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Ebnen

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ebnen
[ˈeːbnən  ]
Verb Table transitive verb
to level (off)
jdm/einer Sache den Weg ebnen (figurative) to smooth the way for sb/sth
Der japanische Entwurf sollte den Weg ebnen , das elf Jahre alte Fangverbot des IWC für alle Wale künftig zu unterlaufen.
Die Tageszeitung (1997)
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Die Wucht der Explosion ließ die Eingangstür bersten , drückte den Windfang ein und zerstörte weitere Teile des Vorderhauses.

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bersten
[ˈbɛrstn ]
Word forms: barst [barst ] preterite , geborsten [ɡəˈbɔrstn ] past participle

Verb Table intransitive verb auxiliary ‘sein’ (formal)
to crack

(= aufbersten, zerbrechen) to break
(= zerplatzen) to burst
(figurative) (vor Wut etc) to burst (vor with)
zum Bersten voll (also informal) full to bursting

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Erlösen

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See bab.la.

erlösen
[ɛɐˈløːzn  ]
Word forms: erlöst past participle
Verb Table transitive verb
(= retten) to save (aus, von from)
(religion) to redeem
[von Sünden, Qualen] to deliver (esp Bibl)
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Eklat um Reporter.

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Eklat
[eˈkla(ː)  ]
masculine noun
Word forms: Eklats genitive , Eklats plural
(formal)
(= Aufsehen) sensation ⧫ stir
(= Zusammenstoß) row
mit großem Eklat causing a great stir or sensation
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Deftig

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deftig
[ˈdɛftɪç  ]
adjective
[Mahlzeit, Wurst etc] substantial
[Witz, Humor] ribald
[Lüge] huge
[Ohrfeige] cracking (inf)
[Preis] extortionate
deftige Hausmannskost good plain cooking
adverb
(= tüchtig) really
deftig schmecken to taste well-seasoned
sich deftig ausdrücken to speak bluntly
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Achilles heel

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noun
Achill(es) m
Achilles heel (figurative) Achillesferse f

Xx’s achillesferse liegt in der Opposition.

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Das ist ein gediegener Schmuck

SV. Gedigen.

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gediegener
adj. comparative degree of gediegen
gediegen
adj. (of a, metal) pure, unadulterated, sterling, solid, native
adj. solid, high-quality, well-made
adj. solid, reliable, good
adj. (Northern Germany, colloquial) odd, strange, peculiar, weird

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To play it safe

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auf Nummer sicher gehen

v. to play it safe

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Einraumen

Xx räumt technische Probleme bei Xx ein.

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Itc. Concede

Verb Table transitive verb separable
1. 
[Wäsche, Bücher etc] to put away
[Schrank, Regal etc] to fill
[Wohnung, Zimmer] to arrange
[Möbel] to move in (in +acc -to)
Bücher ins Regal einräumen to put books on the shelf
er war mir beim Einräumen behilflich he helped me sort things out; (der Wohnung) he helped me move in
  1. (= zugestehen) to concede
    [Freiheiten etc] to allow
    [Frist, Kredit, Recht] to give
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Der Kürbis

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Kürbis
[ˈkʏrbɪs  ]
masculine noun
Word forms: Kürbisses genitive , Kürbisse plural
pumpkin
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Die Kurbel

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Kurbel
[ˈkʊrbl  ]
feminine noun
Word forms: Kurbel genitive , Kurbeln plural
crank
(an Fenstern, Rollläden etc) winder
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To shrug. Twitch.

