Volume 066 Flashcards

(201 cards)

1
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to disappear, hop it, do a bunk

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stiften gehen

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2
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to email

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mailen

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New Year’s Eve custom of telling fortunes bz the shapes made by molten lead dropped into cold water

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s. Bleigießen

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4
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to threaten

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gefährden

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5
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to give s.o. a talking to

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sich jdm vornehmen

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6
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window-dresser

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r. Dekorateur

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carriage, transport

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e. Spedition

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8
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additional charge

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r. Aufpreis

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9
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planning permission hearing

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s. Planfeststellungsverfahren

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embankment, rampart

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r. Wall

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wake up call service

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r. Weckdienst

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12
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to eat humble pie

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einen Canossagang machen

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13
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sale

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s. Rabattaktion

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Frankfurter, the skin of which makes a cracking sound when bitten

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e. Knackwurst

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manufacture of ready-to-wear clothing

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e. Konfektion

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16
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brochure

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r. Prospekt

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17
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cottonmill

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e. Baumwollspinnerei

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18
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to serve s.b. with s.t.

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kredenzen

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19
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to rock to and fro

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schunkeln

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20
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supply

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r. Nachschub

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21
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to cough up, shelll out

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berappen

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22
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to calm down

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abwiegeln

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23
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to draw a line under s.t.

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einen Schlussstrich unter etw. ziehen

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24
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in accordance with international law

