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What is the German term for ‘subversion, overthrow, revolution’?

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der Umsturz

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What does ‘das (Hand)tuch’ mean?

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towel

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What is the meaning of ‘kündigen’?

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resign, dismiss (jdm.), quit, recall

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What does ‘kundig’ mean?

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informed, knowledgeable, expertly

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What do ‘ursprünglich’, ‘zunächst’, and ‘anfänglich’ mean?

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initially

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What is the German word for ‘rugs/carpets’?

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der Teppich(e)

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What does ‘in etw. (akk.) geraten’ mean?

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to fall into sth (panic)

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What does ‘ähneln’ mean?

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resemble, take after sb.

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What does ‘jdm. nachgeraten’ mean?

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take after sb

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What is the meaning of ‘durchdrehen’?

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snap, go berserk, go crazy, bug out

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What is ‘der Fehlalarm’?

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false alarm

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12
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What does ‘die Zwiebel’ mean?

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onion

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What does ‘angezogen’ mean?

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drawn, attracted, decent (sufficiently clothed)

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What does ‘anziehen’ mean?

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attract, dress

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What is the meaning of ‘anständig’?

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decent, reputable, proper, civilized

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16
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What does ‘etw. einreihen’ mean?

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queue for sth

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What does ‘sich einreihen’ mean?

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line up, get in line

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18
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What does ‘abwegig’ mean?

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strange, odd, devious, erroneous

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19
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What is ‘das Vorstellungsgespräch’?

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job interview

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What does ‘fragwürdig’ mean?

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dubious, suspect, questionable

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21
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What does ‘vernehmen’ mean?

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interrogate, hear sth

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What is the meaning of ‘behaglich’?

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cozy, comfortable, snugly

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What does ‘klagen’ mean?

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complain, moan, lament, litigate

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24
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What does ‘jdn anklagen’ mean?

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accuse, indict, charge

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25
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What does ‘altbewährt’ mean?

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classical, tried and tested

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What does ‘einlösen’ mean?

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redeem, honour (a promise), cash in

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27
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What does ‘einstellbar’ mean?

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adjustable

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28
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What is ‘der Bote’?

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envoy, messenger, herald

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29
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What does ‘der Beton’ refer to?

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concrete

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30
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What is ‘der Segen’?

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blessing

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31
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What does ‘das Reh/Wild’ mean?

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deer

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32
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What are ‘Dekorationen/Auszeichnung’?

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decorations

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33
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What does ‘ermäßigt’ mean?

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reduced

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34
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What is ‘der Rabatt’?

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discount, rebate, reduction

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35
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What does ‘staubsaugen’ mean?

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hoover

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36
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What do ‘frech/kühn/mutig’ mean?

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bold

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37
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What is ‘Trunkenbold’?

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drunkard

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38
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What does ‘die Verknüpfung’ refer to?

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conjunction, nexus, concatenation, correlation (wiss.)

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39
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What is ‘die Anknüpfung’?

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connection

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40
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What does ‘an etw. anknüpfen’ mean?

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build on sth, draw on sth, tie in with sth., Establish (ohne an… a Beziehung)

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41
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What does ‘verknüpfen’ mean?

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relate, associate, link, knit sth (join together sth)

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42
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What does ‘versagen’ mean?

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fail, malfunction, deny sb sth, choke/flop

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43
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What does ‘spannen’ mean?

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tension, stretch, strain, cock sth

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44
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What does ‘(aus)leihen’ mean?

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loan, lend

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45
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What is ‘der Völkermord’?

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genocide

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46
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What does ‘verschachern’ mean?

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sell off, barter away (pejorative)

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47
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What does ‘erledigt’ mean?

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settled, done, finished, dead

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48
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What does ‘erledigt’ mean in slang?

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Pooped, knackered.

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49
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What is ‘die Sprosse’?

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Rung of a ladder, bit of deer antler.

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50
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What does ‘der Spross’ refer to?

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Sprout, shoot (botanical).

Example: ‘echter Spross-chip off the old block.’

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51
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What does ‘Es liegt mir/Mir liegt was an dir’ mean?

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I care about you (slang).

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52
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What does ‘in der Tat’ mean?

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Actually, after all, as a matter of fact.

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53
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What is ‘die Zeitenwende’?

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Watershed, change of times, turning point in history.

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54
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What does ‘sich vollziehen’ mean?

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Take place.

Without ‘sich’: fulfil, consummate, administer, enforce, implement, accomplish.

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55
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What does ‘einrichten’ mean?

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Establish, adapt, change, furnish a room.

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56
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What is ‘die Selbstverständlichkeit’?

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Obviousness, implicitness, naturalness.

