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nichts was seine Schwächen ausgleichen kann

A

he/it has no redeeming features

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nice way of saying “we had an argument”

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we bandied words

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ich habe ein Gedächtnis wie ein Sieb

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I have a tea bag memory

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er stolperte durch die Tür hinein

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Blunder into the door

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ich war krank aber jetzt fühle ich mich pudelwohl/ jetzt gehts mir wieder gut

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I was ill but I’m as right as rain now

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5
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OK, Spass muss sein und so… aber

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Fun’s fun and all but….

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6
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Uhrzeit geht auf 6:30 zu

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coming up to 6:30

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verspielter Hund

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Frisky dog

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mach dir keine Gedanken um

Nebenprobleme, Nebensachen, usw

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don’t worry about side issues

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ich hörte oben jemanden tollen, hüpfen, flitzen usw

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I heard scampering upstairs

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das wäre damit geklärt

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that clears that up

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11
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Das zu tun wird nicht reichen

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Doing this or that just won’t cut it

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12
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“Baleful eyes” has 2 meanings

unheilvolle Augen

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  1. unheilvoll

2. suffering (don’t look at me with those eyes- you wont get any ice cream)

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frühreif, altklug

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Precocious

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14
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zänkisches Weibsstück

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crosspatch

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das oder du beschneidet meine Freizeit

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That/you cut into my free time

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  1. du kannst den Mantel haben

2. mein Auto. Klar, kannste haben

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  1. the coat is yours for the asking

2. my car? sure, it’s yours for the asking

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besondere Vorsehung wacht übrr Katzen und Betrunkene

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Special providence looks after drunk and cats

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er ging voll ab

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he really went off

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19
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stümperhafter Selbstmordversuch

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botched suicide attempt

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20
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übermächtig 2x

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overwhelming

overall powerful

21
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spricht mit einem irischen singenden Tonfall

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talks with an Irish lilt

22
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question of who will back down first

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who will blink first

23
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slang term for sth/sb extreme. Used in bad and good cases.

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gnarly

24
Q

seine Kommentare füchsen Leute, bringen sie auf

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his comments are riling people

25
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Tohuwabohu

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hubbub

26
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nitpicker, stickler

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fusspot

27
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nicht verzichtbar 2x

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indispensable

not expendable

28
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knorrig (Holz)

knurren

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gnarled.

29
Q

seine Meinung traf auf Gestöhne im Publikum

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his views were met with one or two groans from the audience

30
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ich war vollgestopft mit Schmerzmitteln

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I was off my head on painkillers

31
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konnte for Schmerzen nicht schlafen

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I spent a sleepless pain-crazed night

32
Q

sarnieren

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modernise, refurbish

33
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wegen Gewaltanwendung und Friedensbruch verurteilt sein

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sentenced for assault and affray

34
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er ist authentisch er hat keine versteckten Seiten

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authentic human being there was no side to him

35
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einer Idee anhängen

eine Idee aufgeben

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espouse an idea

abandon an idea

36
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verbreitet ihren Blödsinn

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spout her nonsense

37
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etw. als Vorlage/Schablone benutzen (auch fig)

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used as a template for ssth

38
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ich werde es mit angehaltenem Atem erwarten

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I’ll be waiting with bated breath

39
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ausschimpfen (3 wichtigsten)

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  1. scold
  2. berate
  3. tell sb off
40
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um ihn von der Spur abzuschütteln (auch fig)

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to throw him off the scent, I…

41
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durchweicht (mehr)

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sodden

42
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instinktiv, intuitiv

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visceral

43
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er war beim Chef auf dem Teppich

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he was carpeted by his boss

44
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Ich gebe dir Gesundheitstipps

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I give you healthcare advice

45
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Strohhüte (steif wie 1914)

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(straw) boaters

46
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poetry that is irregular in rhythm and rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect

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doggerel

47
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Meister des Fettnäpfchens

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grandmaster of the faux pas

48
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Maiskönigin (Frau, die sehr öko oder bäuerlich rüberkommt)

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corn queen

49
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sie verfolgen das nicht wirklich
sind nicht wirklich hinterher
(gegen Verbrecher oder Regelverstoß)

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they are not very persuant

50
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get a smattering of sth?

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get a sounding of sth

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