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Reiz, Attraktivität, Berufung, Appell, Einspruch

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appeal

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sich (an jmd.) wenden, appellieren, gefallen

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to appeal

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Verjüngung

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rejuvenation

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suchen, streben, um etwas bitten, verlangen

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to seek, sought, sought

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etw. dämpfen, eindämmen, bremse

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to curb sth.

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abhalten, abschrecken

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to deter, deterred
I wanted to buy a new computer ut the price deterred me

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Hegenomie, Vorherrschaft, politische Vormachtstellung

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hegenomy

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Feind, Gegner

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foe

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meuternd, aufrührerisch

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mutinous

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jmd. verdrängen, entmachten

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to oust sb.

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warnend, belehrend, ermahnend

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cautionary

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abschreckendes Beispiel, belehrende Erzähung

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cautionary tale

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etw. losbinden / losgebunden von

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to untether sb./sth. // untethered

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schier, krass, nackt, kahl

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stark

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jmd. etw. trotzen, sich widersetzen

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to defy sb/sth.; defied
these crops defy the cold and can be planted in winter; the demonstrators defied the curfew

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Auszeichnungen

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accolades

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antagonisieren, entgegenwirken, bekämpfen

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to antagonize, antagonized

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aufwändig, verschwenderisch, großzügig

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lavish

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zurückverfolgen, sich zurückziehen

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to backtrack, backtracked

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unbeschadet, unversehrt

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unscathed, unharmed

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Beschaffung, Einkauf

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procurement

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Vorliebe, Hang, Neigung

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penchant

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führen, schwingen

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to wield sth., wielded –> The knight wield his sword.

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Pförtner, Türhüter

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gatekeeper

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etw. abwenden, sich gg. jmd. wehren

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to fend sth./sb. off

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(Ängste) schüren

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to stoke sth.
He stoked the fire, and it blazed up again

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Schiff, Behälter, Gefäß

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vessel

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to reappoint sb.; reappointing

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wieder anstellen

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29
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enthüllt, aufgedeckt

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unveiled

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etw. enthüllen

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to unveil sth.

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Vereinheitlichung, Vereinigung

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unification

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etw. ausbügeln, bereinigen

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to iron (sth.) out

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Anfrage, Befragung, Nachfrage

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inquiry

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34
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gespenstisch, unheimlich

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eerily

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sengend, glühend, brütend

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scorching

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Trockenheit, Dürre

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drought(s)

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37
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Eindringling

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intruder

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38
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angeblich, vermeintlich

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allegedly
The alleged benefits of the drug were not proven.

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jmd./etw. verurteilen, verurteilt (verachten, tadeln)

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to condemn sb/sth, condemned
The accused’s friends condemned his actions.

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Geländer, Schutzgeländer, Leitplanke

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guardrail

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ausgefallen, seltsam

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outlandish
My uncle is a little bit eccentric and often has outlandish ideas

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illegal, geheim

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clandestine
The members of the clandestine party had to be very careful

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Aufstand, Aufruhr, Unruhen

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insurrection
The insurrection led to the fall of the dictator

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44
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Ernte, Kulturpflanze, Getreide

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crop
Thanks to the good weather, it was an excellent crop.

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etw. hinterfragen, überprüfen, untersuchen,

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to scrutinize sb/sth. scrutinized
The manager scrutinized his employee’s motivations

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Rotte (?), Bande, Mob

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rout

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unvermeidlich, unumgänglich, unvermeidbar

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inevitable
The passing of this law was inevitable.

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48
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gestapelt, angehäuft, angesammelt

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piled up

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knapp, spärlich, rar

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scarce
In the desert, water is a scarce resource

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Martyrium, Tortur, Qual

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ordeal
My father finds sports an ordeal

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bereit (sein)

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(to be) poised
The skier is poised for the descent at the top of the slope

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Konflikt, Streit

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strife
I hope there will be no strife in our family

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neu gewonnen, neuentdeckt

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newfound

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54
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etw. beginnen, sich zu etc. aufmachen

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to embark on

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55
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Abbau, Demontage

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dismantling
After dismantling, the fence will be moved to its new site

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schwer, stark, streng, ernst

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severe
It cost a lot to fix the severe damage to the house

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aufgewühlt, getrübt

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roiled

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Wehr, Staudamm, Staustufe, Schwall, Barriere

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barrage

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wanken, stocken, schwanken, zögern

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to falter, faltered
He remained steadfast and did not falter

