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1
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in die hose gehen

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be a complete flop go belly-up turn out shit

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2
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billig? von wegen

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cheap? anything but!

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3
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Verkalkung

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vascular calcification hardened blood vessels

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4
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moralische Abrechnung

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moral reckoning, settling of accounts

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5
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Auffälligkeiten

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abnormalities, anything extraordinary

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6
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zieht die Zeit der Explosion nach vorne

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to bring forward the time of erruption

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7
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über etwas ins Schwärmen geraten -den Sänger -den Wein

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she went into raptures over the wine she swooned over the singer

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8
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gewöhnungsbedürftig sein

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it needs/takes getting used to

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9
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der sorgfalt wegen…

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for due diligence …

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10
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Knatsch

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spat

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11
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du musst die Ärmel hochkrempeln

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you must hitch up your knickers

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12
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sie sehen verbissen aus (wollen unbedingt)

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you look eager

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13
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trommelfell

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ear drums

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14
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Kenntnis leugnen

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Disavow knowledge

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15
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Von Gefühlen distanzieren, leugnen

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disavow feelings

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16
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.

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peachykeen

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17
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von wegen!

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who said that… so much for…

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18
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frontal zusammenstoßen

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to collide headon

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19
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sich versöhnen mit 3x

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to make it up with to patch things up with to become reconciled

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20
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einen Armbruch erleiden

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suffer a broken arm

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21
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denkmalgeschützt

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listed (building etc)

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22
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süchtig, scharf sein auf, lüstern (auf Rache, Gewalt usw.)

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to be bent on violence

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23
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anarchists

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anarchists

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24
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Kälteeinbruch, Kältewelle

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cold snap

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25
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50 shades is a ?

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erotic smash hit

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26
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die Mittelklasse (oder wer auch immer) kann sich das nicht mehr leisten

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middle class is priced out (can no longer afford it)

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27
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har sich mit ihm angefreundet

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he chummed up with him

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28
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wenn es hart auf hart kommt

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when push comes to shove

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29
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im Preis runterhandeln, jmd schlecht machen jmd beruhigen

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to talk sb down

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30
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so lange tragen bis durchgewetzt (clothes)

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to wear clothes out I’ll wear out my jeans

31
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nunja, man kommt herum

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well, one gets about well, I get about

32
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something may be left until later, another day or never

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Beispiel: don’t need to tell you now, it’ll keep

33
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immer mit der Ruhe, der Herr beruhigen Sie sich mal

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steady on, Sir

34
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ein Doppel (zb. Schlüssel)

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duplicate duplikeit, dupliket

35
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hier: Talismann (zb Stofftier)

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charm

36
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Ich wurde aufs Kreuzgelegt, betrogen, hintergangen 3x

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I’ve been tricked, I’ve been had, I’ve been taken for the fool I am

37
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judge yourself negatively

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don’t bully yourself

38
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jmd. der sich so schnell nicht umhauen lässt

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he’s a storm braver

39
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Einen Tropfen Schweiß tropfen

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drip a drop of sweat

40
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sloth pronunciation?

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[slouth]

41
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wäre eine Umbruch, totale Veränderung, Wandel

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would be a sea change

42
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to suggest an idea to test the water

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to float an idea

43
Q

.

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to MOT sb

44
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Das ist ein Flopp, Reinfall

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that’s a bummer

45
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Gratwanderung

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balancing act

46
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ich habe meine Ansprüche

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I habe my standards

47
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Anweisungen umsetzen

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follow onstructions

48
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das Wrack aufrichten

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righting the wreck

49
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eine schiefe Welt

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a world askew (Costa Concordia)

50
Q

führt zu Zank und Streit

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leads to strife and discord

51
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alle Register ziehen

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-press all buttons -pull out all the stops

52
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jmd an der empfindlichsten Stelle treffen

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-hit sb were it hurts -hit so’s weakest spot

53
Q

ich muss eine Anzeige schalten

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I’ll have to take out/put in an ad

54
Q

.

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knock the wind out of his sails

55
Q

gedankenlos nachplappern

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thoughtlessly parrot sth

56
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das hätte ich nie gedacht

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smack my ass and call me Sally

57
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Niedergang hat den niedrigsten Punkt erreicht

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the decline has bottomed out

58
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lässt es sich nicht nehmen

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-takes the chance to -insisted to

59
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Wind aus Segeln nehmen

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take the wind out of his sails

60
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unverbindlich

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non-committal

61
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willkürlich, beliebig

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arbitrary

62
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Gedankenloser Nachplapperer

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a mindless parrot

63
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Dorn im Auge

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-nuisance factor -thorn in my side

64
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Mann mit vielen Talenten

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I’m a man of many parts

65
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Scheißegalhaltung

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don’t give a shit attitude

66
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(junger) Tollpatsch

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hobbledehoy

67
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pronounce: January February library

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January

68
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verrutscht (zb Tischtuch)

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askew

69
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nicht durch den TÜV kommen

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get not through the MOT

70
Q

Styropor

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styrofoam

71
Q

Flop, Reinfall

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bummer

72
Q

-er hat es gering geschätzt -wenig Gedanken verschwenden -wenig Aufmerksamkeit schenken -wenig im Blick haben

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he paid little heed to it

73
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-Aufträge an Land ziehen –Werbetrommel rühren

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to drum up business

74
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Nestbeschmutzer

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fouling your own nest nest fouling (gibt es nicht)

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