16 Flashcards

1
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Silk stockings

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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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To emulate sb
Es jemandem gleichtun
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To have the jitters/ be scared stiff
Eine Heidenangst haben
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To feel blessed / count oneself lucky
Sich glücklich schätzen
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Depth/ thoughtfulness
Der Tiefgang
29
That is no walk in the park
Das ist kein Zuckerschlecken
30
Sideboard, dresser
Die Anrichte
31
German soldier (colloquial)
Der Landser
32
to cheat one's way out of something
sich an etwas (dative) vorbeimogeln
33
absurd
abwegig
34
sprightly (mainly for old people)
rüstig
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To rage
Toben
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Décisive/ crucial
Ausschlaggebend
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to drizzle
träufeln
38
bayleaf
das Lorbeerblatt
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Hubris/ arrogance
Die Überheblichkeit
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Irremissible, essential
Unerlässlich
41
Confusion, complexity
Die Unübersichtlichkeit
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To counter sth
Etwas (dative) entgegentreten
43
Incorporation, annexation
Die Einverleibung
44
Flattening
Die Verflachung
45
Power base
Die Hausmacht
46
to face up to/meet
sich etwas (dativ) stellen
47
to wince, cringe, flinch
zusammenzucken
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to jerk, twitch
zucken
49
sloppy
labbrig
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shrivelled, wrinkled
verschrumpelt
51
slippers
die Schlappen
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to scoop, dredge, excavate
baggern
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digger driver
der Baggerführer
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lard
das Schmalz
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ear wax
das Ohrenschmalz
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to lease
verpachten
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to haul, carry
schleppen
58
to season
abschmecken
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trailer
der Anhänger
60
to beat the living daylights out of someone
jdm die Haut gerben
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to rage, rampage
toben
62
so much for, as if
von wegen
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tannery
die Gerberei
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to douse something with something
etwas mit etwas übergießen
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To crumple
Knautschen
66
flimsy, thin and light
hauchdünn
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apron
die Schürze
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ladel
die Kelle
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friction
die Reibung
70
whereabouts, destination
der Verbleib