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lärmend; lautstark; schreiend {adj}

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blatant; clamorous; vociferous

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schöntun {vi}

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to smarm

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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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betören

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to infatuate

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

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to derive from

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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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Überschwemmung {f}; Inundation {f}

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inundation

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Verurteilung {f}

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condemnation

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Verdammung {f}; Ächtung {f}

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condemnation

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echt; vollwertig (Sache)

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bona fide (matter)

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ein vollwertiges Teammitglied

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a bona fide member of the team

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Dieser Song war ein echter Hit.

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This song was a bona fide hit.

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ein seriöses Angebot

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a bona fide offer

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14
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(kniffliges) Rätsel {n}

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enigma; conundrum

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Hang {m}; Vorliebe {f}; Neigung {f}

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penchant

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Er hat eine ausgesprochene Vorliebe für Lateinamerika.

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He has a distinct penchant for Latin America.

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simulieren {vt}

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to malinger

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18
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niedergeschlagen sein; mutlos werden

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to become / get / grow despondent

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mutlos; verzagt; hoffnungslos; niedergeschlagen; verzweifelt {adj}

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despondent

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nachdenklich; gedankenvoll {adj}

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pensive; ruminative; meditative

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Sumpf {m}

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quagmire

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Zwickmühle {f}; Klemme {f}; Schlammassel {m}

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quagmire

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Segen {m}

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boon

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24
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Wohltat {f}

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boon

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25
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ermitteln; feststellen {vt}

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to ascertain

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26
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Scharfsinn {m}

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sagacity

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27
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Verstandesschärfe {f}

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sagacity

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28
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Kniff {m}

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knack

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29
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Ich kann den Kniff nicht herausbekommen.

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I can’t get the knack of it.

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ein Händchen für etw. haben [übtr.]; Talent für etw. haben

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to have a knack for sth.

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31
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zierlich; feingliedrig; fein {adj}

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dainty

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32
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lecker {adj} [cook.]

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dainty

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Leckerei {f}; Leckerli {n}; Schleckerei {n} [Ös.] [Schw.]

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dainty; sweet

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anmutig; grazil; elegant {adj} (Person)

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dainty (person)

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heikel; wählerisch {adj} (Person)

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fastidious; dainty (person)

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36
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resolut {adj}

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adamantine

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37
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unerbittlich; unnachgiebig; hartnäckig; felsenfest; eisern {adj}

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adamant; adamantine

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38
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darauf bestehen, dass …

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to be adamant that …

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39
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Unfug treiben

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skylarking

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40
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Dummheiten anstellen

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skylarking

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41
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Erdscholle {f}

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clod of earth

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42
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Scholle {f}; Klumpen {m}

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clod

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43
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Trottel {m}; Dämlack {m} [ugs.]

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clod; clodpole; jerk; mug; sucker; dork; prat; rube

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Trottel {pl}; Dämlacke {pl}

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clods; clodpoles; jerks; mugs; suckers; dorks; prats; rubes

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45
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pejorativ {adv}; abwertend {adv}

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pejoratively

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46
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abwertend; abschätzig; verächtlich; pejorativ {adj}

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pejorative

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47
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eingießen {vt}

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to ingrain

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48
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eingebettet; (fest) eingewurzelt; eingefleischt {adj}

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ingrained; engrained

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tiefsitzend; tief verwurzelt {adj}

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ingrained; engrained

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50
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kennzeichnen; markieren {vt}

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to denote

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51
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etw, (genau) bezeichnen {vt}

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to denote sth.

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52
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formbar; weich; geschmeidig; dehnbar; bildbar {adj}

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malleable

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53
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formbare Persönlichkeit

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malleable personality

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54
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schmiedbares Eisen

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malleable iron

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55
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geheimnisvoll; obskur {adj}

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arcane

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56
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vielgeschmäht {adj}

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much-reviled

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57
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jdn. beschimpfen; jdn. schmähen [geh.]; etw. verunglimpfen (als etw.) {vt}

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to revile sb./sth. (as sth.)

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58
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Leiste {f} [anat.]

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groin; inguen

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59
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Leistenbeuge {f} [anat.]

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groin

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60
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Ruck {m}; kräftiges Ziehen

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tug

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61
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Schlepphilfe {f} [naut.]

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tug assistance

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62
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Respekt zeigen

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to tug one’s forelock

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63
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zerren {vt}

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to tug

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64
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nachgerade {adv} (geradezu)

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well-nigh (virtually)

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65
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Das ist nicht nur möglich, sondern nachgerade geboten.

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This is not only possible, but well-nigh necessary.

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66
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nachgerade {adv} (allmählich)

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well-nigh (gradually)

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67
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Es wird nachgerade Zeit, dass Sie mit der Wahrheit herausrücken.

