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Coverse

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  • to talk with someone

- >unterhalten

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counterpart

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  • a person or thing that has the same position or purpose as another person or thing in a different place or organization
  • > Gegenstück, Gegenüber
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debate

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-a discussion

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devise

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  • to invent something, especially with intelligence or imagination
  • > entwickeln, erfinden, planen
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eloquence

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  • the use of language to express ideas or opinions clearly and well
  • > Redegewandtheit, Wortgewandtheit
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exclusively

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-limited to a specific thing or group

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expansion

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  • the increase of something in size, number, or importance

- >Erweiterung, Ausdehnung

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foster

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  • to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings
  • > fördern, pflegen, unterstützen
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impose

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  • to establish something as a rule to be obeyed, or to force the acceptance of something
  • > verhängen, anordnen, auferlegen
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inevitable

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-certain to happen

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intelligible

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  • clear enough to be understood

- >verständlich

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mutually

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  • in a way that shows that two or more people or groups feel the same emotion or do the same thing or for each other
  • > gegenseitig, gemeinsam
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nuance

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  • quality of something that is not easy to notice but may be important
  • > Schattierung, Abstufung
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outnumber

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-to be greater in number than someone or something

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simplistic

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  • simple but not effectively dealing with a real situation or problem
  • > simplifizierend, allzu einfach
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supervisor

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  • a person responsible for the food performance of an activity
  • > Aufsichtsperson
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troubleshoot

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  • to try to find the cause of a product or system not working correctly, especially one involving a piece of equipment or machine, and try to find the solution
  • > Fehler beheben/suche
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utilitarian

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  • designed to be useful rather than decorative

- >nützlich, zweckmäßig

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vastly

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  • extremely, largely

- > erheblich, enorm