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1
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your neighborhood, town, or the area where you live

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neck of the woods

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2
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äußerte sich unklar über

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was hazy about…

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3
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obszön

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ribald

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4
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Nutzholz, Bauholz

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lumber

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5
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Schmeichler

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sycophant, flatterer

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6
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wie erwartet ausgehen, turn out as expected

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to prove out

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7
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1.Gully
2. Abzugsrinne

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  1. drain
  2. gully
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8
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Berechtigungsnachweis
-Bei Computer auch Anmeldeinformationen

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credentials

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9
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Metzgergang, vergebliche Mühe

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fool‘s errand

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10
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satt, gesättigt

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sated

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11
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schallend , überlaut

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stentorian (Brian Blessed hatte so eine Stimme)

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12
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rastlos, reiselustig, wandernd

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peripatetic

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13
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Verschwender

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spendthrift

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14
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schnattern (wie Gänse)

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gaggle

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15
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to trick or control someone by making them believe things that are not true,

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to gaslight someone

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16
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Obstruktion betreiben,
verschleppen durch Dauerrednerei (Opposition macht das mitunter)

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filibuster

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17
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strudeln (Wasser)

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to roil

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18
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hübsch, attraktiv, scharf

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dishy

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19
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finde dein eigenes Tempo

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pick up your pace

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20
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A mentally handicapped person.

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window licker

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21
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Glockentürme

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belfries

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22
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Diminish or lessen gradually, end by degrees, as in The storm finally …

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taper off

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23
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Arschkriecher,

angekrochen kommen

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toady

24
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hinblättern, auszahlen

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to fork out

25
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verschmelzen, verbinden, zusammenführen (z.B. Sätze)

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conflate

26
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Zahnspange

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retainer

27
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a walk done in a slow relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

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to go for a wander, to take a wander

28
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used in a figurative sense to describe a situation or process in which something has been partially completed

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stage of undress

29
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to stop working because the moving parts can no longer move.

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ti seize up [zi:ß]

30
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Kniebeugen

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squads

31
Q

sich high fühlen

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to feel hopped up

32
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lahmarschig

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drippy

33
Q

healthy reddish complexion (teint)

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ruddy

34
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sonnendurchflutet

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sun-drenched

35
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area that someone is very familiar with and where they like to spend time: Tummelplatz

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stomping ground

36
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grell, schreiend, protzig 3x

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gaudy, garish, flashy

37
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Imbiß (auch schulbuffet)

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tuck shop

38
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  1. mit jmd. zusammenziehen
  2. in wilder Ehe leben
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to shack up

39
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schlüpfrig anzüglich

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salacious

40
Q

kichern

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titter

41
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etwas hochfahren

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to ramp up

42
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Musik hochdrehen, lauter machen

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crank up

43
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warscheln, trotten

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to shamble

44
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Pampe (food)

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stodge

45
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wenn wir uns ranhalten

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if we hustle

46
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auf etwas Anspruch erheben bevor es jmd anderes tut

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to call dibs on sth

47
Q

stellt zwei Parteien moralisch auf die selbe Stufe

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draws moral equivalence between Russia, the aggressor, and Ukraine, the victim.

48
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the wish to have or do two good things at the same time when this is impossible

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cakeism

49
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etw. ist steil den Bach runter

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sh has dropped off the cliff

50
Q

Psychogequatsche

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psychobabble

51
Q

eignet sich nicht für, passt nicht immer für usw

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doesn‘t lend itself to

52
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Lockvogelangebot

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shill

see also: shill bidding

53
Q

Die Atempause kam voneiner anderen Seite

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reprieve came from a different source

54
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einschüchtern, unter Drucksetzen

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browbeating

55
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spindeldürr (Person)

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waifish

56
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quatsch keine Opern

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stop waffling on

57
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Bester Kaffee, ohne zweifel

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best coffee hands-down!

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