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It is well-nigh time you come out with the truth.

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68
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Es war nachgerade ein Sakrileg, seine Entscheidungen zu hinterfragen.

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It was well-nigh a sacrilege to question his decisions.

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69
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mürrisch {adv}

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morosely

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70
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verdrießlich; missmutig; griesgrämig {adv}

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morosely

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71
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unterstützen {vt}

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to espouse

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72
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eine Sache mittragen; etw. übernehmen; für etw. eintreten; sich zu etw. bekennen {vt} [pol.] [soc.]

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to espouse sth.

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73
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jdn. ehelichen {vt}; sich mit jdm. vermählen {vr} [poet.] [soc.]

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to wed sb.; to espouse sb.

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74
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verweichlicht {adj}

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effeminate

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75
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ein verweichlichter Mann

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an effeminate man

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76
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unmännlich; effeminiert; weibisch {adj}

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effeminate

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verweichlichen {vi}

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to render effeminate

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78
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betrügen; hereinlegen; übertölpeln {vt}

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to gull

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79
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verleiten {vt} (zu)

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to gull (into)

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80
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(maßlos) ärgern; schmerzen {vt}

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to gall

81
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wund scheuern; wund reiben {vt}

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to gall

82
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es ärgert mich maßlos, dass …

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it galls me that …

83
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etw. überschatten; trüben; beeinträchtigen; vereiteln; zunichte machen {vt}

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to blight sth.; to mar sth.

84
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verdorben {adj}; ruiniert {adj}

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blighted {adj}

85
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ein Gebiet, das an Arbeitsplatzmangel leidet

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an area blighted by unemployment

86
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Seine Sportkarriere wurde durch eine Verletzungsserie zunichte gemacht.

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His sports career was blighted by a series of injuries.

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Beifall {m}; Zustimmung {f}

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acclaim; eclat; éclat

88
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Erguss {m}; Erguß {m} [alt]

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effusion

89
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Anreiz {m}; Ansporn {m}; Anregung {f}

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fillip

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Nasenstüber {m}

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fillip

91
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die Wirtschaft beleben

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to give a fillip to the economy

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langatmig; langweilig; eintönig {adj}

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prosy

93
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Ausgestoßene {m,f}; Ausgestoßener

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pariah

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schädlich {adj} (für)

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deleterious (for)

95
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gesundheitsschädlich {adj}

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deleterious for health

96
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innerlich {adv}; im Stillen; bei sich

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inwardly

97
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innerlich angespannt {adj}

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pent-up

98
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stampfen; zerstampfen {vt}

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to stamp

99
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(mit dem Fuß) stampfen; aufstampfen; trampeln {vi}

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to stamp (one’s foot)

100
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jdn. abweisen; jdm. die kalte Schulter zeigen {vt}

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to diss sb.

101
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aufgeblasen; inhaltsleer (Geschwätz); gebläht {adj} [pej.]

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gassy

102
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stärken; untermauern; stützen

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to buttress

103
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Heldentaten {pl}

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derring-do

104
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Scharfsinn {m}; Klugheit {f}

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acumen

105
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politischer Scharfsinn; politische Klugheit

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political acumen

106
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verunglimpfen {vt}

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to disparage

107
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herabsetzen {vt}

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to disparage

108
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verächtlich machen {vt}

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to decry; to belittle; to disparage; to slur

109
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Gelassenheit {f}

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aplomb

110
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gleichbedeutend {adj}

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tantamount

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einer Sache gleichkommen

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to be tantamount to sth.

112
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verprügeln; prügeln; bedrohen; tyrannisieren {vt}

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to bludgeon

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zwingen {vt}

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to bludgeon

114
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Kikeriki {n}

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cock-a-doodle-doo

115
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Miauen {n}; Miau {n}

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mew

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wau-wau {interj}

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woof-woof; bow-wow

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Hundegebell {n}; Gebell {n}

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woof

118
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kurz aufbellen

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to give a short woof

119
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wieder in den Besitz eingesetzt werden

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to be restored to possession

120
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kabbeln {vi}

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to squabble

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zanken {vi}

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to squabble

122
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Anteil {m}; Teil {m} (eines Moleküls) [chem.]

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moiety (part of a molecule)

123
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Nebenbeschäftigung {f}

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avocation

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untermalen {vt}

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to accentuate

125
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eine flüchtige Begegnung

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a fleeting encounter

126
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ein flüchtiger Blick/Lächeln

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a fleeting glance/smile

127
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flüchtig; vergänglich {adj}

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fleeting

128
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(sich) schnell bewegen; rasch verschwinden {vi}

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to fleet

129
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Kurzbesuch {m}; Stippvisiste {f}

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fleeting visit

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Begnadigungsrecht {n} [jur.] [pol.]

