Dies & Das Flashcards by Tracy Kie

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Station (KH)

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to admit sb. to hospital

Jem. ins KH aufnehmen

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Psychiatry

Psychiatrie

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Psychiatrist

Psychiater

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psychiatric

psychiatrisch

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idiom

Redewendung

Ausdrucksweise

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proverb

Sprichwort

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bells and whistles

I dont need a mobile phone with all the bells an whistles

Schnickschnack

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beat the drum

…for your own ideas

to speak with persuasion to others

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you want to take everything but the kitchen sink!

Means to take far more things than we need

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I simply have too much on my plate right now

to have too many problems to deal with

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last resort

Last option

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to reconstruct

umbauen
rekonstruieren
etwas nachvollziehen

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to live under the same roof as (your parents)

unter dem selben Dach leben

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incentive

Anreiz
Motivation
Leistungsansporn

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(ticket) tout

Kartenschwarzhändler

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void

ungültig
unwirksam
leer

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dishonestly

unehrlich

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There is not one perfect silver bullet

There is not one simple answer to solve the problem

es gibt keine Patentlösung

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take something at face value

to accept something exactly the way it appears to be

i dont know if I can take this story at face value but I will assume that she is not lying

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Interjection

sounds that express sudden emotions

wow!, oouch, ääähhh, phhheeewww, ahh, jippeeeh

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to push the envelope

to be creative

to do things which are original or risky

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Blue Sky thinking

having ideas which are not even practical or realistic

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incapacity certificate
certificate of disability
to give sb a sick Note

Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung

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to look like the back end of a bus

to look ugly

to show sb. the ropes

Explain sb. how to do sth.

to get the wrong end of the stake

missverstehen

involved

verstrickt

he tickes me off

he makes me very angry

son of a gun

son of a bitch

to moan in pain

stöhnen | klagen

Haltung

attitude | approach

Wetrtschäzung

appreciation

wertschätzen

to value sb.

Bewerten

assess | evaluate

she is a Dinosaur

she is Old fashioned

I am full of beans

I am full of energy and enthusuiasm

he speaks in a clipped way

abgehackt sprechen | "upper class"

to slander

beleidigen lästern jmd. verleumden

creed

Glaube Bekenntnis Credo

ramification

Auswirkung | Effekt

frogmarch an army of frogs to frogmarch

to be frogmarched by someone (police) | to force someone, who is unwilling to move forward

dumpling

Kloß

litracy

Bildung Alphabetisierung (ability to read and write) Belesenheit

adversity

Missgeschick Not Unglück Widrigkeit

to forge

formen aufbauen erfinden

to anticipate sth.

etwas annehmen

to banish

vertreiben | verbannen

strain

Anspannung Belastung Druck Verrenkung/Zerrung

elusive

trügerisch unglaublich schlüpfrig

dull

boring | langweilig

feasability

Machbarkeit Wahrscheinlichkeit Möglichkeit

inane

dumm | hirnverbrannt

surveillance

Überwachung

jeopardy

in Gefahr

sober

``` Nüchtern (Alkohol) vernünftig ruhig gelassen bescheiden ```

to utilize

nutzen anwenden etw. einsetzen

utilization

Anwendung Nutzung Verwendung

Lehre | Ausbildung

apprenticeship

schläfrig schlaftrunken verschlafen

drowsy

shuttered

verschlossen

Vielzahl

a multitude of things

nachvollziehen begreifen erfassen

to comprehend

bewerten

to evaluate to estimate to validate

to loose ones temper

aus der Fassung geraten wütend werden Geduld verlieren

zwanghaft | dringend

compulsive

Veranlagung

predisposition

hin und wieder

``` from time to time every now and then occaisionally at times once in a while ```

fördern | pflegen

to foster

Pflegevater

fosterdad

ertragen | aushalten

to endure

absoßend

repellent

Schleudertrauma | Peitschenhieb

whiplash

Mitarbeiter

associates

wahrnehmen wittern erkennen

to perceive

prüfen | hinterfragen

scrutinized | to scrutinize

öffentlich | unverhohlen

overt

Distanziertheit | Unnahbarkeit

aloofness

Selbstwertschätzung

self-valuation | to value s.b.

wertvoll

valuable precious worthwile

Rausch Raserei Ekstase Wahnsinn

frenzy

auseinandersetzen

to expose | to face up to sth.

Schweigepflicht

confidentiality

Gespräch

conversation | dialogue

you lived like the past held no sway over the future

... so als hätte die Vergangenheit keine Macht über die Zukunft

leverage

Einfluss Hebelkraft Druckmittel

entfesselten | freilassen

to unleash upon...

jemd beschäftigen

to employ

Angestellter

employees

Vermögen

asset

professional disciplin

Berufsdisziplin

Unternehmen | Firma

enterprise

Vertrauen | Zutrauen

confidence

Vertrauen | Konzern

trust

jemd beschäftigen

to employ

Angestellter

employees

Vermögen

asset

professional disciplin

Berufsdisziplin

Unternehmen | Firma

enterprise

Vertrauen | Zutrauen

confidence

Vertrauen | Konzern

trust