NEU DEZ 22 Flashcards

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zum totlachen, urkomisch

A

side-splitting, side-splitting anecdotes

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2
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ich bin voreingenommen

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i am biased

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3
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schleudertrauma

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whiplash

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4
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saying: it reflects the times as they were zb ein Wort unserer zeit

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speaks to the times

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5
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it reflects a failure

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The climate crisis speaks to a failure of governance for decades

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6
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verblassen / die Erinnerungen sind verblasst

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fade / memories of their reign had started to fade

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7
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haben sich aus Afghanistan zurückgezogen

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pulled out of Afghanistan

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8
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span

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umfassen / spanning the first phase of taliban rule

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9
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verkleiden

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to disguise / she had to disguise herself

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10
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sie wurde vom schlimmsten des regimes verschont / das schlimmste blieb ihr erspart

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she was spared the worst of the regime

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11
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Hausarbeiten

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chores / I always do the chores on the weekend

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12
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zwickmühle / dilemma

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it’s a catch-22 situation

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13
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überzeugend, zwingend / wichtiger text

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compelling / compelling read

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14
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Vorteil

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This rule has a lot of upsides

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15
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sich an etwas festklammern

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to cling to sth. / clinging to the side of a car

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16
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etwas wieder einnehmen /Land einnehmen

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to seize sth back / seize back power

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17
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sich etwas ausdenken / etwas aushecken

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cook sth up / Finally, weve cooked up a delicious new column in our magazine

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18
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herzlich, liebevoll

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herzlich, liebevoll / very affectionate towards his children

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19
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abgelegen / abgelegene region

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remote / remote region

20
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Schädling

21
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entschlossen

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determined

22
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etwas verstehen / sie können die situation eines anderen verstehen

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to relate / they can relate well to someone

23
Q

Gullideckel

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manhole cover

24
Q

Zigarettenstummel

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cigarette butt

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auf dem spiel stehen
to be at stake
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auf etwas stoßen
to come across sth.
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unausweichlich
inevitably
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auf etwas hinweisen
to point sth. out
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Unglück, Widrigkeit
Adversity
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Wegbereiter
Enabler
31
Fundament
Foundation
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Einmischung
Interference
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Belastbarkeit, Resilienz
Resilience
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Ansehen
Standing
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mutmaßlich
alleged
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namhaft
high-profile
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unrechtmäßig, illegal
illicit
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trüb, undurchsichtig
murky
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überlastet
overstretched
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seine kündigung einreichen
to hand in his/ her notice
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auseinandersetzung
disagreement
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langer arbeitsweg
long commute
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ermüdende wiederkehrende aufgaben
tedious recurrent tasks
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ausgleichen
to offset
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vorsicht ist besser als nachsicht
better to be safe than sorry
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beinahe ins auge gehen
to be a close shave
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auf nummer sicher gehen
play it safe