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Preisverfall

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drifting down of prices

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brennt mir unter den Nägeln

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preys on my mind

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he indicated me to the police

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He fingered me

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Vorsorge

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provision for old age , the future

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Abbau (Reduktion, Kürzung)

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cut back of

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A cut of tea will make it better? Answer?

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yeah, worker’s tea maybe

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aus der Notwendikeit heraus geboren

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born (out) of necessity

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verblüfft 2x

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perplexed nonplussed

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Geschrei und Aufruhr

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clamour and uproar

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apokalyptische Reiter

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Horses of apocalypse

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Jetzt beginnt der Niedergang, Abfall

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Now comes the downslide

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es ist atemberaubend unglaublich

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It’s gobsmackingly unbelievable

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etwas an Leute übermitteln (wohl auch fig)

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Relay that to people

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Pläne gehen nicht auf

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Plans don’t ad up

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die Opfer werden angezweifelt, man glaubt denen nicht

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Victims are doubted (people don’t believe them)

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das nimmt dich aus dem Rennen

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That takes you out of the running

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18
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verschlafen, verpennen

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Oversleeping oversleep

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sie masturbiert

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she flicks her bean

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Ein Bier? Danke, das wird alles leichter machen

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A beer - thanks !! That will oil the wheels

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geh und mal es aus

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Go and colour it in

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etwas ausmalen (für Kinder)

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He colours it in

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Gestrauchelter (e)

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Reprobate

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nur schöner Schein

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Just veneer

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25
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Dunkelziffer 2x

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dark figure estimated number of…

26
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Hunde können die Nachbarschaft verschandeln

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dogs can blight the neighbourhood

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anti-social behaviour order

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(ASBO)

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replaced by or with??

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replaced with or by geht wohl beides

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transition period

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hand-over period

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Uhren werden zurückgestellt

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clocks go back on Sunday (or forward)

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Teufel mit dem Beezlebub austreiben

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to replace one evil with another

32
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Unfall ging glimpflich aus

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accident was a close shave

33
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die Öffentlichkeit beruhigen

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reassure the public

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Einsatz

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mission

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Sie sind engagiert in

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you have been involved in..

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ich kann den Leuten nur meinen grösste Hochachtung aussprechen

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I can only salute these people

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Ist es ein Abfluss oder ein Zufluss (Gewinn) z.B. immigration

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is it a drain or a gain?

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das es möglich macht dass sie ins Gefängnis kommen

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enable them to be locked up in prison

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dich erwartet eine Anklage

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prosecution awaits you

40
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in den Zeitungen in Umlauf sein

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floated in the newspapers

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be with each other all the time and depend on each other

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we don’t live in each others pockets

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um es ohne Umschweife zu sagen

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without putting to much a points on it

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quengelig und theatralisch

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whiny and histrionic

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in die Jahre kommen (Personen)

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to get long in the tooth.

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Entwarnung geben bekommen

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get/given all-clear

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beruhigende Worte 2x

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reassuring words soothing words

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spätestens da wurde mir klar 2x

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that was when I realized it was then that I realized

48
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er wir der nächste Schulleiter werden

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he is tipped to become the next head

49
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träger Arbeitsmarkt

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Sluggish employment market

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trutschig, altmodisch

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frumpy

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vielschichtiger Haufen von Leuten

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Eclectic bunch of people

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verschiedenartige Geschmäcker

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Eclectic tastes

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konkurrieren um die Provision

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Vie for a commission

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gröhlend

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bawling

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Ringbuch, Ringmappe

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Ringbinder

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fülte sich gehetzt, gestresst

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She felt harried

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seine Gefühle waren auf der kühlen Seite von lauwarm

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On the cool side of tepid

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gröhlt mit Freude

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Bawling with gusto (kid)

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Schreibalg

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bawling brat

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Ehen sind gescheitert

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Marriages have foundered

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jetzt schlägts 13

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that’s the last straw

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Hunde bändigen 2xp

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tame handle

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