An der Brücke von Heinrich Böll Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

to prove their competence with numbers

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3
Q

sich berauschen an etwas

A

to get high, intoxicated on something

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4
Q

stumm

A

silent

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5
Q

das Uhrwerk

A

movement of a clock

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6
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die Schicht, -en

A

shift

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7
Q

sich befriedigt ins Bett legen

A

to go to bed satisfied

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8
Q

unzuverlässig

A

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
Q

insgeheim

A

secretly

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11
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etwas unterschlagen

A

to suppress evidence

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12
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Mitleid empfinden

A

to have pity

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13
Q

aufschlagen

A

(in context) to beat with joy

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14
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die Großzüzigkeit verströmen lassen

A

to be generous

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15
Q

fünfstellig

A

five digit

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16
Q

auf die Schulter klopfen

A

to tap somebody on the shoulder

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17
Q

sie ahnen ja nichts

A

they have no idea

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18
Q

das zweite Future

A

future perfect tense

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19
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unermüdlich

A

tireless

20
Q

das Ticken setzt aus

A

the ticking is interrupted

21
Q

ein-biegen, bog ein, ist eingebogen

A

to turn into

22
Q

verschweigen

A

to conceal

23
Q

sich etwas nehmen lassen

A

to have something taken away

24
Q

die Eisdiele, -n

A

ice cream parlor

25
Q

der Gehsteig, -e

A

sidewalk

26
Q

die Ewigkeit

A

eternity

27
Q

Schattenmänner und Schattenfrauen

A

shadow men and women

28
Q

nichtig

A

(in context) unimportant

29
Q

erfahren, erfährt, erfuhr, erfahren

A

to find out

30
Q

ahnen

A

to suspect

31
Q

auf ungeheure Weise

A

enormously

32
Q

die Berechnungen über den Haufen werfen

A

to upset the calculations

33
Q

unschuldig

A

innocent

34
Q

der Kumpel, -

A

buddy

35
Q

höllisch

A

hellish

36
Q

vergleichen, verglich, verglichen

A

to compare

37
Q

Es ging ja glatt um meine Existenz

A

Nothing less than my own existence was at stake

38
Q

zuverlässig

A

reliable

39
Q

sich verzählen

A

to miscount

40
Q

der Verschleiß

A

waste

41
Q

etwas beantragen

A

to request

42
Q

versetzen

A

to transfer, relocate

43
Q

der Pferdewagen, -

A

horse drawn wagon

44
Q

ist die Masche

A

it is in, that’s the thing

45
Q

der Lenz

A

spring time (in context): that’s absolute top