Volume 067 Flashcards by Chris Seal

scoundrel, villain

r. Schurke

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bad

übel

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dirt cheap

spottbillig

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settlement

e. Abfindung

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to put down

abstellen

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to pocket

einstreichen

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annex, branch

s.Dependance

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the whole thing has gone flat

aus der Sache ist die Luft aus

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complaint

e. Beanstandung

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to come a cropper

baden gehen

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to have a clean record

eine reine Weste haben

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hang on a minute

mach aber mal halblang

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a legal handle

e. Handhabe

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ramshackle

baufällig

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hovel, dump

e. Bruchbude

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corrugated iron

s. Wellblech

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squabble

e. Kabbelei

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visibly

zusehends

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to work sloppily

schludern

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sound, valid

stichhaltig

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incentive

r. Ansporn

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not one bit

keinen Deut

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botcher, bungler

r, Stümper

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to take s.o. under o’s wing

jdn under die Fittiche nehmen

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a bone of contention

ein Stein des Anstoßes

itch

r. Juckreiz

improper

ungehörig

to catch o.s. doing s.t.

sich ertappen

delicate, ticklish

heikel

frayed

ausgefranst

edge, hem

r. Saum

heavy and clumsy

klobig

head over heels (e.g. in love)

bis über beide Ohren

side trip, digression

r. Abstecher

to be on the breadline

am Hungertuch nagen

pennat

r. Wimmel

file

e. Datei

shot through the back of the head

r. Genickschuss

at all costs

auf Biegen und Brechen

diaphragm

s. Zwerchfell

spice, seasoning, aroma

e. Würze

shock of hair

r. Schopf

ism

r. Ismus (Ismen)

chubby

pummelig

to consult s.b.

jdn zurate ziehen

to come to a standstill

zum Erliegen kommen

pretext

r. Vorwand

good for nothing

r. Taugenichts

skinflint

r. Giezkragen

irreconcilable

unversöhnlich

shallow

seicht

drinking pal

r. Zechbruder

to serve

kredenzen

to rack o's brains

den Kopf zermartern

to have got the willies about s.t.

vor etw. die Manschetten

bruise

s. Veilchen

to pay tax on

versteuern

to convert

ummünzen

strange or odd person

r. Sonderling

scoundrel, swine

r. Schuft

to get into a rage

einen Koller bekommen

on top of that

obendrein

slicer

r. Hobel

lined

gefüttert

to get o.s st.

sich (dat.) etw. zulegen

sound

r. Sund (geol.)

starlit, starry

sternenklar

to feel embarrassed

sich genieren

defiant

trotzig

draught

r. Durchzug

old lecher

r. Lustgreis

herb tea beneficial in cases of bladder trouble

r. Blasentee

organic waste bin

e. Biotonne

panic buying

r. Hamsterkauf

cut, computer interface

e. Schnittstelle

varnish

r. Lack

slimy

quabbelig

good and proper, well and truly

nach Strich und Faden

wooden figure containing an incense cone

s. Räuchermännchen

data transmission

e. Datenfernünertragung

loop the loop

r. Looping

to pinch

mopsen

at random

aufs Geratewohl

to get onto dangerous ground

in ein gefährliches Fahrwasser geraten

astride

rittlings

nausea

r. Brechreiz

slight, weedy

schmächtig

air-traffic controller

r. Fluglotse

to become run-down

verlottern

prussic acid

e. Blausäure

amount of work

s. Pensum

to go like clockwork

wie am Schnürchen gehen

abdominal pains

e. Unterleibsschmerzen

large intestine

r. Enddarm

colour-fast, genuine, pukka

waschecht

fair copy

e. Reinschrift

to shift, manoeuvre

bugsieren

to blubber

flennen

to cram, stuff

pfropfen

erroneous, false

abwegig

rebellious

aufmüpfig

to munch, nosh

mampfen

MI5

r. MAD (Militärischer Abschirmdienst)

maggot

e. Made

to live in clover

wie die Made im Speck leben

to clear, lift

roden

spiral staircase

e. Wendeltreppe

to churn up

aufwühlen

to draw conclusions from

Schlüsse aus etw. ziehen

grainy

körnig

woman who has just given birth

e. Wöchnerin

to twiddle o's thumbs

e. Däumchen drehen

cranky, zany

schrullig

tongue of land

e. Landzunge

dogged

verbissen

over hedge and ditch

über Stock und Stein

hollow-eyed

hohläugig

somethinig's up

es ist im Busch

undergrowth

s. Gestrüpp

roots

s. Wurzelwerk

hairline

r. Haaransatz

stinging nettle

e. Brennnessel

to get s.t. underway

etw in the Wege leiten

sprightly

rüstig

shit, turd

r. Kotzbrocken

wing collar

r. Stehkragen

clumsy, awkward

unbeholfen

epithet

r. Beiname

polecat

r. Iltis

to be no excuse for s.t.

