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English lessons with Daniel 2 Flashcards

1
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half snow, half rain

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sleet

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2
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das ist nicht so meins

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not my cup of tea

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3
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stick to what you do and can do

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stick to your guns

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4
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nicht in dem maße wie die…

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not on the same scale as the…

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5
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da kommen die ganz schön ins zittern

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shaking in their boots

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6
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einen kurzen text auf unserer website / etwas auf unsere website setzen

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a short write-up on our website

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7
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der großteil meiner zeit

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the majority of your time

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8
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was leute anspricht

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what makes people click

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9
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einkommen erzeugen

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to generate income

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10
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das ist befriedigend

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it’s satisfying

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11
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einen besseren weg für seine karriere wählen

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to choose a more suitable way for your career

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12
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Das weniger schlimme

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The lesser of two evils

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13
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Schuldiger

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Culprit

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14
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messen

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to gauge

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15
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Entlassen

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to lay off

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16
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manipulationssicher (zb auch für giftige Haushaltsmittel)

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tamper-resistant

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17
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Ich mußte mein Umfeld wechseln

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I needed to change my surroundings

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18
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to think about the extent of a situation

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to gauge a situation

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19
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sie aus den Läden nehmen

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to pull them off the shelf

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20
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es wurde manipuliert

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got tampered with

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21
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in den sauren Apfel beißen

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To bite the bullet

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22
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zu den bekehrten predigen

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to preach to the converted

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23
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wie wir es für richtig halten

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As we see fit / do we just use them as we see fit

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24
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to make something illegal or unacceptable

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to outlaw

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25
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the fact that a person or family is not always able to get enough food

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food insecurity

26
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to make something that is already bad even worse

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to exacerbate

27
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to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time

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to plague / this crisis is plaguing our country for years now

28
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an organization that helps people to start new companies, especially ones involved with advanced technology

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incubator

29
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Du hast es genau richtig gemacht!” / “Du hast es genau auf den Punkt gebracht!

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You got on it exactly

30
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having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions

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eligible

31
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expanding

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scaling out

32
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surprising us

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it caught us off guard

33
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serious and graceful in manner or style in a way that deserves respect

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dignified

34
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to consider or judge

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to deem / to be deemed eligible

35
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gained steam

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has taken off

36
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erosion globaler normen

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erosion of global norms

37
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fruchtbarer boden für aufständische Gruppen

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fertile ground for insurgent groups

38
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(especially of older people) active and able to move quickly and energetically

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to be spry / he is really spry for a 80-year old

39
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vertrauenswürdig

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trustworthy

40
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having a limit or end

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finite (fainait)

41
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without limits; extremely large or great

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infinite

42
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bad situation, swamp, swampy situation

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quagmire

43
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to make something that is already bad even worse

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to exacerbate

44
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to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad

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to eradicate

45
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auf den zug aufspringen

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jumping on the bandwagon

46
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present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place / present everywhere

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pervasive (pervasive issue)

47
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very serious or extreme

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dire / dire consequences / in dire need of help

48
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continuing for a long time / never-ending

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chronic

49
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urgent issue

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pressing issue

50
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causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument

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contentious

51
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selbstbewußt

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assertive

52
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augen vor der schwierigen situation verschließen / uns abwenden

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turn our backs

53
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desensibilisiert / seeing too much violence on television can desensitize people to it

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desensitized

54
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to make someone extremely tired

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to wear someone out / to wear the West out

55
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an emotion, belief, or characteristic of a situation that is hidden and usually negative or dangerous but that has some effect

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undercurrent / undercurrents of racism / there are dangerous undercurrents

56
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unpredicted event

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black swan

57
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something includes

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entails

58
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doing things that are too advanced or too hard

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over our head

59
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aus einer anderen perspektive / linse

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looking fro a different lens

60
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happening many times, or happening again

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recurring / recurring themes, problems

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