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etw. schören, geloben, einen Eid leisten

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to vow sth., vowed
He vowed to always remain loyal

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anhaltend, bleibend, zögernd

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lingering

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etw. hochkantstellen, umdrehen, umstülpen

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to upend sth.
I upended the bag and shook out the contents

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beschneiden, kürzen, beschränken

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to curtail sb/sth, curtailed
This law does not curtail the rights of the owners

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Wachhund, Regulierungsbehörde

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watchdog

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65
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überfallen, geplündert, verwüstet

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raided

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66
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versengend

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searing
they’ll be living in a country that is already living in the searing future

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67
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Leitemission, Stimmungsbarometer, Indikator

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bellwether

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68
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brotkorb

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breadbasket

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69
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karg, unfruchtbar, öde

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barren
The land has been barren for years

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sich abzeichnend, drohen

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looming
crisis and the looming threat of xx

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71
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Demütigung, Erniedrigung

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humiliation

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72
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stetig, kontinuierlich

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steadily
Her number of clients increased slowly, but steadily.

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beständig, ausdauernd, andauernd

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enduring
Everybody is happy about the enduring peace

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Empörung, Entrüstung, Aufregung

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outrage
People expressed their outrage after the incident

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Zurückhaltung, Schweigen, Reserviertheit

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reticence
…led to a degree of reticence on the part of customers

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sich widersetzen, ablehnen

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to oppose sth.
We oppose the plan as we do not think it is profitable

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77
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Amtsenthebung

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ouster

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78
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gg. jmd./etw. scharf vorgehen, streng vorgehen

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to clamp down

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79
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Bummelei, verbummelnd

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idling

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80
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Geruch, Duft

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odor

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81
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nachklingen, zurückwerfen, reflektieren

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to reverberate, reverberated
US midterm elections don’t always reverberate around the globe

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Stillstand, Verkehrsinfarkt, festgefahrenen Situation

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gridlock
We must find a solution to get out of this gridlock

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Partisan, Anhänger, Parteianhänger

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partisan

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84
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politische List, “unsportliche Verhalten”

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gamesmanship

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85
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gutartig, liebevoll, harmlos

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benign
Luckily, the tumor was benign

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sich für etw. einsetzen, vertreten, plädieren

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to advocate sb/sth
The lawyer advocates his clients interests

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analysieren, zerlegen

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to parse, parsed
the software parses and filters the incoming data

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durcheinander, konfus, verworren

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muddled

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89
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Gegenwind

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headwinds

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90
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konkurrieren

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to vie
The runners vied with another for the gold medal

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heftig, lautstark, schrill

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strident
the resolution was followed by strident protests

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etw. durchwaten, waten

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to wade, waded
there was no bridge so we waded through the water

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Urteil, Verdikt,

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verdict

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gierig, heißhungrig, raubgierig

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ravenous
he was so ravenous that he ate the uncooked spaghetti

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etw. stiften, schüren (Unruhe), anfachen

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to foment sth, fomented
We want to promote peace, not foment unrest

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beispiellos, ohnegleichen, noch nie dagewesene

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unprecedented
the new novel enchants the reader with an unprecedented imagination

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Gefahr, Risiko

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peril

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Reihe, Feld, Sortiment, Anordnung, Aufstellung

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array

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konvergieren, zusammenlaufen

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to converge, converged, converging
The two hiking trails converge at the lake

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verurteilen, verachten, tadeln

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to condemn, condemned
the accused’s friends condemned his actions

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Amtszeit, Besitz, Besitztitel, Amtsdauer

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tenure
the presidents tenure is limited by the constitution

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nah, bevorstehend, drohend

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imminent
we were in a rush because of the imminent deadline

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etw. aufreißen, spalten, zerreißen

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to rive sth, rived, riven

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ermutigen, ermutigt

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to embolden sb/sth
she emboldened me to take the next step

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Justiz, Gerichtswesen, Judikative

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judiciary
Modern governments separate the judiciary from the executive branch

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unzugänglich, unerreichbar

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inaccessible
Due to construction works, parts of the museum are inaccessible for visitors.

