80 Flashcards by john smith | Brainscape

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mit üblicher, gewohnter Gelassenheit

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with his usual aplomb

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Schmutzfink, Dreckspatz, versiffter Typ

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dirty fellow

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protzig

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showy

swanky

flashy

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es fiel mir wie Schuppen von den Augen

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the scales fell from my eye

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übertrieben

untertrieben

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overstated

understated

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neumodisch

altmodisch

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new-fangled

old-fangled

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Unzucht

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fornication

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Bombenattentäter

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bomber

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reißerisch

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sensational

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für etw,jmd eine Lanze brechen

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strike a blow for sb/sth

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nachteilig 3x

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detrimental

unfavorable

adverse

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Geiz 3x

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avarice

meanness
stinginess

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Beleidigungsverfahren

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libel action, suit

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kommen in Gang

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gain momentum

hit their stride

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Amtsvergehen

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abuse of office

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keinen Hehl aus etwas machen

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make no secret of sth

make no bones of/about sth

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Senktechtstarter (Person)

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whizkid

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induktiv

deduktiv

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vom einzelnen zum allgemeinen (Regeln formulieren)

allgemeine Regeln anwenden

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Presslufthammer

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jackhammer

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sich gut schlagen

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to do well

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kriechen, katzbuckeln, um Gnade winseln

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to grovel

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er verschmähte meine Hilfe

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he scorned my help

he rejected…

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Quartier beziehen

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take up quarters

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bahnbrechend:
Erfindung
Sieg, Erfolg

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seminal
pioneering
landmark
groundbreaking

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des einen Freud ist des anderen Leid

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one man’s joy is another man’s sorrow

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Leute werden müde, abgespannt (und deshalb wohl auch überdrüssig)

z.B. im Stau steckend

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people are getting weary

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die hielten mich auf Trab

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they kept me on the go

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viel Bedeutung/ Wert wurde auf … gelegt

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much importance was put on

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xyz wird sehr locker gehandhabt

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xyz is relaxed

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heißgeliebte Erbstücke

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treasured heirlooms

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rafften hunderte davon

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swept away hundreds

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selbst wenn man das in Betracht zieht

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even allowing for all that

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Innenbereiche , Innenräume

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household/vehicle usw. interiors

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was weniger Freude bereitete

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one thing that did not escape notice

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sie würde durchschaut

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she had been rumbled

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Sperre zur Fahrkartenkontrolle

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ticket barrier

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um den Gestank abzuschwächen

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to mitigate the stink

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aufrichtig, unaufrichtig

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honest, dishonest

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misogynous pronunciation

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[mi’sogenes]

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idiot

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dufus

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beim 2. mal klappts bestimmt

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second time lucky

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ooh, da waren die Trauben wohl zu sauer?

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uuh, Missis Oh sour grapes

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flirty banter is?

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Flanter

-they are flantering

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das zieht bei mir nicht

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that won’t wash with me

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er ist stur

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he’s bullish

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persönlich oder in echt erleben, sehen

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see or experience something in the flesh

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binnen Kurzem ein Heli erschien

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before long a helicopter arrived

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ich möchte dass meine Küchlein ein wenig markanter sind

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want them to be a bit more distinctive

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gehängt und gevierteilt

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hung drawn and quartered

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haut dich nicht um

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doesn’t knock you down (smell, taste, alcohol)

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nicht sehr weise von mir

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not very wise of me

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tolles Ding oder total daneben

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stonker or stinker

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w

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I paired up your pictures

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sucht euch einen Partner!

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pair up

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er plusterte sich auf (Vogel/Frosch)

aber auch figurativ

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he ruffled his feathers importantly

he puffed himself up

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Stinker

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soap dodger