Collocations Flashcards

1
Q

den Abwasch machen

A

do some cleaning

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2
Q

einen blöden Fehler machen

A

make a silly mistake

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3
Q

das Richtige machen

A

so the right thing

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4
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einen guten Eindruck machen

A

make a good impression

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5
Q

jemandem einen Gefallen machen

A

do somebody a good turn

do somebody a favour

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6
Q

die falsche Entscheidung treffen

A

make the wrong decision

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7
Q

vorhersehbare Zukunft

A

foreseeable future

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8
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goldene Gelegenheit

A

golden opportunity

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9
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schlechte Entschuldigung

A

lame excuse

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10
Q

radikale Veränderung

A

radical change

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11
Q

abweisend sein

A

to be dismissive of something/somebody

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12
Q

sich mit etwas auseinandersetzen

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to come to terms with something

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13
Q

sich etwas zu Herzen nehmen

A

to take heart

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14
Q

lebhafte Phantasie

A

vivid imagination

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15
Q

völliger Fehler

A

utter failure

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16
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die Glaubwürdigkeit verlieren

A

to lose credibility

16
Q

verwirrt sein

A

to be bemused

17
Q

etwas zum laufen bringen

A

to get something working

to make something happen

18
Q

etwas machen können

A

to get round to doing something

19
Q

bei etwas teilnehmen

A

to take part in something

20
Q

mehr als oft nicht

A

more often than not

most of the time