Volume 058 Flashcards by Chris Seal

myth of the stab in the back

e. Dolchstoßlegende

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stab in the back

r.Dolchstoß

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handicap

r. Malus

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keen hiker

r. Wandervogel

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man/woman of action

r. Tatmensch

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waverer

r. Zauderer

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to gain, win

erringen

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to seep, trickle, leak away

sickern

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melodrama

s. Rührstück

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to hand down, pass on

tradieren

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convenient

gelegen

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custom, tradition

e. Gepflogenheit

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to wander (like a ghost)

geistern

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precarious

prekär

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dishonouring, discrediting

e. Schändung

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to creep

schleichen

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exclusion

r. Ausschluss

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to be up to o’s tricks

sein Unwesen treiben

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pessismism

e. Schwarzmalerei

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for better and for worse

auf Gedeih u. Verderb

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to defame

diffamieren

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inevitability

e. Zwangsläufigkeit

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enforcer, executor

r. Vollstrecker

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fable, myth

e. Mär

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idleness, inactivity

e. Untätigkeit

to get o's head down

sich aufs Ohr legen

s.t. can(not) be relied on

auf etwas (kein) Verlass

cunning, wily

gewieft

on top of that

obendrein

debenture bond

e. Schuldverschreibung

to fight

raufen

horn of plenty

e. Füllhorn

infirmity

s. Siechtum

discord

r. Hader

to be under s.b.'s heel

unter jds Knute stehen

soviet republic

e. Räterepublik

arbritary use of power

e. Willkür

misery

s. Elend

redistribution

e. Umverteilung

to cram, pack

pferchen

to take the credit for s.t.

sich etw als Verdienst anrechnen

ulcer, boil

s. Geschwür

to foam, froth

schäumen

to make no secret of s.t.

keinen Hehl aus etw. machen

eccentric

verschroben

to pay s.o. a courtesy visit

jdm seine Aufwartung machen

to conceal, hide

verhehlen

every

jedwed

meanwhile

derweil

to talk and act as if one were st.

sich als etw. gerieren

double-breasted suit

r. Zweireiher

to lay into s.o.

jdm Zunder geben

enabling act

s. Ermächtigungsgesetz

good friend

r. Duzfreund

truism

e. Binsenweisheit

exclusion

Ausschluss

in some places

mancherorts

dungeon

s. Verlies

with a previous conviction

vorbestraft

marginal

randständig

to corrupt

verballhornen

to torment, plague

drangsalieren

pre-arranged

abgekartet

to be under the care of a guardian

unter Kuratel stehen

to denigrate

verunglimpfen

to deny any involvement in

ableugnen

banquet

s. Gastmahl

touchstone, measure

r. Prüfstein

to make court to s.o.

jdm den Hof machen

to mingle

sich mengen

the coast is clear

e. Luft ist rein

we are just looking

wir sehen uns nur ein bißchen um

to put up at a hotel

in einem Hotel absteigen

to prevent s.t.

einer Sache vorbeugen

booze-up

e. Saufgelage

thought

s. Gedankengut

Great Dane

e. deutsche Dogge

mastiff

e. engische Dogge

shabby, worn

abgeschabt

to whimper, whine

winseln

to win hands down

haushoch gewinnen

to start using o's fists

handgreiflich werden

to polish, shine

wienern

steward

r. Gutsverwalter

to know exactly what's going on

den Durchblick haben

miserable, measly

mickrig

to mumble, mutter

murmeln

a dangerous place

eingefährliches Pflaster

swish, elegant

schnieke

to dig

buddeln

incredible, amazing

doll

abdomen

e. Bauchhöhle

in this gloomy light

bei dieser Funzel

belated

nachträglich

high.heeled

hochhackig

compensation

e. Entschädigung

on the level, fantastic

astrein

pantaloons

r. Pluderhose

decoration

e. Verzierung

to have had a drop too much

einen in der Krone haben

to be scared stiff of s.t.

