0_VOC_Lektion 30 Flashcards

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erstmal; fürs Erste

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for starters…

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2
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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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4
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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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5
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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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8
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einem Laster nachgeben

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to indulge a secret vice

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9
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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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Ich kann nicht glauben, dass sie das zu meiner Mutter gesagt hat.
Fancy saying that to my mum!
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sich [gegen jdn/etw] behaupten
to assert oneself over sb.
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das Sagen haben; bestimmen, was geschieht
we call the shots
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Panikmacher
fearmonger
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abscheulich
despicable
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jdm. dicht auf den Fersen sein
to close in on sb.
31
Selbstgefälligkeit
complacency [kəmˈpleɪsən(t)si] - Only the dangerously complacent or naïve could assume that we have safely put the BSE crisis behind us.
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Besitz; Pachtdauer; Amtszeit
tenure [ˈtenjəʳ, Am -ɚ]
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jemanden rauswerfen
to turf out their government
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herrlich süß, saftig, köstlich
luscious [ˈlʌʃəs]
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berüchtigt
infamous
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heimlich, geheim
clandestine [klænˈdestɪn]
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auswringen
wring (wrung, wrung)
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mittlerweile
in the mean time; meanwhile
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etwas andeuten
to implicate sth
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begehrt
coveted [ˈkʌvɪtɪd, Am -t̬-]
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etwas hartnäckig erkämpfen
to hustle sth
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etw vermindern [o. verringern]
to diminish sth
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jdn [für etw ] rügen [o. zurechtweisen]
to rebuke sb [for sth]
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Kiefer (Baum)
pine
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dumm; töricht
asinine [ˈæsɪnaɪn]
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Koryphäe, Experte
pundit
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Privileg, Vorrecht
prerogative
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etw andeuten - willst du damit sagen, dass ich die Nerven verliere?
to insinuate sth. - are you insinuating that I'm losing my nerve?
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kühn, wagemutig
daring
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glücklicher Zufall
serendipity - a fortunate stroke of serendipity
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eigenwillig
stubborn
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beklagenswert
woeful - woeful ignorance/incompetence
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unerfreulich - er betrachtete seine Beförderung als zweifelhafte Ehre
invidious - he considered his promotion to be an invidious honour
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Obszönität; Anzüglichkeit; Geilheit
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.
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auch nicht - er ist nicht hingegangen, und ich auch nicht
neither - he didn't go, and neither did I
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unzumutbar
unconscionable [ʌnˈkɒn(t)ʃənəbl̩, Am -ˈkɑ:n-]
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Peitschenhieb; Schleudertrauma
whiplash
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Magengeschwür
ulcer
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Kieme
gill
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ausdruckslos
deadpan - he answers his phone in a deadpan tone
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trau dich!
I dare you!