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1
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Platte {f}; Glatze {f}; Pläte {f} [ugs.]

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bald head; bald pate

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unverblümt; unverhüllt; trocken; nackt {adj}

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bald

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kahl; glatzköpfig; federlos; weißköpfig {adj}

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bald

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Auftreten {n}; Benehmen {n} [soc.]

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demeanour; demeanor; presence

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verbindliches Auftreten

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courteous demeanour/presence

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6
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professionelles Auftreten

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professional demeanour/presence

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Aufwertung {f} (einer Gegend durch Renovierung oder Zuzug von sozial besser Gestellten)

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gentrification

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8
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Teil {m} (Anteil)

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whack (share)

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9
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Versuch {m}

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whack

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10
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Sie verlangt das Maximum.

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She charges top whack.

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Du musst deinen Teil der Rechnung zahlen.

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You need to pay your fair whack of the bill.

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12
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etw. probieren [ugs.] (versuchen)

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to have/take a whack at sth.

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13
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Sitzung {f} [pol.]

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caucus

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14
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Vertagung {f} (auf/um) [adm.]

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adjournment (until/for)

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Vertagung {f} einer Sitzung

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adjournment of a meeting

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16
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Die Versammlung vertagt sich auf unbestimmte Zeit.

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The Assembly adjourns sine die.

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17
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Tagung {f} (mehrere Sitzungen umfassend) [adm.]

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session

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18
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Putzaktion {f}; Säuberung {f}; Reinemachen {n} [Mitteldt.] [Norddt.]; Putzete {f} [BW] [Schw.]

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clean-up session; cleaning session; cleaning

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19
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jdm. einen Auftrag geben

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to brief sb.

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20
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Auftrag {m}

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brief

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21
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jdn. instruieren; einweisen; jdm. die nötigen Anweisungen geben {vt} [adm.]

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to brief sb.

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22
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jdn. kurz informieren; in Kenntnis setzen; jdm. einen kurzen Überblick geben {vt} (über etw.) [adm.]

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to brief sb. on sth.

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Lagebesprechung {f}; Einsatzbesprechung {f} [adm.]

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briefing

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24
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Nachwelt {f}

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posterity

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25
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gutmütig {adj}

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good-natured

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Kampfbegierde {f}; Kampflust {f}

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pugnacity

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kampflustig; streitlustig; kämpferisch {adj}

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pugnacious

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28
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verderben

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to debauch

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29
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verführen {vt}

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to debauch

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30
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allgegenwärtig; überall verbreitet; ubiquitär; omnipräsent {adj}

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ubiquitous; omnipresent

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31
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Rückblende {f}; Rückblick {m} (Film)

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flashback; flash back; cutback

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32
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Rückblick {m}

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retrospect

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33
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Krankengeschichte {f}; Anamnese {f} [med.]

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medical history; case history; anamnesis

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34
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vorbeugende Warnung {f}; Einspruch {n}; Verwahrung {f} [jur.]

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caveat

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35
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gegen etw. Einspruch erheben/Verwahrung einlegen

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to enter/file/put in a caveat against sth.

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36
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Vorbehalt {m}

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caveat

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37
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Ausschluss {m} der Gewährleistung; Mängelausschluss {m}; Grundsatz ‘Augen auf, Kauf ist Kauf’ {m} [econ.] [jur.]

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caveat emptor; ‘let the buyer beware’ principle

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38
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liefern

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to purvey

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39
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hüllen {vt}

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to drape

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40
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drapieren

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to drape

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41
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Dekorationsstoffe {pl}; Dekorstoffe {pl}; Dekostoffe {pl} [textil.]

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drapery; decorative fabrics

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42
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Stoffhandel {m}

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drapery

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43
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Faltenwurf {m} [textil.] [art]

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drapery

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44
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Dekorvorhang {m}; Dekoschal {m}; Übergardine {f} [textil.]

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top curtain; drape; drapery

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45
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Vorhangstoffe {pl} [textil.]

