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Casual Flashcards

1
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household names

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big & well-known

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2
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Verneinung

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negation

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3
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Brutalität; Bösartigkeit; Gemeinheit; Bissigkeit

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viciousness

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4
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Alleinsein; Einsamkeit; Einöde
alleine

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solitude
in solitude

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5
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jmd/etw auf etw verweisen
jmd aus etw verbannen

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to relegate sb/sth
to relegate sb out of sth

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6
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angeboren

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innate

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7
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(Über)Prüfung; Untersuchung

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scrutiny

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8
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beschleunigen

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accelerate

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9
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ängstlich; schüchtern; scheu; zaghaft

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timid

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10
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Waffenstillstand

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truce

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11
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unumstritten

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undisputed

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12
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attraktiv; anziehend; verführerisch

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alluring

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13
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verzweifelt; hektisch
jmd verrückt machen

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frantic
to drive sb frantic

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14
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aufrichtig; ehrlich; offen

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candid

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15
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(etw ist) verlassen
verlassenes/leer stehendes Gebäude

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derelict
derelict building

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16
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jmd (von etw) freisprechen
jmd von einer Verpflichtung/Aufgabe entbinden

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to exonerate sb
to exonerate sb from a duty/task

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17
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Alleinsein; Einsamkeit (positiv & negativ)
alleine

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solitude
in solitude

18
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trostlos
trübe Gedanken
für etw schwarzsehen

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gloomy
gloomy thoughts
to be gloomy about(/over) sth

19
Q

jmd begleiten; jmd beaufsichtigen

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to chaperone

20
Q

Handschuhfach

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glove compartment

21
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unpassend; unangebracht; widersprüchlich; unvereinbar

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incongruous

22
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feierlich

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solemn

23
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sich winden (vor Schmerzen)

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to writhe (in agony)

24
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gelenkig; geschmeidig

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lithe

25
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absurd; unsinnig; widersinnig; ungeheuerlich

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preposterous

26
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unheimlich; geisterhaft

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eerily

27
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glühend; leuchtend hell; stahlend

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incandescent

28
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Verbundenheit; Gemeinsamkein

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affinity

29
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Erscheinungsbild; Anschein

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semblance

30
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jmd/etw begreifen

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to fathom sb/sth

31
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Ermahnung; Warnung

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adomonition/admonishment

32
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(gesetzlich) verboten
Schwarzhandel

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illicit
illicit trade

33
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Elastizität; Widerstandskraft; Zähigkeit; Durchhaltevermögen

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resilience

34
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Zuflucht; Zufluchtsort; Heiligtum

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sanctuary

35
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Ur-; ursprünglich

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primordial

36
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Trost

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solace

37
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in Erinnerungen schwelgen

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reminisce

38
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Abprallen; Abprall
abprallen

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ricochet
to ricochet

39
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alltäglich; profan

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mundane

40
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unbeständig; instabil; flüchtig

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volatile

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