englisch Flashcards

1
Q

fraglich zweifelhaft

A

iffy

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2
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no money/ Americans would say „broke, penniless“

A

skint

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3
Q

sich für jdn einsetzen
durchgegangen (bei nachrichten,Mails)

A

come through

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4
Q

durchgehen, erklären

A

run/talk/walk somebody through

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5
Q

durchmachen

A

go through

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6
Q

über die runden kommen

A

pull through

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7
Q

jedn etwas durchmachen lassen

A

put sb through sth

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8
Q

scheitern durchfallen

A

fall through

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9
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durchschauen

A

see through

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10
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durchschlafen

A

sleep through

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11
Q

you have to try or you won‘t get anything

A

nothing ventured nothing gained

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12
Q

going from one problem to another even worse one

A

out of the frying pan and into the fire

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13
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einem geschenkten gaul schaut man nicht ins maul

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don‘t look a gift horse in the mouth

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14
Q

give a chance but you can‘t make him/her take it

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you can lead a horse to water but you can‘t make it drink

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15
Q

don‘t fret and worry about a problem until it‘s actually here

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we will cross that bridge when we come to it

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16
Q

der tropfen der das fass zum überlaufen brachte

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it was the straw that broke the camel‘s back

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17
Q

determination (entschlossenheit) to do sth, we can always find a path or method

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where there‘s a will there‘s a way

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18
Q

best on time but if you can‘t do it late

A

better late than never

19
Q

in der not frisst der teufel die fliegen

A

beggars can‘t be choosers

20
Q

what som does means more than what they say

A

actions speak louder than words

21
Q

period

A

uk menstruation
usa full stop

22
Q

trump

A

uk fart/pass (pupsen)
usa donald trump

23
Q

bum

A

uk bottom, backside
usa derogatory (abwertend) word for homeless person

24
Q

bird

A

uk young women
usa winged animal

25
Q

fanny pack

A

uk bum bag —> fanny informal term for vagina
usa a bag you wear around your waist

26
Q

pants

A

uk underwear
usa trousers

27
Q

randy

A

uk sexually aroused
a popular name written big „Randy“

28
Q

suspenders

A

uk stockings —> Strumpfhalter
usa used to hold up trousers (hosenträger)

29
Q

Lastwagen

A

lorry
truck

30
Q

motorrad

A

motorbike
motorcycle

31
Q

autobahn

A

motorway
highway

32
Q

Nummerntafel

A

number plate
license plate

33
Q

Gehsteig

A

pavement
sidewalk

34
Q

benzin

A

petrol
gas

35
Q

Tankstelle

A

petrol station
gas station

36
Q

urlaub

A

holiday
vacation

37
Q

schlange

A

queue
line

38
Q

habdtaschd

A

handbag
purse

39
Q

Geldtasche

A

purse (woman) wallet men
wallet (both genders)

40
Q

Wassehahn

A

tap
faucet

41
Q

Schrank

A

wardrobe
closet

42
Q

Reißverschluss

A

zip
zipper

43
Q

Hose

A

trousers
pants ( would be in Uk underwear)