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1
Q

für schlechte Zeiten beiseite legen

A

put sth by for a rainy day

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2
Q

hielt den Pfannenheber hoch

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Held spatula aloft

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3
Q

f

A

I am put by

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4
Q

du / man kann ihm nichts vormachen

3x

A
  • you can’t pull the wool over his eyes
  • you can’t fool him
  • he’s nobody’s fool
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5
Q

16 Meilen Rückstau

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16 mile tailback

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6
Q

Küchlein mit Zuckerüberzug

A

iced fancy (cake)

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7
Q

Großeinsatz

A

large scale operation

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8
Q

Drogengeschäft vereiteln

A

foil a drug deal

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9
Q

Befreiungsschlag ausführen 2x

A

deal a, strike a liberating blow

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10
Q

zurückweichen, -zucken

A

flinch

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11
Q

ziemlich gebildet für jmd der Groß-Kleinschreibung nicht berücksichtigt

A

pretty erudite for a person who…

goes in for random capitalisation

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12
Q

gackerde Studenten (in Pub)

A

cackling students

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13
Q

kritische Bemerkungen über etw, jmd

A

strictures on sth

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14
Q

schwerfällig 3x (z.B. Konversation)

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  • hard-going
  • cumbersome
  • laborious (conversation)
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15
Q

ich ertrage es geduldig

A

I stick it out

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16
Q

sehbehindert 2x

A

partially sighted

partially blind

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17
Q

er ist schon ganz schön braun (hum)

A

had an accident with a sun lamp

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18
Q

knausern und sparen

A

skimping and saving

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19
Q

Querbalken

A

joist

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20
Q

gesäumt von (z.B. Bäumen)

A

hemmed by

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21
Q

Tisch wechseln?

A

want to move table?

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22
Q

to talk about something with a lot of interest and excitement

A

wax lyrical

you are waxing lyrical, aren’t you?

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23
Q

obs dir passt oder nicht

A

like it or lump it

24
Q

unverhältnismäßig

2x

A

excessive (wenn übermäßig)

sonst disproportionately

25
Q

geschnapt beim stibitzen vom Wechselgeld

A

caught pilfering from the petty cash

26
Q

ignorieren

anpreisen

werben

A

flout

flaunt

tout (self-touting)

27
Q

Aldi ist für grundsätzliche Waren

für Extras musst du woanders hin

A

bits and basics (aldi gets you basics, for bits go elswhere)

28
Q

er hat Stimmungsprobleme (rastet schnell mal aus)

A

he has temper issues

29
Q

einen Seitenblick werfen

A

throw sidelong glances

30
Q

es wird langsam alt, abgedroschen, kann icht nicht mehr machen

A

it’s getting old

31
Q

etwas bewusst sagen? (mit Bedacht)

A

say sth advisedly

32
Q

etw ist aus dem Lot geraten (sogar ein schiefer Kuchen)

A

it is thrown out of kilter

33
Q

die Freude trüben

A

to temper delight

34
Q

da kommt Freude auf

A

that’s a real pleasure

35
Q

Vergangenheit ist eine Geisteshaltung

A

the past is a state of mind

36
Q

Stühle ranschieben

A

pull in you chair, please

37
Q

uttered, for example, in anger or frustration

A

jesus H Christ!!

38
Q

ansprechbar und kann sprechen

A

he is alert and can talk

39
Q

das Thema aufbringen

A

to raise the topic

40
Q

traurige Lage, hoffnungslose Lage

A

sorry plight

hopeless plight

41
Q

kommt bei jmd nicht gut an 4x

A

not well received by sb /
raise eyebrows
not go down well with / go down badly with

42
Q

macabre pronunciation

A

[kaab] or [kaabr]

43
Q

quengelnder Junge

A

grizzling boy

44
Q

was unterstellst du (mir)

A

what are you insinuating

45
Q

selbe Scheiße wie immer

A

same shit different day

46
Q

entdecken, entzaubern, enthüllen

A

debunk sth

47
Q

Verzicht auf etwas

3x

A
  • decision not to …
  • decision to waive
  • he waived it
48
Q

Stromschlag

A

electric schock

49
Q

sich für etwas begeistern. 2x

A
  • get into sth

- get excited about sth

50
Q

einen Schock haben

A

he is in shock

51
Q

pikiert

A

put out

52
Q

verlier nicht die Fassung

A

don’t get rattled

53
Q

ich bin ziemlich unbeeindruckt (bringt mich nicht durcheinander oder besorgt mich)

A

I’m pretty much unfazed

54
Q

um zu beeindrucken und zu blenden

A

to baffle and blind

55
Q

Ich bin mit dem auf Augenhöhe

gleichberechtigt

A

I am on an equal footing with him

56
Q

ich bin nicht dein Handlanger, Hiwi

A

I’m not your drudge

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