101 Flashcards by Claus Sauer

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self-effacing

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bescheiden, zurückhaltend

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shrewdly

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scharfsinnig, in geschickter Weise

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coalesced

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vereinigt, verschmelzen

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to exasperate so.

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jmd. zur Verzweiflung bringen

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to sustain sth.

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etw. aufrechterhalten

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rapport

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harmonisches Verhältnis

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hooey

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Unsinn, Gelabbere

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inevitably

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unweigerlich

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ingrained

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tief verwurzelt

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phony (AE) / phoney (BE)

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Schwindler / Fälschung

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to succumb to sth./sb.

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jmd./etw. erliegen

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bespoke

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maßgeschneidert

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to succumb to so.’s charms

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jmd. seinem Charme erliegen

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chief problem

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Hauptproblem

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to cook the book

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die Bücher manipulieren

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willy-nilly

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unordentlich, wohl oder übel

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emolument

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Vergütung

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fraught

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nervenaufreibend

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exuberance

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Übertreibung

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to forbid sth.

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etw. verbieten/untersagen

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deception

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Täuschung, Betrug

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sanity check

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Glaubhaftigkeitscheck

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to dial out

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auswählen (aus Telefongespräch)

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conversion

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Umrechnung

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frugality

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Sparsamkeit

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pavement

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Gehweg, Bürgersteig

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opaque

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undurchlässig, dunkel, schleierhaft

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to swerve

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ausweichen

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evasive

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ausweichend

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evasive action

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Ausweichmanöver

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to haunt sb.

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jmd. verfolgen/heimsuchen

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mental math

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das Kopfrechnen

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to whine

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meckern, nörgeln

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to revile

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beschimpfen, schmähen

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vigorous

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lebhaft, energisch

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to tame

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zähmen, dressieren

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day of the week; weekday

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Wochentag

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kicked to the curb

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to be fired from one’s job in a demeaning manner

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cabin

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Blockhütte

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thy (archaicl dialect)

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dein

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nightcrawler

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a person who is socially active at Night

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census

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Zählung, Volkszählung

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to sensationalize

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sensationalisieren

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invigorating

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erfrischend, erquicklick

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zest of life

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Begeisterung, Würze

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procrastination

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Aufschub, Verzögerung

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false modesty

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falsche Bescheidenheit

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false modesty

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falsche Bescheidenheit

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false modesty

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falsche Bescheidenheit