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r Wettbewerbaspekt

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competitive aspect

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vengeance

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e Rache

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research into a taboo

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e Tabuforschung

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taboo breach

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e Tabuverletzung

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break off

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r Abbruch

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r Handkuss

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kiss on the hand

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s Kommunikationsquadrat

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communication square

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r Vertretungsplan

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representation plan

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basic truth

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e Grundwahrheit

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to tick

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ticken

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gnaedig

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gracious

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disparity

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e Ungleichheit

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e Rache

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vengeance

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taboo on communication

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s Kommunikationstabu

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notepad

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r Notizzettel

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e Intimitaet

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intimacy

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occasionally, casually

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gelegentlich

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e Hierarchie

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hierarchy

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verfuegbar

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available

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e Webadresse

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web address

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female language

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e Frauensprache

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r Forenbeitrag

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forum post

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communications barrier

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representation plan

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e Tabuverletzung

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taboo breach

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quadrant/ square

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s Quadrat

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subjektlos

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without a subject

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e Super-Ausrede

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great excuse

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highlight (in hair)

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s Straehnchen

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subjunctive

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r Konjunktiv

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research results

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die Forschungsergebnisse

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available

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verfuegbar

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e Sexualitaet

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sexuality

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aufraeumen

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to tidy up

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thematisation

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e Thematisierung

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basic type

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r Grundtyp

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planning application

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r Bauantrag

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s Arbeitsbuch

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workbook

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building authority manager

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r Bauamtsleiter

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connected

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verbindend

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tabusiert

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made a taboo

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e Lautveraenderung

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change of tone

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culturally specific

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kulturspezifisch

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r Generator

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generator

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r Hauptaspekt

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main aspect

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communication square

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e Zuhilfenahme

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aid/ utilisation

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telephone phrases

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e Telefonfloskel

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devil/ evil

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r Gottseibeiuns

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e Anspielung

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allusion

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unordentlich

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messy, disordered

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timen

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to time

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e Sachinformation

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subject specific information

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neglecting parents

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e Rabeneltern

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s Schreibblatt

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writing paper

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to embellish, sugar coat

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beschoenigen

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anfragen

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to request

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e Telefonfloskel

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telephone phrases

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r Lebensbereich

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living area

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s Dafuerhalten

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estimation

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e Kontaktsituation

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contact situation

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mustard

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r Senf

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unforgettable

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unvergesslich

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kulturspezifisch

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culturally specific

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e Notluege

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white lie

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indo-european

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indoeuropaeisch

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equality

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e Ebenwuerdigkeit

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hinterfragbar

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questionable

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defensible / maintainable

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vertretbar

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taboo (adj)

