Dies & Das Flashcards

0
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ward

A

Station (KH)

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to admit sb. to hospital

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Jem. ins KH aufnehmen

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Psychiatry

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Psychiatrie

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Psychiatrist

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Psychiater

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psychiatric

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psychiatrisch

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idiom

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Redewendung

Ausdrucksweise

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proverb

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Sprichwort

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7
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bells and whistles

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

A

Schnickschnack

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beat the drum

…for your own ideas

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to speak with persuasion to others

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you want to take everything but the kitchen sink!

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Means to take far more things than we need

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I simply have too much on my plate right now

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to have too many problems to deal with

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last resort

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Last option

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to reconstruct

A

umbauen
rekonstruieren
etwas nachvollziehen

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to live under the same roof as (your parents)

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unter dem selben Dach leben

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incentive

A

Anreiz
Motivation
Leistungsansporn

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15
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(ticket) tout

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Kartenschwarzhändler

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16
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void

A

ungültig
unwirksam
leer

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17
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dishonestly

A

unehrlich

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18
Q

There is not one perfect silver bullet

There is not one simple answer to solve the problem

A

es gibt keine Patentlösung

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19
Q

take something at face value

A

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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20
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Interjection

A

sounds that express sudden emotions

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

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21
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to push the envelope

A

to be creative

to do things which are original or risky

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22
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Blue Sky thinking

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having ideas which are not even practical or realistic

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23
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incapacity certificate
certificate of disability
to give sb a sick Note

A

Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung

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24
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to look like the back end of a bus

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to look ugly

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25
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to show sb. the ropes

A

Explain sb. how to do sth.

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26
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to get the wrong end of the stake

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missverstehen

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27
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involved

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verstrickt

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28
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he tickes me off

A

he makes me very angry

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29
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son of a gun

A

son of a bitch

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30
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to moan in pain

A

stöhnen

klagen

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31
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Haltung

A

attitude

approach

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32
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Wetrtschäzung

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appreciation

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33
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wertschätzen

A

to value sb.

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34
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Bewerten

A

assess

evaluate

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35
Q

she is a Dinosaur

A

she is Old fashioned

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36
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I am full of beans

A

I am full of energy and enthusuiasm

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37
Q

he speaks in a clipped way

A

abgehackt sprechen

“upper class”

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38
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to slander

A

beleidigen
lästern
jmd. verleumden

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39
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creed

A

Glaube
Bekenntnis
Credo

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40
Q

ramification

A

Auswirkung

Effekt

41
Q

frogmarch
an army of frogs
to frogmarch

A

to be frogmarched by someone (police)

to force someone, who is unwilling to move forward

42
Q

dumpling

A

Kloß

43
Q

litracy

A

Bildung
Alphabetisierung (ability to read and write)
Belesenheit

44
Q

adversity

A

Missgeschick
Not
Unglück
Widrigkeit

45
Q

to forge

A

formen
aufbauen
erfinden

46
Q

to anticipate sth.

A

etwas annehmen

47
Q

to banish

A

vertreiben

verbannen

48
Q

strain

A

Anspannung
Belastung
Druck
Verrenkung/Zerrung

49
Q

elusive

A

trügerisch
unglaublich
schlüpfrig

50
Q

dull

A

boring

langweilig

51
Q

feasability

A

Machbarkeit
Wahrscheinlichkeit
Möglichkeit

52
Q

inane

A

dumm

hirnverbrannt

53
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surveillance

A

Überwachung

54
Q

jeopardy

A

in Gefahr

55
Q

sober

A
Nüchtern (Alkohol)
vernünftig
ruhig 
gelassen
bescheiden
56
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to utilize

A

nutzen
anwenden
etw. einsetzen

57
Q

utilization

A

Anwendung
Nutzung
Verwendung

58
Q

Lehre

Ausbildung

A

apprenticeship

59
Q

schläfrig
schlaftrunken
verschlafen

A

drowsy

60
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shuttered

A

verschlossen

61
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Vielzahl

A

a multitude of things

62
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nachvollziehen
begreifen
erfassen

A

to comprehend

63
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bewerten

A

to evaluate
to estimate
to validate

64
Q

to loose ones temper

A

aus der Fassung geraten
wütend werden
Geduld verlieren

65
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zwanghaft

dringend

A

compulsive

66
Q

Veranlagung

A

predisposition

67
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hin und wieder

A
from time to time
every now and then
occaisionally
at times
once in a while
68
Q

fördern

pflegen

A

to foster

69
Q

Pflegevater

A

fosterdad

70
Q

ertragen

aushalten

A

to endure

71
Q

absoßend

A

repellent

72
Q

Schleudertrauma

Peitschenhieb

A

whiplash

73
Q

Mitarbeiter

A

associates

74
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wahrnehmen
wittern
erkennen

A

to perceive

75
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prüfen

hinterfragen

A

scrutinized

to scrutinize

76
Q

öffentlich

unverhohlen

A

overt

77
Q

Distanziertheit

Unnahbarkeit

A

aloofness

78
Q

Selbstwertschätzung

A

self-valuation

to value s.b.

79
Q

wertvoll

A

valuable
precious
worthwile

80
Q

Rausch
Raserei
Ekstase
Wahnsinn

A

frenzy

81
Q

auseinandersetzen

A

to expose

to face up to sth.

82
Q

Schweigepflicht

A

confidentiality

83
Q

Gespräch

A

conversation

dialogue

84
Q

you lived like the past held no sway over the future

A

… so als hätte die Vergangenheit keine Macht über die Zukunft

85
Q

leverage

A

Einfluss
Hebelkraft
Druckmittel

86
Q

entfesselten

freilassen

A

to unleash upon…

87
Q

jemd beschäftigen

A

to employ

88
Q

Angestellter

A

employees

89
Q

Vermögen

A

asset

90
Q

professional disciplin

A

Berufsdisziplin

91
Q

Unternehmen

Firma

A

enterprise

92
Q

Vertrauen

Zutrauen

A

confidence

93
Q

Vertrauen

Konzern

A

trust

94
Q

jemd beschäftigen

A

to employ

95
Q

Angestellter

A

employees

96
Q

Vermögen

A

asset

97
Q

professional disciplin

A

Berufsdisziplin

98
Q

Unternehmen

Firma

A

enterprise

99
Q

Vertrauen

Zutrauen

A

confidence

100
Q

Vertrauen

Konzern

A

trust