101 Flashcards

1
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self-effacing

A

bescheiden, zurückhaltend

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2
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shrewdly

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scharfsinnig, in geschickter Weise

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3
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coalesced

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vereinigt, verschmelzen

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4
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to exasperate so.

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jmd. zur Verzweiflung bringen

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5
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to sustain sth.

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etw. aufrechterhalten

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6
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rapport

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harmonisches Verhältnis

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7
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hooey

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Unsinn, Gelabbere

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8
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inevitably

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unweigerlich

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9
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ingrained

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tief verwurzelt

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10
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phony (AE) / phoney (BE)

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Schwindler / Fälschung

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11
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to succumb to sth./sb.

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jmd./etw. erliegen

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12
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bespoke

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maßgeschneidert

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13
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to succumb to so.’s charms

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jmd. seinem Charme erliegen

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14
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chief problem

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Hauptproblem

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15
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to cook the book

A

die Bücher manipulieren

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16
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willy-nilly

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unordentlich, wohl oder übel

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17
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emolument

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Vergütung

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18
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fraught

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nervenaufreibend

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19
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exuberance

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Übertreibung

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20
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to forbid sth.

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etw. verbieten/untersagen

21
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deception

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Täuschung, Betrug

22
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sanity check

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Glaubhaftigkeitscheck

23
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to dial out

A

auswählen (aus Telefongespräch)

24
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conversion

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Umrechnung

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frugality
Sparsamkeit
26
pavement
Gehweg, Bürgersteig
27
opaque
undurchlässig, dunkel, schleierhaft
28
to swerve
ausweichen
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evasive
ausweichend
30
evasive action
Ausweichmanöver
31
to haunt sb.
jmd. verfolgen/heimsuchen
32
mental math
das Kopfrechnen
33
to whine
meckern, nörgeln
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to revile
beschimpfen, schmähen
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vigorous
lebhaft, energisch
36
to tame
zähmen, dressieren
37
day of the week; weekday
Wochentag
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kicked to the curb
to be fired from one's job in a demeaning manner
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cabin
Blockhütte
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thy (archaicl dialect)
dein
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nightcrawler
a person who is socially active at Night
42
census
Zählung, Volkszählung
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to sensationalize
sensationalisieren
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invigorating
erfrischend, erquicklick
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zest of life
Begeisterung, Würze
46
procrastination
Aufschub, Verzögerung
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false modesty
falsche Bescheidenheit
48
false modesty
falsche Bescheidenheit
49
false modesty
falsche Bescheidenheit