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curtain fabric; drapery; draperies

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46
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labern; plaudern; plappern {vi}

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to prattle

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47
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Geplapper {n}

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prattle

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48
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verplaudern; verplappern

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to prattle away

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49
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beunruhigen {vt}

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to faze

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50
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Trost {m}; Tröstung {f}; Zuspruch {m}

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consolation

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51
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Beigeschmack {m} (von etw.); leichter Geschmack/Geruch (nach etw.)

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smack (of sth.)

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52
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als Trostpflaster

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by way of consolation

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53
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Ehrentore {pl}; Ehrentreffer {pl}

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consolation goals

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54
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Ehrentor {n}; Ehrentreffer {m} [sport]

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consolation goal

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55
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ein bitterer Beigeschmack in dem Medikament

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a smack of bitter in the medicine

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56
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Grab {n}; Grabkammer {f}

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sepulchre; sepulcher

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57
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begraben

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to sepulchre; to sepulcher

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58
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Unsinn {m}; Quatsch {m}; Mist {m}; Käse {m} [ugs.]

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crap

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59
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Das ist ein aufgelegter Blödsinn!

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That’s mere stuff and nonsense!; That’s a load of cobblers.

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60
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meckern; maulen; mäkeln; nörgeln; mosern [Dt.]; matschkern [Ös.]; schnorren [Schw.] {vi} (über etw.)

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to grumble; to grouse; to grouch; to gripe; to moan; to nag; to bitch; to crab; to kvetch (about sth.)

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61
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Dachboden {m}; Boden {m} [ugs.]; Speicher {m}; Söller {m}; Bühne {m}; Unterdach {n} [Schw.]; Estrich {m} [Schw.] [arch.]

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attic; loft; garret

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62
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Mansarde {f}; Mansardenzimmer {n}; Dachzimmer {n}; Dachkammer {f}; Dachstube {f}; Bodenkammer {f} [arch.]

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attic room; garret

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63
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schlüpfrig; gewagt; pikant {adj}

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risque; risqué

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64
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ein gewagter Ausschnitt

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a risque neckline

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65
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nicht ganz salonfähiger (gesellschaftsfähiger) Witz

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a risque joke

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66
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entwerfen; entwickeln; erfinden; ersinnen {vt}

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to contrive

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67
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etw. einfädeln; arrangieren; aushecken [pej.]; ersinnen [geh.] {vt}

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to arrange; to contrive sth.

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68
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tapfer; heldenhaft {adv}

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valiantly

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69
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tapfer; heldenhaft {adj}

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valiant

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70
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Hakenkreuz {n}

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fylfot

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71
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Überzeugungen {pl}

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beliefs

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72
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nach meiner festen Überzeugung; meines Wissens

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to the best of my belief

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73
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Putativnotwehr {f} [jur.]

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putative right of self-defence; self-defence in the mistaken belief of being attacked

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74
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Mein Glaube hat mir die Kraft gegeben, mit diesem Schicksalsschlag fertig zu werden.

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My faith has given me the strength to deal with this calamity.

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75
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Spitzname {m}

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moniker; monicker

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76
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jdn./um etw. werben {vt} {vi}

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to canvass sb./sth.; to drum up sb./sth.

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77
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um Unterstützung werben

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to canvass/drum up support

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78
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Wahlstimmenprüfung {f}; Wahlprüfung {f}

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canvass

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79
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einen Wahlkampfauftritt/Wahlkampfauftritte absolvieren (an einem Ort) {vi} [pol.]

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to canvass (in a place)

80
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keck; vorlaut; kess {adj}

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pert

81
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burschikos {adj}

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pert

82
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Schwämmchen {n}; Soor {m} [med.]

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thrush

83
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Echte Drosseln {pl} (Turdus) (zoologische Gattung) [ornith.]

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true thrushes (zoological genus)

84
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müssen (nur mit Infinitv, Pflicht)

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deber

85
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dürfen

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deber

86
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du darfst

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tú debes

87
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er/sie/es darf

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él/ella/usted debe

88
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wir dürfen

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nosotros debemos

89
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ihr dürft

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vosotros debéis

90
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aufrührerisch; tumultuarisch {adj}

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riotous

91
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tobend {adj}

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riotous

92
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zügellos {adj}

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riotous {adj}

93
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Zusammenrottung {f} [jur.]

