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1
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kriecherisch {adj}

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sycophantic; sycophantical

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Gesindel {n}; Pöbel {m}

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rabble

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brabbeln {vi}

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to gabble

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schnattern {vi}

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to gabble; to gaggle

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weitläufig {adj}

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circuitous

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verschleudern; verprassen {vt}

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to squander

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Geheul {n}; Geheule {n}; Heulen {n}

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howling; howl; ululation

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drängen

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to hustle

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abschweifen; (vom Thema) abkommen {vi}

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to digress

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angeblich; scheinbar {adv}

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ostensibly; ostensively

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aufhören {vi}; enden {vi}; beenden {vt}

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to cease

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unzureichend; ungenügend {adj}

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scant

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13
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einen Nebenjob haben; jobben [ugs.]

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to moonlight

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schwarzgebrannter Alkohol

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moonlight

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15
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Zwang {m}; Auflage {f}

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constraint

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Zurückhaltung {f}; Beherrschtheit {f}

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restraint

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Zurückhaltung {f}; Distanziertheit {f}; Reserviertheit {f}

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aloofness

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18
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Zurückhaltung {f}

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reticence

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19
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Zurückhaltung {f}

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self-effacement

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20
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Zurückhaltung {f}

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retentiveness

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21
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Zurückhaltung {f}

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caution; reserve; coolness; abstinence; demureness

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schelten; rügen; tadeln; schimpfen (wegen)

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to chide {chid, chided; chidden, chided, chid} (for)

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23
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Korb {m}

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basket

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mies; schlecht; erbärmlich {adj}

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bum

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sich herablassen, etw. zu tun; geruhen, etw. zu tun

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to condescend to do sth.; to deign to do sth.

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jdn. keines Blickes würdigen

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not to deign to look at sb.

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würdigen; für wert halten {vt}

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to deem worthy

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28
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Anschein {m} (von etw.)

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semblance (of sth.)

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29
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fern jeder Zivilisation

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far from any semblance of civilization/civilisation

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30
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Armut {f}; Not {f}

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penury

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31
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Zwang {m}

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coercion

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32
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Abfertiger {m}

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expediter

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33
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Zwangsmittel {n}

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means of coercion

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34
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Zwangsmaßnahme {f}

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measure of coercion; coercive measure

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35
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politische Erpressung

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political blackmail; political coercion

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36
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verzeihen; einen Fehltritt entschuldigen {vt}

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to condone

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37
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etw. stillschweigend dulden

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to condone

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38
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Auszug {m}; Inhaltsangabe {f}

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epitome

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39
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Inbegriff {m} (an); Verkörperung {f}; Versinnbildlichung {f}; klassisches Beispiel

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epitome (of)

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unschätzbar; nicht abschätzbar; unübersehbar {adj}

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inestimable

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41
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Verschönerung {f}; Verzierung {f}

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embellishment

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42
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Zierrat {m}; Zierat {m} [alt]

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decoration; embellishment

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verschönern; ausgestalten; verzieren {vt}

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to embellish

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44
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Phlegma {n}

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phlegm; stolidity

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45
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zum Greifen geeignet

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prehensile

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46
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etw. bekennen {vt}

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to avow sth.

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47
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sich zu etw. bekennen

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to avow oneself to sth.

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48
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eingestehen, dass …

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to avow that …

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49
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schwül {adj}

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sultry

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50
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glutvoll {adj}

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sultry

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51
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heißblütig; feurig; temperamentvoll {adj}

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sultry

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52
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Ahnfrau {f}

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beldam

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53
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Bereitwilligkeit {f}

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alacrity

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54
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Eifer {m}

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alacrity

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55
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betören

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to infatuate

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56
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unreif; unausgegoren; unerfahren {adj}

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callow

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nackt; kahl; federlos; ungefiedert {adj}

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callow

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Aue {f}; Au {f}; Flussaue {f}

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river meadow; floodplain; flood land; callow

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59
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aufreizen; hinhalten {vt} (mit)

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to tantalize; to tantalise (with)

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60
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herrenlos; verlassen; aufgelassen; sitzengelassen; stillgelegt {adj}

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abandoned

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61
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etw. aufgeben; abbrechen; einstellen {vt}

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to abandon sth.

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62
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reichlich; üppig; opulent; abundant [gehoben] {adj}; im Überfluss; in Hülle und Fülle

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abundant

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überreichlich {adj}

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over-abundant

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64
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witzeln; scherzen {vi}

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to quip

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65
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witzige Bemerkung {f}; Witzelei {f}; Bonmot {n}

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quip

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66
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beschmutzen {vt}

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to mire

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67
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Morast {m}; Sumpf {m}; Schlamm {m}

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mire

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68
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Moorlandschaft {f}

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mire landscape

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69
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ableiten von; herleiten (aus; von) {vt}

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to derive from

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70
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aus etw. Nutzen ziehen; von etw. Nutzen haben

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to derive benefit from sth.; to reap the benefits of sth.

