2010 Martin's Beo List - Sheet1

Question 1

Hase {m}

Answer 1

hare

Question 2

Fuchs {m}

Answer 2

fox

Question 3

Reh {n}

Answer 3

(roe) deer

Question 4

Hirsch {m}

Answer 4

deer

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Elch {m}

Answer 5

elk; moose [Am.]

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Wildschwein {n}

Answer 6

wild boar

Question 7

Iltis {m}

Answer 7

polecat

Question 8

Marder {m}

Answer 8

marten

Question 9

Hermelin {m}

Answer 9

ermine

Question 10

Hamster {m}

Answer 10

hamster

Question 11

Maus {f}

Answer 11

mouse

Question 12

Tiger {m}

Answer 12

tiger

Question 13

Löwe {m}

Answer 13

lion

Question 14

Leopard {m}

Answer 14

leopard; libbard

Question 15

Gepard {m}

Answer 15

cheetah; hunting-leopard

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Puma {m}

Answer 16

puma

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Schakal {m}

Answer 17

jackal

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Wal {m}

Answer 18

whale

Question 19

Fledermaus {f}

Answer 19

bat

Question 20

Haustiere

Answer 20

domestic animals

Question 21

Kater {m}

Answer 21

tomcat; male cat

Question 22

Stute {f}; Hengst {m}; Fohlen {n}

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horse; mare; stallion; foal

Question 23

Kuh {f}

Answer 23

cow

Question 24

Schwein {n}

Answer 24

pig, hog [Am.]

Question 25

Meerschweinchen {n}

Answer 25

guinea pig

Question 26

Kaninchen {n}

Answer 26

rabbit

Question 27

Huhn {n}; Henne {f}

Answer 27

fowl, chicken; hen

Question 28

Hahn {m}

Answer 28

rooster

Question 29

Küken {n}

Answer 29

chick

Question 30

Truthahn {m}; Truthenne {f}; Pute {f}; Puter {m}

Answer 30

turkey

Question 31

Amsel {f}

Answer 31

blackbird

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Drossel {f}

Answer 32

thrush

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Fink {m}

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finch

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Meise {f}

Answer 34

tit; titmouse

Question 35

Kohlmeise {f}

Answer 35

great titmouse

Question 36

Blaumeise {f}

Answer 36

blue tit

Question 37

Star {m}

Answer 37

starling

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Schwalbe {f}

Answer 38

swallow

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Rotkehlchen {n}

Answer 39

robin (redbreast)

Question 40

Lerche {f}

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lark; skylark

Question 41

Krähe {f}

Answer 41

crow

Question 42

Häher {m}

Answer 42

jay

Question 43

Kuckuck {m}

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cuckoo

Question 44

Falke {m}

Answer 44

hawk

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Habicht {m}

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goshawk

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Sperber {m}

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sparrow hawk

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Bussard {m}

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buzzard

Question 48

Reiher {m}

Answer 48

heron

Question 49

Pelikan {m}

Answer 49

pelican

Question 50

Eidechse {f}

Answer 50

lizard

Question 51

Schildkröte {f}

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turtle; tortoise

Question 52

Insekt {n}

Answer 52

insect

Question 53

Schnecke {f}

Answer 53

snail

Question 54

Wurm {m}

Answer 54

worm

Question 55

jdm. einen Klaps geben

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to cuff sb.

Question 56

Klaps {m}

Answer 56

cuff

Question 57

unterwürfig; kriecherisch {adj}

Answer 57

obsequious

Question 58

lärmend; lautstark; schreiend {adj}

Answer 58

blatant; clamorous; vociferous

Question 59

schöntun {vi}

Answer 59

to smarm

Question 60

Bereitwilligkeit {f}

Answer 60

alacrity

Question 61

Eifer {m}

Answer 61

alacrity

Question 62

etw. mildern; abmildern; abfedern {vt}

Answer 62

to mitigate sth.; to alleviate sth.

Question 63

jdn. zu etw. nötigen {vt} [jur.]

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to coerce sb. into sth./doing sth.

Question 64

Die Popgruppe wurde zu einem unvorteilhaften Vertrag mit der Plattenfirma genötigt.

Answer 64

The pop group was coerced into a disadvantageous contract with the record company.

Question 65

jdm etw. abnötigen {vt}

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to coerce sth. from sb.

Question 66

Dem Verdächtigen wurde von der Polizei ein Geständnis abgenötigt.

Answer 66

A confession was coerced from the suspect by police.

