53 Flashcards

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ein arschlöchiger Kommentar

A

a knobbish comment

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etwas ausjäten, ausmerzen

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we have to weed out

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2
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  1. glans penis

2. complete idiot

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you are a bellend

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3
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Spreu vom Weizen

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wheat from the chaff

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4
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Lieferwagen mit xyz Beschriftung

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Van decked out in xyz livery

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5
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das wird es bringen

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That’s what will do?

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6
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habe Probleme das mir selbst gegenüber zu rechtfertigen

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Have problems rationalizing that to myself

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7
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Appetitzügler

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appetite suppressant

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8
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he is someone who constantly complains about things

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He is a real whinge bag/monster

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9
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sie bummelte da hoch

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She dawdled up there

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10
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6:30

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6:30hrs

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11
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er braucht einen Ansporn

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he needs prodding

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12
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alles mögliche kann dich zu Fall bringen

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anything can trip you

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13
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to pack it in

to throw it in

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To jack it (in)

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14
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wir haben uns dumm und dusselig gelacht

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We laughed ourselves silly when..

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15
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wir nehmen zur Kenntnis was sie sagen

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We note what you say

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16
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lieber offen als verborgen

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Better blatent than latent

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17
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Spottmütze aufhaben

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Wearing a dunce’s/ hat/cap

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18
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billiger Käse

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Mousetrap cheese

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19
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wahrscheinlich das gleiche Geseier

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probable the same drivel

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20
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hau dagegen - dann geht er wieder

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Bash it (so it works again)

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21
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Kuchen wegputzen/ Kopien fertigmachen Bericht fertig machen

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polish off copies/ cake

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22
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eine schlaue Bemerkung zu etwas machen

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make a perceptive observation about

23
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Hemd hat den Riechtest bestanden

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T-shirt passed the sniff test

24
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man, hab ich mich erschrocken

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I almost jumped out of my skin

25
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postits

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(yellow) stickies

26
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written in a grazeful style of handwriting

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written in copperplates

27
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Daten gehen weit zurück

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dates go back a long way

28
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das wird herzlich wenig gutes sein für Leute

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fat lot of good that’ll do anybody

29
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ging an der Tür vorbei

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Passed by the door

30
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bringt mich nicht auf die Palme

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Don’t get me started

31
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Das dicke Ende kommt noch

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There will be hell to pay

32
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spontane Ausflug, Urlaub 2x

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Spur of the moment

impulse holiday

33
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expose your bottom to sb

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Mooning

34
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Schnäppchenjägerding (etwas billiges) z.B. ein billiges Lokal, shop usw

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Its a cheapskin affair

35
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ich gleiche etwas aus (Fehler, Komplex)

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I’m compensating for it

36
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er rannte weg

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he made a run for it

37
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Zirkel

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drawing compass

38
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blinder Aktionismus

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knee jerk reaktion

acting for the sake of acting

39
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foul smelling or real ugly

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minging

40
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nicht genial schlau sondern dämlich

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Not mensa but densa

41
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Ich geh früh zu Bett

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I’ll get an early night

42
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ich lasse mich nicht so leicht unterkriegen

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I’ll give them a good run for their money

43
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Zuweisung Kontingent

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allotment

44
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not straight or higher on one side than on the other [= crooked]:

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The picture on the wall was slightly skewed.

45
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Hindernis überwinden negotiate

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overcome

46
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Statitiken sind eine einzige Verdummung

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statistics are a big wool-pull

47
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lange Tradition haben, weit zurück gehen

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dates back a ling way/time

48
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erfüllt alle Kriterien

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it covers all the bases

49
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beschwören

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evoke sth

50
Q

etwas bewältigen Erlebnis usw 3x

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cope with

overcome

get over sth

51
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Schlagabtausch

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trading blows

52
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  • sich jmd offenbaren

- sich jmd anvertrauen

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to confide in sb

53
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an Grenzen stoßen

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hit a wall

54
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verehren

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worship

55
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Darstellung, Meinung, Resultat verzerrt weil nicht die Fakten bekannt sind
Berichterstattung war verzerrt

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The media’s coverage has been skewed from the very beginning.