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tabuistisch

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contact situation

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e Superidee

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great idea

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to codify

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kodifizieren

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messy, disordered

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unordentlich

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taboo area

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r Tabubereich

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gracious

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gnaedig

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to camouflage

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verschleiern

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level, plateau

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e Ebene

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s Tabuphaenomen

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taboo phenomenon

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to disperse

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verstreuen

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ausloten

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to fathom out

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gelegentlich

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occasionally, casually

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taboo phenomenon

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meaningful/ significant

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aussagekraeftig

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r Nominalstil

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nominal style

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competitive aspect

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to request

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anfragen

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aussagekraeftig

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meaningful/ significant

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e Wortvermeidung

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word avoidance

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without a subject

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subjektlos

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e Tabuforschung

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research into a taboo

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e Bewaeltugungsform

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form of coping

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research project

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e Forschungsarbeit

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ablassen

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to drain

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intimacy

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internet forum

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r Tabudiskurs

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taboo discourse

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e Sucht NACH

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addiction

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moment of glory

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e Sternstunde

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erfreulicherweise

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fortunately

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avenging angel

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r Racheengel

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taboo word

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taboo discourse

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taboo

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tabu

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vagueness

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e Vagheit

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to behave

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benehmen

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career counsellor

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e Ungleichheit

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disparity

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fluestern

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to whisper

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s Quadrat

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quadrant/ square

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beschoenigen

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to embellish, sugar coat

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factual information

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wortwoertlich

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verbatim, literally

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r Schicksalsschlag

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calamity

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anpacken

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to grapple

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white lie

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e Notluege

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e Frauensprache

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female language

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herausreden

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to make excuses

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self-revelation

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e Selbstoffenbarung

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s Telefongespraech

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telephone conversation

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konventionalisiert

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conventionalised

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pissed off

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stinksauer

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metaphor

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e Metapher

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addiction

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e Sucht NACH

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zusammenspielen

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interact

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to make excuses

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herausreden

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e Kostenstruktur

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cost structure

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r Liebesbriefgenerator

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love letter generator

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kodifizieren

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to codify

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great idea

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e Superidee

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e Forschungsarbeit

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research work

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generalisation

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e Generalisierung

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e Tischgewohnheit

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table manners

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vertretbar

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maintainable

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(linguistic) borrowing

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e Entlehnung

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r Bewerbungsratgeber

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career counsellor

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made a taboo

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r Racheengel

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avenging angel

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e Mailbox

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mail box

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r Senf

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mustard

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change of tone (phonetic shift)

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e Lautveraenderung

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einueben

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to rehearse

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verschleiern

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to camouflage

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writing paper

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s Schreibblatt

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saying

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s Sprichwort

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tabu

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taboo

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competitive situation

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s Internetforum

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internet forum

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r Tabubruch

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breaking of a taboo

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sexuality

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e Sexualitaet

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r Durchzug

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passage (of troops)

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e Korruption

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corruption

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in every respect

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in jeder Hinsicht

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beklagen

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to complain

155
Q

man who understands women (ironic)

A

r Frauenversteher

156
Q

taboo thoughts

A

s Gedankentabu

157
Q

apparent

A

erscheinend

158
Q

hierarchy

A

e Hierarchie

159
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main aspect

A

r Hauptaspekt

160
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elderly person

A

r Greis

161
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assistant

A

r Assistent/in

162
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s Fachvokabular

A

professional vocabulary

163
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frankness

A

e Aufrichtigkeit

164
Q

advance, bring forward (e.g. Entwicklung)

A

voranbringen

165
Q

s Bildtabu

A

taboo image

166
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with one another

A

miteinander

167
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accounts (staff)

A

e Buchhaltung

168
Q

r Tabubereich

A

taboo area

169
Q

taboo object

A

s Objekttabu

170
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s Straehnchen

A

highlight

171
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(he)rüberbringen

A

to get sth across/ make ones point

172
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orientieren

A

to orientate

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great excuse

A

e Super-Ausrede

174
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in so far as

A

insofern

175
Q

speaking in generalisations

A

verallgemeinernd

176
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object oriented

A

sachorientiert

177
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r Liebesbrief

A

love letter

178
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s Fachgespraech

A

expert discussion

179
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taboo emotion

A

s Emotionstabu

180
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e Gespraechanalyse

A

conversational analysis

181
Q

aussprechen

A

to pronounce

182
Q

expert discussion

A

s Fachgespraech

183
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uebersichtlich

A

well-arranged

184
Q

miteinander

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with one another

185
Q

omission

A

e Auslassung

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e Rabeneltern

A

neglecting parents

187
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sense of shame

A

s Schamgefuehl

188
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euphemism

A

r Euphemismus

189
Q

e Antiphrasis

A

anti-phrase?

190
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ironisieren

A

to ironise

191
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r Lexikonartikel

A

encyclopaedia article

192
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senior

A

r Senior

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kultivieren

A

to cultivate

194
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s Dream-Team

A

dream team

195
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component

A

e Komponente

196
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absichern

A

to assure

197
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s Emotionstabu

A

taboo emotion

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e Kommunikationsbarriere

A

communications barrier

199
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exemplarisch

A

exemplarary

200
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to one another

A

zueinander

201
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s Kommunikationstabu

A

taboo on communication

202
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to orientate

A

orinetieren

203
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r Notizzettel

A

notepad

204
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forum post

A

r Forenbeitrag

205
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ungeschickt

A

awkward

206
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s Axiom

A

axiom

207
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simsen

A

to text

208
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r Weltuntergang

A

doomsday

209
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blaehen

A

to inflate

210
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-nth

A

xten

211
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e Hinsicht

A

hindsight

212
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scene

A

e Szene

213
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verbindend

A

connected

214
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operating procedure

A

r Arbeitsprozess

215
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r Reparaturmechanismus

A

rapair mechanism

216
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interact

A

zusammenspielen

217
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s Grab (“er)

