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1
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unentzifferbar

Italienisch scheint unentzifferbar zu sein.

A

indecipherable

Italian seems to be indecipherable at first.

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Begriff , Ansicht , die Vorstellung , die Idee , die Meinung

Ich hatte eine ganz andere Vorstellung

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notion

I had a completely different notion

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Ich bin entschlossen

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I am determined to

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genügend , ausreichend ,

es ist genügend zu sagen….

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suffice

It is suffice to das that…

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5
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Hagel

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hail , hailstorm

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6
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Ich wurde niemals in diese Richtung gebildet

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I was never educated on

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7
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they try to keep them away from asking

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they try to keep them away from asking

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Als ich zusah wie mein Geld schwindet

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As I watched my money dwindling away

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9
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gnadenlos

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merciless , mercilessly

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10
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zu entziffern

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to decipher

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11
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auswendig

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by heart , from memory

I know his whole stick by heart

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12
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unüberwindbar

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insurmountable

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13
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aushalten , zu ertragen

die Langeweile, die ich ertragen muss, ist fast unüberwindbar

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to endure

the level of boredomness that i have to endure is almost insurmountable

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Vielfalt ist die Würze des Lebens

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variety is the spice of life

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15
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degradieren

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to demote , demoted

I got demoted to myself

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16
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Landkreis

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district

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17
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Inzidenzwert

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Icidence rate

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18
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Bundesland

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federal state

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19
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Das Tor

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gateway

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20
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schwanken

es schwankt zwischen…

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fluctuate

it fluctuates between … and …

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21
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Verzweiflung

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exasperation

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22
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Sie leben zurückgezogen

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they are living seclusively

they are living in seclusion

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23
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zugeben , einräumen , zugestehen

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to concede

they have conceded to have done the crime

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24
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wir sollten tauschen

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we should swap

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25
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produktiv

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prolific

he is a prolific language learner

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26
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abzweigen

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they branch out

first I listen and read in the beginning but eventually they will branch out and I ‘d do one of them more.

they branch out

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27
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Dreizack

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trident

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28
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a different kettle of fish

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that is an entierely different kettle of fish

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29
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vorbei fahren

vorbei gefahren

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he drives past me

he drove past me

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30
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Beeinträchtigen , sich auswirken , betreffen

Wie hat es dich beeinträchtigt?

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to affect

How did it affect you ?

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31
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unausweichlich , unvermeidlich , zwangsläufig

Es wird sich unvermeidlich auf dein Sprachen lernen auswirken.

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inevitable

It will have an inevitable affect on your language learning.

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32
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Das ist das alte Sprichwort über

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That’s the old adage of

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33
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Hör auf mich in Atem zu halten.

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Stop keeping me in suspense

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34
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without any further ado

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without any further ado

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35
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unweigerlich

Wir haben unweigerlich einen Bombenschreck erzeugt.

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inetvertable

we inetvertably created a bomb scare

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36
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Was sind die Chancen dabei

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what are the odds in that?

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37
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die Assoziation

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connotation

They are two different connotations that come with that

They have taken as if tweeted in a negative connotation

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38
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They were having me on

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Die haben mich verarscht

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39
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It might be up for debate

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It might be up for debate

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40
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in a situation that is beyond one’s capabilities

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I felt out of my depth (in this situation)

I am out of my depth again on this one.

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41
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Beutel , Tasche , Sack

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pouch

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42
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beunruhigend

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unsettling

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43
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beruhigend

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reassuring

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44
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they are always up to something (bad)

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they are always up to something (bad)

45
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What are they up to?
( What are they doing?)

It often ( but not always ) implies that the person asking the question is suspicious and thinks that someone is trying to do something bad

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What are they up to?

46
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der Brunnen

A

well

47
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it is a way to keep people in line

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it is a way to keep people in line

48
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weit verbreitet , vorherrschend , häufig

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prevalent

this thought is prevalent

49
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unbeschreiblich

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indescribable

The last few days have been indescribable

50
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Vorfall , Zwischenfall

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incident

51
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Vorfall

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incident

52
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they are completely devote of ideas

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they are completely devote of ideas

53
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I am putting you on the spot

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I am putting you on the spot

54
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It drives me up the fucking wall

A

It drives me up the fucking wall

55
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üble Nachrede

keine üble Nachrede

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defamation of Character

pls no defamation of Character

56
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unerträglich

Diese Leute sind unerträglich

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insufferable

These people are insufferable

57
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Abscheulichkeit

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abomination

whats that abomination of a drink

58
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belanglos , unbedeutend , irrelevant

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inconsequential

59
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verschmelzen

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to amalgamate

amalgamating ,
almagamation

In my head the languages are slowly amalgamating together.

