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1
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Scherzfrage

A

conundrum

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2
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eldest oldest?

A

eldest: only for related persons,

while oldest: for any person,

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3
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Festland

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mainland

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4
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im Vergleich zu anderen Ideen

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as ideas go

as … go…

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5
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tut mir Leid dich so unter Druck zu setzen?

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sorry to push in on you but

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6
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superklasses Theater, brimborium

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showsttopping razzmatazz

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7
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wehmütig über etwas nachdenken

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think wistfully of…

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8
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ganze Schar von neuen Krankheiten

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bevy of new diseases eine

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9
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ich will die Arbeit erledigt bekommen

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want to get it off my desk

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10
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Auf das Sofa schmeißender

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sofa slumper

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11
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Dosieranleitung

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dosing directions

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12
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bog paper

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bum fodder

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13
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qüalender Hunger

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Hunger pangs

pangs of Hunger

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14
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er ist gerade auf die Toilette gehuscht

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he just scurried to the toilet

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15
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angehender….

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budding…

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16
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der Gestank würde sogar das größte Stinktier beeindrucken

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stink would impress the most pungent of skunks

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17
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ich hätte es ohne dich nicht geschafft

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I wouldn’t have got there without you

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18
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ist nach wie vor…

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  • is continuing to be

- is still

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19
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grosse Klappe nichts dahinter

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all mouth and (no) trousers

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20
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Extrawurst

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special treatment

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21
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du wirkst genervt

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you seem on edge

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22
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du nutzt meine Großzügigkeit aus

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you are trespassing on my generosity

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23
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jmd Geld vorschiessen

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lend money, advance me money

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24
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ich hoffe er trifft die richtigen Entscheidungen

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hope he makes the right choices

25
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ein Jahr aussetzen

ein Student der ein Jahr aussetzt

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take a gap year

gap year student

26
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mehr … als er durchscheinen ließ

A

more … than he led on

27
Q

Nerven liegen blank

A

nerves are raw

28
Q

klein beigeben 3x

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  • give in
  • climb down
  • cave in
29
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Ruhezeit (beim Kochen)

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resting time

30
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keinen Kontakt mit meiner Schwester haben

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out of touch with my sister

31
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realitätsblind, lebensfremd

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out of touch with reality/life etc

32
Q

unbeschwert genießen

A

to really enjoy

33
Q

er versuchte mich im Interview zu überrümpeln

A

he tried to catch me out

33
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Eid erfüllen

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honour his oath

34
Q

zu Kopf steigen

A

Hope it doesn’t go to your head

35
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wird duch die Realität nicht bestätigt

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is not born out by reality

36
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habe ich dich überanstrengt

A

did I wear you out

37
Q

schamlos emotional werden

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get unabashedly emotional

38
Q

er wiegelte es ab, er spielte es herunter

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he played down the issue, he played it down

39
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ich hätte es irgendwann auch geschafft

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I would have got there eventually

40
Q

er fängt an zu schwärmen

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he gets all misty eyed

41
Q

Bademantel

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bathrobe

42
Q

(Bewerbungen, Anträge) abfertigen

A

process

43
Q

hat dich sogar noch mehr abgelehnt

A

he resented you even more

44
Q

der Zeit voraus sein.

A

to be ahead of the game

45
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sie gingen sich gegenseitig auf den Geist (verärgern ohne Absicht)

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they rubbed each other up the wrong way

46
Q

schlechte Aussichten für…

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small hopes for

47
Q

Daten bauen sich ab

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data is degrading

48
Q

(böse) Vorahnung

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has a foreboding (that…) (of dread, doom, etc)

49
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eigenwillig

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self-willed, wayward

50
Q

Nach mir die Sinnflut

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  • devil may care
  • none of my business
  • after me the deluge
51
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Publikumshit

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showstopping number

52
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… ohne gleichen

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unprecedented….

53
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erniedrigend

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humiliating

54
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Sternhagelvoll

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pissed as a newt

55
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schwer Überblick zu behalten (beim Sport)

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difficult to follow

56
Q

hat sie geplaudert, mich verpfiffen

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has she blabbed?

57
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er ist ein Klappergestell (sehr dünn)

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he is a bag of bones

58
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Lehrer sein ist der Weg des geringsten Widerstands

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being a teacher is a soft option

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