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71
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Nahrung {f}

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sustenance

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72
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Unterhalt {m}

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sustenance

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73
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Nährwert {m}

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sustenance

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74
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beweglich; flexibel; biegsam {adj}

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supple

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75
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gefügig; weich {adj}

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supple

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76
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geschmeidig; gelenkig; elastisch {adj}

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supple

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77
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sprudelnd {adj}

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effervescent

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78
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übersprudelnd; überschäumend; überschwänglich {adj}

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effervescent

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79
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hindern {vt}

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to stymie

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80
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gehindert

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stymied

81
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wild; verbissen; fanatisch {adj}

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rabid

82
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wilde Spekulationen

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rabid speculations

83
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betriebsblind {adj}

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professionally blinkered; routine-blinded; blind to the company’s failings; blind to the shortcomings in one’s work

84
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Betriebsblindheit {f}

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organisational blindness; blinkered attitude to one’s work

85
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Vorgeschichte {f}; Vorleben {n}

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antecedent

86
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früher; vorangehend; vorhergehend {adj}

A

antecedent

87
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vorrangige Verbindlichkeiten

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antecedent debt

88
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Fehde {f}

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feud

89
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sich befehdend; sich bekriegend

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feuding

90
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eindeutig; unzweideutig; zweifelsfrei; unmissverständlich {adj}

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unequivocal

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eindeutig Stellung beziehen (zu)

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to take an unequivocal stand (on)

92
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offenkundig {adv}

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overtly

93
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unverhohlen; offen {adv}

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overtly

94
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heimlich {adv}

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covertly

95
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ächten {vt}

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to ostracize; to ostracise

96
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ächtend

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ostracizing; ostracising

97
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geächtet

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ostracized; ostracised

98
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ausgrenzen {vt}

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to ostracize; to ostracise

99
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verfemen; verbannen {vt}

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to ostracize; to ostracise

100
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einweichen; baden {vt}

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to steep

101
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einweichend; badend

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steeping

102
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eingeweicht; gebadet

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steeped

103
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Einfühlungsvermögen {n}; Empathie {f}

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intuition; empathy; sensitivity

104
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Wohlwollen {n}; Zustimmung {f}

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sympathy

105
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Verständnis {n}; Sympathie {f} (für)

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sympathy (for)

106
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Mitgefühl {n}; Mitleid {n} (mit; für)

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sympathy (with; for)

107
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Anteilnahme {f}; Beileid {n}

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sympathy

108
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Zweckbindung {f} (von Geldmitteln) [fin.]

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appropriation; earmark; ring fence

109
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Aneignung {f}; Besitznahme {f}

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appropriation

110
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Drückebergerei {f}

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shirking

111
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Drückeberger {m} [ugs.]

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shirker

112
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sich drücken {vr} (vor)

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to shirk (from)

113
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überschwemmen; überfluten {vt}

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to inundate

114
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überschwemmend; überflutend

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inundating

115
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Überschwemmung {f}; Inundation {f}

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inundation

116
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Fanatiker {m}; Fanatikerin {f}; Fan {m}; Eiferer {m}

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bigot

117
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bigott; frömmelnd; blindgläubig; engstirnig {adj}

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bigot

118
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Frömmler {m}

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bigot

119
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Flut {f}; Schwall {m}; Schwemme {f}

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deluge

120
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eine Flut an Beschwerden; eine Schwemme an Beschwerden

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a deluge of complaints

121
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überschwemmen; überfluten {vt}

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to deluge

122
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anfällig {adj} (für)

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prone; liable (to)

123
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für etw. anfällig sein; zu etw. neigen

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to be prone to sth.

124
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anfällig für eine Krankheit

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prone to an illness; liable to an illness

125
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in Bauchlage

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in prone position

126
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Bauchlage {f} [med.]

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prone position

127
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viszeral {adj}; die Eingeweide betreffend [med.]

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visceral

128
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gesellig; freundlich {adj}

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gregarious

129
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Herdentier {n} [zool.]

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gregarious animal

130
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beharrlich; hartnäckig; penetrant {adj}

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insistent

131
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nachdrücklich; eindringlich {adj}

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insistent

132
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unschädlich; harmlos {adj}

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innocuous

133
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unverfänglich {adj}

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harmless; innocuous

134
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Vorlage {f} (Literatur)

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model

135
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Schablone {f}; Vorlage {f}; Struktur {f}

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pattern

136
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kämpferisch; streitlustig; kampflustig {adj}

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belligerent; combative

137
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kriegsverbündet {adj}

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co-belligerent

138
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Kombattant {m}; kriegführender Staat {m} [pol.]

