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stichhaltig (Argument)

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cogent

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gegenüber etw abgestumpft sein

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to be desensitized to sth

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entgegnen, scharf erwidern

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to retort

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machbar, möglich, glaubhaft

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feasible

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voreilig, hastig

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precipitate

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etw bejahen

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to reply to sth in the affirmative

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jdn von etw abbringen

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to dissuade sb from sth

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jdn etw unterstellen, zuschreiben

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to ascribe sb to sth

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unzweifelhaft

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indubitable

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unter dem Vorwand des

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on / under the pretext of

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Vorwand für

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pretext for

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Kontroverse

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contentiousness

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umstritten, kontrovers

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contentious

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Vermutung (c)

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conjecture

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vermuten (c)

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to conjecture

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etw wiedergutmachen

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to atone for sth

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knapp, unzureichend

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scanty

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unbeantwortbar, unwiderlegbar

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unanswerable

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unentbehrlich

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indispensable

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Musterbeispiel, Inbegriff für etw (b)

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byword for sth

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sinnbildlich für etw

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emblematic of sth

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sich gegen jdn/etw einbringen

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to turn against sb/sth

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jdm etw entlocken, etw von jdn provozieren

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to elicit sth form sb

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unnütz, vergeblich (in)

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in vain

vergeblich (to)

to no avail

abwegig

fallacious

unwiderruflich, endgültig

irrevocable

sich dem Ende neigen, zu Ende gehen

to draw to a close

zu gegebener Zeit

in due course

nachträglich, verspätet

belated

total, vollkommen

unmitigated

Vorahnung, Vorwarnung

premonition

unmerklich

imperceptible

etw verschlimmern (c)

to compound sth

berechtigt, möglich

eligible

etw wiederholen (form)

to reiterate sth

Rechtfertigung

vindication

mehr als klar sein

to be abundantly clear