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zucken
[ˈtsʊkn  ]
Verb Table intransitive verb
1. 
(nervös, krampfhaft) to twitch
(vor Schreck) to start
(vor Schmerzen) to flinch
[Fisch, verwundetes Tier] to thrash about
er zuckte ständig mit dem Mund his mouth kept twitching

mit den Schultern or Achseln zucken to shrug (one’s shoulders)
2. (= aufleuchten)
[Blitz] to flash
[Flammen] to flare up

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Zücken

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zücken.         Modern ziehen.?
[ˈtsʏkn  ]
Verb Table transitive verb
[Messer, Pistole] to pull out
[Schwert] to draw
(informal) [Notizbuch, Bleistift, Brieftasche] to pull out
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Raw. Food

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Roh

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Info

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carcass
[ˈkɑːkəs]
noun
1. (= corpse) Leiche f
[of animal] Kadaver m
2. [of ship, house] Skelett nt
(= remains) Überbleibsel npl ⧫ Trümmer npl

Aas
[aːs ]
neuter noun
Word forms: Aases genitive , Aase [-zə] plural
1. (= Tierleiche) carrion ⧫ rotting carcass
2.
Word forms: Äser [ˈɛːzɐ ] plural
(informal)
(= Luder) bugger (Brit) (inf) ⧫ jerk (sl)
kein Aas not a single soul

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Abbey

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Abtei
[apˈtai  ]
feminine noun
Word forms: Abtei genitive , Abteien plural
abbey
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Agony

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Agonie

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Barrel

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Fass
[fas ]
neuter noun
Word forms: Fasses genitive , Fässer [ˈfɛsɐ ] plural
barrel
(= kleines Bierfass) keg
(zum Gären, Einlegen) vat
(zum Buttern) (barrel) churn
(für Öl, Benzin, Chemikalien) drum
vom Fass on tap; [Bier auch] on draught (Brit) or draft (US); [Sherry, Wein auch] from the wood (esp Brit)
er trinkt nur Bier vom Fass he only drinks draught (Brit) or draft (US) beer
ein Fass ohne Boden (figurative) a bottomless pit
das schlägt dem Fass den Boden aus (informal) that beats everything!
das brachte das Fass zum Überlaufen (figurative) that was the last straw

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Trump pöbelt gegen Regierung…

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Swear.

Der Pöbel. Mob, rabble.

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Schimpfen

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schimpfen
[ˈʃɪmpfn  ]
Verb Table intransitive verb
to get angry
(= sich beklagen) to moan
(= fluchen) to curse
[Vögel, Affen etc] to bitch (inf)
mit jdm schimpfen to tell sb off
auf or über jdn/etw schimpfen to curse (about or at) sb/sth
vor sich hin schimpfen to grumble
Verb Table transitive verb
(= ausschimpfen) to tell off
jdn einen Idioten schimpfen to call sb an idiot
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Swear

To swear.

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to swear (also: to vow)volume_upschwören [schwörend|geschworen] {vb}
more_vert Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth?expand_moreSchwören Sie, die Wahrheit zu sagen und nichts als die Wahrheit?
Fluchen
fluchen
[ˈfluːxn  ]
Verb Table intransitive verb
to curse (and swear)
auf or über jdn/etw fluchen to curse sb/sth
to swear (also: to curse, to anathematize, to anathematise, to eff and blind)volume_upfluchen [fluchend|geflucht] {vb}
more_vert I'm like a junior varsity cheerleader sometimes -- for swearing, awkward silences, and very simple rhyme schemes.expand_more Ich bin manchmal wie ein junior Schulteam Cheerleader -- zum fluchen, für peinliches Schweigen, und sehr einfache Rhytmen.

Einen Eid ablegen. Swear an oath.

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Der Unterlauf

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Unterlaufen

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Lower reaches of a river

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unterlaufen 
[ʊntɐˈlaufn  ] inseparable, irregular
Word forms: unterlaufen past participle
Verb Table intransitive verb + dative auxiliary 'sein'
[Fehler, Irrtum, Versehen] to occur
mir ist ein Fehler unterlaufen I made a mistake
Verb Table transitive verb

[Bestimmungen, Maßnahmen] to get (a)round
[Steuergesetze] to avoid
(= umgehen) to circumvent

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