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1
Q

Fahrt aufnehme

A

pick up pace

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2
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Vorschuss (Finanziell)

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retainer

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3
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reveal one’s intentions inadvertently.

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to tip one‘s hand

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4
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unzurechnungsfähig

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certifiable

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5
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Mauerblümchen

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wallflower

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6
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gegen jdn. stänkern [ugs.]

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to mouth off about sb. [Am.]

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7
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vereiteln..

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to confound

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8
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huschen

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scurry

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9
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Gefährlichkeit 3x

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danger
dangeroushess
riskiness
perilousness

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10
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einander entsprechen

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correlate

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11
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Ungeachtet dessen, ob der Bericht nun wahr ist oder nicht

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Regardless of the veracity or otherwise of that account

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12
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er ist mit allen Wassern gewaschen

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He’s a smooth customer.

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13
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hier: Kraftausdruck, Schimpfwort

A

expletive

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14
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beidrehen (naut)

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to heave to

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15
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undiplomatisch
politisch unklug

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impolitic

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16
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enorm
gewaltig

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stupendous

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17
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to work oneself into a desired position.

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to jockey for position

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18
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Schüchternheit (f}
Bescheidenheit

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diffidence

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19
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Sturmbö

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squall

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20
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zersiedeln (landscape, by urbanisation, development]

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to spoil sth

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21
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Fussel, Fluse

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lint

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22
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etw als xyz vermarkten

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to market sth as

23
Q

der Verlauf der Krankeit war mild

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the course was mild

24
Q

Wie weit bist du (mit dem Buch)

A

how far are you in it

25
Q

Gastgewerbe

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hospitality sector/industry

26
Q

Konferenz zog sich dahin

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grind on (conference etc)

27
Q

Faustgruß, Faustcheck

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bumping knuckles

28
Q

mühelos gewinnen

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do do sth /win hands-down

29
Q

verstopft

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constirpated

30
Q

Empfangstresen

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front desk

31
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Beschriftung

32
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etw. ausloten

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to plumb something

33
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biologische Mutter

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birth mother

34
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sprich leiser

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keep your voice down, lower your voice, volume down

35
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Schimpfwort, abfälliger Begriff

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Leftie is now a slur in working-class towns

36
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geplatzter Reifen

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Tire blowout

37
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psychological manipulation (to sow self-doubt and confusion in their victim’s mind)

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Gaslighting, to gaslight

38
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eher bescheidene Beilage von etw. (z.B. Pommes als Beilage)

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abstemious serving of fries

39
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Metaphorically, when a great deal of information received and much is irrelevant,

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is just noise

40
Q

gemäßigtes Klima

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temperate climate

41
Q

Spalte, Kluft

42
Q

sprich lauter

43
Q

when something is useless you say? 2x

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as useful as a chocolate teapot/dildo

44
Q

wirst du von deinem Boss überwacht?

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are you surveilled by your boss?

45
Q

müde und abgespannt fühlen

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sluggish or under the weather

46
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prügel dich nicht selbst z.B. weil man sich einem harten Routine (Sport usw.) unterwirft

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don‘t thrash yourself

47
Q

mach deinen Tag nicht zu voll

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don‘t pack too much into your day

48
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selbstbeherrscht, Gefühle unter Kontrolle haben

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ist very self-possessed

49
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in den letzten Zügen sein (1. neg, 2. pos)

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  1. in the last throes of sth
  2. in the last stages of sth
50
Q

er hatte die Auszeichnung von den Nazis verhaftet worden zu sein

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he had the accolate of having been arrested…

51
Q

Schadensbegrenzung

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mitigation (see crumbling schools in England)

52
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jemand der seinen Job nicht macht

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arse-sitter

53
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rücklaüfig (Entwicklung, Demokratie usw.)

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backsliding development, democracy

54
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blinken (in traffic)

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to put on blinkers

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