Volume 054 Flashcards

(208 cards)

1
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person who likes doing finicky things, inventor

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r. Tüftler

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2
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to parry, save

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parieren

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3
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to make a fool of s.b.

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narren

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4
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runaway

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r. Ausreißer

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5
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good-for-nothing, rascal

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s. Früchtchen

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ruse, subterfuge

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e. Finte

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7
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to patch up

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zukleistern

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8
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missing

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abgängig

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9
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to run off, scarper

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ausbüxen

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10
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cheeky brat

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r. Rotzlöffel

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11
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bone of contention

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r. Zankapfel

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12
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renegade

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abtrünnig

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13
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skirmish, brush with the enemy

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s. Scharmützel

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hard as nails

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beinhart

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15
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to instigate, cause

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anzetteln

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16
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to whip, flagellate, chastise

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geißeln

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17
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figurehead

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r. Frühstücksdirektor

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18
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majority

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s. Gros

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19
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cleric, parson (both pej.)

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Pfaffe

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20
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receiving (stolen goods)

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e. Hehlerei

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21
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profiferation, growth

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e. Wucherung

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22
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to wriggle, fidget

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zappeln

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23
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handicap

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e. Vorgabe

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24
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spirit of the time

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r. Zeitgeist

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pansy
s. Stiefmütterchen
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stammering, stuttering
s. Gestammel
27
the runs (inf.)
r. Dünnschiss
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to take responsibility for, be it on my head
auf die eigene Kappe nehmen
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barrier
r. Schlagbaum
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torrent, floods of words
r. Redeschwall
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stubbornness
r. Starrsinn
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shredder
r. Reißwolf
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card file/index
e. Kartei
34
improper
unsachgemäß
35
under the aegis of
under jds Ägide
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newly-wed. newly-appointed
frischgebacken
37
inconsistency
e. Ungereimtheit
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fiddlesticks! no chance!
Pustekuchen
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frustration
r. Verdruss
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to force, impose
oktroyieren
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sayin g the same thing twice
doppelt gemoppelt
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he gives me the hump
er fällt mir auf den Wecker
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trashy/pulp magazines
Regenbogenpresse
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lively, exuberant
quirlig
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to drive out, oust
verdrängen
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rage, fury
e. Rage
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fuss
s. Brimborium
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capital letter
r. Versal(-ien)
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mother superior
e. Oberin
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to have s.t. up o's sleeve
etwas auf der Pfanne haben
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take aback, nonplussed
verdutzt
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wind, flatulence
Blähung
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to come to grief
ins Straucheln geraten
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financial standing, creditworthiiness
Bonität
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...like mad
dass die Fetzen fliegen
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to stir things up
stänkern
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to sizzle away
brutzeln
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paunch
e. Wampe
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correspondingly, accordingly
dementsprechend
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to say s.t. on record, have s.t. put in a statement
etw. zu Protokoll geben
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to hurry on ahead
vorauseilen
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to make level
ebnen
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to dig deeper
nachhaken
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to tell s.o. a lot of lies
jdm Lügen auftischen
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fungal disease
e. Pilzkrankheit
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stump
r. Stummel
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to die of thirst
verdursten
68
lever-arch file
r. Leitz-Ordner
69
tavern, inn
e. Schenke
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to loll about
sich rekeln
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suction, wake
r. Sog
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heyday
e. Glanzzeit
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to dine
soupieren
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to kill two birds with one stone
zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen
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cheeky brat
r. Rotzlöffel
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brash
schnodderig
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to cut s.b. short
jdn über den Mund fahren
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reservce, enclosure
s. Gehege
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approach path
e. Einflugschneise
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doormat
r .Fußabreter
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support, prop
s. Stütze
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sensation, scoop
r. Knüller
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tight
knülle
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locker, cupboard
r. Spind
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to give s.b. what for
jdn verkloppen
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to twiddle o's thumbs
