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endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts:

A

He wheedled to

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man kann da nichts anderes machen als…

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there was nothing for it but to…

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wir haben ihn die ganze Zeit bearbeitet aber er gab nicht nach

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We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.

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kein Theater und keine Widerworte (Schulkind)

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No tantrums, no answering back (school child)

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sympathische Frau

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personable woman

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etwas mit zynischem Spott/Hohn sagen

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Say with a cynical sneer

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Zahnarzt scheuen

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dread the dentist

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reg dich nicht auf 2x

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don’t get your knickers in a twist

keep your wig on

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du bist in einer heiklen Lage, könntest ausrutschen

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you are on a slippery slope

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es ist xyz was mich fast erledigt hat, umgebracht hat (übertrieben)

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it’s xzy that did for me

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gaben ein Hupsignal

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He sounded a hooter in support

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you are a big mummy’s boy

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You are a big Jessie

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das Geräusch ist unbeschreibbar

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The noise is indescribable

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er tat so als sei er ich

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he passed himself off as me

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Ich bin ziemlich aufgedreht, aufgeregt, begeistert

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I’m pretty psyched

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Ich bin davon angeekelt, angewiedert

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it grosses me out

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Ich habe nicht mal einen Piep von denen gehört

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I haven’t heard so much as a beep from them

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17
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Ich stutzte (hochfahren)

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I bridled (at)

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ich sieht aus als wäre es durch den Fleischwolf gezogen worden

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It looks like it had been through the mill

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Schreibweise von Toni, Tony?

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female: Toni
male: Tony

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nicht eine einzige Schmerztablette im Haus

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Not a single painkiller tablet in the house

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21
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  1. Streber

2. büffeln

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swot

to swot

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ich habe meine Fähigkeiten zurückgehalten sodass die anderen eine Chance haben

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I muffled my skills so you have a chance of winning

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ich werde dich heute überwältigen/beeindrucken

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I’m going to dazzle you today

24
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Idioten die das Internet mit nutzloser Info verstopfen

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idiots clogging up the internet with useless information

25
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wir sind weg vom Fenster

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we are out of the game

26
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nicht dazu da dein Hobby zu bezahlen

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they are not in the game of… paying for your hobby

27
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er buttert ihn unter

er geht rücksichtslos über ihn /etwas hinweg

A

riding roughshot over sth/sb

28
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schwerer Körperverletzung angeklagt sein

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charged with GBH

29
Q

bei jmd Brennnesseln machen

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give a chinese burn to sb

30
Q

Übersichtliche Darstellung von etwas geben

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I have given him a breakdown on the world’s great religions

31
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es wird langweilig (Film, Routine, Aktivitäten usw.)

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It’s getting drab

32
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Biscuit ist klumpig

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sponge is cloggy

33
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sehr dich (Sttoff, Material, Teig usw)

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close-textured

34
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unter der Vorspieglung von (z.B. Demokratie, Sicherheit usw.)

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under the guise of

35
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Über den Lautsprecher

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over the tannoy

36
Q

knutschen, schmusen

snogging

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canoodle

37
Q

Kind erzeugen

der Erzeuger

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sire a child

the sire

38
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Scheduled for demolition

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slated for demolition

39
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a protective suit

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noddy suit

40
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Blairs Standardspruch von Bildung, Bildung

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Blair’s mantra of education education

41
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Imageveränderung

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Image makeover

42
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Tollpatschigkei, left-handedness

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Cack-handedness

43
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gebleichte Jeans

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Pre-faded jeans

44
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ich bin nicht mehr im Telefonbuch

A

I’ve gone ex-directory

45
Q

fing an zu schimpfen

hat eine Tirade losgelassen,

A

Went into a rant

46
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fing an zu jammern, wehklagen über

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Went into a lamentation about

47
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designer drink

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Novelty drink

48
Q

Schnappszapfhähne hinter der Bar

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Optics behind the bar

49
Q

womit sie etwas anfangen können, was sie einordnen können

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Something they can relate to

50
Q

von meinem Bruder geklaut

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knicked it from/of my brother

51
Q

aussortieren und zuordnen

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sift and collate

52
Q

Ching, Chang, Chong

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play rock paper scissors

53
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Kameras überwachen was du mit deinen Popeln machst

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Cctv watching were you put your bogies

54
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wenn ich das (überhaupt) beurteilen kann

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if I’m any judge

55
Q

gefütterte Versandtasche

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jiffy bags

56
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  • exaggerated speech

- leere Angeberei und Drohungen

A

Making empty boasts and threads

57
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she was caught re-handed (while doing sth, for example go through a red light)

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she has been caught bang to rights

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