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advent

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  • the beginning of an event, the invention of something or the arrival of a person
  • > Beginn, Ankunft
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around the clock

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  • all day and all night without stopping

- >rund um die Uhr

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artisan

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-a person who does skilled work with his or her hands

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broaden

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  • to increase the range of something

- >erweitern, ausdehnen

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clamor

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  • a loud complaint or demand

- >Geschrei, Lärm

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commence

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  • to begin something

- >anfangen, beginnen

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constitute

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  • to be equal to or considered as

- darstellen, begründen, errichten

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copyright-protected

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-protected under the legal right to control the production and selling of a book,… for a particular period of time

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dangle

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  • to hang loosely, or to cause something to hang

- >herabhängen, baumeln

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detriment

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  • harm or damage

- >Nachteil, Schaden

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diminution

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-a reduction in size or importance

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dissenting

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  • having a legal opinion that differs from the opinion of most of the other judges of the court
  • > widersprechend, anders denkend
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infringement

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  • the action of breaking the terms of a law or agreement; violation
  • > Rechtsverletzung, Bruch, Ordnungswidrig
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interference

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  • an attempt to spoil or prevent the progress of a situation or event
  • > Einmischung, Beeinträchtigung
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liberalization

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  • the process of allowing changes in the ways things are done
  • > Liberalisierung, Freigabe
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luxury

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-a great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful possessions, surroundings, or food, or something enjoyable and often expensive but not necessary

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motif

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  • an idea that appears repeatedly in the work of an artist or in apiece of writing or music
  • > Motiv, Leitgedanke
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remand

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  • to send a case back to another court to be tried pr dealt with again
  • > etw. zurückschieben
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retrospective

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-an exhibition of work that an artist has done in the past

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sue

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  • to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that the person or organization has caused you
  • > verklagen, prozessieren
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twist of fate

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  • a strange or unexpected event that has serious consequences
  • > Schicksalswende, Wendung
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unauthorized

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  • without official permission

- >unerlaubt, unbefugt

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uninspired

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  • not existing or interesting

- >fantasielos, unbegeistert

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well-disposed

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  • willing to likely to do something

- >freundlich gesinnt, gutgesinnt