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1
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es wird hell

A

it’s beginning to get light

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2
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herumhüpfende kleine Idioten

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cavort little idiots

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3
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streunende Kater der Gesellschaft

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society’s stray cats

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4
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to withhold one’s thoughts from others Dinge für sich behalten

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I keep my counsel

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5
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nichts gewöhnliches, ordinäres in ihren Zügen

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nothing commonplace in her features

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6
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Füllhorn 2x

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cornucopia lady bountyfull

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7
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die Aufregung eines Goldsuchers erfahren

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experience a prospector’s thrill

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8
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einen Schritt nach dem anderen machen planvoll vorgehen

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take it one step at a time

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9
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sich der Sache leidenschaftslos nähern

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approach the matter dispassionately

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10
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mit verdrießlicher Stimme

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in a peevish voice

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11
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einschüchternde Fragen

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hectoring questions

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12
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go to my own funeral

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attending my own obsequies

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13
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immer die Clownsmaske für die Gesellschaft aufhaben

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always wear the mask of comedy for society

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14
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Juristensprache

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legalese

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15
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Zolas Abbild verbrennen Zolas Abbild wurde verbrannt

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Zola was burned in effigy

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16
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salbungsvoll sagen

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say something unctuously

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17
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Schaumschläger Pfeife

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he is a windbag

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18
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jmd auf Herz und Nieren prüfen

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they were put through their paces

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19
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abweichendes Verhalten

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aberrant behaviour

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20
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Existenzniveau

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subsistence level

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21
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als Begleiterscheinung von

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as a corollary of

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22
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steht seinem Herrn immer zur Verfügung

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at the beck and call of his master

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23
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Sie war tatal lieb und süss (aber dann…)

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-she was sweetness and light

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24
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gemildert abgeschwächt

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attenuated

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25
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Bücher, Berichte usw schönen

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cooking the books, reports

26
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Die Quellen, so breit angezapft sie auch sein mögen

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the sources, however broadly tapped…

27
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Mangel an Essen, Ideen usw

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a dearth of food dearth of ideas

28
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Drum und dra, äußere Zeichen von etwas

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trappings of masculinity

29
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Kosten für eine Nummer (Prostituierte)

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per-trick rate (prostitutes)

30
Q

unters gemeine Volk mischen

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slumming

31
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von Hand in den Mund leben

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live hand to mouth

32
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Rowdies, Strolche und zügellose Jungs

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hoodlums and dissipated boys

33
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sündiger, unzüchtiger Brief

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scarlet letter

34
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Kalendermethode (Verhütung)

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rhythm method (contraception?)

35
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angepriesen

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touted by folk

36
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in den Vordergrund rücken

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to foreground something

37
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im Grunde, eigentlich

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for all intents and purposes

38
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Klatschmäuler

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gossipers

39
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Männer die vor nichts zurückschrecken

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men who will stick at nothing

40
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Nazismus in all seiner Schrecklichkeit

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Nazism in all its horribleness

41
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fanatisch, tollwütige Artikel

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rabid articles in Nazi newspapers

42
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trying to avoid, get around

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skating around the main issue

43
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das Gesetz rückwirkend angewandt

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law applied retroactively

44
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vom Flaschenhals aus gefeiert

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celebrate from the neck of a bottle

45
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Zahlen manipulieren, fälschen

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fiddling the figures

46
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wieder vereinnahmen, reintegrieren, in Reihen aufnehmen (Personen) wieder zurückkehren

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bring sb back into the fold retun to the fold

47
Q

eine unbekümmerte Antwort geben????

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toss off a blithe answer

48
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pooped out

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feel strung-out

49
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  1. exited, trilled 2. wide-eyed with surprise 3. taken aback
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be agog at sth, agog over sth

50
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dürfen die Angelegenheit nicht aus den Augen verlieren

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we must not lose sight

51
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jetlagged

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bodyclock in ruins

52
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joolend und höhnend (House of commons)

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howling and jeering

53
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eat verputzen wegputzen alle Nüsse wurden gefuttert

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scoff all he nuts were scuffed

54
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gang und gäbe sein

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commonplace

55
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etw , jmd in Szene setzen

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put sth in scene

56
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Kreditwürdigkeitsprüfung

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credit scoring

57
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politische Punktesammeln

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political point scoring

58
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ein bißchen

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a tad too…

59
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Schlappe erleiden

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suffer a setback

60
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aus den Startlöchern

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gett off the starting block be quick off the mark

61
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zugewiesen: Zeit, Material, Anteil, Land

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allotted time, material, share, land

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