A

grave

218
Q

tabutraechtig

A

taboo laden

219
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e Drohung

A

threat

220
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husband

A

r Gemahl

221
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encouragement

A

e Ermunterung

222
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love letter generator

A

r Liebesbriefgenerator

223
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generator

A

r Generator

224
Q

sachorientiert

A

object oriented

225
Q

e Generalisierung

A

generalisation

226
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awkward

A

ungeschickt

227
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sensitisieren

A

to sensitise

228
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to lie through one’s teeth

A

herunterluegen (das Blaue vom Himmel herunterluegen)

229
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reverential

A

verehrungsvoll

230
Q

untruth

A

e Unwahrheit

231
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to text

A

simsen

232
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technical vocabulary

A

s Fachvokabular

233
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e Ironie

A

irony

234
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r Gespraechspartner

A

dialogue partner

235
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aneignen

A

to acquire

236
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ausschreiben

A

to announce

237
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r Abbruch

A

break off

238
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s Sprichwort

A

slogan

239
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s Herzchen

A

endearment = sweetheart?

240
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to such an extent

A

dermassen

241
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voranbringen

A

advance

242
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to invite tenders, announce

A

ausschreiben

243
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thread

A

r Faden

244
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e Oertlichkeit

A

locality

245
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corruption

A

e Korruption

246
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e Thematisierung

A

thematisation

247
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to tidy up

A

aufraeumen

248
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language teaching

A

r Fremdspracheunterricht

249
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unvergesslich

A

unforgettable

250
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to insert

A

eingeben

251
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estimation

A

s Dafuerhalten

252
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s Worttabu

A

taboo word

253
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dermassen

A

to such an extent

254
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r Fachtext

A

subject specific text

255
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indoeuropaeisch

A

indo-european

256
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insofern

A

in so far as

257
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s Tattabu

A

taboo act

258
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job interview

A

s Bewerbungsgespraech

259
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rapair mechanism

A

r Reparaturmechanismus

260
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e Maennerrolle

A

male lead

261
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web address

A

e Webadresse

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cost structure

A

e Kostenstruktur

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calamity

A

r Schicksalsschlag

264
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to tackle something

A

anpacken

265
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e Unwahrheit

A

untruth

266
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r Arbeitsprozess

A

operating procedure

267
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to cultivate

A

kultivieren

268
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dream team

A

s Dream-Team

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bodily function

A

e Koerperfunktion

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mail box

A

e Mailbox

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questionable

A

hinterfragbar

272
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to ironise

A

ironisieren

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r Bauamtsleiter

A

building authority manager

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r Assistent/in

A

assistant

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r Gottseibeiuns

A

devil/ evil

276
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e Entlehnung

A

borrowing

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exemplarary

A

exemplarisch

278
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irony

A

e Ironie

279
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ironic figure of speech

A

e Antiphrase

280
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to drain

A

ablassen

281
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threat

A

e Drohung

282
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nominal style

A

r Nominalstil

283
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e Stilmischung

A

style mix

284
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r Senior

A

senior

285
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taboo act

A

s Tattabu

286
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with the aid of -

A

unter Zuhilfenahme von

287
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doomsday

A

r Weltuntergang

288
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xten

A

-nth

289
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fortunately

A

erfreulicherweise

290
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r Faden

A

thread

291
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e Wettbewerbssituation

A

competitive situation

292
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s Ersatzmittel

A

replacement material/ surrogate

293
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to explore, “sound out” options

A

Optionen ausloten

294
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to rehearse

A

einueben

295
Q

style mix

A

e Stilmischung

296
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jmndm. etw (akk) vormachen

A

to fool someone

297
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endearment = sweetheart?