Däumchen drehen
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abnormal
abartig
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crunch, 64 000 dollar question
e. Gretchenfrage
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tear
e. Zähre (hist.)
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to fold
falzen
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blunder, boob
r. Schnitzer
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poky little corner
s. Kabuff
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to get s.t. dirt cheap
für einen Apfel und ein Ei bekommen
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to open out
ausklappen
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turned-down corner
s. Eselsohr
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gown, cassock
r. Talar
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simpleton
s. Honigkuchenpferd
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cottage, croft
e. Kate
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pumice stone, breeze block
Bimsstein
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to ram
rammen
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good and proper, thoroughly
nach Strich und Faden
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private room, booth
s. Separée
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latecomer
r. Nachzügler
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cuff
e. Manschette
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free of knots, above board
astrein
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to wobble
kippeln
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to become a target for
in jds Visier geraten
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to embellish, decorate
verzieren
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layered, terraced
gestuft
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lattice window
s. Sprossenfenster
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creche
r. Kinderhort
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to be mean, stingy
knausern
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insulation, seal
e. Abdichtung
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to consider s.t. to be s.t
jdn/etw für/als etw erachten
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initiation (in former Eastern Germany a ceremony in which 14 year olds are given adult social status)
e. Jugendweihe
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to be in good hands
bei jdm gut aufgehoben sein
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to be rejected
auf Ablehnung stoßen
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to exhaust, tire out
abhetzen
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(carbon) copy
e. Durchschrift
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pencil case
s. Fedemäppchen
121
clearly, plainly
klipp u. klar
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Doc Martens
e. Springerstiefel
123
appropriate, relevant
einschlägig
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to support o.s
jdm Halt geben
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naive
blauäugig
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flood, torrent
r. Schwall
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to authenticate, witness, attest to
beglaubigen
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dregs
r. Bodensatz
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mastermind
r. Schreibtischtäter
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nimble, quick
hurtig
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wear and tear
r. Verschleiß
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extensive
flächendeckend
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points (railway)
e. Weiche
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to pester s.o.
jdm die Bude einrennen
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hut
e. Bude
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crafty
gewieft
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to concede, admit
einräumen
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to sign on
anheueren
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gag, gimmick
r. Gag
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indecent
anrüchig
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to verify
belegen
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to flow, lead to
münden
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to accept, adopt
rezipieren
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blindness
e. Verblendung
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trick, dodge
r. Kunstgriff
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to revise, audit, check
revidieren
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open-minded
aufgeschlossen
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to justify, warrant
rechtfertigen
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to play down
verharmlosen
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line of business
e. Sparte
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demonstrably
nachweislich
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to contribute
beitragen
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close-up
e. Nahaufnahme
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blood bath
s. Gemetzel
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nag, hack
r. Klepper
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obedient, submissive
gefügig
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force
e. Wucht
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to post
abkommendieren
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to cart
karren
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surroundings, sphere
s. Umfeld
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to drive out
verdrängen
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to cement
kitten
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to do/get a doctorate
promovieren
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to hatch, incubate
ausbrüten
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refuge, shelter
r. Hort
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conventional
herkömmlich
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im Kern, in Kürze
in short
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to fall through
sich zerschlagen
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to pick an argument with
sich mit jdm anlegen
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to brand, denounce
brandmarken
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row, rumpus
s. Remmidemmi
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on record
aktenkündig
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to frisk, search
filzen
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frictionless, troublefree
reibungslos
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to quarrel, wrangle
hadern
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brute, ruffian
r. Rohling
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when things have calmed down
wenn sich die Wogen geglättert haben
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wave, surge
e. Woge
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the rich
r. Geldadel
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to puff away
paffen
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visibly, noticeably
zusehends
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to slap s.o.'s face
watschen
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to dig, root around
wühlen
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paunch
e. Wampe
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fidgeter
r. Zappelphilipp
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to beguile, bewitch
betören
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to impress on s.o.
jdm etw einschärfen
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dashing
schmissig
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interface
e. Schnittstelle
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to instigate, cause
anzetteln
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security
s. Faustpfand
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imponderability
e. Unwägbarkeit
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poker
s. Schüreisen
194
acre
r. Morgen
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three acres of lands
drei Morgen Land
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to conceal, hold
verschweigen
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frowned upon by
verpönt bei
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outside heater on terrace
r. Heizpilz
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toilet
r. Lokus (inf.)
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to keep s.o. in check
jdn in Schach halten
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pot-belly, fatso
r. Fettwanst
202
jacketed bullet
s. Geschoss
203
receipt, bit on bill for VAT
r. Beleg
204
slipper
r. Pantoffel
205
qualifying date
r. Stichtag
206
odd-job man
r. Handlanger
207
crest (of hill, etc)
r. Kamm
208