgöttisch
105
composed
gefasst
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(air) accident
e. Havarie
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end, stub, butt
r. Stummel
108
to overshoot
durchstarten
109
(speech) balloon
e. Sprechblase
110
wasp
e. Schlupfwespe
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process
s. Verfahren
112
environmental pollutant
s. Umweltgift
113
fare dodger, copy cat
r. Trittbrettfahrer
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to bowl over (surprise)
umhauen
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to tickle
kitzeln
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dignatories
e. Honorationen
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to sound the depth, plumb
ausloten
118
rota, roster
r. Turnus
119
to know s.t. like the back of o's hand
etw. wie die Westentasche kennen
120
gluttony
e. Völlerei
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liable for national insurance
sozialversicherungspflichtig
122
to crawl, fawn to
schleimen bei
123
citrus and tropical fruits
e. Südfrüchte
124
diabetic
zuckerkrank
125
shrub
e. Staude
126
gravel
r. Schotter
127
stingy, crummy, cheap
popelig
128
out of place
deplatziert
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to pay off
abstottern
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length of stay
e. Verweildauer
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floor covering, carpeting
e. Auslegware
132
woodchip wallpaper
r. Raufasertapete
133
minced beef
s. Mett
134
dim, dimly lit
schummerig
135
caterpiillar
e. Raupe
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conk
e. Knollennase
137
distorted picture, caricature
s. Zerrbild
138
child abuser
r. Kinderschänder
139
magnificence
r. Prunk
140
silkworm
e. Seidenraupe
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pinch
e. Prise
142
to dip/dunk
eintunken
143
bootlicker, creep
r. Speichellecker
144
peaceful, tranquil
beschaulich
145
to defend o.s.
sich wehren
146
despairing
verzweifelt
147
to miss
verfehlen
148
to go into service
sich verdingen als
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tendency
r. Hang
150
to repeat, speak of
nachsagen (+Dat.)
151
pissed as a newt
sturzbesoffen
152
completely drunk
vollrausch
153
to get stoned
bekifften
154
hatchet
s. Beil
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to dose up
zudröhnen
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to crumble
bröckeln
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to clean, purge
säubern
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instruction, warning
e. Belehrung
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discrimination
e. Benachteiligung
160
deliberate, measured, thoughtful
bedächtig
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lee, slipstream
r. Windschatten
162
lead currency
e. Leitwährung
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sheer, sudden, abrupt, curt
schroff
164
standard pitch
r. Kammerton
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intimidation
e. Einschüchterung
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achievement
e. Errungenschaft
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unlawful,illegal
unrechtmäßig
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improper, inadmissible, undue
unzulässig
169
control centre
e. Schaltstelle
170
humble
demütig
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conciliatory
versöhnlich
172
moral
sittlich
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outrage
e. Empörung
174
rebellion
r. Aufstand
175
to grumble
raunen
176
secretive person
r. Heimlichtuer
177
saviour
r. Erlöser
178
delivery room
r. Kreißsaal
179
vacuum extractor
e. Saugglocke
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of age
mündig
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to break away from the parental house
sich vom Elternaus abnabeln
182
to give up
resignieren
183
starting point
r. Ansatzpunkt
184
to run, fly
verkehren
185
battered
abgegriffen
186
to be in labour
kreißen
187
stalk, branch
e. Ranke
188
incentive
r. Ansporn
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rejection, dismissal
e. Verwerfung
190
sluggish, lethargic, inert
träge
191
margin (of a field), slope
r. Rain
192
rock
e. Klippe
193
funny
ulkig
194
to pen in (animals)
einpferchen
195
favouritism
e. Günstlingswirtschaft
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to become matter
verfilzen
197
clique
r. Klüngel
198
obedient
fügsam
199
cleric
r. Pope
200
rough-edged, square (jaw)
kantig
201
to feed
ätzen
202
walls, ruin
s. Gemäuer
203
straight off, first go
auf Anhieb
204
rhombus
e. Raute
205
to wriggle, fidget
zappeln
206
crazy
durchgeknallt
207
to run a bath
ein Bad einlassen
208
to put through the mincer
durchdrehen
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