Question 67

billiges Schmuckstück

Answer 67

trinket; gewgaw; fallal; bauble

Question 68

billige Schmuckstücke

Answer 68

trinkets; gewgaws; fallals; baubles

Question 69

lindern; erleichtern; vermindern {vt}

Answer 69

to assuage

Question 70

stillen; befriedigen {vt}

Answer 70

to assuage

Question 71

beschwichtigen {vt}

Answer 71

to assuage

Question 72

Scharfsinn {m}

Answer 72

sagacity

Question 73

müßig; untätig; faul; träge {adj}

Answer 73

idle

Question 74

müßig; untätig; unnütz; faul {adj}

Answer 74

otiose

Question 75

etw. (Fließendes) stillen; zum Stillstand bringen; eindämmen {vt}

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to staunch; to stanch sth.

Question 76

Die Regierung tat nichts, um die Flut von Gerüchten einzudämmen.

Answer 76

The government did nothing to staunch the tide of rumors.

Question 77

das Blut stillen

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to staunch the (flow of) blood

Question 78

Sehne {f} [anat.]

Answer 78

tendon; sinew

Question 79

sich beugen; sich neigen

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to stoop

Question 80

gebückt gehen {vi}

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to stoop; to walk with a stoop

Question 81

Mannstollheit {f}; Nymphomanie {f}

Answer 81

nymphomania

Question 82

eingelassen; versenkt (in das Material); ausgespart (im Material) {adj} [techn.]

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recessed

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Gang {m} (die Art zu gehen)

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gait

Question 84

breitbeiniger Gang; schaukelnder Gang

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rolling gait

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einen schlurfenden Gang haben

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to have a shuffling gait

Question 86

Gleichnis {n}

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simile

Question 87

begehrlich [geh.]; habgierig {adj}

Answer 87

covetous

Question 88

etw. begehren

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to be covetous of sth

Question 89

begehren {vt}

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to covet

Question 90

Reif {m}; Raureif {m}; Raufrost {m}

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rime; white frost; hoar; hoarfrost

Question 91

Frostreif {m}

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rime ice

Question 92

Verehrung {f}; Ehrfurcht {f}

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reverence; veneration

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Heiligenverehrung {f}

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veneration of saints

Question 94

etw./jdn. ehrfürchtig behandeln

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to treat sth./sb. with reverence

Question 95

Aststumpf {m}; Knorren {m} (bes. unter Wasser) [bot.]

Answer 95

snag

Question 96

auf Schwierigkeiten stoßen

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to strike a snag

Question 97

Da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer! [übtr.]

Answer 97

That’s the snag!; There’s the rub!

Question 98

Die Sache hat einen Haken.

Answer 98

There’s a rub in it/snag to it.

Question 99

Mönchsgeier {m} [ornith.]

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cinereous vulture

Question 100

witzig; scherzhaft; spaßig {adj}

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facetious

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witzelnd {adj}

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facetious {adj}

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Scherzhaftigkeit {f}

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facetiousness

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fesseln {vt} (Handfesseln)

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to fetter; to shackle

Question 104

er/sie fesselt

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he/she fetters; he/she shackles

Question 105

hemmen; einengen; behindern; lähmen {vt}

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to fetter

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beschaffen; vermitteln {vt}

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to procure

Question 107

eine Transportversicherung beschaffen

Answer 107

to procure a transport insurance

Question 108

doch {adv}

Answer 108

though

Question 109

Tadel {m}

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censure

Question 110

Misstrauensantrag {m}; Mißtrauensantrag {n} [alt]

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motion of no confidence; censure motion

Question 111

tadeln {vt}

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to censure

Question 112

in Erinnerungen schwelgen (an)

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to reminisce (about)

Question 113

auftauchen; hochkommen; zum Vorschein kommen {vi}

Answer 113

to surface

Question 114

Temperenzler {m}

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teetotaller

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Tücken {pl}; Unwägbarkeiten {pl}

Answer 115

vagaries pl

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Einfall {m}

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vagary

Question 117

Laune {f}

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vagary

Question 118

Grabenverschalung {f}

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shoring of a ditch

Question 119

etw. abstützen; etw. stützen {vt} [constr.]

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to prop up sth.; to shore up sth.

Question 120

Grabenaussteifung {f} mit (nicht) überlappten Bohlen

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shoring with (non-)overlappig planks

Question 121

sich abhärmen {vr}

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to pine away (with grief)

Question 122

verschmachten {vi}

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to pine

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sich nach jdm./etw. sehnen

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to pine for so./sth.

Question 124

sich verzehren (vor Kummer)

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to pine away with; to be eaten up with; to be consumed with

Question 125

Gewinnmarge {f}; Marge {f}; Gewinnspanne {f} [econ.]

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margin

Question 126

Lilie {f} [bot.]

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lily

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Seerose {f} [bot.]

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water lily; waterlily

Question 128

lenkbar; formbar {adj} (Person) [psych.]