kein Freibrief für etw. sein

to pin the blame for s.t. on s.o.

jdm etw in die Schuhe schieben

to mess up s.o.'s plans

jdm einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen

tarpaulin

e. Plane

as far as possible, at all costs

tunlichst

to make a complete mess

etw. in den Sand setzen

agreement on climate change

s. Klimaschutzabkommen

mad

irrwitzig

to run s.o. down

über jdm herziehen

quarrel, dispute

s. Zerwürfnis

guerilla war

r. Kleinkrieg

to have s.o. on

jdn veräppeln

henchman

r. Handlanger

roguish, mischievous

schelmisch

bond, debenture

e. Obligation

hefty tome

r. Wälzer

to train

dressieren

between Christmas and New Year

zwischen den Jahren

pimp

r. Zuhälter

pretentious, boastful

großkotzig

to digest, take (a blow)

verdauen

pride of the nation

e. Zierde des Landes

as decoration

zur Zierde

to be a credit to s.o.

jdm zur Zierde gereichen

retina

e. Netzhaut

dim, dimly lit

schummrig

God knows

weiß der Geier

to sound s.o. out

jdn auf den Zahn fühlen

misery guts

r. Miesepeter

candelabra, berk, jerk

r. Armleuchter

ticklish, tricky, uncomfortable

mulmig

networking

e. Vernetzung

petrol pump

e. Zapfsäule

roughcast

r. Rauputz

to deport

abschieben

guts, spunk, drive

r . Mumm

snipe, woodcock

e. Schnepfe

strongroom, safe

r. Tresor

Caesarean

r. Kaiserschnitt

to chill out

chllen

pig as symbol of good luck

e. Glücksschwein

disreputable, indecent, offensive

anrüchig

would-be

Möchtegern-

draining board

s. Abtropfbrett

pot belly

e. Wampe

straggly, in strands

strähnig

to profiteer

Wucher treiben

rabble, riff-raff

s. Gesindel

to botch, bungle

verbocken

terrific fun

r. Heidenspaß

panel (of door)

e. Füllung

rash

voreilig

mangy

räudig

to shelve s.t.

etw. ad acta legen

physical contact

e. Tuchfühlung

canoeist

r. Paddler

maize

r. Genmais

to scan in

einscannen

to be lost

hops sein

to hiss, snarl

fauchen

sling, noose

e. Schlinge

to give s.o. as good as one gets

jdm Paroli bieten

shady trick

r. Winkelzug

counterpart, equivalent

s. Pendant

to take delight in s.t.

sich an etw. delektieren

to be tipsy

einen im Tee haben

mainspring, dirving or motivating force, motive

e. Triebfeder

to go for s.o,, pester s.o.

jdm zusetzen

to kick over the traces

über die Stränge schlagen

to be chucked out

in hohem Bogen hinausfliegen

crusade

r. Kreuzzug

to pour oil on troubled waters

e. Wogen glätten

to cancel s.o.'s invitation

jdn ausladen

condom

s. Präservativ

headhunter

r. Kopfjäger

chairman of the board

r. Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende

certificate of unfitness for work

e. Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung

pesticide

s. Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel

principle of equal treatment

e. Gleichbehandlungsgrundsatz

viewfinder

r. Sucher

crisp

kross

to double park

in zweiter Reihe parken

now there will be hell to pay

jetzt ist die Kacke am Dampfen

to shake like a leaf

wie Espenlaub zittern

dietetics

e. Ernährungswissenschaft

tuft of hair from a chamois worn as a hat decoration, shaving foam (hum.)

r. Gämsbart

field, trade

e. Branch

attachment, add on

s. Zusatzgerät

protest march with marchers converging on assembly point from different directions

r. Sternmarsch

to turn on o's heels

auf dem Absatz kehrtmachen

user interface

e. Benutzeroberfläche

plum tomato

e. Flaschentomate

awkward

linkisch

for better or worse

auf Gedeih und Verderb

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