100 Flashcards

1
Q

starten ist …

landen ist…

A

taking off is optional, landing is madatory

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2
Q

sie hat dich für dumm verkauft

A

she has been playing you (for a sucker)

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3
Q

trällert ein Liedchen

A

warble a ditty

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4
Q

her Kanibalismus war hier sehr verbreitet

A

canibalim was very rife

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5
Q

dem Wetter zuvorkommen

A

beat the weather

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6
Q

grenzwertige Situation

A

sketchy moment

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7
Q

ab wann hat man bestanden

A

what is the pass mark?

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8
Q

einen draufsetzen

A

go one better

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9
Q

sie hat das gegen die Wand gefahren

A

she dug it into a hole

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10
Q

Verzichtserklärung unterschreiben

A

sign a waiver

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11
Q

über jemanden schlecht reden

A

bad-mouth sb

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12
Q

gechlortes Wasser

A

chlorinated water

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13
Q

er hat noch ein paar Fesseln in der Hosentasche

A

has more restraints in his pockets

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14
Q

töricht, einfältig, illosorisch

A

fatuous

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15
Q

die Geschäftsleitung war von seiner Dreistigkeit so beeindruckt…

A

So impressed was the management with his chutzpah that …

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16
Q

noch einen drauflegen 2x

A

to notch up

to up the stakes

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17
Q

macht seine Ansprüche gelten, nimmt am Rennen teil

A

throws his hat in the ring

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18
Q

geraten dauernd im heftigen Streit aneinander

A

you are butting heads all the time

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19
Q

wackelig, zerbrechlich, gebrechlich, klapprig Person,Boot, Stuhl

A

rickety boat, legs feel rickety

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20
Q

es ist längst Schlafenszeit

A

it’s way past bed time

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21
Q

habe kaum geschlafen

A

hardly got a wink of sleep

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22
Q

das belastet sie so sehr…

A

it taxes her so much

23
Q

in die freie Natur gehen

A

go outdoors

24
Q

Dinge geraten aus den Fugen

A

things are going off the rail

25
Q

a quantity or source of lies or nonsense

totaler Blödsinn

A

what a crock of shit

26
Q

schick!! 2x

A

fancy!!

chic [tschi:k]

27
Q

wie wäre es mit einem Vertrauensvorschuss

A

how about a show of good faith

28
Q

Schublade mit Krismkrams

A

junkdrawer

29
Q

Darmsspülung

A

colonic irigation

30
Q

Tagebuch führen 2x

A

journaling

-keep a journal

31
Q

du hast ihn in den Kopf gefickt

A

you twisted him up

32
Q

tell me were he is, his whereabouts

A

give me the 20 on…

33
Q

gute Gemeinschaft, keine Uneinigkeiten

A

good community, no divisions

34
Q

given leave of absence (prisoner, soldier)

A

grant furlough

35
Q

Geld zum Fenster rauswerfen

A

chuck money down the pan

36
Q

Kontakt haben mit, in Berührung kommen mit (Gesetz, Einheimische, usw)

A

had a brush with the law, death, the locals, another boat etc.

37
Q

ungeschminkte Wahrheit

A

unvarnished truth

38
Q

einen Eindruck von etwas bekommen

A

get the general idea of sth

39
Q

Spesen 2x

A

charges, expenses

40
Q

Erbsenzähler

A

bean counter

41
Q

Aufklärungsrate 2x

A

crime clearance rate, success rate

42
Q

3x mundtot machen

A

silence, gag, muzzle

43
Q

Begeisteter Schrauber

A

gearhead

44
Q

oh ich Armer

A

woe is me

45
Q

Winkeladvokat

A

pettyfogging lawyer

46
Q

ungeschminkter Bericht

A

gritty report

47
Q

Unterführung 2x

A

underpass subway

48
Q

entkriminalisieren

A

decriminlize

49
Q

er hat schlechte Karten

A

cards are stacked against me

50
Q

ich komme gleich und helfe dir

A

I sort you out

51
Q

Debakel

A

debacle

52
Q

alles in seiner gesamten Tragweite berücksichtigen

A

to consider it in all its bearing

53
Q

sie sind zerstritten 3x

A

they are at odds, estranged, quarrelling