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4th Yr Deutsch > Michaelmas Hochtrabend > Flashcards

Michaelmas Hochtrabend Flashcards

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highfalutin, fancy (language), pretentious

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hochtrabend

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expressive

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ausdrucksvoll

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leitmotif / guiding theme

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das Leitmotiv (e)

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to intersect, cut, collide (lives)

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sich kreuzen, kreuzte, grekreuzt (zB Lebenswege)

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central/recurrent theme

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der rote Faden (die roten Fäden)

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storyline / narrative thread

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der Erzählstrang (stränge)

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score, sheet music

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die Partitur (en)

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circlet, ring (jewellery)

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der Reif (e) (zB der Ehereif, der Stirnreif - coronet)

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to frost a cake

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glasieren / überziehen

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10
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enamel

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die Emaille (n)

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11
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hearsay

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das Hörensagen

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to know from/have on hearsay

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etw. vom Hörensagen wissen

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to circulate/hawk around/spread rumours (gehoben)

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kolportieren

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14
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lead actor vs supporting actor

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der Hauptdarsteller // Nebendarsteller

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15
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any one / every man

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jedermann

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all and sundry / every TomDickHarry

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Hinz und Kunz

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to implement

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einführen, durchführen, ausführen, umsetzen

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application / usage / implementation

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die Anwendung (en)

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19
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to deploy, make use of, apply

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anwenden

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20
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to such an extent, in such a way

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dergestalt (~derart)

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21
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cheery, encouraging

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aufmunternd

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to cheer sb. up, encourage, hearten

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aufmuntern

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23
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to thrust aside

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beiseite schieben

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24
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memoirs / life memories

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die Lebenserinnerungen (pl)

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25
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to carry off/along, thrill, entrain

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mitreißen

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26
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to depict, portray, describe

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schildern

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27
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to dedicate something to sb.

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jdm. etw (akk) widmen

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28
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to devote oneself to

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sich etw (dat) widmen

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29
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to astonish

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in Erstaunen setzen

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to contemplate, envisage, target (future thing)

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etw ins Auge fasse (fasste, gefasst)

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31
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healing arts / medicine

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die Heilkunde

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32
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to take place

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sich vollziehen

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33
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to accomodate somebody

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jdm entgegenkommen

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34
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fervour / passion

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die Leidenschaft (en)

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35
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to squeeze/jam something into

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hineinzwängen in (akk)

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36
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to bicker/wrangle/quarrel with (gehoben)

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mit jdm hadern

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37
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to not accept one’s fate

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mit dem Schicksal hadern

38
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to follow through with / take seriously / take the gloves off

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mit etw (dat) Ernst machen

39
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There is no escape

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Es gibt kein Entrinnen

40
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to escape death

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dem Tod entrinnen (entrann, entronnen)

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to trickle, stream (eg little bits of water)

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rinnen, rann, geronnen

42
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to be on one’s guard

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sich vor jdm hüten, hütete, gehütet

43
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loaded gun

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die geladene Waffe

44
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oppressive, depressing, gloomy

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bedrückend

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to depress

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deprimieren (bedrücken)

46
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magnanimous, generous, noble

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großmütig

47
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lofty, exalted, sublime, noble

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generous, lavish, charitable

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großzügig

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wistful, lugubrious, melancholy

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schwermütig

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lamenting, plaintive, doleful

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abundant, extensive, exhaustive, copious

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to prosecute

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strafrechtlich verfolgen (bestrafen)

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criminally (eg liable, insane, indictable)

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strafrechtlich (zB haftbar, unzurechnungsfähig, verfolgbar)

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sane, accountable, of sound mind

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zurechnungsfähig

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to acquire property

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Besitz erwerben

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to keep safe

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verwahren / sicher aufbewahren

57
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gate/portal/gateway

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die Pforte (n)

58
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conclusive, coherent, logical

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schlüssig

59
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compelling/conclusive evidence

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schlüssige Beweise / Begründung

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chronology, succession, sequence

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die Reihenfolge (n)

61
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driveway, ascent, ramp

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die Auffahrt (en)

62
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access ramp

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die Zufahrtsrampe / Auffahrrampe

63
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to turn around, look back

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sich umdrehen

64
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emotionally, instinctive

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gefühlsmäßig

65
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regarding / concerning / in reference to …

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bezüglich + gen

66
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to go (well) with / match

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(gut) zu etw (dat) passen

67
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keep the change

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passt so / passt schon

68
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No offense!

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Nichts für Ungut!

69
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threshold, verge, brink, doorstep

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die Schwelle (n)

70
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to appear, emerge, materialise, turn up

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auftauchen

71
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to plunge, immerse, steep

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eintauchen

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to emphasize, highlight, single out, stress

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hervorheben, hob hervor, hervorgehoben

73
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to conclude, infer

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schlussfolgern

74
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to extract, withdraw, unload

75
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to learn/gather something from something

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etw (akk) etw (dat) entnehmen

76
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to conclude, come to the end

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zum Schluss kommen

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balanced, level-headed,

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ausgewogen

78
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to have a balanced diet

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sich ausgewogen ernähren

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violent

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gewalttätig

80
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defiance, contempt, disregard, disdain for

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die Missachtung + gen

81
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in defiance of (contrary to)

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unter Missachtung + gen/von

82
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resolution, solution, closure

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die Auflösung (en)

83
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resolution (of a screen)

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die Rasterung (en)

84
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blackbird

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die Amsel (n)

85
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thrush (bird)

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die Drossel (n)

86
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eager for (covetous of)

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begierig auf (+ akk) / nach (+ dat)

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to desire/covet/crave (geh)

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to savour/relish

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misanthropic

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menschenfeindlich / menschenverachtend

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misogynistic

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frauenfeindlich / frauenverachtend

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conspiracy/plot

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