45 Flashcards

0
Q

Pläne wurden vereitelt

A

plots were foiled

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1
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bist du ansprechbar?

A

are you alert?

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2
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Beschwerden (med)

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conditions, afflictions

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3
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trinken oder essen draußen, nicht drinnen

A

al fresco drinking

al fresco dining

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4
Q

sie lassen es richtig krachen

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they are going to party hard

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5
Q

hat den Beigeschmack von

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it smacks of

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6
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hier: Lehen

A

tenure (mit Beispielen)

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7
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unnachgiebig, entschlossen in Hinsicht auf etwas sein

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unflinching about sth

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8
Q

ich habs Lehrbuchmäßig gemacht

A

I did it textbook style

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9
Q

vor diesem Hintergrund…

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against this background/backdrop

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10
Q

excessively particular or scrupulous as to the moral aspect of things.

zimperlich

A

squeamish

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11
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That is extremely revolting

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This one has a serious gag factor

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12
Q

Ich gehe zum Bäcker

A

go to the baker’s

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13
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Geisterfahrer 2x

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ghost driver, wrong way driver

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14
Q

willst du mich übers Ohr hauen

A

You want to stitch me up

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15
Q

Auslassungslüge

A

Lies of omission

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16
Q

sie schleppt ihn durch

A

She carries him

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17
Q

navi??

A

Satnav

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18
Q

ablenkbar beim Fahren

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Distractable while driving

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19
Q

bummelndes Auto

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Dawdling car

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20
Q

Halt dich zurück!!

A

restrain yourself

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21
Q

jmd Nachsicht zeigen

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I showed him forbearance

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22
Q

Gefühle brachen sich Bahn

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Feelings etc suddenly burst its bounds

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23
Q

mach was du willst

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Well have it your way

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24
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Liebesstreit

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Lover’s tiff

25
Q

Stauende Rückstau vor uns

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Tailback ahead of us

26
Q

Aufgabenbereich

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remit

27
Q

schäbig, zerschlissen (Gebäude und alles mögliche)

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tatty building

28
Q

I’m not in her good books right now

A

I’m not her favourite chocolate in the box right now

29
Q

Schinderei

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drudgery

30
Q

T

A

Crowd scrap

31
Q

Ihm geht es sehr schlecht

A

He’s in a bad way (Kramkenhaus)

32
Q

Kürzungen

A

cuts

33
Q

Anfall bekommen

A

throw a fit

34
Q

das ist bescheuert , in jeder Hinsicht

A

that’s stupid - by any stretch

35
Q

du hast mich aus dem Konzept gebracht

A

you rattled me a bit here

36
Q

total billig gekauft

A

bought at a knockdown price

37
Q

du bist ganz schön selbstgefällig/hochnäsig

A

you are quite priggish

38
Q

Wir sehen uns demnächst

A

We’ll see each other around

39
Q

Ich weiß, das ist ein großer Gefallen

A

I know it’s a big ask

40
Q

jmd vorführen bloßstellen

A

To show so up

41
Q

schelmisch, lausbübisch

A

Impish eyes

42
Q

Blitz schlägt nie zweimal ein

A

Lightning never strikes twice

43
Q

wenn es (überhaupt) sein muss

A

If needs must

44
Q

etwas schätzen oder verwerfen

A

Appreciate or decry sth

45
Q

etw behalten nicht verlieren (poppy zb)

A

to keep hold of sth

46
Q

Angst Gedanken verdrängen (psychologisch)

A

block out my thoughts/ fears

47
Q

es wird eine Vermischung von … geben

A

There will be a mingling of…

48
Q

etwas zusammengestopft (people, things in a box)

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jam together

49
Q

hartnäckig (zb Kreatur)

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hartnäckig stubborn (zb Kreatur)

50
Q

Feierlichkeiten, Hoffnungen zerstört 2x

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Celsbrations, hopes

dashed or ruined

51
Q

entlassen vom Job 3x

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Sacked, suspended or “he moves on”

52
Q

auf etwas setzen2x

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to rely on

to bank on

53
Q

nivellieren, angleichen, gleichmachen (Einfluss, Macht)

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to level sth

54
Q

spiralförmig

A

helical

55
Q

wie lang brauchst du noch???

A

How long are you gonna be

56
Q

ein kleines Dankeschön wäre angebracht

A

a little thank you won’t go amiss

57
Q

Das ist so ziemlich das was ich befürchtet habe wie es aussieht

A

This is pretty much what I was afraid it would look like

58
Q

meine erste Anlaufstation war…

A

my first port of call was…

59
Q

T

A

go and spoil yourself

60
Q

hat uns den Kopf gerade gerückt

A

he set us straight