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1
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tense situation/mood near the end of a competition/election

A

it’s squeaky bum time

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2
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there is nothing you can do/that can be done to…

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there’s nothing for it but to

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du bist aber schon früh da

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you are bright and early this morning

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4
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sie verteilt ihre Zuneigung (gleichmäßig oder auch übermäßig/sex)

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she’s spreading her favours

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5
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Seid ihr fertig wer ist fertig

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have you finished who has finished

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6
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sie streben schnell auseinander (grüppchen, Menschenmassen)

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they disperse quickly

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7
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ich kann jetzt schon sein Bedauern hören wenn ich ihm davon erzählen werde

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I can already hear his commiseration when I have to tell him

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to get/form an idea of sth - what something is like (job, task etc)

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I get the measure of my job

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9
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nur noch 3 Lasagnes schaffen und dann

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3 lasagnes to nail

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10
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sth is clean and spotless

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clean as a whistle

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11
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I brauche jetzt was starkes zum Rauchen

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I need a bonghit

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12
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meine Zeit ist sehr begrenzt

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I have many demands on my time

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13
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verkauf dich nicht unter Wert

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no sell out don’t sell yourself short

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14
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in Männer programmiert

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hard -wired in men

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15
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sie hat einen sehr hohen IQ

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she is a Mensan (sehr hoher IQ)

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16
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that’s fair

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fair do’s

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17
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Sorgfalt

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due diligence

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18
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es kommt Leben in die Party

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party livens up [laivens]

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19
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verwässere das nicht zu sehr (text usw)

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don’t water it down don’t dilute it too much

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20
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nach dem Porno Protokoll löschen

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discharche your pipe then have a wipe

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21
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super phone

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sidekick

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22
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er rekelt sich im Sitz

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he lolls back in his seat

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23
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surrt der Computer?

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where is the whirr it’s whirring

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24
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staring with sexual intent

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perving at arses

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25
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the concepts and theories about human mental life and behavior that are purportedly based on psychology

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pop psychology -

26
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du hattes völlig recht

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That’s a good answer, Bob. You’re right on the money.

27
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I have lost my orientation/ bearings (in life)

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I’m drifting

28
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halbherzig planlos

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desultory

29
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pal, comrade (but the lesser))

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sidekick Robin as opposed to batman

30
Q

two mugs of strong tea in a tea bag

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two mugs of builder’s tea

31
Q

möchtest du vorher wissen was es wird (baby)

A

do you want to know in advance if…

32
Q

schließ den Drucker an

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hook up the printer

33
Q

he likes me immediately

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he’s taken a shine to me

34
Q

Auto ramponieren

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prang a car

35
Q

jmd kurz abfertigen kurzen Prozess mit etw, jmd machen

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it gets short shrift

36
Q

Sie hing an seinen Lippen

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she was hanging on his every word

37
Q

Vielseitigkeit

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versitility

38
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Kunde ist König

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Customer is king

39
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Wichtigtuer

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pompous ass

40
Q

orten

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locate get a fix on

41
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zaudern nicht in ihrer Reaktion

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not flinch in their response to

42
Q

to reach an agreement after long discussions

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to thrash out a deal

43
Q

Problem erfassen

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to grasp the problem of

44
Q

Skandal erschüttert 2x

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scandal jars … shocks.

45
Q

to say that so or something is likely to do sth (Preise werden fallen)

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prices are tipped to fall

46
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Kinnladenfallende Bilder

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jaw-dropping images

47
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er hat sich um etwas verdient gemacht

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has rendered outstanding services to sth

48
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du machst Ausflüchte und zauderst

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You’re prevaricating , dithering

49
Q

Wolken zogen über den Himmel

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Clouds scutted across the sky

50
Q

Tendenz zum Lügen, ohne dass es ihm bewusst ist

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Mythomanie

51
Q

Selling sex for money or drugs

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turning tricks

52
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Ebola accomplishes something before we do

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Ebola is stealing a march on us

53
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to boast or talk too much

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He was shooting his mouth off

54
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talking with the lack of restraint or responsibility

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he’s talking loosely

55
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Leute ohne Rettungsleine hinterlassen nachdem sie entlassen wurden

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Leave people without a lifeline after they were sacked

56
Q

think differently, unconventionally

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Think outside the box

57
Q

people react angrily to something I’ve said

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People are jumping down my throat/mouth

58
Q

sagte etwas ein bischen unkontrolliert

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Say things a little bit out of hand

59
Q

to make sth faster, larger or more efficient They have…

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They have stepped up ( but they could do more)

60
Q

to sneak up on sb

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to steal up on sb (and scare him)

61
Q

ungewollte Worte

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inadvertent words

62
Q

spätestens jetzt sollte der Brief weg sein

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the letter should have been posted by now

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