10 Flashcards

1
Q

der Tod kommt langsam nicht plötzlich

A

death comes protracted not sudden

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2
Q

(zb in Patientenliste) jmd vorziehen

A

to fast-track sb

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3
Q

spitze Bemerkung

A

barb

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4
Q

bissige Bemerkungen für E aufheben

A

save our poisonous barbs for Europe

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5
Q

jmd gegen sich aufbringen

A

to antagonize sb

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6
Q

keusch und züchtig

A

chaste virtuous

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7
Q

zarte Bande knüpfen sich an

A

cupid is at work

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8
Q

jedem tierchen sein pläsierchen

A

each to their own

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9
Q

mir ans Herz gewachsen

A

has grown on me

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10
Q

hat mich überkommen

A

grown on me

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11
Q

jmd anschwärzen beschuldigen usw

A

give sb the dirt on sb

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12
Q

fight or confrontation

A

= smackdown

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13
Q

trotzig

A

defiant, truculant, rebellious

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14
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edemptiin, amends wiedergutmachung

A

unterwürfig

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15
Q

humiliation

A

smackdown =

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16
Q

gepflegt und elegant

A

dapper and elegant

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17
Q

Versicherungsbeiträge

A

insurance premiums

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18
Q

riecht nach …

A

smells of

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19
Q

TV Program

A

TV schedule

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20
Q

Geschlechtertrennung (z.B. Schule)

A

gender segregation

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21
Q

hast Du sie von nahem gesehen?

A

did you see them close

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22
Q

lass die frechen Bemerkungen

A

enough of that lip

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23
Q

Eigenlob und Angeberei

A

self-praise and swaggering

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24
Q

es riecht nach (auch fig.)

A

it is redolent of…

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25
Q

wer zuerst gerochen ist es aus dem Arsch…

A

he who smelled it dealt it

26
Q

er riecht den Braten

A

he smells a rat

27
Q

das riecht nach Betrug

A

this savours of deception

28
Q

all dieser Mumpitz

A

all that tripe

29
Q

Wie erschien sie so?

A

how did she seem?

30
Q

es ist alles sehr eng

A

it’s inches and angles

31
Q

Zechprellerei?

A

walkout

32
Q

deppiges Verhalten

A

douchebaggery

33
Q

ach geh doch nach Hause!

A

go back to Jersey

34
Q

hat mir den Atem verschlagen

A

made me gasp

35
Q

verschlagene Person

A

weasely person??

36
Q

give me a call at… ruf mich bei AFN an

A

hot me up at…

37
Q

jetzt haben wir ein Problem!!

A

now we’re in a pickle

38
Q

ich arbeite mich hoch

A

I work up to it

39
Q

Ich werde von den Füssen geholt

A

I’m rushed off my feet

40
Q

was soll das Gezanke?

A

what’s the squabbling?

41
Q

lass uns vom Thema fernhalten

A

let’s keep clear of the subject

42
Q

Stöckelschuhe

A

fuck me heels

43
Q

undurchschaubar

A

inscrutable to me

44
Q

Dinge in Länge ziehen verschleppen

A

drag your heels/feet

45
Q

Danksagungsgebet am Esstisch

A

for what we’re about to receive may the Lord make us truely thankful

46
Q

hat sich übernommen

A

he overreached himself

47
Q

alter, abgedroschener Witz, Kommentar usw.

A

joke has been done to death, is worn, is trite, threadbare

48
Q

in die Ferien gehen

A

go on school leave

49
Q

hat sich überschätzt

A

bit off more than he can chew

50
Q

hastige Hochzeit

A

rushed marriage

51
Q

ausgerechnet als…

A

just when…

52
Q

ich bezahl die Rechnung

A

I’ll pick up your tab

53
Q

lass uns die Verfolgung aufnehmen

A

let’s take up the chase

54
Q

er schafft es immer wieder mir auf den Wecker zu gehen

A

he has a trick of getting up my nose

55
Q

customer

A

punter

56
Q

Marry mislead John (in wedding proposal), an der Nase herumgeführt, waste his time Claudi schleppt Jens durch die Stadt auf der Suche nach ner Lampe

A

Marry led John on a merry chase

57
Q

homo or effeminate man (pej. but also mocking)

A

nance

58
Q

palastartig

A

this place is palatial

59
Q

die Dummheit hast du von deiner Mutter

A

you got your retard from your mother

60
Q

cool und durch nichts aus der Ruhe zu bringen

A

cool and unflappable

61
Q

mit etwas sehr gewissenhaft sein

A

you are religios about Football or yor work etc?