englisch Flashcards
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iffy
no money/ Americans would say „broke, penniless“
skint
sich für jdn einsetzen
durchgegangen (bei nachrichten,Mails)
come through
durchgehen, erklären
run/talk/walk somebody through
durchmachen
go through
über die runden kommen
pull through
jedn etwas durchmachen lassen
put sb through sth
scheitern durchfallen
fall through
durchschauen
see through
durchschlafen
sleep through
you have to try or you won‘t get anything
nothing ventured nothing gained
going from one problem to another even worse one
out of the frying pan and into the fire
einem geschenkten gaul schaut man nicht ins maul
don‘t look a gift horse in the mouth
give a chance but you can‘t make him/her take it
you can lead a horse to water but you can‘t make it drink
don‘t fret and worry about a problem until it‘s actually here
we will cross that bridge when we come to it
der tropfen der das fass zum überlaufen brachte
it was the straw that broke the camel‘s back
determination (entschlossenheit) to do sth, we can always find a path or method
where there‘s a will there‘s a way
best on time but if you can‘t do it late
better late than never
in der not frisst der teufel die fliegen
beggars can‘t be choosers
what som does means more than what they say
actions speak louder than words
period
uk menstruation
usa full stop
trump
uk fart/pass (pupsen)
usa donald trump
bum
uk bottom, backside
usa derogatory (abwertend) word for homeless person
bird
uk young women
usa winged animal
fanny pack
uk bum bag —> fanny informal term for vagina
usa a bag you wear around your waist
pants
uk underwear
usa trousers
randy
uk sexually aroused
a popular name written big „Randy“
suspenders
uk stockings —> Strumpfhalter
usa used to hold up trousers (hosenträger)
Lastwagen
lorry
truck
motorrad
motorbike
motorcycle
autobahn
motorway
highway
Nummerntafel
number plate
license plate
Gehsteig
pavement
sidewalk
benzin
petrol
gas
Tankstelle
petrol station
gas station
urlaub
holiday
vacation
schlange
queue
line
habdtaschd
handbag
purse
Geldtasche
purse (woman) wallet men
wallet (both genders)
Wassehahn
tap
faucet
Schrank
wardrobe
closet
Reißverschluss
zip
zipper
Hose
trousers
pants ( would be in Uk underwear)