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English April Flashcards

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1
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mit jdm [für ein gemeinsames Ziel] zusammenarbeiten

A

to join/combine forces with sb

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2
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Johannisbeere (n, adj.)

A

blackcurrant

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3
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rundlich, schwammig

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pudgy

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4
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Testamentsnachtrag, Kodizil

A

codicil

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5
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etw stehlen, klauen
Bagatelldiebstahl

A

to pilfer sth
pilfering

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6
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bis in alle Ewigkeit

A

till kingdom come

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7
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kleine Sünde, Kavaliersdelikt
Jugendsünde

A

peccadillo
youthful peccadillo

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8
Q

etw in tausend Stücke schlagen
eine Stadt in Schutt und Asche legen

A

to blow sth to smithereens
to bomb a city to smithereens

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9
Q

Regenmantel (UK)
Regenmantel

A

mackintosh
raincoat

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10
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Mühe, Plackerei, Schufterei
hart arbeiten

A

toil
to toil

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11
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ungeheurer, ungeheuerlich (pej form)

A

inordinate

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12
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Historienspiel, Festzug

A

pageant

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13
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schurkisch, schelmisch (to go r…)

A

roguish

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14
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sprudelnd, enthusiastisch
(liquid) producing bubbles

A

effervescent

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15
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provinziell, engstirnig

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parochial

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16
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Geschirr

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crockery

17
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ätzend
fig: scharf, ätzend, bissig

A

caustic

18
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kurzsichtig (form o. fig)

A

myopic

19
Q

(bes. geheimes) Rendezvous

A

tryst

20
Q

jdn an den Pranger stellen
Pranger

A

to pillory sb
pillory

21
Q

am Ende seiner Kräfte sein

A

to be at the end of one’s tether

22
Q

niedrig (Arbeit, Tätigkeit)

A

menial

23
Q

scharfes Vorgehen gegen etw

A

crackdown on sth

24
Q

in etw eingeweiht sein

A

to be privy to sth

25
Q

trügend, bedeutend
bio: Samen-

A

seminal

26
Q

abreibend
Scheuermittel
scharf (Kritik)

A

abrasive
abrasive cleaner

27
Q

jdn verunglimpfen
jdn wegen einer Sache beschimpfen

A

to revile sb
to revile sb for sth

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