14.3 Flashcards

1
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Experte (slightly mocking)

A

Pundit

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2
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Einzelhandel

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Retail

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3
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Horten, Vorrat

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To stockpile,

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4
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Launisch, wechselhafte Laune

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Fickle

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5
Q

Lukrativ , ertragreich

A

Lucrative

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6
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Schmutziger Gewinn, Ertrag

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Filthy lucre

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7
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Löhne

A

Wages

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8
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Erhöhen, kürzen Löhne

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To raise wages, to ask for a raise , cutting

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9
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Hilfe

A

Relief

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10
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Unterschlupf, Zufluchtsort

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Shelter

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11
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Belastbar sein, krisenfest

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To be resilient to sth.

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12
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Zurückhalten, bändigen, einschränken

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To restrain sth. Sb

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13
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Zurückhaltung

A

Restraint

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14
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Zentral,ausschlaggebend

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Pivotal

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15
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Abhängig, sich um etwas drehen

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To hinge on sth.

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16
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Spenden Sammlung

A

Fundraising

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17
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Schlau

A

Savvy

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18
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,not clearly expressed, not know about , kept from being seen

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Obscure

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19
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Schärfen

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To hone

20
Q

Aufs Spiel setzen

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To compromise

21
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Einkommen

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Revenue

22
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Echt, aufrichtig

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Genuin, genuinely

23
Q

Gefahr

A

Peril

24
Q

Gefahrlos

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Perilous

25
Q

Großes Ausmaß , Maße

A

Bulk

26
Q

.item of clothing

A

Garment

27
Q

Gefährlich , riskant

A

Hazardous

28
Q

Gefahr

A

Hazard

29
Q

Mülldeponie

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Landfill

30
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.useful,valuable thing , raw material

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Commodities

31
Q

Angeblich

A

Allegedly

32
Q

Avoid dealing with , go round ,attempt to ignore

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To skirt sth

33
Q

Handel

A

Trafficking

34
Q

Chemical substance to keep things cold

A

Refrigerant

35
Q

.attract attention, develop or grow

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To flourish

36
Q

Get rid of sth

A

To dispose of sth

37
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Action of getting rid of sth

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The disposal of

38
Q

Scarcely, only just

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Barely

39
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Correspond in nature, occur at same time

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To coincide with

40
Q

Hausgemachtes Problem

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Home- grown

41
Q

Harte Arbeit

A

Sweatshop (conditions)

42
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.remote areas

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Hinterland

43
Q

Excess, more than what is needed

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Surplus

44
Q

Peppeln, füttern

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To nurture

45
Q

To eat very fast

A

To devour

46
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To make a disapproving face

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To frown ( to frown up on)