15 Flashcards by john smith

in die hose gehen

be a complete flop go belly-up turn out shit

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billig? von wegen

cheap? anything but!

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Verkalkung

vascular calcification hardened blood vessels

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moralische Abrechnung

moral reckoning, settling of accounts

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Auffälligkeiten

abnormalities, anything extraordinary

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zieht die Zeit der Explosion nach vorne

to bring forward the time of erruption

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über etwas ins Schwärmen geraten -den Sänger -den Wein

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

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gewöhnungsbedürftig sein

it needs/takes getting used to

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der sorgfalt wegen…

for due diligence …

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Knatsch

spat

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du musst die Ärmel hochkrempeln

you must hitch up your knickers

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sie sehen verbissen aus (wollen unbedingt)

you look eager

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trommelfell

ear drums

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Kenntnis leugnen

Disavow knowledge

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Von Gefühlen distanzieren, leugnen

disavow feelings

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peachykeen

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von wegen!

who said that… so much for…

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frontal zusammenstoßen

to collide headon

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sich versöhnen mit 3x

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

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einen Armbruch erleiden

suffer a broken arm

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denkmalgeschützt

listed (building etc)

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

to be bent on violence

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anarchists

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Kälteeinbruch, Kältewelle

cold snap

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50 shades is a ?

erotic smash hit

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

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

har sich mit ihm angefreundet

he chummed up with him

wenn es hart auf hart kommt

when push comes to shove

im Preis runterhandeln, jmd schlecht machen jmd beruhigen

to talk sb down

so lange tragen bis durchgewetzt (clothes)

to wear clothes out I'll wear out my jeans

nunja, man kommt herum

well, one gets about well, I get about

something may be left until later, another day or never

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

immer mit der Ruhe, der Herr beruhigen Sie sich mal

steady on, Sir

ein Doppel (zb. Schlüssel)

duplicate duplikeit, dupliket

hier: Talismann (zb Stofftier)

charm

Ich wurde aufs Kreuzgelegt, betrogen, hintergangen 3x

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

judge yourself negatively

don't bully yourself

jmd. der sich so schnell nicht umhauen lässt

he's a storm braver

Einen Tropfen Schweiß tropfen

drip a drop of sweat

sloth pronunciation?

[slouth]

wäre eine Umbruch, totale Veränderung, Wandel

would be a sea change

to suggest an idea to test the water

to float an idea

to MOT sb

Das ist ein Flopp, Reinfall

that's a bummer

Gratwanderung

balancing act

ich habe meine Ansprüche

I habe my standards

Anweisungen umsetzen

follow onstructions

das Wrack aufrichten

righting the wreck

eine schiefe Welt

a world askew (Costa Concordia)

führt zu Zank und Streit

leads to strife and discord

alle Register ziehen

-press all buttons -pull out all the stops

jmd an der empfindlichsten Stelle treffen

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

ich muss eine Anzeige schalten

I'll have to take out/put in an ad

knock the wind out of his sails

gedankenlos nachplappern

thoughtlessly parrot sth

das hätte ich nie gedacht

smack my ass and call me Sally

Niedergang hat den niedrigsten Punkt erreicht

the decline has bottomed out

lässt es sich nicht nehmen

-takes the chance to -insisted to

Wind aus Segeln nehmen

take the wind out of his sails

unverbindlich

non-committal

willkürlich, beliebig

arbitrary

Gedankenloser Nachplapperer

a mindless parrot

Dorn im Auge

-nuisance factor -thorn in my side

Mann mit vielen Talenten

I'm a man of many parts

Scheißegalhaltung

don't give a shit attitude

(junger) Tollpatsch

hobbledehoy

pronounce: January February library

January

verrutscht (zb Tischtuch)

askew

nicht durch den TÜV kommen

get not through the MOT

Styropor

styrofoam

Flop, Reinfall

bummer

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

he paid little heed to it

-Aufträge an Land ziehen --Werbetrommel rühren

to drum up business

Nestbeschmutzer

fouling your own nest nest fouling (gibt es nicht)