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belligerent

139
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Verurteilung {f}

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condemnation

140
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Verdammung {f}; Ächtung {f}

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condemnation

141
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indirekt; mittelbar; verblümt; versteckt; unaufrichtig; unredlich {adj}

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oblique

142
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indirekte Drohung {f}

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oblique threats

143
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schräg; schrägliegend; schief; schiefliegend {adj}

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oblique

144
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schiefwinklig {adj} [math.]

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oblique-angled

145
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Seitenblick {m}

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side glance; oblique glance

146
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Verunglimpfung {f}; Verleumdung {f}; abfällige Bemerkung {f}

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aspersion

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Schwung {m}; Elan {m}; Pep {m}; Pfiff {m} [ugs.]; Glanz (Design, Mode)

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pizzazz; pizzaz; pazazz; pazzazz; pizazz; pzazz

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gemein; niederträchtig; schmutzig {adj}

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sordid; squalid

149
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elend; miserabel; schäbig; erbärmlich {adj}

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sordid

150
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schmutzig {adj}

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sordid

151
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hartnäckig; unnachgiebig {adj}

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intractable

152
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störrisch; widerspenstig; unfügsam {adj}

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intractable

153
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unlösbar {adj} (Konflikt)

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intractable (conflict)

154
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Die ganze Veranstaltung steht und fällt mit der genauen Vorbereitung.

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Accurate preparation is the linchpin of the entire event.

155
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Achsnagel {m}; Achsennagel {m}

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linchpin

156
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Klappstecker {m}; Achsnagel {m}; Lünse {f} [techn.]

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linchpin

157
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Ruhe {f}; Gelassenheit {f}

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repose

158
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ruhen {vi}

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to repose

159
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sich ausruhend

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reposing

160
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sich ausruhen {vr}

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to repose

161
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Schüttwinkel {m}

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angle of repose; angle of rest

162
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nachdenken; überlegen {vi}

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to cogitate

163
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nachdenkend; überlegend

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cogitating

164
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Eselsbrücke {f}; Gedächtnishilfe {f}

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mnemonic; mnemonic rhyme

165
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Merkhilfe {f}

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mnemonic

166
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alltäglich; gewöhnlich {adj}

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quotidian

167
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entlocken {vt}

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to elicit

168
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hervorlocken {vt}

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to elicit

169
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unerlaubt; verboten; ungesetzlich {adj}

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illicit

170
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Schwarzarbeit {f}

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illicit work

171
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illegaler Straßenhandel (mit etw.)

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illicit street trafficking (of/in sth.)

172
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dümmlich {adj}

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inane

173
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gehaltlos; nichtig {adj}

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inane

174
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idiotisch; dumm; dämlich {adj}

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asinine

175
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Satzrhythmus {m}; Satzmelodie {f}; Prosodie {f}

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prosody

176
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Leibeigene {m,f}; Leibeigener

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thrall

177
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Gewicht {n}

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heft

178
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abwägen {vt}

A

to heft

179
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hieven; hochhieven; schwer heben {vt}

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to heft

180
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Freier {m} [ugs.]; Kunde einer Prostituierten

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punter; client; john

181
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Freier, der den Autostrich nutzt {m}

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kerb crawler

182
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Freier {m}

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suitor

183
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(in einen Zug/Bus) einsteigen; an Bord (eines Flugzeugs/Schiffs) gehen

A

to board (a train/bus/plane/ship)

184
Q

aussteigen; absteigen {vi}

A

to alight

185
Q

absetzen; absitzen (von Schiff) [naut.]

A

to alight (from ship)

186
Q

Fahrgäste steigen hier aus.

A

Passengers alight here.

187
Q

Reiseroute {f}; Reiseplan {m}; Route {f}; Reiseweg {m}

A

itinerary

188
Q

Begabung {f}; Befähigung {f}; Fähigkeit {f}

A

aptitude

189
Q

Entscheidungskampf {m}

A

armageddon

190
Q

Weltuntergang {m}

A

Armageddon

191
Q

Kinderspiel {n}; leichte Übung

A

cinch; doddle

192
Q

Das ist ein Klacks. (leichte Übung) [ugs.]

A

It’s a cinch. (easy task)

193
Q

Poseur {m}; Poser {m}; Wichtigtuer {m}

A

poseur

194
Q

gefühlserregend {adj}

A

emotive

195
Q

Sinnesschärfe {f} [med.]

A

sensory acuity

196
Q

Hörschärfe {f} [med.]

A

hearing acuity; auditory acuity

197
Q

Geschmackssinnesschärfe {f} [biol.]

A

gustatory acuity

198
Q

die Schärfe seines politischen Instinkts

A

he acuity of his political instincts

199
Q

Schärfe {f}; Sinnesschärfe {f} (Verstand)

A

keenness; acuity; incisiveness; trenchancy

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