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völkerrechtlich

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brine
e. Lake
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trouser crease
e. Bügelfalte
27
to lilne, hem
säumen
28
emphatically
mit Nachdruck
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reprint
r. Nachdruck
30
reasonable (price)
erschwinglich
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surgeon (hist.)
r. Wundarzt
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to pay s. o. their salary
besolden
33
benefactor
r. Wohltäter
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demanding, discriminating
anspruchsvoll
35
rule of force
s. Festrecht
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trendsetting
richtungsweisend
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to run riot, indulde in excess
ausschweifen
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film
r. Streifen (coll,)
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diversion, entertainment
e. Zerstreuung
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knuckle (meat)
e. Hachse, Haxe
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loin (meat)
s. Karree
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chanterelle (mushroom)
r. Pfifferling
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topical
zeitnah
44
hustle and bustle
r. Trübel
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cutlet served in a spicy sauce with green and red peppers
s. Zigeunerschnitzel
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to reprieve, pardon
begnadigen
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Electoral Palatinate
e. Kurpfalz
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cheers to....
ein Hoch auf ....
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battle cry
r. Schlachtruf
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to be in the soup
in der Tinte sitzen
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antenatal exercises
Schwangerscshaftsgymnastik
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nightfall
s. Dunkelwerden
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sense of responsibiity
s. Verantwortungsbewusstsein
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salted and smoked meat
s. Geselchte
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nuisance phone calls
r. Telefonterror
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suntan
e. Sonnenbräune
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shovel
e. Schippe
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to pull s.o,'s leg
jdn auf die Schippe nehmen
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to shovel
schippen
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anoxeric
magersüchtig
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male
r.Rüde
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rude, rough, course
rüde
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e-cash
s. Cybergeld
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at-sign
s. At-Zeichen
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praise
s. Lob
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to praise
loben
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draw
s. Unentschieden
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free (of charge)
unentgeltlich
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about-turn, about-face
e. Kehrtwende
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derangement
e. Umnachtung
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authorised agent
r. Handlungsvollbemächtigte
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document certfiying that one has no taxes, loan s etc outstandnig
e. Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung
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meat cut into strips stewed to produce a thick sauce
s. Geschnetzelte
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seconds out!
Ring frei!
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high-resolution
hochauflösend
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keypad
s. Tastenfeld
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winegrower
r. Winzer
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to grant, allow
zugestehen
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after extra time
nach Verlängerung
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crust
e. Kruste
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a barefaced lie
e. faustdicke Lüge
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hardening, lump, knot
e. Verhärtung
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theory of possibilities
e. Wahrscheinlichtkeitsrechnung
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he's a crafty one
er hat es faustdick hinter den Ohren
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light food
e. Schonkost
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to prick
piken
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filthy
versifft
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to tumble to, get wise to
spitzkriegen
89
in der Hoffnung
in spe
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trick, ruse
e. List
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recalcitrance, rebelliousness
e. Aufsässigkeit
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probationary period
e. Bewährungszeit
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to take s.b. for aride, put one over on s.o.
jdn übers Ohr hauen
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to put s.o. behind bars
jdn einlochen
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to stash away
bunkern
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to get lost, go astray
abhanden kommen
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entrails, innards
s. Eingeweide
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receiver (of stolen goods), fence
r. Hehler
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trunk (of body), hull, fuselage
r. Rumpf
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chopstick
s. Essstäbchen
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wild horses woudn't drag me there
keine zehn Pferde brächten mich dahin
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to spoil s.t. for s.b.
jdm etw. vermiesen
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to bend s.o.'s ears
jdn vollsülzen
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smart-aleck
neunmalklug
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a pair of pincers
e. Beißzange
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onlooker
r. Zaungast
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dyslexic
r. Legastheniker
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free-range egg
s. Freilandei
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economist
r. Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
110
to give s.o. the brush-off
jdn abblitzen lassen
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to run, scupper, bust up st.
etw auffliegen lassen
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straggler, latecome
r. Nachzügler
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to have it in for s.o.
jdn auf dem Kieker haben
114
t o pester
piesacken
115
dig, globe
e. Stichelei
116
grief
s. Trübsal
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to mope
Trübsal blasen
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to slip off, away
sich verkrümeln
119
to be plotting against s.t.
etw. gegen jdn im Schilde führen
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to rake in (money)
abzocken
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to turn s.o. down
jdm einen Korb geben
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to cough up (money)
berappen
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to do (deer-) stalking
auf die Pirsch gehen
124
quickly
auf die Schnelle
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nose, bloodhound
e. Spürnase
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porridge
r. Haferbrei
127
governor (hist.)
r. Statthalter
128
to bob up and down
wippen
129
to fall head over heels in love with
sich verknallen in (+Acc.)
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thistle
e. Distel
131
stylish, smart
schnittig
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to bug
verwanzen
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sensitive
feinfühlig
134
steamroller
e. Dampfwalze
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essential things
s A. und O
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to trounce
vernichtend schlagen (sport)
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counter, attack
r. Konter
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slope, incline
s. Gefälle
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to scrap
abwracken
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herd, pack, horde
e. Rudel
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maintenance
e. Alimente
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brand spanking new
nigenagelneu
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paper jam
r. Papierstau
144
small table at which small children sit, hot seat
e. Armsünderbank
145
communal spirit
e. Zusammensgehörigkeitsgefühl
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hooligan
r. Rowdy
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joint venture
s. Gemeinschaftsunternehmen
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right of a witness to refuse to give evidence
s. Zeugnisverweigerungsrecht
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rectangle
s. Rechteck
150
terrific fun
r. Heidenspaß
151
to mutilate
verstümmeln
152
to thwart, prevent
vereiteln
153
to be of importance
von Belang sein
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stone-cold sober
stocknüchtern
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with fervour
mit Inbrunst
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with intent
mit Vorsatz
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troublemaker
r. Störenfried
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to give s.o. a good carpeting
jdn zur Schnecke machen
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pack, brunch
r. Pulk
159
stroke
r. Schlaganfall
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to be away from home
aushäusig sein
161
stickler for the rules
r. Paragraphenreiter
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roll made with millk and sugar
s. Milchbrötchen
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to slip through s.o.'s fingers
jdm durch die Lappen gehen
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cliche
e. Floskel
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to sit around and do nothing
auf der faulen Haut liegen
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to sound s.o. out
jdn auf den Zahn fühlen
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to let o.s be talked into s.t.
sich zu etw. breitschlagen
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to ignore s.b.
jdn links liegen lassen
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he is in for it now
es geht ihn an den Kragen
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battleaxe (woman)
r. Besen (coll.)
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a hulking great fellow
r. Schrank (coll.)
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to be married
under der Haube sein
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to make a mountain out of a molehill
aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen
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puss
e. Mieze
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pussy cat
e. Miezekatze
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chisel
r. Meißel
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bill (parl,)
r. Gesetzentwurf
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staggering
e. Staffelung
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to see how the land lies
e. Lage peilen
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to fly by (time)
wie im Flug vergehen
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to serve up
auftischen
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to have a skeleton in the cupboard
r. Dreck am Stechen haben
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stiffness of the neck
e. Nackenstarre
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good hunting
Weidmannsheil
185
wimp
s. Weichei
186
to pin the blame for s.t. on s.o.
jdm etw in die Schuhe schieben
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estate, personal effects
r. Nachlass
188
tendonitis
e. Sehnenscheidenentzündung
189
to squander
verprassen
190
you can bet your life on it
darauf kannst du Gift nehmen
191
be fuming
Gift und Galle spucken
192
user- friendly
benutzerfreundlich
193
to fake, make-up
türken
194
to not be able to see rhyme nor reason in s.t.
sich keinen Reim auf etw. machen können
195
draw
e. Remis
196
to clear off
Leine ziehen
197
supersonic speed
e. Überschallgeschwindigkeit
198
gymnast
r. Turner
199
shrill
gellen
200