60
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they are on to something

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they are on to something.

they are on to something here

61
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ungültig machen , entkräften , hinfällig machen

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to invalidate

I don’t want to invalidate peoples beliefes

62
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I am watching all this unfold

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I am watching all this unfold

As I am watching all this unfold

63
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befreiend , erlösend

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liberating

this was so liberating

64
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es ist üblich …

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it is customary to…

65
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I might be talking out of my arse

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I might be talking out of my arse

66
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Die haben null Selbstbewusstsein

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self awareness

They have no self awareness

67
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Ich werde es mir anschauen

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I am going to look into it

68
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früh einsetzender Alzheimer

A

early onset alzheimer

69
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Umfrage

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survey , poll

He did a survey

70
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Ich predige dem Chor

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I am preaching to the choir

71
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Worte nach denen man sich richten sollte

A

words to live by

72
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Stadtrand

A

outskirts

73
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er sagte es mit so viel Überzeugung, dass sie ihm glauben mussten

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he said it with so much conviction that they had to believe him

74
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geschmacklos

Ich werde mein Kind nicht schlagen , dass war nur ein geschmackloser Witz

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distasteful

I am not going to hit my kid , that was just a distasteful joke

75
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um deiner selbst willen , hör einfach auf

A

for your own sake , just stop

76
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Ich werde dich bei Laune halten

A

I’ll humour you

77
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um den Hunger in Schach zu halten

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to keep hunger at bay

78
Q

Gräben

They didn’t bust one out in the ___

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trenches

They didn’t bust one out in the trenches

79
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tauchen , untertauchen

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to submerge

80
Q

bezüglich , in Hinsicht auf

A

in terms of

81
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ungeheuerlich , ungeheuer

A

egregious

82
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zehnfach

Die Schwerkraft hat sich ums 10 fache erhöht

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tenfold

gravity has just increased tenfold

83
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to stick it to the companies

A

to stick it to the companies

84
Q

mein Hals übt so viel Hitze aus

A

my neck exerts so much heat

85
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die Beschränkung ,
die Gefangenschaft ,
die Enge ,
die Beengtheit

Im Ramen des Gesetzes

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confinement

within the confinement of the law

86
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ironisch

A

ironic

87
Q

düster , grauenhaft , krank

das ist düster oder nicht?

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morbid

that’s morbid , isn’t it?

88
Q

die Voraussetzung , die Prämisse

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premise

the premise of the story is that…

89
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ich werde dich rächen

A

I’ll avenge you

90
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verlängern

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prolong , extend, elongate

91
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zwecklos

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futile , useless , pointless

92
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Klärgrube , Senkgrube , Grube

Es war eine Grube eines Discord servers

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cesspit

It was a cesspit of a discord server

93
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Nährboden , Brutstätte

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breeding ground

It was like a 4 chan breeding ground

94
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gedrosselt , drosseln

Die haben nie mein Internet gedrosselt

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throttled , to throttle

They never throttled my internet

95
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Die Zeit ist knapp

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time is scarce

96
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Tortur , Qual , Martyrium

Es war so eine Qual

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ordeal

It was such an ordeal

I don’t wanna go through that ordeal again

97
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vorzugsweise

A

preferably

98
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kämpfen , behaupten

Der neue Gouverneur hatte mit großen Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen.

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contend

The new governor had great difficulties to contend with

99
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unzusammenhängend , zusammenhangslos

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incoherent

He spoke in incoherent sentences

100
Q

die Sehnsucht ,

das Verlangen

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yearning , longing , desire

101
Q

Zwickmühle ( Zahl )

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It’s a Catch-22

If you describe a situation as a Catch-22, you mean it is an impossible situation because you cannot do one thing until you do another thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you do the first thing.

102
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Winzig (m)

A

miniscule

103
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Mit gebührender Sorgfalt

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Due Diligance

We have done our due diligance
He’ll have to convince the court that he exercised allduediligence.

104
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to double down on something

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he was doubling down.

105
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I beg to differ

A

I beg to differ

106
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Mit sich selbst im einklang sein.

Ich bin mit meinen Gedanken im Einklang.

A

I am content with myself.

I am content with my own thoughts

107
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to tell someone the truth about something

A

I’ll level with you

108
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verachtung

Warum denkst du das ich ein anständiger Mensch bin?

Die Verachtung in deinem Gesicht wenn du mich ansiehst.

A

contempt

What makes you think I am a decent human being?

The contempt in your face when you look at me.

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