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prerogative of mercy

131
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Vorrechte des Präsidenten

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presidential prerogatives

132
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königliches Vorrecht

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royal prerogative

133
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Vorrechte {pl}; Vorzugsrechte {pl}; Privilegien {pl}

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privileges; preferential rights/benefits; prerogatives

134
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Versuchung {f}; Verlockung {f}; Anfechtung

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temptation

135
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in Versuchung führen; locken; reizen {vt}

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to tempt

136
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Fülle {f}

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copiousness

137
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Beeinträchtigung {f} (von etw.); Nachteil {m}; Schaden {m} (für etw.) [adm.] [jur.]

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prejudice (to sth.)

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Vorurteil {n}; Voreingenommenheit {f}; Befangenheit {f}

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prejudice; biased opinion

139
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unsere Interessen abträglich sein

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to be of prejudice to our interests

140
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ohne Beeinträchtigung von etw.; unbeschadet {+Gen.} [übtr.]

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without prejudice to sth.

141
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zu jds. Schaden

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to the prejudice of sb.

142
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mitten unter; inmitten

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amid; amidst

143
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heimlich; verstohlen {adv}

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surreptitiously

144
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betrügerisch {adv}

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surreptitiously

145
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traurig {adv}

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dolefully

146
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trübsinnig {adv}

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dolefully

147
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aufmerksam; zuvorkommend {adj}

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solicitous

148
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sorgsam; besorgt (um)

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solicitous (about; for)

149
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um etw. ängstlich besorgt sein

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to be solicitous about sth.

150
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bekümmert {adj} (um)

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solicitous (about; for)

151
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etw. ankreuzen; anhaken; abhaken; abzeichnen {vt}

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to tick off <> sth.

152
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ausgeschimpft werden; Schelte bekommen

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to get ticked off

153
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anpfeifen [ugs.]; ausschimpfen {vt}

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to tick off

154
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Fessel {f}

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chain

155
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Fessel {f}

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fetter; shackle

156
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Lust auf

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a yen for

157
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wild um sich schlagen; fuchteln {vi}

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to flail

158
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herumfuchteln; herumrudern {vi}

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to flail around / about

159
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dreschen; mit dem Dreschflegel schlagen

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to flail

160
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schlank; gertenschlank {adj}

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svelte

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Leid {n}

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woe

162
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reizen; aufbringen; ärgern {vt}

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to nettle; to devil

163
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gereizt; aufgebracht; geärgert

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nettled; deviled

164
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niedergeschlagen; deprimiert; bedrückt; entmutig {adj}

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dejected

165
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entmutigen {vt}

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to deject

166
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bis jetzt

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heretofore

167
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vordem {adv}

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heretofore

168
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die gesetzlichen Feiertage

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statutory holidays

169
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müßig; untätig; faul; träge {adj}

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idle

170
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müßig; untätig; unnütz; faul {adj}

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otiose

171
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unproduktiv {adj}

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fallow

172
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falb; gelbbraun {adj}

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fallow

173
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brachliegen {vi}

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to lie fallow

174
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Brachland {n}; Brache {f}

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fallow land; fallow

175
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Clou {m}; Höhepunkt [fig.]

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highlight

176
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geschniegelt und gebügelt; schmuck {adj}

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smug

177
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geschniegelt und gebügelt; blitzsauber; wie aus dem Ei gepellt

A

spick and span

178
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selbstgefällig; blasiert; eingebildet {adj}

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smug

179
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süffisant {adj}

A

smug {adj}

180
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Schnösel {m}

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snob; smug; snooty-nosed little upstart

181
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frömmelnd; frömmlerisch; bigott; scheinheilig {adj}

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sanctimonious

182
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frömmeln {vi}

A

to be sanctimonious

183
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spärlich; dürftig; schütter {adj}

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sparse

184
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schüttere Haare

A

sparse hair

185
Q

Beklommenheit {f}; Beklemmung {f}

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trepidation

186
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Bestürzung {f}

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trepidation

187
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ein banger Blick

A

a look of trepidation

188
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ein besorgter Blick

A

a concerned look

189
Q

Ängstlichkeit {f}; Angst {f}

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trepidation

190
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große Sorge {f}; Unruhe {f}

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trepidation

191
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weich; matschig {adj}

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squashy; squishy

192
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Hartzinn {n} (Zinnlegierung)

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pewter

193
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Zinnfigur {f}

A

pewter figure

194
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Eskapaden {pl}; Streiche {pl}; Mätzchen {pl}

A

antics

195
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Mätzchen {n}

A

antic

196
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Mätzchen {pl}

A

antics

197
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Possen {m} (eines Clowns)

A

antic (of a clown)

198
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verrückt; wild; unbedacht; toll {adj}

A

madcap

martin english (12 decks)

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