Bammel vor etw haben

reverence

e. Ehrfurcht

murder in the course of a robbery

r. Raubmord

to get merry

beduseln

coarse, obscene

unflätig

rabbiting on

s. Gelabere

shed

r. Verschlag

to denigrate

verunglimpfen

hereditary disease

e. Erbkrankheit

to boss s.o. around

jdn gängeln

corpulent, fat

dickleibig

diocese

s. Bistum

to incite, stir up

aufwiegeln

torch

s. Fanal

swing

r. Schwenk

to rabbit/babble on

labern

to turn on (e.g. sexually)

antörnen (inf.)

to drop rapidly, plummet, slump

sacken

centre parting

r. Mittelscheitel

to pick (over)

klauben

hideous face, grimace

e. Fratze

sucker

r. Saugnapf

bourgeois

r. Spießer

to escape the clutches of the police

sich dem Zugriff der Polizei entziehen

to raise another question

nachhaken

quarry

r. Steinbruch

delicate, frail

labil

non-stop, continuously

am laufenden Band

to be really s.t.

eine Schau sein

stimulant

s. Aufputschmittel

creditor protection

r. Gläubigerschutz

to apply for

beantragen

radical change

r. Umbruch

to file for bankruptcy

Konkurs anmelden

to lose, forfeit

einbüßen

to fall head over heels in love

sich verknallen

to rave it up

abhotten

to glue

leimen

pub

e. Pinte

apathetic and insensitive

abgestumpft

to be a runaway

auf Trebe sein

faded

abgetakelt

barmy

bekloppt

to give o.s. a fix

sich einen Schuss drücken

nausea

r. Brechreiz

fix

r. Druck

examination, discussion, debate

e. Auseinandersetzung

issuing bank

e. Notenbank

cranky

schrullig

square, angular, jerky

eckig

to have completed o's miltary service

ausgedient haben

short selling (stock market)

r. Leerverkauf

in charge

federführend

to turn into cash

versilbern

to manage to grab

ergattern

portable radio

s. Kofferradio

to act as lookout

Schmiere stehen

needle

e. Kanüle

paperchase

e., Schnitzeljagd

to polish

bohnern

tub

r. Bottich

to be on the game

anschaffen

with no trouble

mit links

to make s.o. get a move on

jdm Beine machen

to whimper at

anwinseln

to clank, clang

scheppern

to have oral sex

es französisch

to be mad about s.t.

auf jdn abfahren

MCA (maximum credible accident)

GAU (größter anzunehmender Unfall)

guarantee

e. Bürgschaft

to gamble

zocken

whirlpool

r. Strudel

to gamble away

verzocken

to guarantee

bürgen

greed

e. Gier

megalomania, delusions of grandeur

r. Größenwahn

guerill awar

r. Kleinkrieg

collapse

e. Einbruch

to protect

bewahren

pinstripe

r. Nadelstreifen

to feed

abspeisen

rafters

s. Gebälk

rubbish, nonsense

r. Kokolores

to stumble on

straucheln

nervous

fahrig

oath of disclosure

r. Offenbarungseid

on call

auf Abruf

wake

r. Sog

to sell dirt cheap

verramschen

marginal note

e. Randnotiz

vigorous

kraftstrotzend

to lose, forfeit

einbüßen

erosion, undermining

e. Aushöhlung

to impose o's will on s.o.

jdn bevormunden

at the end of the day

unter dem Strich

to not be up to scratch , be below par

under dem Strich sein

added value

e. Wertschöpfung

supposed

vermeintlich

remedy

e. Heilmittel

to find (money)

aufbringen

to interlink

vernetzen

custom, tradition

e. Gepflogenheit

junk

r. Ramsch

delivery boy

e. Ausläufer

small print

s. Kleingedruckte

credit crunch

e. Kreditklemme

to hold office

amtieren

Volume 058 Flashcards

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