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hervorrufen, veranlassen, einleiten, anregen, induzieren

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to induce sth.
Certain medications can induce drowsiness

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108
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Waschbecken, Becken Talkessel, hafenbecken

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basin

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109
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Zwischenspeicher, Cache

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cache

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110
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Verdünnung, Verwässerung

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dilution
Dilution of the syrup with water is recommended

111
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auffordern, jmd. soufflieren, jmd. antreiben, veranlasst, aufgefordert

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to prompt sb. prompted
The website prompted me to enter a new passwort

112
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Gefühl, Stimmung, Empfindung, Gedanke

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sentiment
The sentiment on the stock market has improved this year

113
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passioniert, eifrig, leidenschaftlich

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fervent
He is a fervent supporter of the senator

114
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Konzession, Entgegenkommen, Zulassung, Erlaubnis

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concession
An agreement often requires concession from both parties

115
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unbestreitbar, unwiderlegbar

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incontrovertible
It is incontrovertible that smoking is harmful

116
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fadenscheinig, abgetragen, abgedroschen, verschlissen

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threadbare

117
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jmd. beleben, mit neuer Kraft füllen, wiederbeleben

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to reinvigorate, reinvigorated

118
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verrammelt, verstopft

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ramped up

119
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etw. ersticken, unterdrücken, abwürgen

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to stifle, stifled
The need to earn money stifled the artists creativity

120
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Mangel, Engpass, Verknappung

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shortage

121
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Einbruch, Einfall, Einmarsch

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incursion
The troops fended of the enemy incursion

122
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Ansteckung, Übergreifen, Verseuchung

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contagion
To avoid possible contagion, we avoid visiting the sick woman

123
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wiedereinsetzen, wiederherstellen

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to reinstate, reinstated
The board will reinstate the previous chairwoman

124
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Haken

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snag
The Plan is almost perfect, but it his a snag

125
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etw. verlängern, in die Länge ziehen, prolongieren

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to prolong, prolonged/prolongated
We do not want to prolong the meeting unnecessary

126
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ergebnislos, ungeklärt, nicht eindeutig, nicht beweiskräftig

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inconclusive
The lab experiments have been inconclusive so far

127
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Waffenstillstand, Waffenruhe, Feuerpause

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ceasefire

128
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skurril, sonderbar

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quirky
the detective story was a bit quirky and strange

129
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witzeln, scherzen, eine witzige Bemerkung machen

A

to quip, quipped

130
Q

stolpern. straucheln

A

to stumble, stumbled
The child stumbled on a stone and almost fell

131
Q

fest, standhaft, unerschütterlich

A

steadfastly
I admire his steadfast refusal to give up

132
Q

Vorladung, gerichtliche Vorladung

A

subpoena

133
Q

Weh, Leiden, Nöte, Sorgen

A

woe, woes

134
Q

etw. isolieren, eindämmen

A

to insulate, insulated

135
Q

Bias, Voreingenommenheit, Tendenz, Vorurteil

A

bias
the facts need to be presented without bias

136
Q

schmeichelhaft

A

flattering
she paid him a very flattering compliment

137
Q

Zorn, Ärger, Wut

A

ire

138
Q

aufheben, ablehnen, unterdrücken

A

to quash, quashed

139
Q

Schlafsäle, Wohnheime, Studentenwohnheime

A

dormitories

140
Q

anrempelnd, schubsend, drängelnd

A

jostling

141
Q

weit, groß, enorm, umfangreich, erhheblich

A

vast, vastly

142
Q

pauschal, weitreichend, umfassend

A

sweeping
the new major plans sweeping reforms
The sweeping condemnation of a specific population group is wrong

143
Q

entgleisen

A

to derail, derailed
the train derailed but luckily nobody was hurt

144
Q

einen Rückschlag erleiden

A

to suffer a blow

145
Q

niederschlagen, unterdrücken, zügeln

A

to quell, quelled
the security forces quelled the riots

146
Q

Abfluss, Stichwahl, Entscheidungslauf

A

runoff

147
Q

etw. aufs Spiel setzen, gefährden, gefährdet

A

to jeopardize, jeopardized
My mistake jeopardized my friends plan

148
Q

Block

A

bloc
A politic faction or alliance is sometimes called a bloc

149
Q

(um etw.) kämpfen, etw. behaupten

A

to contend, contended
Different groups are contending for power

150
Q

etw. verfügen, verordnen

A

to decree, decreed
The government decreed a change in the educational system.