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57
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What does ‘ausgehend von’ mean?

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Beginning with, starting from, ensuing from something.

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58
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What does ‘sowie’ mean?

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Plus, and also, together with.

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59
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What is ‘die Herrschaft’?

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Sovereignty, reign.

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60
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What does ‘dadurch’ mean?

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Thus, hereby.

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61
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What does ‘hierauf’ mean?

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Subsequently, afterwards, hereupon.

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62
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What does ‘neben + dative’ mean?

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Besides, by, alongside.

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63
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Who is Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein?

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Prussian statesman who introduced many reforms.

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64
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What is the meaning of ‘Belebung’?

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revival, increase, resuscitation (fig.) enlivenment

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65
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What does ‘leiten’ mean?

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conduct, manage, run, oversee

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66
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What is the translation of ‘zerstreuen’?

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disperse

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67
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What does ‘festschreiben’ mean?

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codify, establish, lay down

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68
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What is the meaning of ‘Aufklärung’?

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enlightenment, clarification, reconnaissance

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69
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What does ‘jenseits +gen’ mean?

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beyond, across (on the other side), on the other side (adv. ohne gen)

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70
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What does ‘Auch wenn…, so’ imply?

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even if/though…, still

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71
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What does ‘auf… folgend’ mean?

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subsequent (auf… is what it is following)

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72
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What does ‘nicht zuletzt’ mean?

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not least of all

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73
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What does ‘ganz zuletzt’ mean?

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least of all, last of all (adv)

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74
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What does ‘für etwas sorgen’ imply?

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to take care of something, to ensure something, or to provide for something.

German sometimes uses ‘sorgen’ idiomatically, especially in more formal contexts, to imply causation or influence rather than direct ‘care.’

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75
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What is the meaning of ‘schüchtern’?

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shy

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76
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What does ‘zurückhaltend’ mean?

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reserved, reticent, restrained, reluctant

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77
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What is the translation of ‘scheu’?

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timid, bashful

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78
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What does ‘ängstlich’ mean?

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anxious, fearful

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79
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What does ‘scheuend’ imply?

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shy away from, avoiding

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80
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What is the meaning of ‘unsicher’?

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insecure

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81
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What does ‘verlegen’ mean?

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embarrassed, awkward

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82
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What is the translation of ‘bescheiden’?

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modest, unassuming

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83
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What does ‘lästig’ mean?

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Pesky annoying

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84
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What is the meaning of ‘hartnäckig’?

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stubborn persistent, tenacious

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85
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What does ‘gleichformig voranschreiten’ mean?

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progress/advance uniformly forever

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86
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What is the German word for ‘meeting’?

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Versammlung

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87
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What does ‘mitmachen’ mean?

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participate

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88
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What does ‘bewilligt’ mean?

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granted, approved

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89
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What is the meaning of ‘Betreibung’?

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Prosecution, debt collection

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90
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What does ‘vorlegen’ mean?

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to present

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91
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What does ‘herbeten’ mean?

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to rattle off

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92
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What is ‘Reifenprofil’?

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tire or foot prints

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93
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What does ‘verdächtigen’ mean?

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to suspect

(Verdacht-suspect)

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94
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What is the meaning of ‘Verdächtiger’?

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suspect

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95
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What does ‘abhauen’ mean?

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to elope, scoot, skedaddle, scarper

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What does ‘hier sagen sich Fuchs und Hase Gute Nacht’ mean?

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here the fox and hare say good night

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What does ‘abbiegen’ mean?

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to bend off, turn, fork, diverge

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What is ‘Der Aufschub’?

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delay, respite, deferring procrastination

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99
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What does ‘Redebedarf’ mean?

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need to talk

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100
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What is the meaning of ‘Siedlung’?

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settlement, colony, estate

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101
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What does ‘am Apparat’ mean?

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on the phone (blower)

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102
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What does ‘Kreditrückzahlung aussetzen’ mean?

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suspend the loan repayment

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103
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What does ‘es geht doch nur um einen Aufschub, bis sich das ganze hier beruhigt hat’ mean?

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it’s just a matter of delaying things until everything has calmed down

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104
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What does ‘sich verkalkulieren’ mean?

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to miscalculate (also figurative)

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What does ‘schikanieren’ mean?

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to persecute, bully, haze, or harass

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What does ‘entstehen’ mean?

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to arise, emerge, develop, crop up, or be formed

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What does ‘zusammenstürzen’ mean?

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to collapse

108
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What does ‘aufhalten’ mean?

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to suspend, hinder, or impede

109
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What does ‘abmurksen’ mean?

