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enge Ziele setzen

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set narrow targets

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nutzlos wie?

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useless as a mazipan dildo

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etwas erfinden, zusammenlügen

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cook up sth

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to put sth into doubt

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to contest sth

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jmd unzufrieden machen

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disaffect sb disaffected unzufrieden sein

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are a gain, contribute

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(immigrants) add to it.

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Attrappe, Modell, Simulation

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mock-up (as you can see in this mock-up video)

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das führt meine Weihnachswunschliste an

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this is (at the) top of my xmas list

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korpulant

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portly

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künstliche Naturlandschaft

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synthetic pastoral scene

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Patio heaters 2x

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steel mushrooms outdoor heaters

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für Gesprächsstoff sorgen 2x

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-be the talk of the town (old-fashioned) -tobe much talked of be the talk of the town

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ich schleppte mich heute zur Arbeit 2x

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I dragged myself to work I lumbered to work

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schwul, tuntig, affektiert

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camp

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one-liner, or in-joke, often delivered in a deadpan manner.

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throwaway line

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Du kamst erst nach z zu xy

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You didn’t get to xy until after you z

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Götterkomplex

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God-complex

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19
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sie lauerte mir auf

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she waylaid me

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Haar in der Suppe

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tiny fly in the ointment

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blökte und meckerte über Korruption

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Bleating on about corruption

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Poverty

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penury

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Leckerli

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treat

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launenhaftes unbeständig (Wetter, Person)

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fitful

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Ich bin unruhig, ratlos

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I’m restless

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Liebst du mich jetzt weniger?

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Do you love me less now?

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sie ist trächtig

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She is in pig

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fang keinen Streit an

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Don’t start

29
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sie bringt Männer dazu sich zu ducken

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she makes grown men cower

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(er entzog sich der Unterhaltung)

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He extricated himself

31
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ich geh kacken, einen abseilen

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I take a dump

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mit Teleobjektiv aufgenommen

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Taken through a long lens

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Grippe, werde sie nicht los

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The flu - can’t shake it

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etwas querlesen

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I skim-read it

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Er hat von xyz absolut keine Ahnung

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Doesn’t know one end of a computer from the other

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Haben wir ihre Angaben (Adresse etc)

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Do you have her details

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ruckeln (Bild, Video, Motor)

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juddering video, engine

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To joke or kid around

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joshing

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die werden sich an den Nachrichten verschlucken

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They are gagging on it (on news) or choke on it

40
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sieht aus wie ein Vertreter

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Looks like a sales rep

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wachsames Auge

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Got my beady eyes on you

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Someone who is socially inadequate in life or inept with girls

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Mr Miggins That guy in the corner is such a Miggins.

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plott and narrative (difference?)

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Plott (what happened) narrative how you tell it to your readers

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reacting belatedly when one finally realizes the significance of something

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(she did a double take)

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dreckiges Gegacker

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dirty cackle

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hat sie alle ausgeraubt (auch zusammengeschlagen)

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He’s done them all over

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stillen (Durst, Hunger, Schmerzen, Sorgen)

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assuage

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Schampus

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Champers

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Personen: -gestoßen werden -kollidieren mit -rempeln, drängeln

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Personen: -buffeted -brush against -jostle rempeln, drängeln

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Tische ächzten unter dem Essen

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tables groaned with food

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zurück in die Wärme gehen

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go back in the warmth

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Feindseligkeit wird gemildert

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animosity is tempered

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Erbsenzähler Korintenkacker

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nitpicker

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er schubste sich durch

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he jostles his way through

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schnattern

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cackle (Gans und Menschen)

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hinterhältig, heimtückisch, hinterlistig

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sneaky

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lass mich einen Blick erhaschen

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let me sneak a peek

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ich musste 2x hingucken

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I did a double take

59
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Unruhiger Schlaf

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fitful sleep

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Häufchen machen

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do a dump

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Brauchen Sie Angaben von mir? ( Konto oder Adresse oder Personendate )

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do you need my details?

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Und ich Idiot…

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And Muggins here will have to do it

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halt keine Volksrede, komm zur Sache

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cut the cackle

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