0_VOC_Lektion 30 Flashcards

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1
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erstmal; fürs Erste

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for starters…

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jdn im Stich lassen; verpfeifen

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to rat on sb.

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3
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etwas schweren Herzens sagen

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to say sth. with a heavy heart

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das ist die richtige, wert sie zu behalten

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this job/girl is a keeper

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es deckt sich mit meiner Erfahrung

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this chimed with my experience

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6
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sag mir Bescheid

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give me a holler

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7
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absolut bereit sein

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ready as I’ll ever be

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einem Laster nachgeben

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to indulge a secret vice

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keinen blassen Schimmer von etwas haben

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to not know the first thing about sth.

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10
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sich aufpeitschen; sich aufregen

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to work up sb

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11
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überstürzen

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to rush

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12
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akzeptabel sein

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to pass muster

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13
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es mollig warm und gemütlich haben

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to feel [or be] [as] snug as a bug in a rug

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14
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ein Leichtgewicht

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he weighed 50 kg soaking wet

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15
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du verstehst keinen Spass

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you can’t take a joke

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16
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sie wollten dir nur einen Gefallen tun

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they wanted to humor you

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17
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sich beim Kochen richtig ins Zeug legen

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to cook up a storm

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18
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etwas erläutern

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to expand on sth.

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19
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die Wäsche anmachen

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to put on a load of washing

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20
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es ist schwer dich zu überzeugen

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you’re a tough sell

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21
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ich schwöre auf alles

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cross my heart and hope to die

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22
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ehrerbietig

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deferential; “Was Andrew Marr too deferential in his interview with Vladimir Putin yesterday?”

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23
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falls du denkst, sie konnte sich vorher schon kaum konzentrieren, dann war das nichts im Vergleich zu jetzt

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if you thought she was bad at focusing before, it’s got NOTHING on what she’s like now

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24
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stell dir das [mal] vor!

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Fancy (that)! = Can you imagine (that)!

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25
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Ich kann nicht glauben, dass sie das zu meiner Mutter gesagt hat.

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Fancy saying that to my mum!

26
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sich [gegen jdn/etw] behaupten

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to assert oneself over sb.

27
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das Sagen haben; bestimmen, was geschieht

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we call the shots

28
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Panikmacher

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fearmonger

29
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abscheulich

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despicable

30
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jdm. dicht auf den Fersen sein

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to close in on sb.

31
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Selbstgefälligkeit

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complacency [kəmˈpleɪsən(t)si] - Only the dangerously complacent or naïve could assume that we have safely put the BSE crisis behind us.

32
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Besitz; Pachtdauer; Amtszeit

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tenure [ˈtenjəʳ, Am -ɚ]

33
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jemanden rauswerfen

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to turf out their government

34
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herrlich süß, saftig, köstlich

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luscious [ˈlʌʃəs]

35
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berüchtigt

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infamous

36
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heimlich, geheim

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clandestine [klænˈdestɪn]

37
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auswringen

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wring (wrung, wrung)

38
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mittlerweile

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in the mean time; meanwhile

39
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etwas andeuten

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to implicate sth

40
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begehrt

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coveted [ˈkʌvɪtɪd, Am -t̬-]

41
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etwas hartnäckig erkämpfen

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to hustle sth

42
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etw vermindern [o. verringern]

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to diminish sth

43
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jdn [für etw ] rügen [o. zurechtweisen]

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to rebuke sb [for sth]

44
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Kiefer (Baum)

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pine

45
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dumm; töricht

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asinine [ˈæsɪnaɪn]

46
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Koryphäe, Experte

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pundit

47
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Privileg, Vorrecht

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prerogative

48
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etw andeuten - willst du damit sagen, dass ich die Nerven verliere?

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to insinuate sth. - are you insinuating that I’m losing my nerve?

49
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kühn, wagemutig

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daring

50
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glücklicher Zufall

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serendipity - a fortunate stroke of serendipity

51
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eigenwillig

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stubborn

52
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beklagenswert

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woeful - woeful ignorance/incompetence

53
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unerfreulich - er betrachtete seine Beförderung als zweifelhafte Ehre

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invidious - he considered his promotion to be an invidious honour

54
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Obszönität; Anzüglichkeit; Geilheit

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salaciousness - If you don’t want to lose your job, you need to put an end to the salacious conversations with women at the water cooler.

55
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auch nicht - er ist nicht hingegangen, und ich auch nicht

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neither - he didn’t go, and neither did I

56
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unzumutbar

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unconscionable [ʌnˈkɒn(t)ʃənəbl̩, Am -ˈkɑ:n-]

57
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Peitschenhieb; Schleudertrauma

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whiplash

58
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Magengeschwür

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ulcer

59
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Kieme

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gill

60
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ausdruckslos

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deadpan - he answers his phone in a deadpan tone

61
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trau dich!

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I dare you!