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to snuff, corpse/croak, or do sb in

110
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What is ‘die Höhle’?

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the cave

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What does ‘lagern’ mean?

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to store, encamp, stack, shelve, or camp

112
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What does ‘das Zeug’ mean?

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gear, stuff, or clobber

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What does ‘vorbeischauen’ mean?

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to stop by or drop in

114
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What does ‘begreifen’ mean?

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to grasp, conceive, comprehend, or fathom

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What does ‘wenn der Markt Kapazitäten schafft, darf man nicht zögern’ mean?

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If the market creates capacity, one must not hesitate

116
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What is ‘Pfadfinder alarm’?

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the (Boy)scout alarm

117
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What is ‘Das Eichhörnchen’?

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the squirrel

118
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What does ‘Das heißt nicht, dass da nicht irgendwas abgeht?’ mean?

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that doesn’t mean that nothing is going on there?

119
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What does ‘stehen auf’ mean?

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to like or fancy

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What does ‘Die Zeichen stehen auf Sturm’ mean?

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Theres a Storm brewing
The signs are pointing to…

121
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What does ‘an/glotzen’ mean?

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to peer, stare, or gawk at sth(sb)

122
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What is ‘Die Narbe’?

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the scar

123
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What is ‘das Gewebe’?

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the tissue, fabric, or weave

124
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What does ‘sich verkalkulieren’ mean?

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to miscalculate (also figurative)

125
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What does ‘schikanieren’ mean?

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to persecute, bully, haze, or harass

126
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What does ‘entstehen’ mean?

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to arise, emerge, develop, crop up, or be formed

127
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What does ‘zusammenstürzen’ mean?

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to collapse

128
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What does ‘aufhalten’ mean?

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to suspend, hinder, or impede

129
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What does ‘abmurksen’ mean?

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to snuff, corpse/croak, or do sb in

130
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What is ‘die Höhle’?

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the cave

131
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What does ‘lagern’ mean?

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to store, encamp, stack, shelve, or camp

132
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What does ‘das Zeug’ mean?

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gear, stuff, or clobber

133
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What does ‘vorbeischauen’ mean?

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to stop by or drop in

134
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What does ‘begreifen’ mean?

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to grasp, conceive, comprehend, or fathom

135
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What does ‘wenn der Markt Kapazitäten schafft, darf man nicht zögern’ mean?

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If the market creates capacity, one must not hesitate

136
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What is ‘Pfadfinder alarm’?

A

the scout alarm

137
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What is ‘Das Eichhörnchen’?

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the squirrel

138
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What does ‘Das heißt nicht, dass da nicht irgendwas abgeht?’ mean?

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that doesn’t mean that nothing is going on there?

139
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What does ‘stehen auf’ mean?

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to like or fancy

140
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What does ‘Die Zeichen stehen auf Sturm’ mean?

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The signs indicate a storm

141
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What does ‘an/glotzen’ mean?

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to peer, stare, or gawk at sth(sb)

142
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What is ‘Die Narbe’?

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the scar

143
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What is ‘das Gewebe’?

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the tissue, fabric, or weave

144
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What does ‘sich gegen etw. verhärten’ mean?

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harden one’s heart against sth

145
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What is the meaning of ‘unheilvoll’?

A

ominous, sinister, portentous

146
Q

What does ‘das Unheil’ refer to?

A

mischief, calamity, misery, evil, harm

147
Q

What does ‘heil ankommen’ mean?

A

arrived safely

148
Q

What does ‘heil und gesund’ mean?

A

safe and sound

149
Q

What is the meaning of ‘Botschaft’?

A

Embassy, message, subtext, communication

150
Q

What does ‘jenseits’ mean?

A

beyond (gen.), on the other side

151
Q

What is ‘Das Jenseits’?

A

afterlife, world the beyond

152
Q

What does ‘kotzen’ mean?

A

hurl, vomit, puke

153
Q

What does ‘die andere Backe hinhalten’ mean?

A

turn the other cheek

154
Q

What does ‘ausgehen’ mean?

A

to date (mit), end, fade, come off, burn out, run out, fall out (hair), go out (clubbing or walking or leave the house)

155
Q

What does ‘leer ausgehen’ mean?

A

to come away empty handed

156
Q

What does ‘straffrei/los ausgehen’ mean?

A

get away scott free

157
Q

What does ‘unentschiedend ausgehen’ mean?

A

end in a draw

158
Q

What does ‘davon ausgehen, dass’ mean?

A

proceed from the assumption that

159
Q

What does ‘von etw ausgehen’ mean?

A

start at from, assume, emanate from (sth)

160
Q

What is ‘der Umkreis’?