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tractable; manageable (person)

Question 129

schlüpfrig; aufreizend; anzüglich; zotig {adj}

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salacious; obscene

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wollüstig; lüstern {adj}

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salacious

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Opferung {f}; Opfer {n}

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immolation

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Selbstverbrennung {f}

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self-immolation

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zimperlich; zickig {adj}

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prissy

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leichtfertig {adv}

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glibly

Question 135

vorschnell antworten

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to reply glibly

Question 136

schlagfertig {adv}

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glibly

Question 137

Gewandtheit {f}; Zungenfertigkeit {f}

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glibness

Question 138

schlagfertig; redegewandt; wortgewandt {adj}

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glib

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oberflächlich; unbedacht; wenig überzeugend {adj}

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glib

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nervös; gereizt; empfindlich; reizbar {adj}

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edgy; tetchy

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gewandt {adv}

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volubly

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redegewandt; zungenfertig {adj}

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voluble

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redselig; wortreich {adj}

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voluble

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Keimdrüse {f}; Gonade {f} [anat.]

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gonad

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ungebrochen {adj}

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inviolate

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einen Eid nicht brechen

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to keep an oath inviolate

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ungestört {adj}

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inviolate

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unberührt {adj} (jungfräulich)

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inviolate

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unversehrt; unangetastet {adj}

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inviolate

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Vasall {m}

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vassal

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angreifbar {adj}

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assailable

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unangreifbar {adj}

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unassailable

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knapp; selten {adj}

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scarce

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zerstören; ein Ende machen

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to dispel

Question 155

vertreiben; auflösen; zerstreuen {vt}

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to dispel

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verbannen {vt}

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to dispel

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teilbar {adj}

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divisible; dividable

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eintägig {adj}

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ephemeral

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flüchtig {adj}

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ephemeral

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kurzlebig; vergänglich; ephemer; ephemerisch {adj}

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ephemeral; fugacious

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trennen

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to dissociate

Question 162

sich distanzieren von

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to dissociate from

Question 163

etw. erzeugen [übtr.]; zur Folge haben {vt}

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to beget sth. {begot, begat; begotten, begot}

Question 164

scheren

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to shear {sheared; shorn, sheared}

Question 165

austeilen; verteilen {vt}

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to mete out

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trübsinnig; traurig {adj}

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doleful

Question 167

mit Ach und Weh

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with doleful outcry

Question 168

Leichenbittermiene {f} [ugs.]

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mournful expression; doleful expression

Question 169

Aufschub {m} [adm.]

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respite; reprieve

Question 170

weiterer Aufschub {m}; Nachfrist {f}

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additional respite

Question 171

Zahlungsaufschub {f}; Stundung {f}

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respite from payment; reprieve on payment

Question 172

Bestürzung {f}; Entsetzen {n}

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dismay

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Unfriede {m}; Unfrieden {m}

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discord; strife

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Bruderzwist {m}

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fraternal strife

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etw. ausschließen {vt} [jur.]

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to preclude sth.

Question 176

Die vorliegende Vereinbarung schließt nicht aus, dass …

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Nothing in this agreement shall preclude that …

Question 177

Dieses Urteil schließt ein weiteres Vorbringen aus.

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This judgement precludes further argument.

Question 178

unvereinbar; unverträglich {adj}

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irreconcilable

Question 179

Verwüstung {f}; Verheerung {f}; Zerstörung {f}; Plünderung {f}

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ravage; depredation

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verwüsten; verheeren; plündern {vt}

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to ravage

Question 181

beladen

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to encumber

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etw. (mit Schulden/einer Hypothek) belasten {vt} [fin.]

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to encumber sth.

Question 183

mit Schulden belastet

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encumbered with debts

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unbelastet; lastfrei {adj}; frei von Schulden

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unencumbered

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zaudern; schwanken; die Zeit vertrödeln; bummeln {vi}

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to dilly-dally

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Zaudern {n}

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dilatoriness

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mit etw. zaudern

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to dither over sth.

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Boudoir (Frauengemach, Ankleideraum)

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boudoir (a lady’s private room or dressing room)

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Strich {m} [min.]

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streak (of a mineral)

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Streiflicht {n}

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streak/beam/ray of light

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Schmitze {f} [geol.]

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streak; thin seam

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Pechsträhne {f}

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streak of bad luck; run of bad luck

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Glückssträhne {f}

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a run of luck; a winning streak

Question 194

flitzen; sausen {vi}

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to hare; to streak

Question 195

klar; deutlich; ausgeprägt {adj}

Answer 195

bold

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kräftig; heftig; wild {adj}

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bold

Question 197

plakativ {adj}

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bold; bold and simple; eye-catching; striking