A

s Herzchen

298
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nachgehen

A

to pursue

299
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zueinander

A

to one another

300
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erscheinend

A

apparent

301
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verehrungsvoll

A

reverential

302
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s Objekttabu

A

taboo object

303
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e Sternstunde

A

moment of glory

304
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s Fahvokabular

A

research results

305
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allusion

A

e Anspielung

306
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eingeben

A

to insert

307
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e Blumenvase

A

vase

308
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torque

A

r Durchzug

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dialogue partner

A

r Gespraechspartner

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unalterable

A

unabaenderlich

311
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well-arranged

A

uebersichtlich

312
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to dump sth

A

ausschuetten

313
Q

r Frauenversteher

A

ladies man

314
Q

locality

A

e Oertlichkeit

315
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r Euphemismus

A

euphemism

316
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ausschuetten

A

to dump sth

317
Q

e Selbstoffenbarung

A

self-revelation

318
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to complain

A

beklagen

319
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subject specific text

A

r Fachtext

320
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s Gedankentabu

A

taboo thoughts

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sphere of life

A

r Lebensbereich

322
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herunterluegen (das Blaue vom Himmel herunterluegen)

A

to lie through one’s teeth

323
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e Ermunterung

A

encouragement

324
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r Grundtyp

A

basic type

325
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workbook

A

s Arbeitsbuch

326
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e Auslassung

A

omission

327
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r Greis

A

elderly person

328
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to inflate

A

blaehen

329
Q

e Koerperfunktion

A

bodily function

330
Q

s Bewerbungsgespraech

A

job interview

331
Q

to acquire

A

aneignen

332
Q

grave

A

s Grab (“er)

333
Q

taboo laden

A

tabutraechtig

334
Q

to sink, founder

A

versinken

335
Q

e Vagheit

A

vagueness

336
Q

e Stilebene

A

style level

337
Q

to sensitise

A

sensitisieren

338
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r Fremdspracheunterricht

A

language teaching

339
Q

benehmen

A

to behave

340
Q

substitute

A

s Ersatzmittel

341
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unabaenderlich

A

unalterable

342
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ticken

A

to tick

343
Q

versinken

A

to sink, founder

344
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conventionalised

A

konventionalisiert

345
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to time

A

timen

346
Q

to pursue

A

nachgehen

347
Q

r Konjunktiv

A

subjunctive

348
Q

linguistic

A

linguistisch

349
Q

taboo image

A

s Bildtabu

350
Q

to assure

A

absichern

351
Q

to pronounce

A

aussprechen

352
Q

e Szene

A

scene

353
Q

e Metapher

A

metaphor

354
Q

e Aufrichtigkeit

A

frankness

355
Q

axiom

A

s Axiom

356
Q

vase

A

e Blumenvase

357
Q

word avoidance

A

e Wortvermeidung

358
Q

e Buchhaltung

A

account staff

359
Q

breaking of a taboo

A

r Tabubruch

360
Q

e Grundwahrheit

A

basic truth

361
Q

male role

A

e Maennerrolle

362
Q

to whisper

A

fluestern

363
Q

telephone conversation

A

s Telefongespraech

364
Q

tabuistisch

A

taboo (adj)

365
Q

linguistisch

A

linguistic

366
Q

r Bauantrag

A

building application

367
Q

to fool someone

A

jmndm. etw (akk) vormachen

368
Q

love letter

A

r Liebesbrief

369
Q

kiss on the hand

A

r Handkuss

370
Q

e Ebene

A

level, plateau

371
Q

encyclopaedia article

A

r Lexikonartikel

372
Q

verbatim, literally

A

wortwoertlich

373
Q

verstreuen

A

to disperse

374
Q

stinksauer

A

pissed off

375
Q

e Komponente

A

component

376
Q

coping mechanism

A

der Bewältigungsmechanismus

377
Q

conversational analysis

A

e Gespraechanalyse

378
Q

e Ebenwuerdigkeit

A

equality

379
Q

style level

A

e Stilebene

380
Q

table manners

A

e Tischgewohnheit

381
Q

verallgemeinernd

A

generalised

382
Q

s Schamgefuehl

A

sense of shame

383
Q

r Gemahl

A

husband

384
Q

to get sth across/ make ones point

A

rueberbringen

Elizabeth's German Vocab (2 decks)

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