A

perimeter, circuit, compass

161
Q

What does ‘Im Umkreis’ mean?

A

in the locality, in the vicinity

162
Q

What does ‘Im Umkreis von’ mean?

A

within (in a Radius/distance of) (Meilen- for miles around)

163
Q

What is the meaning of ‘abwarten’?

A

wait but sit tight

164
Q

What does ‘tot auffinden’ mean?

A

find sb dead

165
Q

What is the translation of ‘entführen’?

A

to abduct sb

166
Q

What does ‘einsperren’ mean?

A

confine imprison cage

167
Q

What does ‘Laber nicht’ mean?

A

don’t talk

168
Q

What is the meaning of ‘als wenn’?

A

as if, as though

169
Q

What does ‘auch wenn/wenn auch/selbst wenn’ mean?

A

even if, where as, although, even though

170
Q

What does ‘außer wenn’ mean?

A

except if, except when

171
Q

What is the meaning of ‘erst wenn’?

A

not before

172
Q

What does ‘immer wenn’ mean?

A

whenever, every time that

173
Q

What does ‘an einem/am gleichen Strang ziehen’ mean?

A

to action concert, pull together

174
Q

What is the translation of ‘zusammenhalten’?

A

bind sth, close ranks, stick together

175
Q

What does ‘wie Pech und Schwefel zusammenhalten’ mean?

A

to be thick as thieves

176
Q

What is the meaning of ‘hochkochen’?

A

boil over (fig) (emotions debate)

177
Q

What does ‘das Unabänderliche’ mean?

A

the inevitable

178
Q

What is the translation of ‘unabänderlich’?

A

immutable, irrevocable, ineradicable

179
Q

What does ‘hinnehmen’ mean?

A

accept sth, tolerate

180
Q

What is the meaning of ‘düster’?

A

dark (fig.)

181
Q

What does ‘die Wande zum Wackeln bringen’ mean?

A

raise the roof

182
Q

What does ‘etw gestehen’ mean?

A

confess sth

183
Q

What does ‘zutrauen’ mean?

A

trust sb

184
Q

What does ‘der feigen Sau’ mean?

A

cowardly pig

185
Q

What does ‘vernichten’ mean?

A

annihilate, destroy, crush

186
Q

What does ‘den Weg ebnen’ mean?

A

smooth the way for sth/sb

187
Q

What does ‘dringend Verdacht’ mean?

A

strong suspicion

188
Q

What does ‘mutmaßlich’ mean?

A

alleged, putative, presumptive, suspected

189
Q

What does ‘betrauern’ mean?

A

to mourn sb

190
Q

What does ‘gefasst’ mean?

A

prepared, conceived, planned

191
Q

What does ‘unfassbar’ mean?

A

inconceivable, intangible, incredible, unfathomable

192
Q

What does ‘ein Aufsehen erregen’ mean?

A

cause a stir

193
Q

What does ‘Das ist mir wurscht’ mean?

A

I don’t mind idgaf

194
Q

What does ‘sowieso’ mean?

A

anyway, anyhow

195
Q

What does ‘jdn auf die Folter spannen’ mean?

A

to keep in suspense

196
Q

What does ‘vor die Tür setzen’ mean?

A

throw sb out

197
Q

What does ‘ungünstig’ mean?

A

adverse, awkward, inconvenient

198
Q

What does ‘der Tschick’ mean?

A

ciggy

199
Q

What does ‘Stell dir vor’ mean?

A

Imagine, fancy that

200
Q

What does ‘Ich fass es nicht’ mean?

A

I’ll be damned

201
Q

What does ‘bedauern’ mean?

A

regret sth, be sorry for

202
Q

What does ‘die Würfel sind gefallen’ mean?

A

the die is cast

203
Q

What does ‘freizügig’ mean?

A

generous, revealing

204
Q

What does ‘zügig’ mean?

A

swift, rapidly

205
Q

What does ‘aufsperren’ mean?

A

unlock

206
Q

What is the meaning of ‘Die Würde’?

A

dignity, grandeur, majesty

207
Q

What does ‘sich verausgaben’ mean?

A

overspend, over exert oneself

(völlig) burn out

208
Q

What does ‘erben’ mean?

A

to inherit

209
Q

What does ‘überbewertet’ mean?

A

overrated

210
Q

What is ‘die Achterbahn’?

A

rollercoaster

211
Q

What does ‘Das verbitte ich mir’ mean?

A

I won’t have it, tolerate that

212
Q

What does ‘sperren’ mean?

A

ban, block, suspend, locks, close

213
Q

What does ‘reinmachen’ mean?

A

put it away

214
Q

What does ‘ich komm klar’ mean?

