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british council Flashcards

1
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start working (hard) on something

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get down to

okay then, let’s get down to business

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2
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cancel an event and do it later

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put off

I’m afraid the meetings going to be put off until this afternoon

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3
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return to a subject

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get back to

gettin back to what I was saying

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4
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set up

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arrange, organise

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5
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find out

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discover, get information about

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resolve a problem

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sort out

I’ll have to sort out that later

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7
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move away from the subject discussed

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get sidetracked

I think we are getting sidetracked here

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8
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deliberately change to a new subject

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move on to

How about we move on to the next topic

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9
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interrupt

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cut in

I am sorry to interrupt.
Could I interrupt you for a moment
Do you mind if I interrupt you for a moment?

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10
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Reflect on the how the project went

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Close

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11
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Put the plan into action

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Implement

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12
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Decide the parameters of the project and what exactly you want to achieve

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Design

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13
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Nachfrage in Diskussion: Sagst Du, dass Du….

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Are you saying that…

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Nachhaken: Ha ich das richtig verstanden?

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Can I just get this straight…

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15
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Nachfrage: Das ist mir noch nicht klar…

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Sorry, it’s not clear to me

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16
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written english: In fact

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actually, indeed

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17
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written english: for instance

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like

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18
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written english: what’s more

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on top of that

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19
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written english: however

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But

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20
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written english: to sum it up

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all in all

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21
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written english: on the whole

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Generally speaking

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22
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written english: although

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but at least

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23
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written english: therefore

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so

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24
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Kann ich hier mal kurz einhaken?

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Perhaps I could come in here?

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25
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Das scheint nicht ganz richtig zu sein.

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This seems to be incorrect.

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26
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Kann ich hier mal kurz unterbrechen?

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Do you mind if I interrupt you for a moment?

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27
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Wenn ich hier mal kurz einhaken darf? Ich stimem nämlich hier nicht ganz überein.

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If I can just jump in on that. I slightly disagree on this point.

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28
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Ja, das wollte ich auch gerade sagen

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Yes, I was about to say that

29
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renoviert

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refurbished
in the moment it’s being refurbished
it’s now under refurbishment

30
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Nachfrage diskussion: sorry, aber das ist mir immer noch nicht ganz klar

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Sorry, it’s still not clear to me

31
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Nachfrage Diskussion: Was genau meinen sie mit einem kleinen problem?

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What exactly do you mean by a minor problem?

32
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Nachfrage Diskussion: Könnne Sie hier ein wenig spezifischer/ genauer sein?

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Could you be a little more specific?

33
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Nachfrage Diskussion: Also in anderen Worten meinen sie…

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So in other words… Is that right?

34
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Nachfrage diskussion also wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe, können wir entweder oder… ist das richtig?

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So, if I understand correctly, we can either… is that right?

35
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Nachteil

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that’s the downside of xy

36
Q

jetzt habe ich den faden verloren

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loosing the train/ stream of thought

After a long day I forget what i’m trying to say - I loose my train/stream of thought

37
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deal with/ try to understand something

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get to grips with something

I still have difficulties getting to grips with Zoom.

38
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not make progress

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go round and round in circles

Have you ever felt you were going round and round in circles?

39
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sich gegenseitig unterstützen

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supportive of each other

when people were supportive of each other

40
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to only just succeed/ finish with a lot of effort (anywhere where you achieved something)

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scrape through

41
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to check something (text) or to experience something

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going through

42
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Ich bin anderer Ansicht.

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I beg to differ

43
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Ich möchte hier auch etwas zu sagen (2 cents)

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Can I throw my 2 cents in?

44
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Let me tell you what I think

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Let me give you my 2 cents worth

45
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Das steht außer Frage

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It’s out of question

46
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Der Punkt, der in Frage steht/ zu diskutieren ist

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The point in question is…

47
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gerechtfertigt (durch Terrorismus-Bekämpfung)

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justified (by counter-terrorism)

48
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durch die Durchführung von Massen-Überwachung

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by carrying out mass surveillance

49
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Informationen erlangt/ bekommen/ erhalten

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information obtained

50
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hat terroristische pläne vereitelt

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has foiled any terrorist plots

51
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das gibt es aus einem grund

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is ijn place for one reason

52
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Erpressung im großen Stil

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to blackmail on a massive scale

53
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Aber das ist nicht der einzige Faktir hier

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But thats not the only factor here/ in this

54
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das Ausmaß der Spionage

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scale of spying

55
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to be very friendly to someone with the hope of getting an advantage

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to cosy up (with sb)

56
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to change direction after hitting something, or to cause something to do this

to avoid something such as criticism, blame, or a question being directed at you

to attack or blame another person rather than accepting criticism or blame for your own actions

[ablenken, ableiten]

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to deflect
[Minister is attempting to deflect rumours of xy by focusing on the gov reciord of law]
[ just tried to deflect questions the best way I could]

57
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illegale

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illicit

58
Q

ich weise die bahuptungen zurück

zurückweisen

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to deny

i deny the allegations that…

59
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to involve yourself in a situation when your involvement is not wanted or is not helpful

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to interfere

[to interfere with the judicial process]

60
Q

dirty tricks beherrschen/ befehligen

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masterminding dirty tricks

61
Q

activities, especially business or political, of a low moral standard

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sleaze [noun]
financial sleaze
an article exposing wall streat sleaze

62
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the use of power or influence on someone else’s behalf in return for money or favours

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influence peddling

He is charged with influence peddling for allegedly pulling strings to free the woman’s brother.

63
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a person who is always trying to get an advantage for himself or herself, especially by taking risks

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a chancer

64
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to use another person’s ideas or work and pretend that it is your own

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to plagiarize

65
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etwas klauen, stehlen

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to nick sth.

66
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to avoid getting into trouble:

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to keep your nose clean

67
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geschenk des himmels

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pennies from heaven

68
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willingness to give money, or money given to poor people by rich people
(Großzügigkeit)

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Largess

Generosity

69
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happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special:

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commonplace
How commonplace is it for people…
Electric cars are increasingly commonplace.

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