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riotous assembly

94
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Sukkubus {m}

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succubus; succuba

95
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Die neue Gondelbahn ist ein wahrer Segen für die Leute in den Armenvierteln von Rio de Janairo.

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The new cable railway is a real boon to people in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

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wild {adj}; nicht zu bändigen

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rambunctious {adj}

97
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wild; lärmedn; nicht zu bändigen {adj}

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rambunctious

98
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lärmend {adj}; laut {adj}

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rambunctious {adj}

99
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lebhaft {adj}

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rambunctious {adj}

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Libertin {m} (hauprsächl. sexuell ausschweifender Mann) [pej.]; Casanova {m} [pej.]

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libertine

101
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Erstarrung {f}

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stupor

102
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starr vor Staunen stehen

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to stand in a stupor

103
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Benommenheit {f}

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stupor

104
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Stupor {m}; Bewegungslosigkeit {f}; Reaktionslosigkeit {f} [med.]

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stupor

105
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dahindämmern {vi}

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to lie there in a stupor

106
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im Vollrausch; sinnlos betrunken

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in a drunken stupor

107
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sich bis zur Bewusstlosigkeit betrinken

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to drink oneself into a stupor

108
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Mattigkeit {f}

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languor

109
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Schwäche {f}

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languor

110
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Nickerchen {n} [ugs.]; Schläfchen {n}

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nap; catnap; snooze; forty winks; zizz

111
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Er machte ein Nickerchen.

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He had forty winks.

112
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deckungsgleich sein mit

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to be congruent with

113
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deckungsgleich; kongurent {adj} [math.]

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congruent

114
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Anstand {m}

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decorum

115
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Dekorum {n}; Schicklichkeit {f}

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decorum

116
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Deckel {m}; Topfdeckel {m}

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lid

117
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tief {adj}; tiefsitzend {adj}

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deep-seated {adj}

118
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verbinden {vt}

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to conjoin

119
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gemeinsam; gemeinschaftlich; zusammen {adj}; Gemein…

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common

120
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ein gemeinsames Vorgehen

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joint action

121
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gemeinsam {adv}

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conjointly

122
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verlassen; im Stich lassen {vt}

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to desert

123
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im Stich lassen

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to desert

124
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jdn. im Stich lassen; jdn. hängenlassen; jdn. (ganz schön) in der Patsche sitzen lassen

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to leave sb. in the lurch; to let sb. down

125
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Lücke {f}

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hiatus

126
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Kluft {f}

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gap; hiatus; abyss

127
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ihre kleinen Wehwehchen

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her little aches and pains; her little ailments

128
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ursprünglich {adj}

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primordial

129
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unterstützen; gutheißen; ermutigen; billigen; dulden {vt}

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to countenance

130
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Antlitz {n}; Miene {f}; Angesicht {n}; Gesichtsausdruck {m}

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countenance

131
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die Fassung bewahren

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to keep one’s countenance

132
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die Fassung verlieren; das Gesicht verlieren

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to lose countenance

133
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das Gesicht bewahren; die Fassung bewahren

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to keep one’s countenance

134
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Veranlassung {f}; Verfügung {f}; Disposition {f} [adm.]

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arrangement

135
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Disposition {f}; Anlage {f} (für; zu) [med.]

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disposition (to)

136
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künstlerische Neigung {f}

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artistic disposition

137
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künstlerisch veranlagt sein

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to have an artistic disposition

138
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sonniges Gemüt

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cheerful disposition

139
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herzliche Gemütsart

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genial disposition

140
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seine freundliche Art

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his cheerful disposition

141
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ausgeglichen sein

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to have an equable disposition

142
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musisch veranlagt sein

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to have an artistic disposition

143
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jdm. etw. zur Disposition stellen

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to place sth. at sb.’s disposal

144
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Neigung {f} (zu)

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disposition (to)

145
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Gesinnung {f}; Charakteranlage {f}; Neigung {f}; Veranlagung {f}

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disposition

146
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selbstvergessen {adj}

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oblivious of all around one

147
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vergesslich {adj}

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oblivious

148
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weltvergessen {adj}

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oblivious of the world; oblivious to the world