A

I got it, can handle it

215
Q

What is ‘der Vorstand’?

A

Board of directors

216
Q

What does ‘uberlegen’ mean as an adjective?

A

superior, predominant, sovereign

217
Q

What does ‘uberlegen’ mean as a verb?

A

consider, reflect, think, deliberate

ponder

218
Q

What does ‘Geschenkt!’ mean?

A

Forget it (all good)

219
Q

What is ‘der Eisprung’?

A

Ovulation

220
Q

What does ‘im Nachhinein’ mean?

A

afterwards, in hindsight, in retrospect

221
Q

What does ‘von oben herab’ mean?

A

patronisingly, condescendingly

222
Q

What does ‘von oben’ mean?

A

from above

223
Q

What is ‘Rückendeckung’?

A

support, backing

224
Q

What is ‘die Ermittlung’?

A

inquiry, investigation

225
Q

What does ‘belästigen’ mean?

A

harass, molest

226
Q

What is the meaning of ‘Entlassung’?

A

Redundancy, dismissal, lay-off.

227
Q

What does ‘vermitteln’ mean?

A

Convey, impart (knowledge).

228
Q

What is the meaning of ‘interfere’ in a business context?

A

Mediate, broker, facilitate.

229
Q

What does ‘den Schaden regulieren’ refer to?

A

Adjust/settle the claim.

230
Q

What does ‘(Umgekehrt) wird ein Schuh draus’ mean?

A

You’ve got the cart before the horse; the opposite is true; it’s exactly the other way round.

231
Q

What does ‘den Bach runtergehen’ mean?

A

To go downhill, up the creek, down the toilet.

232
Q

What does ‘Es wird eng werden’ imply?

A

It’ll be a tight squeeze.

233
Q

What does ‘Es ist wie verhext’ mean?

A

I must be jinxed.

234
Q

What is ‘die Abwechslung’?

A

Variety, diversion, change, alternation, variation.

235
Q

What does ‘Auf gar keinen Fall’ mean?

A

No way, noways, no frigging way.

236
Q

What does ‘meckern’ mean?

A

Bitch, gripe, beef, have a winge.

237
Q

What does ‘sabbern’ refer to?

A

Drool, slobber.

238
Q

What does ‘Ich muss mal (pinkeln)/wohin’ indicate?

A

I need to go (pee)/somewhere.

239
Q

What does ‘Von irgendwas kann überhaupt nicht die Rede sein’ mean?

A

There is no question of anything at all… what there is is a shaky witness who thinks.

240
Q

What does ‘mitkriegen’ mean?

A

to realise

twig sth

241
Q

What does ‘sich über(akk)/bei beschweren’ mean?

A

to complain about sth

242
Q

What is the meaning of ‘das Verhalten’?

A

behaviour

243
Q

What does ‘verhalten (adj)’ mean?

A

cautious, restrained, muted

244
Q

What does ‘Es reicht’ mean?

A

that’s enough

245
Q

What does ‘kapieren’ mean?

A

to figure, savvy, to get, understand

246
Q

What does ‘Komm’ mean?

A

come on, come

247
Q

What does ‘etwaig’ mean?

A

possible

248
Q

What does ‘jdn trösten’ mean?

A

to comfort sb

249
Q

What does ‘je nach’ mean?

A

according to, depending on, subject to
(… Bedarf)

250
Q

What is ‘der Teig’?

A

dough, pastry

251
Q

What does ‘an etw (dat) kleben’ mean?

A

to adhere to

252
Q

What does ‘rubbeln’ mean?

A

to rub vigorously

253
Q

What does ‘quirlen’ mean?

A

to whisk, to beat

254
Q

What does ‘ersteigern’ mean?

A

to purchase at auction

255
Q

What does ‘auffallen’ mean?

A

to attract attention, to be apparent

(jdm) catch someone’s eye

256
Q

What is ‘die Schulung’?

A

training, education, instruction

257
Q

What does ‘übel’ mean?

A

sick, nauseous, disgusting

258
Q

What does ‘herrlich’ mean?

A

superb, gorgeous, glorious

259
Q

What does ‘ergeben’ mean?

A

to yield, amount to, reveal

loyal, devoted, (after nouns) addicted

260
Q

What does ‘aufheitern’ mean?

A

to enliven, cheer, exhilarate

261
Q

What does ‘Du kannst einpacken’ mean?

A

you can pack up and go home

(wrap, box, bag, pack)

262
Q

What does ‘umsetzen’ mean?

A

to implement

263
Q

abgeneigt, widerwillig, unwillig

A

reluctant, unwilling, adverse, disinclined

Uni german (6 decks)

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