71 Flashcards

1
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Scherzfrage

A

conundrum

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2
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eldest oldest?

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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

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ein Jahr aussetzen ein Student der ein Jahr aussetzt
take a gap year gap year student
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mehr ... als er durchscheinen ließ
more ... than he led on
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Nerven liegen blank
nerves are raw
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klein beigeben 3x
- give in - climb down - cave in
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Ruhezeit (beim Kochen)
resting time
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keinen Kontakt mit meiner Schwester haben
out of touch with my sister
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realitätsblind, lebensfremd
out of touch with reality/life etc
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unbeschwert genießen
to really enjoy
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er versuchte mich im Interview zu überrümpeln
he tried to catch me out
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Eid erfüllen
honour his oath
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zu Kopf steigen
Hope it doesn't go to your head
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wird duch die Realität nicht bestätigt
is not born out by reality
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habe ich dich überanstrengt
did I wear you out
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schamlos emotional werden
get unabashedly emotional
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er wiegelte es ab, er spielte es herunter
he played down the issue, he played it down
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ich hätte es irgendwann auch geschafft
I would have got there eventually
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er fängt an zu schwärmen
he gets all misty eyed
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Bademantel
bathrobe
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(Bewerbungen, Anträge) abfertigen
process
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hat dich sogar noch mehr abgelehnt
he resented you even more
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der Zeit voraus sein.
to be ahead of the game
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sie gingen sich gegenseitig auf den Geist (verärgern ohne Absicht)
they rubbed each other up the wrong way
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schlechte Aussichten für...
small hopes for
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Daten bauen sich ab
data is degrading
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(böse) Vorahnung
has a foreboding (that...) (of dread, doom, etc)
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eigenwillig
self-willed, wayward
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Nach mir die Sinnflut
- devil may care - none of my business - after me the deluge
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Publikumshit
showstopping number
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... ohne gleichen
unprecedented....
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erniedrigend
humiliating
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Sternhagelvoll
pissed as a newt
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schwer Überblick zu behalten (beim Sport)
difficult to follow
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hat sie geplaudert, mich verpfiffen
has she blabbed?
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er ist ein Klappergestell (sehr dünn)
he is a bag of bones
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Lehrer sein ist der Weg des geringsten Widerstands
being a teacher is a soft option