151
Q

Umgehung, Überbrückung, Bypass

A

bypass

152
Q

Haltung, Stellung, Standpunkt

A

stance
It is important to assume a clear stance

153
Q

untergraben, unterminieren, zersetzen,

A

to undermine, undermined
the students undermined the teachers authority

154
Q

konterkarieren, vereiteln, durchkreuzen

A

to thwart, thwarted
the hero thwarted the villains plan

155
Q

etw. unterstreichen, betonen, hervorheben

A

to underscore, underscored
Again, I would like to underscore the importance of this point

156
Q

Revers, Rückwärtsgang, Gegenteil, Niederlage

A

reverse, reverses
the address is on the reverse of the envelope
facing reverses…

157
Q

leicht, geringfügig, gering, klein, etwas

A

slight, slightly

158
Q

verheerend, schlimm

A

devastating
the storm devastated the forest

159
Q

zuschlagen, knallen, verreißen, mies machen

A

to slam, slammed
the film critic slammed the new movie in a brutal review

160
Q

Salve, Vorbehaltsklausel

A

salvo, salvos

161
Q

etw. einhüllen, umwickeln

A

to swathe, swathed
the mother swathed the baby in a towel

162
Q

etw. entfachen, entzünden, zünden

A

to spark sth, sparked
the book sparked a discussion about environmentalism

163
Q

zugrunde gehen, sterben

A

to perish, perished
many soldiers perished while defending the fortress

164
Q

Festung, Burg, Zitadelle

A

fortress

165
Q

etw. stützen, befestigen, abstützen

A

to brace, braced
the pillar braces the canopy

166
Q

zusammensacken, zurückgehen

A

to slump, slumped, slumping
Subway usage is slumping as covid cases rise in bejing

167
Q

ärgern, erzürnen

A

to anger, angered
the delay angered him but he waited patiently

168
Q

Sturzflug, Talfahrt

A

nosedive

169
Q

trüben, beschlagen, matt machen, beflecken

A

to tarnish, tarnished
he is seeing his image tarnished by the allegations

170
Q

erforschen, nachboren

A

to probe, probed
the survey sought to probe student opinion

171
Q

etw. drehen

A

to veer, veered
a career that veered from the top job to almost ending in prison

172
Q

clinchen, entscheiden, perfekt machen

A

to clinch, clinched
in the end the underdog clinched the match

173
Q

Halbleiter, Chip

A

semiconductor

174
Q

Hürde, Hindernis, Stolperstein

A

hurdle
the runner cleared all hurdles succesfully

175
Q

Zubehör, Accessoire, Mittäter, Helfershelfer

A

accessory
Many people order spare parts or accessory online

176
Q

jmd. abservieren, stehenlassen, wegschmeißen, notwassern

A

to ditch, ditched
my boyfriend ditched me before moving abroad

177
Q

Schrauben, Nummern, Stellschrauben

A

screws, adjusting screw
the screws are tightening on xx

178
Q

Verpfändung, Verbrechen, Pfand, Zusicherung

A

pledge

179
Q

versprechen, zusagen, geloben

A

to pledge, pledged
the candidate pledged to build a new stadium

180
Q

kehren, fegen, etw. durchsuchen

A

to sweep, swept, swept
he got a broom to sweep the floor
the police swept his apartment

181
Q

vernichtend, beleidigend

A

scathing

182
Q

Verwarnung, Ermahnung

A

admonishment
she gently admonished the boy to tidy his room

183
Q

Durchgreifen, Razzia

A

crackdown
the public demanded a crackdown on crime

184
Q

festhalten, zurückhalten, inhaftieren

A

to detain, detained
The police detained a suspect

185
Q

gerüffelt, angefahren, zurechtgewiesen, schroff abgewiesen

A

snubbed

186
Q

Enthaltung, Stimmenthaltung, Verzicht

A

abstention
there were hardly any abstention during the vote

187
Q

etw. bereichern, anreichern

A

to enrich, enriched
art and literature enriches our lives

188
Q

Zurechtweisung, Tadel, Vorwurf

A

rebuke
the speech contained an indirect rebuke

189
Q

Verweis, Kritik, Tadel

A

censure
the politician accepted the public censure and resigned

190
Q

Ergebnis, Fazit, Ausgang

A

upshot

191
Q

Anstieg, Überspannung, Welle, Brandung

A

surge
the surge in temperature in summer was not unexpected

192
Q

verlassen, menschenleer

A

deserted
to desert–> verlassen, im Stich lassen, auch desertieren

193
Q

etw. wiederaufnehmen, fortsetzen

A

to resume, resumed, resuming
after a short break they resumed negotiations

194
Q

Hektik, Aufregung, Windstoß

A

flurry

195
Q

in den Schatten stellen, verfinstern

A

to eclipse, eclipsed
the moon eclipsed the soon

196
Q

Uneinigkeit, Dissens, Meinungsverschiednheit

A

dissent
dissent within the group hindered progress

197
Q

prekär, unsicher, instabil

A

precarious
unemployment put her in a precarious financial situation

198
Q

Sackgasse, Pattsituation, aussichtslose Situation

A

impasse
the negotiations reached an impasse

199
Q

aufschrecken (verzinken)

