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English lessons with Daniel Flashcards

1
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Selbsttäuschung, Selbstbetrug

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self-deception

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selbstständig angestellt

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self-employed

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größeren wortschatz

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bigger word-set

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vokabular aufbauen

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trying to build vocabulary

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dadurch vokabular aufbauen

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getting vocabulary through that

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solides material

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solid material

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freizeit

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spare time

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das leben stressfreier gestalten

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to make life less stressful

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green, healthy

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verdant

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zufrieden

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gratified / / we were gratified to see the resuölts of our hard work

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11
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beziehungsweise/ respektive

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respectively (vs. respectful)

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showing kindness, care, and sympathy towards others, especially those who are suffering

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humane (vs. human)

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logical, good ideas / based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding

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sensible

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14
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empfindlich sein

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sensitive (sensitive to cold)

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15
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feedback bekommen

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to get feedback/ to receive feedback

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das feedback verträglich machen

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to soften it

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17
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um de heißen brei herum reden

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to beat around the bush

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18
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in die defensive gehen (auch in gesprächen, bei feedback)

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to become very defensive

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19
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Probezeit

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probation period/ probationary period

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20
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to support or believe in an idea or plan/ to completely believe in a set of ideas

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to buy-into something

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21
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demoralisiert

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demoralized

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22
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to have a very strong feeling of wanting something

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to crave (no preposition needed!) to crave ice-cream

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23
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umsetbar (aber auch: klagbar)

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actionable

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24
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etwas filtern/ etwas sortieren/ aussortieren

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to filter/ to sort something out

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25
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Gesten/ Gesichtsausdrücke

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gestures / facial expressions

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26
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a good reason or explanation for something

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justification

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27
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vernünftig, angemessen, zumutbar

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reasonable

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28
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schwierige nachichten gut verpacken/ kommunizieren

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to say difficult messages well

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29
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düster, trist / diese zahlen sind düster

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dismal / those numbers are dismal

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30
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es drängt sie in die defensive

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it tips them tom being defensive

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31
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sich aus der situation rausziehen

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taken yourselve away from that situation

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32
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eine perspektive einnehmen

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to take the perspective/ to considerate the perspective

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33
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zurückhaltend mit feedback

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more reserved with their feedback

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34
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unverblümt, direkt, grob

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blunt

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35
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a small lie to avoid a problem

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a white lie

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36
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to compliment you, to congratulate you

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to commend

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37
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a few tips

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a few pointers

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38
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i’ll get to the point

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i’ll cut to the chase

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39
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dann noch mal zurück in die planung

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let’s go back to the drawing board

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40
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sich lösen von der extraarbeit

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to disengage from the extra

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41
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nicht mehr machen als in der jobbeschreibung

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not going above and behind the job description

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42
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a moment of sudden realization, enlightenment, or inspiration

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light-bulb moment

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43
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es kann lohnenswert sein, mehr zu machen als eigentlich verlangt wird, aber es kann auch überfordernd/ ermüdend sein

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it can be rewarding to go beyond the call of duty but it can also be draining

44
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causing you to lose most of your energy; very tiring

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draining (adjektiv)

45
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to write something down very quickly

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to jot things down / i want to jot down a few notes while you are talking

46
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in die ecke getrieben (idiom)

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to paint/ to put oneself in a corner

47
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etwas in den kalender schreiben

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to pencil something in

48
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hits on a personal level to me

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something hits close to home

49
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Präferenz / Das ist mir einerlei/ egal

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preference / I have no preference.

50
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neu einschätzen/ bewerten

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to re-assess / re-assessing

51
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da ist nichts falsch dran

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there is nothing wrong with it

52
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Punkt XYZ Uhr!

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Five on the dot!

53
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to lessen something

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to mitigate

54
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herausforderungen annehmen

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to take on challenges

55
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to not have faith in someone/ to jemanden ständig in frage stellen

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to question someones every move

56
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jemandes ideen abschießen

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to shoot down someones ideas

57
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überaus besorgt

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overly concerned

58
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etwas hervorheben (zB die eigene Expertise)

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to highlight (my own expertise)

59
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nach hinten losgehen

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to backfire

60
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zurückschlagen

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to retaliate against someone (against ist die präposition)

61
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to make something stronger, more extreme, or more exciting

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to amp up (pressure, defensiveness, motivation)

62
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selbstzweifel

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self-doubt

63
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jemanden untenhalten, klein reden

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to put down someone

64
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to do something that you do not want to do because you cannot find any other way of achieving something

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to resort to something (i had to resort to threats) / Firing people is my last resort

65
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to deal successfully with a difficult situation

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to cope / to cope with

66
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to delay something so that it happens later than planned

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to push back something/ to push something back

67
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Empathie zeigen/ ausüben

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exercise empathy

68
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Ziele gemeinsam erreichen

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to achieve objectives together

69
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Schmeichelei

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flattery

70
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to be very kind or friendly to someone or try to please someone, so that that person will do what you want them to do / to please someone, esp. by praising that person in order to get him or her to agree to something

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to butter someone up / You’ll have to butter them up a bit before they’ll agree.

71
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pleasant and kind; not harmful or severe

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benign

72
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nicht mehr im loop sein

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being out of the loop

73
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kind and good

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benevolent

74
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etwas enthüllen

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to unveil

75
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zu deiner verfügung

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at your disposal

76
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minimal, not so easy to see

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subtle

77
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beide sorten hier/ geht beides hier

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both kind here

78
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konsequenzen tragen

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to carry consequences

79
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gegen etwas arguentieren

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to argue against it

80
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deine ungerechtfertigte meinung sagen

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put your unjustified opinion

81
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unterstützung zurückziehen

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to withdraw support

82
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etwas beleidigendes sagen

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to say something offensive

83
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deine rechte und bedürfnisse artikulieren

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to vocalize your needs and rights

84
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lass uns in die debatte eintauchen

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dive into the debate

85
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rätsel

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conondrum

86
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rationale nuancierte diskussionen

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rationale nuanced discussions

87
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to criticize someone or ask them to explain their actions

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to call someone out

88
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to emphasize

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to underline

89
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virale emoörung

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viral outrage

90
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in dieser frage geteilter meinung

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divided on this issue

91
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empörung

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outrage

92
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to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize their behaviour

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to lecture someone (being lectured)

93
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let’s get started with the debate

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let’s dive into the debate

94
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let’s start to talk about this messy situation

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diving into the weeds

95
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excluded, sidelined

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ostracized

96
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die vergangenheit aufarbeiten

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coming to terms with the past / work through the past

97
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zur rechenschaft/ verantwortung gezogen werden

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to be held accountable

98
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etwas aushalten

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to endure something / to hold that out

99
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kritik artikulieren

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to vocalize critique / to address critique / to take critique

100
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ich bin hier etwas konservativ

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i am old fashion here

101
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die haben sich anderen dingen zugewendet (anderer trend)

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they turned to other things

102
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dinge verändern und entwickeln sich

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things can evolve and change a lot

103
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gut begründete entscheidungen treffen

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to make informed decisions

104
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platz schaffen für breite debatten

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make space for broad debates

105
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Etwas schlecht reden

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To talk down

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