127 Flashcards by john smith

Fahrt aufnehme

pick up pace

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Vorschuss (Finanziell)

retainer

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reveal one’s intentions inadvertently.

to tip one‘s hand

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unzurechnungsfähig

certifiable

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Mauerblümchen

wallflower

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gegen jdn. stänkern [ugs.]

to mouth off about sb. [Am.]

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vereiteln..

to confound

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huschen

scurry

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Gefährlichkeit 3x

danger
dangeroushess
riskiness
perilousness

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einander entsprechen

correlate

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Ungeachtet dessen, ob der Bericht nun wahr ist oder nicht

Regardless of the veracity or otherwise of that account

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er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen

He’s a smooth customer.

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hier: Kraftausdruck, Schimpfwort

expletive

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beidrehen (naut)

to heave to

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undiplomatisch
politisch unklug

impolitic

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enorm
gewaltig

stupendous

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to work oneself into a desired position.

to jockey for position

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Schüchternheit (f}
Bescheidenheit

diffidence

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Sturmbö

squall

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zersiedeln (landscape, by urbanisation, development]

to spoil sth

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Fussel, Fluse

lint

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etw als xyz vermarkten

to market sth as

der Verlauf der Krankeit war mild

the course was mild

Wie weit bist du (mit dem Buch)

how far are you in it

Gastgewerbe

hospitality sector/industry

Konferenz zog sich dahin

grind on (conference etc)

Faustgruß, Faustcheck

bumping knuckles

mühelos gewinnen

do do sth /win hands-down

verstopft

constirpated

Empfangstresen

front desk

Beschriftung

legend

etw. ausloten

to plumb something

biologische Mutter

birth mother

sprich leiser

keep your voice down, lower your voice, volume down

Schimpfwort, abfälliger Begriff

Leftie is now a slur in working-class towns

geplatzter Reifen

Tire blowout

psychological manipulation (to sow self-doubt and confusion in their victim’s mind)

Gaslighting, to gaslight

eher bescheidene Beilage von etw. (z.B. Pommes als Beilage)

abstemious serving of fries

Metaphorically, when a great deal of information received and much is irrelevant,

is just noise

gemäßigtes Klima

temperate climate

Spalte, Kluft

cleft

sprich lauter

speak up

when something is useless you say? 2x

as useful as a chocolate teapot/dildo

wirst du von deinem Boss überwacht?

are you surveilled by your boss?

müde und abgespannt fühlen

sluggish or under the weather

prügel dich nicht selbst z.B. weil man sich einem harten Routine (Sport usw.) unterwirft

don‘t thrash yourself

mach deinen Tag nicht zu voll

don‘t pack too much into your day

selbstbeherrscht, Gefühle unter Kontrolle haben

ist very self-possessed

in den letzten Zügen sein (1. neg, 2. pos)

1. in the last throes of sth 2. in the last stages of sth

er hatte die Auszeichnung von den Nazis verhaftet worden zu sein

he had the accolate of having been arrested…

Schadensbegrenzung

mitigation (see crumbling schools in England)

jemand der seinen Job nicht macht

arse-sitter

rücklaüfig (Entwicklung, Demokratie usw.)

backsliding development, democracy

blinken (in traffic)

to put on blinkers