149
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ohne Notiz von seiner Umgebung zu nehmen

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oblivious of his surroundings; oblivious to his surroundings

150
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Auf- und Abbewegung {f}

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bobbing movement

151
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Äpfeltauchen {n}; Nach-Äpfeln-Tauchen {n} (Gesellschaftsspiel)

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apple bobbing; bobbing for apples; dooking; snap apple (party game)

152
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sich auf- und abbewegen {vr}

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to bob

153
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auftauchen {vi}

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to bob up

154
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auftauchend

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bobbing up

155
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knicksen {vi}

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to bob

156
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lapidar; kurz und bündig {adj}

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succinct

157
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prägnant; kurz und bündig; knapp {adj}

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succinct

158
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Selbstüberschätzung {f}; Selbstüberhebung {f}; Hybris {f}

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hubris

159
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ein Funken {m}; Körnchen {m} von etw. (ein kleines Maß an etw.)

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a modicum of sth. (formal)

160
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jeder, der auch nur einen Funken Verstand hat

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anyone with even a modicum of common sense/intelligence

161
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ein Schauspieler ohne auch nur den geringsten Funken Talent

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an actor without even a modicum of talent

162
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Es gibt noch einen Funken Hoffnung.

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There’s still a modicum of hope.

163
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ein Körnchen Wahrheit

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a modicum of truth

164
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ein Funken (von) Ehrgefühl

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e modicum of integrity

165
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Gewissensbisse {pl} [psych.]

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compunction

166
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unberechenbar {adj}

A

unpredictable

167
Q

unberechenbar {adv}

A

incalculably

168
Q

unberechenbar {adj}

A

capricious {adj}

169
Q

launisch {adj}

A

volatile {adj}

170
Q

instabil {adj}; unberechenbar {adj}

A

volatile {adj}

171
Q

Dauerregen {m} [meteo.]

A

incessant rain; continuous rain

172
Q

ununterbrochen; unablässig; unausgesetzt {adj}

A

incessant

173
Q

rezidivierend; wiederkehrend {adj} [med.]

A

recurrent; recurring

174
Q

häufig/wiederholt auftretend; häufig vorkommend {adj}

A

recurrent

175
Q

periodisch wiederkehrend; regelmäßig wiederkehrend; ständig wiederkehrend {adj}

A

recurrent

176
Q

Sprichwort {n}; Spruch {m}

A

adage; saw

177
Q

Hitzkopf {m}; Heißsporn {m} [poet.]; Feuerkopf {m}; Stürmi {m} [Schw.]

A

hotspur; hothead; spitfire

178
Q

kritzeln {vi}

A

to doodle

179
Q

Gekritzel {n}

A

doodle

180
Q

Diese Frage war mir peinlich.

A

I was embarrassed by this question.

181
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Verrat {m}

A

betrayal

182
Q

Gestank {m}

A

stench

183
Q

stillend; zum Stillstand bringend; eindämmend

A

staunching; stanching

184
Q

seetüchtig und stark {adj} (Schiff) [naut.]

A

staunch; stanch (ship)

185
Q

todunglücklich {adj} [ugs.]

A

desperately unhappy; extremely unhappy

186
Q

linkisch; tapsig; eckig; täppisch; tollpatschig; tolpatschig; unbeholfen; ungelenk; ungeschickt {adj}

A

awkward; unhandy

187
Q

zerkochen

A

to cook to rags

188
Q

Streber {m}; Streberin {f}

A

swot; dweeb; wonk

189
Q

Streber {m}; streberhafter Arbeiter

A

grind

190
Q

Streber {m}

A

striver

191
Q

Einfluss {m}

A

clout

192
Q

Schlagkraft {f}; Schlag {m}

A

clout

193
Q

Kopfnuss {f}

A

clout

194
Q

Lappen {m}

A

clout

195
Q

Idiot {m}; Dummkopf {m}; Schwachkopf {m}; Depp {m} [pej.] [ugs.]

A

numskull; numbskull; dunce; dunderhead; douche; douchebag; douche bag; dickhead; thicko

196
Q

Fehdehandschuh {m}

A

gauntlet; gantlet

197
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alte Kiste {f}

A

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