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konnte keine Begeisterung erwecken

A

unable to fire up any enthusiasm

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jmd etwas erlauben und hoffen, dass er damit scheitert

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give sb enough rope (to hang himself)

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hatte massig viel zu tun

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had a hell of a lot to do

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massenhaft

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a hell of a lot

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4
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jmd eins auswischen

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to put one over on sb

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5
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nur um dir eins auszuwischen

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just to spite /irk you

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6
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to use an opportunity to make a profit or gain an advantage

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cash in on:

They accused her of trying to cash in on her daughter’s gain

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Sitzung war planlos, halbherzig

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meeting was desultory

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8
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transitive und intransitives Verb

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transitive: mit AkkObjekt esse einen Apfel
intransitiv: kein AkkObj. ich schlafe

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9
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abgespeckter Ansatz

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pared-down approach

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try hard to cope with a problem

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grapple with a problem

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du bist jemand der nicht mit Worten beschrieben werden kann

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you are something else

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er bringt mich in Verlegenheit

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he put me on a spot

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13
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toll, dann ist das eben so

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fine, be like that

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14
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instinktiv, intuitiv

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visceral

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Worauf es für mich ankommt, ist…

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what it does for me is, …

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16
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ich bin gut organisiert und vorbereitet

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I have my ducks in a row

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17
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unter dem Mantel der Demokratie, öffentlichen Sicherheit

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under the guise of …

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auf die nächste Hiobsbotschaft warten

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wait for the other shoe to drop

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19
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hier stimmt doch was nicht!

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I call shenanigans

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20
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etw bestätigen

für rechtsgültig erklären

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to validate sth

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geistessprühende Persönlichkeit

Diamant

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sparkler

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22
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sie zechten die ganze Nacht

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they caroused the whole night (von gar aus)

23
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Lametta

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tinsel

24
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  • um es klar zu sagen

- um ganz offen zu sein

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not to put too fine a point on it

25
Q

er ist in Ungnade gefallen

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he has fallen from favour

26
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du hast dich blamiert

  • schändlich
  • in Öffentlichkeit
  • zum Idioten gemacht
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-you disgraced yourself

  • you embarrassed yourself (public)
  • you made a fool of yourself
27
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Schwarte

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rind [raind]

28
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impede, hinder, prevent

deal, rescue mission, chemical reaction etc

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stymie a deal (siehe pic)

29
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er brach sein Wort, sein Versprechen

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renege (on his promise)

30
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du bist zu nachsichtig mit ihm, verziehst ihn

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you overindulge him

31
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ich habe sie ins Herz geschlossen 2x

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  • I’ve taken her into my heart

- I’ve taken a shine to her

32
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können Kosten decken

kostendeckend arbeiten

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we can break even

33
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schlüpfrig

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indecent
off-colour.
saucy
dirty

34
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das ist ein verräterischer Hinweis (unbewusst)

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that is the giveaway

35
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etw. aus jmd herauskitzeln, entlocken?

und wenn mit Schmeichelei?

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winkle sth out of sb

to wheedle sth out of sb

36
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verenge deine Augen

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narrow your eyes

37
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he was very clean and fresh-looking

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he was well scrubbed

38
Q

plus ça change (plus c’est la même chose)

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the more it changes the more it’s the same thing

outward appearance may change, but fundamentals are constant

39
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person who is attracted by overweight people

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chubby chaser

40
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wirtschaftlicher /politischer Strippenzieher

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power brokers in this country

41
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Reizdarmsyndrom

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irritible bowel syndrom

42
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Ye Olde” is a pseudo-Early Modern English prefix ye olde [ouldi] England

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w

43
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ich hatte eine Blindverkostung

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I took a blind taste test

44
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sie machte an seinem Kragen herum

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she fussed at his collar

45
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wir sind aufgeschmissen

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we are stranded

46
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aufquellen (Holz)

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swell up

47
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Kommentar usw. war ziemlich daneben

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that (comment, behaviour etc) was a bit off

48
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macht dich zur Zielscheibe für Spott, Hass usw

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opens you up to ridicule

49
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Inf. to give someone a problem; to confront someone.

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stick it to someone

He was late, and the boss really stuck it to him.

50
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Crowd round (someone) or into (a place) in an unruly way

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Blair was mobbed by supporters (garantiert nicht negativ)

he was mobbed by autograph hunters

51
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Schaf, Rind und Ackerbauer

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sheep, cattle and arable Farmer

52
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Ablammen, Abkalben, säen

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they are lambing, calving, sowing

53
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Internetanschluss (in dieser Gegend) ist nicht gut

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broadband isn’t good

54
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Nach einer zweiwöchigen, zweijährigen Pause/ Unterbrechung

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after a two week/year hiatus

55
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er verschanzte sich hinter/in (Zeitung, Moral)

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he entrenched himself behind/in

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