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Sorry

A

my bad; my apologies;my mistake, my fault

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Die Zeit vergeht im Flug

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time flies

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In der Summe, alles betrachtend

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On the whole
All in all

On the whole, it was a great speech.
All in all, it was a great speech.

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Wenn ich so drüber nachdenke

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On second thoughts

Used only in spoken English.

Imagine if someone offered you a beer and you said “No thanks, but I’d love a coffee.” But then you quickly changed your mind.

Actually, on second thoughts I’d love a beer!

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5
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Am Ende/Letzlich/

In der Summe…..ist der Lehrer verantwortlich….

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At the and of the day

…the teacher ist responsible for the success if the class

At the end of the day, what matters most is that we’re all together.

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Ich bin auf dem aktuellen Stand, ich bin nicht auf dem aktuellen Stand
Ich weiss Bescheid/nicht Bescheid

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I am in and out of the loop

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Kannst du mich bitte auf den neusten Stand bringen?

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Can you please keep me in the loop?

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8
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Auf die Schnelle…

Ich schätze mal,dass

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Off the top of my had

So if someone asked “What percentage of the population lives in the city?”
Off the top of my head, I’d say about 70%.

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9
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Bye (may alternatives)

I must leave….

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Bye
I'm heading off or i'm off
Oh, i must be going BE
Oh, i've got to take off AE
I am going to make a move, right?!

Informel:
See you later or see you
Talk to you later
Have a good one

Bye Bye ( nur bei Kindern)

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Formel English

Have a great day (AE)
Take care
Let´s stay in touch

Have a safe journey (BE)
It was nice to meet you (First time)
It was nice to see you

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Bescheiden

das macht mich bescheiden.

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humble

it makes me humble

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Einen Termin verschieben

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to postpone a date

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etwas verlosen

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to ruffle something

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