Goethe Institut Vokabeln Flashcards

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1
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Diverse or variety

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Vielfältig

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To turn to / seek advice from

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Sich Wenden an

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To get used to / familiar with

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Sich Gewöhnen an

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Demanding

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Anspruchsvoll

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Adjoining or adjacent street

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Die Querstraße

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To persuade someone

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Jemanden Überreden zu

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To Suffer from

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Zu Leiden an

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Use by date

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Das Haltbarkeitsdatum

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To die out / become extinct

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Zu Aussterben

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The Origin

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Die Herkunft

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Competition

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Der Wettbewerb

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Superfluous

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Überflüssig

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Modern

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Zeitgemäß

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To Think of

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Zu halten von

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To make a contribution

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Einen Beitrag Leisten

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For a long time

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Das ist lange her

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Nature

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Das Wesen

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Imaginery

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Eingebildet

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Superficial

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Oberflächlich

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Modesty

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Die Bescheidenheit

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Commensurate / appropriate

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Angemessen

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To adapt to

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Sich Anpassen an (+Dat.)

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Adaptability

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Die Anpassungsfähigkeit

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To Accept / apply something

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Etwas Gelten

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Preference

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Die Vorliebe

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Believable

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Glaubhaft

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Religious

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Gläubig

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To cope with

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ZurechtKommen mit

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Blunt

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Stumpf

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To conceal or keep quiet

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Zu etwas verschweigen

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Goes without saying

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Als gegeben Ansehen

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To deny

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Zu verneinen

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Gullible

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Gutgläubig

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34
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Checks or custom Clearance

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Die Abfertigung

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To lose ones life / die

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Ums leben kommen

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36
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Competitiveness

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Wettbewerbsfähigkeit

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To be at an accident

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An Unfallort sein

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Greedy

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Gierig

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Arrogant

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Eingebildet sein

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Demeanour or manner / appearance

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Das Auftreten

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41
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Show expertise

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Fachwissen aufweisen

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To be determined, high flying, ambitious, task focused

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Zielstrebig sein

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43
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Stay on the ball

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Am Ball bleiben

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44
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Have reference to

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Bezug haben zu

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45
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Key Qualifications

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Die Schlüsselqualifikation

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46
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Number of staff off work sick

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Der Krankenstand

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47
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Follow a trend

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Den Zeitgeist treffen

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Look beyond ones own nose / broad perspective

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Über den eigenen Tellerrand blicken

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A flat Hierarchy

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Eine flache Hierarchie

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50
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To refer to

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Sich beziehen auf

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51
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A dark figure

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Die Dunkelziffer

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52
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Individual case

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Der Einzelfall

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53
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Appearance

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Der Auftritt

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To take away

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Etwas entziehen

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Accumulation

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Die Ansammlung

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Creature of habit

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Das Gewohnheitstier

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Correspondingly / accordingly

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Dementsprechend

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To exceed something

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Zu etwas überschreiten

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To confiscate something

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Zu Beschlagnahmen

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Hide under the Carpet

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Unter den Teppich kehren

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Explosive / a hot topic

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Brisant

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To save something or conserve something

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Zu etwas Sparen

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To depend on or rely on

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Angewiesen sein auf

Angewiesen - dependent

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To seize power

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Macht ergreifen

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Weather sensitive

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Wetterfühlig

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Remembrance

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Das Gedenken

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To make available / provide / allocate

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Zur Verfügung Stellen

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Written submission or complaint

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Die Eingabe

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Flash Point / area of particular problem

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Der Brennpunkt

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Unconstitutional

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Verfassungswidrig

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Vicious circle

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Der Teufelskreis

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Account / bill / invoice / statement

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De Abrechnung

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Expansion

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Die Ausweitung

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Lengthening / extension

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Die Verlängerung

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However / in contrast to

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Hingegen

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Merely / simply / solely

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Lediglich

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To acquire something

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Sich etwas aneignen

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Clockwise / anticlockwise

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Im Uhrzeigersinn / gegen dem Uhrzeigersinn

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To sponsor or assist (financially etc)

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Jemandem fördern (gefördert)

80
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The bottom line

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Unterm Strich

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Cheap / inferior / shoddy

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Minderwertig

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As the crow flies

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Die Luftlinie

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Narrow minded

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Engstirnig

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To back down

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Klein beigeben

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To feel guilty

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Sich schuldig fühlen

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To adhere / abide by something

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Sich etwas halten an

87
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Bank statement

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Der Kontoauszug

88
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To pinch / pilfer / nick

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Zu Klauen

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To keep / retain something

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Zu Beibehalten

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A gimmick

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Der Werbegag

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District / region

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Der Bezirk

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Blackmail / extortion

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Die Erpressung

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To steal

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Zu Entwenden

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Offence / criminal act

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Die Straftat

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To smoulder

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Zu Schwelen

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Freeloader / copycat

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Der Trittbrettfahrer

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Cookie Monster

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Das Krümelmonster

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Welder

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Der Schweißer

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Spanner

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Der Schraubenschlüssel

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A winger or nagger

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Der Nörgler

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To stab

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Zu Erstechen

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Get a thick ear

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Eine Ohrfeige bekommen

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To exonerate or absolve someone

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Jemandem freisprechen

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Screwdriver

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Der Schraubendreher

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Premature or early

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Vorzeitig

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To crack

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Zu knacken

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Steaming

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Dampfend

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To be in Good Health

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Wohlauf sein

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To tear up something

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Zu etwas zerreißen

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To abandon or desert someone

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Jemanden in Stich lassen

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Tit for tit / revenge

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Eine Retourkutsche bekommen

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To be cowardly

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Feige sein

113
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To defraud / embezzle / misappropriate

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Etwas unterschlagen

114
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File a lawsuit

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Eine Klage einreichen

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Under or below ground

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Unterirdisch

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To be ashamed

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Sich schämen für

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Owl

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Die Eule

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Tender (as in meat!)

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Zart

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To lay out (something on a table for example)

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Zu AusLegen

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To knock

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Zu klopfen

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The same

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Das gleiche

122
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Needs (of a person)

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Das Bedürfnis (-se)

123
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The difference

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Der Unterschied

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To make smaller

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Zu verkleinern

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Be under / held in suspicion

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In Verdacht stehen

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Do something intentionally

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Etwas vorsätzlich machen

127
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To sulk

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Zu schmollen

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To abstain

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Sich enthalten

Die Enthaltung - abstention

129
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To Gamble

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Sich verzocken

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Lose ones train of thought / thread

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Den Faden verlieren

131
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To despise someone

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Jemanden verschmähen

132
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News flash

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Die Eilmeldung

133
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Separation of powers

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Die Gewaltenteilung