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Apr 2013 Flashcards

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1
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to let off

A

erlassen, aussteigen lassen

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2
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ploy

A

LIST, MACHENSCAFT, TRICK

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3
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to fizzle

A

kläglich scheitern

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4
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to budge

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dich bewegen, regen

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5
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to evict so.

A

ausweisen, zur Räumung zwingen

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6
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to wean off

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entwöhnen

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7
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perky

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munter, keck, flott

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8
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to loll

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räkeln, strecken

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9
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to ferret out

A

aufspüren, aufstöbern

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10
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to lampoon

A

verhöhnen verspotten, auf die Schippe nehmen

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11
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appointed

A

bestellt, berufen, vereinbart

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12
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din

A

Lärm, Krakeel. Klamauk

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13
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somnolent

A

schlaftrunken, schläfrig

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14
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to shamble

A

torkeln, watscheln

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15
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mirage

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Trugbild, Fata Morgana

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16
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to chuckle

A

in sich hineinlachen, kichern

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17
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facetious

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spaßhaft, witzig, scherzhaft

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18
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mind-numbing

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todlangweilig

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19
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stunted

A

in der Entwicklung gehemmt, verkrüppelt

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20
Q

paunchy

A

dickbäuchig

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21
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ta gape

A

angaffen, starren

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22
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to thrust

A

hauen, stoßen

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23
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thuggish

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agressiv

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24
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to shun so.

A

aus dem Weg gehen, meiden

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25
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privy

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eingeweiht

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26
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to shun so.

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aus dem Weg gehen, meiden

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27
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privy

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eingeweiht

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28
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bandwagon effect

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Mitläufereffekt

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29
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preponderant

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überwiegend

30
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to expunge

A

auslöschen, ausmerzen

31
Q

kitty

A

gemeinsame Kasse

31
Q

serfdom

A

Leineigenschaft

32
Q

to spice sth. up

A

aufpeppen

33
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to reverberate

A

zurückhallen, nachhallen

34
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to be complicit in sth.

A

sich an etw. mitschuldig machen

35
Q

to moot

A

zur Debatte stellen

36
Q

to be poised for sth.

A

für etw. bereit sein, etw entgegensehen

37
Q

choked

A

erstickt, gewürgt, abgedrosselt

38
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crippling

A

lähmend

39
Q

bunk

A

Quatsch, Nonsens

40
Q

fallible

A

fehlbar

41
Q

to entrust

A

jmd. mit etw. betrauen

42
Q

tainted

A

unrein, verdorben

43
Q

to romp

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toben, herumtollen

44
Q

to entrench

A

eingraben, verschanzen,

45
Q

devution

A

Dezentralisierung

46
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to abate

A

herabsetzen, abebben, mäßigen, lindern

47
Q

wryly

A

ironisch, verdreht

48
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to sugarcoat sth.

A

beschönigen, schönfärben, überzeugen

49
Q

saucer

A

Unterteller, Untersatz

50
Q

guarded

A

vorsichtig, zurückhaltend

51
Q

obnoxious

A

widerwertig, abscheulich, unmöglich

52
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vigour

A

Elan, Kraft, Energie

53
Q

glut

A

Flut, Überfluss

54
Q

to give so. a leg up

A

jmd. hochhelfen

55
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to atone for sth.

A

büßen, sühnen, wiedergutmachen

56
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unscathed

A

unversehrt, unbeschädigt

57
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bleak

A

düster, öde, trostlos

58
Q

prowess

A

Können, Tapferkeit

59
Q

superannuated

A

veraltet, pensioniert

60
Q

sensible

A

bernünftig, sinnvoll

61
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grieviously

A

schmerzlich, kränkend

62
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tapped

A

angezapft

63
Q

desultory

A

planlos, unzusammenhängend

64
Q

to garner

A

sammeln

65
Q

scuffle

A

Handgemenge, Rauferei, Streit

66
Q

inadvertently

A

aus Versehen, irrtümlich

67
Q

to supersede

A

ersetzen, an die Stelle von etw. treten, verdrängen

68
Q

paunchy

A

dickbäuchig

69
Q

to gloat

A

sich hämisch freuen

70
Q

kink

A

Knick, Knitterstelle

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