An der Brücke von Heinrich Böll Flashcards

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Es macht ihnen ja Spaß

A

it’s fun for them

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2
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sich die Tüchtigkeit mit Zahlen zu belegen

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to prove their competence with numbers

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3
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sich berauschen an etwas

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to get high, intoxicated on something

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4
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stumm

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silent

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5
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das Uhrwerk

A

movement of a clock

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6
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die Schicht, -en

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shift

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7
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sich befriedigt ins Bett legen

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to go to bed satisfied

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8
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unzuverlässig

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unreliable

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9
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den Eindruck von Biederkeit erwecken

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to give the impression of being honest

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10
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insgeheim

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secretly

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11
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etwas unterschlagen

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to suppress evidence

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12
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Mitleid empfinden

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to have pity

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13
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aufschlagen

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(in context) to beat with joy

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14
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die Großzüzigkeit verströmen lassen

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to be generous

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15
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fünfstellig

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five digit

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16
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auf die Schulter klopfen

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to tap somebody on the shoulder

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17
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sie ahnen ja nichts

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they have no idea

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18
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das zweite Future

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future perfect tense

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19
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unermüdlich

20
Q

das Ticken setzt aus

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the ticking is interrupted

21
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ein-biegen, bog ein, ist eingebogen

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to turn into

22
Q

verschweigen

A

to conceal

23
Q

sich etwas nehmen lassen

A

to have something taken away

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die Eisdiele, -n

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ice cream parlor

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der Gehsteig, -e
sidewalk
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die Ewigkeit
eternity
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Schattenmänner und Schattenfrauen
shadow men and women
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nichtig
(in context) unimportant
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erfahren, erfährt, erfuhr, erfahren
to find out
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ahnen
to suspect
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auf ungeheure Weise
enormously
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die Berechnungen über den Haufen werfen
to upset the calculations
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unschuldig
innocent
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der Kumpel, -
buddy
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höllisch
hellish
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vergleichen, verglich, verglichen
to compare
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Es ging ja glatt um meine Existenz
Nothing less than my own existence was at stake
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zuverlässig
reliable
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sich verzählen
to miscount
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der Verschleiß
waste
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etwas beantragen
to request
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versetzen
to transfer, relocate
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der Pferdewagen, -
horse drawn wagon
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ist die Masche
it is in, that's the thing
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der Lenz
spring time (in context): that's absolute top