Advanced German (Misc.) Vocab. Deck 7 Flashcards by Daniel Mufson | Brainscape

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eine Behauptung untermauern / begründen

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to substantiate an allegation

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eine Behauptung aufstellen

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to make an assertion

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eine Frage aufwerfen / aufbringen

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to raise a question

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der Anstand

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decorum, propriety, decency

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bröseln

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to crumble

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obschon

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although

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die Schlucht

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chasm, ravine

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die elysische Gefilde (pl.)

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the Elysian fields

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der Geistesblitz

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flash of genius

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die Habseligkeiten

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possessions

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der Stolperstein

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stumbling block

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trödeln

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to linger

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die Fürsprache

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advocacy

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das Vorstellungsvermögen

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imaginative power

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liebkosen

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to caress or fondle

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die Auslegeware

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wall-to-wall carpeting

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die Geborgenheit

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feeling of security

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unlängst

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not long ago

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das Sahnehäubchen

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the icing on the cake

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vollschlank

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full-figured, plump

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das Wolkenkuckucksheim

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clod-cuckoo-land, fool’s paradise

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die Sternschnuppe

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shooting star (astron.)

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kunterbunt

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motley

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irreführen

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to cheat, mislead, delude

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zulänglich

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adequate

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Spaß beiseite

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seriously; all joking aside

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sich bloßstellen

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to expose oneself to ridicule, to compromise oneself

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bloßstellen

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to unmask, to expose, to denounce

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geringfügig

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negligible

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einmütig

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unanimous, in unison

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einvernehmlich vereinbart

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mutually agreed

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der Auftakt

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the prelude; the kick-off

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Einerlei, ob…

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No matter whether…

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unvoreingenommen

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impartial(ly), dispassionate(ly)

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die Bereitstellung von

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the provision of (capital, employment, funds, etc.)

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die Inanspruchnahme von Dienstleistungen

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the use of services

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umgehend

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immediately

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inbegriffen

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inclusive

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mit Graffiti überzogen

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covered with graffiti

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derb

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crude, crass, coarse

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der Subtext

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subtext

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zudringlich

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intrusive, meddlesome

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abgewandt

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averted, turned away

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unbeirrbar

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undeviating(ly), unswerving(ly)

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das Spalier bilden

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to cordon

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Verluste auffangen

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to absorb losses

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das Risiko auffangen

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to avoid/ avert risk

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vernehmen

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to interrogate

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die Knöchel (pl., singular = der Knöchel)

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knuckles or ankles

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summen

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to hum

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im Schneidersitz

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cross-legged

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unverfänglich

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harmless, innocuous

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die Unkraut jäten

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to weed

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das Tempo drosseln

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to slow down

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der Amtsinhaber

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the incumbent