July-Aug 2015 Flashcards by Dean White | Brainscape

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He must act as he sees fit.

A

Er muss eigenverantwortlich handeln.

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He is open to an offer.

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Er lässt mit sich handeln.

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to act in good faith

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in gutem Glauben handeln

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With an elegant design….

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In einem schicken Design…

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Only news in English is there!

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Da sind ja nur englische News drin!

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This is how you do it

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Und so wird’s gemacht:

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Amazing, astounding

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verblüffend

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To sign a petition for the country to leave the EU

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ein Begehren für einen Austritt des Landes aus der EU unterzeichnen

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The king has no clothes and no one notices

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Der König ist nackt und keiner sieht es.

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To maintain close contact with someone; hotline

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einen heißen Draht zu jmd. haben

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Cost and benefit

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Kosten und Nutzen

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to throw one’s weight about

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Den starken Mann markieren

sich mächtig aufspielen

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That’s what I call smart!

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Das nenne ich schlau!

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It’s still selling like hot cakes

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Er verkauft sich immer noch wie geschnittes Brot

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hit the ground running

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begeistert loslegen

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sleep-deprived

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unausgeschlafen

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In-your-face

x2

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unverblümt

provokativ

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to be a handful

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etwas schwierig sein

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whatever happens to catch their eye

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was ihnen spontan ins Auge springt

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a big thing to undertake

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großes Unterfangen

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right from the design or planning stage

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schon bei der Planung

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On a flat surface

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Auf eine ebene Fläche

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As you like

As needed

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Je nach Bedarf

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portrait or landscape format

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quer- or hochformat

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a stand (holder)

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-r Ständer

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If worst comes to worse

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Wenn Not am Mann ist

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to hack into a system

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in ein System eindringen

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in the heyday of one’s power

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auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht

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corny

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übertrieben sentimental

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the chance of a lifetime

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eine einmalige Chance

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to enjoy a meal

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es sich schmecken lassen

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blocked

bolted

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abgeriegelt

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to arrive

to attain

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gelangen

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to come to the conclusion that…

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zu der Anschauung gelangen, dass

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to compromise on

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zu einer Übereinkunft gelangen (über)

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to arrive at a decision

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zu einer Entscheidung gelangen

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backlog
backup
A backlog of applicants has grown.

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(m) Rückstau

Es hat sich einen Rückstau gebuildet.

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grown old

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gealtert

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To dig ones own grave

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sein eigenes Grab schaufeln

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gloomy,p; dim; bleak; melancholy

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trüb

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to explain
to argue
to grapple with (an idea)

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auseinandersetzen

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The right man in the right place

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der rechte Mann am rechten Platz

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In good time

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zur rechten Zeit

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We’re not making any headway.

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Wir kommen nicht vom Fleck.

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preapproval

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(f) vorherige Genehmigung

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by courtesy of

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mit freundlicher Genehmigung von

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I’m a bit under the weather today.

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Heute bin ich nicht ganz auf der Höhe.

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vertical height

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(f) vertikale Höhe (bis Abwicklung)

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under employment

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Unterbeschäftigung

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investigator

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(m) Ermittler

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to block

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abriegeln

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capture, conquest

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(f) Eroberung

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clue, evidence, indication

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(m) Hinweis

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state of emergency

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(m) Ausnahmezustand

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to impose a penalty

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eine Strafe verhängen

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according to that

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demnach

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in the future

henceforth

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künftig

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no end in sight

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kein Ende in Sicht

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complaint

sorry

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(f) Klage

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to lend somebody a hand

help someone

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jemanden zur Hand gehen

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there is something fishy about that

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nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen

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there is something fishy about that

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nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen

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To pledge one’s allegiance

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ewige Treue schwören

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first of all

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zunächst <vorallem></vorallem>

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unavoidable expenditure

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(f) notwendige Aufwendung

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believable

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glaubwürdig

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Trespass

Overlapped

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(m) Übergriff