british council

Question 1

start working (hard) on something

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get down to

okay then, let’s get down to business

Question 2

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

Question 3

return to a subject

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get back to

gettin back to what I was saying

Question 4

set up

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arrange, organise

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find out

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discover, get information about

Question 6

resolve a problem

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sort out

I’ll have to sort out that later

Question 7

move away from the subject discussed

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get sidetracked

I think we are getting sidetracked here

Question 8

deliberately change to a new subject

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move on to

How about we move on to the next topic

Question 9

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?

Question 10

Reflect on the how the project went

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Close

Question 11

Put the plan into action

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Implement

Question 12

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

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Design

Question 13

Nachfrage in Diskussion: Sagst Du, dass Du….

Answer 13

Are you saying that…

Question 14

Nachhaken: Ha ich das richtig verstanden?

Answer 14

Can I just get this straight…

Question 15

Nachfrage: Das ist mir noch nicht klar…

Answer 15

Sorry, it’s not clear to me

Question 16

written english: In fact

Answer 16

actually, indeed

Question 17

written english: for instance

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like

Question 18

written english: what’s more

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on top of that

Question 19

written english: however

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But

Question 20

written english: to sum it up

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all in all

Question 21

written english: on the whole

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Generally speaking

Question 22

written english: although

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but at least

Question 23

written english: therefore

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so

Question 24

Kann ich hier mal kurz einhaken?

Answer 24

Perhaps I could come in here?

Question 25

Das scheint nicht ganz richtig zu sein.

Answer 25

This seems to be incorrect.

Question 26

Kann ich hier mal kurz unterbrechen?

Answer 26

Do you mind if I interrupt you for a moment?

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Ja, das wollte ich auch gerade sagen

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Yes, I was about to say that

Question 29

renoviert

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Sorry, it's still not clear to me

Question 31

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

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What exactly do you mean by a minor problem?

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Could you be a little more specific?

Question 33

Nachfrage Diskussion: Also in anderen Worten meinen sie...

Answer 33

So in other words... Is that right?

Question 34

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?

Question 35

Nachteil

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that's the downside of xy

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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

Question 37

deal with/ try to understand something

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get to grips with something | I still have difficulties getting to grips with Zoom.

Question 38

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?

Question 39

sich gegenseitig unterstützen

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supportive of each other | when people were supportive of each other

Question 40

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

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scrape through

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to check something (text) or to experience something

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going through

Question 42

Ich bin anderer Ansicht.

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I beg to differ

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Ich möchte hier auch etwas zu sagen (2 cents)

Answer 43

Can I throw my 2 cents in?

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Let me tell you what I think

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Let me give you my 2 cents worth

Question 45

Das steht außer Frage

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It's out of question

Question 46

Der Punkt, der in Frage steht/ zu diskutieren ist

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The point in question is...

Question 47

gerechtfertigt (durch Terrorismus-Bekämpfung)

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justified (by counter-terrorism)

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durch die Durchführung von Massen-Überwachung

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by carrying out mass surveillance

Question 49

Informationen erlangt/ bekommen/ erhalten

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information obtained

Question 50

hat terroristische pläne vereitelt

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has foiled any terrorist plots

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das gibt es aus einem grund

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is ijn place for one reason

Question 52

Erpressung im großen Stil

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to blackmail on a massive scale

Question 53

Aber das ist nicht der einzige Faktir hier

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But thats not the only factor here/ in this

Question 54

das Ausmaß der Spionage

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scale of spying

Question 55

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

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to cosy up (with sb)

Question 56

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]

Question 57

illegale

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illicit

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ich weise die bahuptungen zurück zurückweisen

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to deny i deny the allegations that...

Question 59

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]

Question 60

dirty tricks beherrschen/ befehligen

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masterminding dirty tricks

Question 61

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

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

Question 62

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.

Question 63

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

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a chancer

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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

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etwas klauen, stehlen

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to nick sth.

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to avoid getting into trouble:

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to keep your nose clean

Question 67

geschenk des himmels

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pennies from heaven

Question 68

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

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Largess | Generosity

Question 69

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

Answer 69

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