A

to galvanize, galvanized
the devastation helped galvanized the world to take action

200
Q

verarmen, arm machen, verarmt, arm

A

to impoverish, impoverished
the impoverished southeast African countries

201
Q

Anreize schaffen,

A

to incentivize, incentivized
xy wont incentivize poor countries to help fighting climate change

202
Q

jmd. anstacheln, annimieren

A

to incite sb/sth, incited
The speech incited the people to riot

203
Q

beleben, aufleben, wieder aufleben, wieder aufleben lassen

A

to revive sb/sth, revived
the stage-lay revives the spirit of the middle ages

204
Q

zum Stillstand bringen, verzögern, abwürgen

A

to stall, stalled
the plans departure was stalled by a technical problem

205
Q

Impfung

A

vaccine, inoculation

206
Q

etw. angeben, zeigen, auf etw. hinweisen; angebend

A

to indicate, indicated; indicating

207
Q

streng, stringent

A

stringent
the activists are fighting for a more stringent regulation

208
Q

aufflackern, aufflammen

A

to flare, flared
the wind let the fire flare

209
Q

Einrede, Vorbringen, Bitte Appel

A

plea
my urgent plea for help was heard

210
Q

ergeben, nachgeben, erbringen, einbringen

A

to yield, yielded
the cuts will yield savings in expenditure
I finally yielded to temptation and had some cake
the investment starts to yield profits

211
Q

jmd/etw. anprangern, denunzieren

A

to denounce, denounced
his accomplice denounced him to the police

212
Q

sich bemühen

A

to Endeavour, endeavored
We will endeavor to find the best solution

213
Q

bergauf, aufwärts

A

uphill
the driver changed gear, going uphill

214
Q

etw. aufheben, widerrufen, abschaffern

A

to repeal, repealed
the president tried to repeal some old laws

215
Q

Fracht, Güter, Ladung

A

freight
freight is often transported on ships

216
Q

etw. behindern, beeinträchtigen, erschweren, hemmen

A

to hamper, hampered
constant rain hampered the construction work

217
Q

beschmutzen (im Sumpf versinken)

A

to mire, mired
a bribe scandal mired the reputation of the company

218
Q

schlendern, bummeln, spazieren, spazieren gehen

A

to stroll, strolled
I like to stroll in the park

219
Q

Krise, schlechte Situation, Knappheit

A

crunch

220
Q

übertreffen, überflügeln, überrunden

A

to outstrip, outstripped
the top athlete easily outstripped the opponents

221
Q

Mangel, Defizit

A

shortcoming
despite minor shortcomings, the product was approved for sale

222
Q

zuschlagen, Schalgen, treffen, streiken, Anschlaggen, auffalen

A

to strike, struck, struck
the baseball bat struck the ball

223
Q

kontraintuitiv, nicht eingängig, nicht intuitiv, nicht logischq

A

counterintuitive
these procedures seem counterintuitive but it is correct

224
Q

eingeleitet, eingeführt

A

ushered

225
Q

Kampf, Bekämpfung, Gefecht

A

combat

226
Q

Kammer, Patronenlager, Zimmer

A

chamber
the castle had over 100 chambers

227
Q

handeln, verhandeln, feilschen

A

to bargain, bargained
he had to bargain with the seller for a good price

228
Q

verankern, festschreiben, bewahren

A

to enshrine, enshrined
a constitution enshrines certain social values

229
Q

jmd. unterstützen, befürworten

A

to espouse, espoused

230
Q

Auszahlung, Ausschüttung Ausgabe

A

disbursement
the charity is responsible for the disbursement of the fund

231
Q

verfolgen, belangen, strafrechtlich verfolgen

A

to prosecute, prosecuted
An international war chamber was invented to prosecute war crimes

232
Q

aufständisch, aufrührerisch

A

seditious

233
Q

verkrüppelt, gelähmt, lahm gelegt

A

crippled

234
Q

etw. verdienen, wert sein, würdig sein

A

to merit sth., merited
Hard work merits recognition

235
Q

ungezügelt, hemmungslos

A

rampant
the police must prevent rampant violence

236
Q

etw. torpedieren (vereitelten, durchkreuzen, angreifen?)

