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103 Flashcards

1
Q

er ist ohne List

A

he is without guile

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2
Q

historic or historical?

A
  1. famous important

2. concerning events

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3
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rührselig, sentimental

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mawkish

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4
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da ist was ätzendes hinterm Ofen

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something nasty in the woodshed

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5
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sie sind sehr knauserig

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they pinch the penny

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6
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er hats verpfuscht

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he fluffed it

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7
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er sah gleichgültig aus 2x

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indifferent

blasé

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8
Q

Vermittler

Schiedsrichter

A

arbiter

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9
Q

w

A

larks and owls are? two different chronotypes

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10
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Jemanden ausgrenzen (dt und engl)

A

ostrakisieren

ostracise

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11
Q

Wendehals

A

flip-flopper

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12
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wiederkehrend (wie ein Geist), Untoter

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revenant

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13
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I’m not on good terms with him

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I’m out of sorts with him

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14
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lahmgelegt (Person, System, Produktion)

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hamstrung

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15
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es war ein glücklicher Zufall

2x

A

it was a lucky coincidence

it was a fluke

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16
Q

ungefähre Schätzung

A

ballpark estimate

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17
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er positioniert sich in die Mitte

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puts himself in the centre

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18
Q

Gemeinsamkeiten

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commonalities

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19
Q

Amoklauf mit Schußwaffe

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shooting rampage

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20
Q

wir haben alle unsere Vorurteile

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we all have our biases

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21
Q

er hielt seine Rede mit der er seine Niederlage einräumte

A

give? a concession speech

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22
Q

sie hat eins draufgesetzt

A

she went one better

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23
Q

beschmieren, besudeln

A

daub

24
Q

Cabrio

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convertible

25
Q

Strandbad

A

lilo

26
Q

bruchstückartig

A

snippy

27
Q

rifle of a special design used in British Army

A

Bullpup Rifle

28
Q

Prüfstand Versuchsstand

A

test rig

29
Q

überabstreng dich nicht

A

don’t overstrain yourself

30
Q

determination hat drei Bedeutungen

A

Entscheidung
Entschiedenheit
Bestimmung (z.B. Schiffsposition)

31
Q

Kreisläufe wo es immer auf und ab geht (wirtschaftlich, biologisch)

A

they have real boom-and-bust cycles

32
Q

die müssen heulen vor Freude

A

they must be weeping with joy

33
Q

es geht mir an die Nieren, oder: es nervt mich

A

it gets to me

34
Q

es wird nie langweilig, oder?

A

it never gets old, does it

35
Q

erzaähl mir wie es so geht, OK?

A

tell me how it goes, OK?

36
Q

häng es an (die Last), sattle es auf

A

hitch it

37
Q

Aushängeschild (Person)

A

poster child, poster boy/girl

38
Q

ihr arbeitet viel in der Nacht

A

you have to work the night shift

39
Q

hat einen guten Spritverbrauch

A

have good gas milage

40
Q

Pflegekraft, Bezugsperson usw.

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caregiver

41
Q

Pläne überdenken

A

mull plans

42
Q

ich bin zwar der Koch, aber er ist….

A

I’m the cook but she’s the master chef

43
Q

klingt mehr nach Friedensapostel als Kriegstreiber

A

he sounds more dovish than hawkish

44
Q

a rebuke or rebuff?

A

slapdown

45
Q

spießig 2x

A

prissy, narrow-minded

46
Q

Kopf hoch

A

chin up

47
Q

bei Husten?

A

Angocin

48
Q

das ist voreilig 2x

A

that’s a bit rash/premature

49
Q

Großbuchstaben

Kleinbuchstaben

A

caps, capitals

lower case (letter)

50
Q

mit dem Gesetz vertraut sein

A

conversant with the law

51
Q

Aufbauplan, Schaltplan

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schematic

52
Q

beiden gerecht werden,

Kompromiss finden sodass beide gleich behandelt werden (z.B. work and family)

A

strike a ballance between…

53
Q

auf Pump kaufen (coll)

A

buy sth on tick

54
Q

sie hat mich gemustert

A

she gave me the once over

55
Q

er legte seinen Kopf zur Seite

A

he cocked his head

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