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16 Flashcards

1
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Silk stockings

A

Die Seidenstrümpfe

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2
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Derogatory

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Abfällig

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3
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Local

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Hiesig

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4
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Hide the fact that

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Darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass

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5
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To struggle with

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Sich tun schwer mit

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6
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Bottom placed (fig)/ tail light

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Das Schlusslicht

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7
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As a rule

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Im Regelfall

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8
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Moreover

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Überdies

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9
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However (old)

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Indes

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10
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Ancestral

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Angestammt

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11
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bespoke

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nach Maß

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12
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squalid/ neglected

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verwahrlost

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13
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fact/reality/situation

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die Gegebenheit

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14
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to get by

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über die Runden kommen / zurechtkommen

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15
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to pull the strings

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die Fäden ziehen

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16
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bite sized

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mundgerecht

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17
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to come by sth (e.g. food)

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an etwas kommen

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18
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undiscerning, unregenerate

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uneinsichtig

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19
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to allow/grant

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gestatten

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20
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to crumble

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bröckeln

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21
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ad

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das Inserat

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22
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to get into a pickle/ tight spot

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in die Klemme geraten

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23
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to arrange/orchestrate

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einfädeln

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24
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clandestine

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klammheimlich

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25
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To emulate sb

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Es jemandem gleichtun

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26
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To have the jitters/ be scared stiff

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Eine Heidenangst haben

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27
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To feel blessed / count oneself lucky

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Sich glücklich schätzen

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28
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Depth/ thoughtfulness

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Der Tiefgang

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29
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That is no walk in the park

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Das ist kein Zuckerschlecken

30
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Sideboard, dresser

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Die Anrichte

31
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German soldier (colloquial)

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Der Landser

32
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to cheat one’s way out of something

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sich an etwas (dative) vorbeimogeln

33
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absurd

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abwegig

34
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sprightly (mainly for old people)

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rüstig

35
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To rage

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Toben

36
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Décisive/ crucial

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Ausschlaggebend

37
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to drizzle

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träufeln

38
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bayleaf

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das Lorbeerblatt

39
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Hubris/ arrogance

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Die Überheblichkeit

40
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Irremissible, essential

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Unerlässlich

41
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Confusion, complexity

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Die Unübersichtlichkeit

42
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To counter sth

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Etwas (dative) entgegentreten

43
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Incorporation, annexation

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Die Einverleibung

44
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Flattening

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Die Verflachung

45
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Power base

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Die Hausmacht

46
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to face up to/meet

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sich etwas (dativ) stellen

47
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to wince, cringe, flinch

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zusammenzucken

48
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to jerk, twitch

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zucken

49
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sloppy

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labbrig

50
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shrivelled, wrinkled

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verschrumpelt

51
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slippers

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die Schlappen

52
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to scoop, dredge, excavate

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baggern

53
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digger driver

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der Baggerführer

54
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lard

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das Schmalz

55
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ear wax

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das Ohrenschmalz

56
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to lease

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verpachten

57
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to haul, carry

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schleppen

58
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to season

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abschmecken

59
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trailer

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der Anhänger

60
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to beat the living daylights out of someone

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jdm die Haut gerben

61
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to rage, rampage

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toben

62
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so much for, as if

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von wegen

63
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tannery

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die Gerberei

64
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to douse something with something

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etwas mit etwas übergießen

65
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To crumple

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Knautschen

66
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flimsy, thin and light

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hauchdünn

67
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apron

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die Schürze

68
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ladel

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die Kelle

69
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friction

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die Reibung

70
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whereabouts, destination

A

der Verbleib

German adv (17 decks)

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