A

to torpedo, torpedoed; also to thwart

237
Q

verstecken, bunkern

A

to stash, stashed
the squirrel stashed the nuts in a hollow tree

238
Q

Reibung, Friktion, Reibungskraft, Reiberei

A

friction
lower friction means reduced wear and tear

239
Q

unterlassen, enthalten, zurückhalten

A

to refrain, refrained
she was polite and refrained commenting on his misfortune

240
Q

fallen, Abstürzen, schnell fallen

A

to plummet, plummeted
the price of gold plummeted last month

241
Q

(etw.) abschöpfen, abgezweigt

A

to siphone off
millions of dollars siphoned off and secreted abroad.

242
Q

Rasen, Torf, Gebiet

A

turf
his hold in the election over his home turf

243
Q

graubraun, düster, farblos, langweilig, trist

A

drab
the room was grey and drab

244
Q

Labyrinth, Irrgarten, Gewürr

A

maze

245
Q

etw. anspornen, beflügeln

A

to spur, spurred
the fans spurred their team to the win

246
Q

Kraft, Elan, Tatendrang

A

vigor
he started his new job with zeal and vigor

247
Q

Aussicht, Perspektive, Chance, potenzieller Kunde

A

prospect
the company offers excellent prospects for graduates

248
Q

Nicken, Kopfnicken, Wink

A

nod
XY may get the nod at an EU summit next week

249
Q

Schlagkraft, Einfluss, Durchsetzungskraft

A

clout
they fear the dilution of economic clout

250
Q

Schattenseite, Unterbauch

A

underbelly

251
Q

Unheil, Unfug, Schaden

A

mischief
but he can still cause significant mischief

252
Q

säen

A

to sow, sowed, sown
using disinformation to sow instability in a region…

253
Q

auswerfen, abstoßen, hinauswerfen

A

to eject, ejected
130 lawmakers would need to vote to eject him

254
Q

umgarnen, jmd. einfangen, verstricken, verführen

A

to ensnare, ensnared
a campaign that has already ensnared 4.7. mil officials

255
Q

treiben, antreiben, Vorwärtstreiben; angetrieben

A

to propel, propelled
xyzzy have propelled the wealth of the Abu Dhabi royal family

256
Q

erkennbar, wahrnehmbar, sichtbar

A

discernible
mean their discernible wealth exceeds other gulf clans

257
Q

etw. modernisieren, umarbeiten, aufbereiten, aufpolieren

A

to revamp, ravamped
the US congress is set to pass legislation revamping policy toward taiwan

258
Q

Beschwerden, Klagen, Missstände

A

grievances
pushing back the government over other grievances

259
Q

Wahrnehmung, Erkenntnis, Auffassung

A

perception
reflecting a bid to dilute perception that public discontent forced the shift away from covid zero

260
Q

KLeidung

A

attire
detained for her attire

261
Q

erlassen, aufführen, verordnen

A

to enact, enacted
to again enact a ban on semiautomatic rifles

262
Q

Geißel, Übel, Plage, FLuch

A

scourge
a scourge of gun violence

263
Q

etw. modernisieren, umarbeiten, umgestalten, aufpolieren

A

to revamp, revamped
We revamped the website to make it more userfriendly

264
Q

etw. schmieden, fälschen, formen

A

to forge, forged
somebody forged a sword from the feedstocks; somebody forged my signature

265
Q

Anklage, Anklageschrift

A

indictment (also charge, accusation, prosecution)
An indictment has been brought against the thief

266
Q

Blockade, Stillstand

A

logjam
the mediator prevented a logjam in negotiations

267
Q

aufrührerisch, anzettelnd,

A

incendiary

268
Q

jmd. umgarnen, verstricken, verführen

A

to ensnare, ensnared

269
Q

ergreifend, schmerzlich, berührend

A

poignant
some memories are still poignant but overall I’m happy

270
Q

sich rühmen, preisen; gerühmt

A

to vaunt (sth.), vaunted

271
Q

Redlichkeit, Integrität, Reschtschaffenheitn

A

probity
the manager was known for her probity and reliability

272
Q

Gigant, Ungetüm, Ungehuer

A

behemoth

273
Q

Munition

A

ammunition

274
Q

verdampfen, verdunsten

A

to evaporate, evaporated, evaporating

Business English (9 decks)

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