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belastet

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fraught , voll

are now frought with overanalysis

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Die Technologie hat das Problem nur noch ausgeprägter gemacht

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Technology has only made the issue more pronounced

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Schnürsenkel

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shoelaces

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aufbewahren , erhalten , bewahren

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perserve , perserving

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nicht intuitive

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counter intiutive

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zu veranlassen , anregen

Die Werbung soll dazu anregen, mehr Obst zu essen.

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to induce , inducing

The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.

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Vergeltung , vergelten

Es ist Zeit für Vergeltung

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retaliation

to retaliate

it is time to retaliate

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benachbart , angrenzend

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adjacent

It is customary to greet your adjacent neighbours

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üblich , gebräuchlich

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customary

It is customary to…

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gleichzeitig

wir hatten ungefähr 20000 gleichzeitige Aufrufe

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concurrent

we had like 20000 concurrent views

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Was kann ich für dich tun?

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What can I do for you?

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unbegründete Angst

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unfounded fear

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Wir haben uns abgewechselt

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We took turns in….

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wieder von sich geben , wiederkäuen,
wieder hochbringen ,
erbrechen

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regurgitate

They were just regurgitating what he was saying

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ca , ungefähr , circa

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approximately

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I don’t engage in

Ich beteilige mich nicht in…

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I don’t engage in

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abfinden , kämpfen

Damit muss ich mich abfinden.

Ich hab mit so viel zu kämpfen

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to contend

I have to contend with that

I have to contend with so many issues

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anfällig

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susceptible

If anything than I have made myself more susceptible to pain

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unaustehlich , widerlich

The views were obnoxious

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obnoxious

The views were obnoxious

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At the weekends I would go balls to the wall

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At the weekends I would go balls to the wall

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Anreize schaffen

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to incentivise

This incentivises me to do more … to

This incentivises me to learn more

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gesättigt , überkauft

Die haben eine Nische gefunden in diesem gesättigten Markt

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saturated

They have found a nish for themselves in this saturated market

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Erstattung , Rückerstattung

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refund

I should get a refund

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verschlechtern

Unsere Beziehung hat sich verschlechtert

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deteriorate

Our relationship has deteriorated

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25
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alte Traumata ausgraben

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digging up old traumas , only on Trash Taste

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implementieren

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to implement

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Erstattung , Rückerstattung ,
die Entschädigung

(reim)

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reimburstment

Do you want a reimburstment?

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trügerisch , täuschend , irreführend

täuschendes marketing

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deceptive

deceptive marketing

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pflastern , gepflastert

Mein Leben ist gepflastert mit Verzweiflung

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pave , paved

My life is paved with dispear

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umschiffen , umfahren

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circumnavigate

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Förderband

Wir haben ein Förderband von Freunden, die wir benutzen und missbrauchen

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conveyour belt

we got a conveyor belt of friends that we use and abuse

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kleben , drucken

sie haben sein Gesicht nicht darauf geklebt

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to plaster

they didn’t plaster his face onto it

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mein Wohlergehen hängt von ihnen ab

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my well-being hinges on them

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34
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Hausarbeiten

Ich haste Hausarbeiten als ich ein Kind war

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chores

I hated doing chores as a child

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let’s just see how this unfolds

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let’s just see how this unfolds

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I need them to be motivated

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I need them to be motivated

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They have to come to terms with their own mortality

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They have to come to terms with their own mortality

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This doesn’t apply to you

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This doesn’t apply to you

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39
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Ich hatte eine Erleuchtung

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I had an epiphany

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Ich erinnere mich lebhaft daran , wie…

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I remember vividly how…

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Es war schwer zu sehen , wie sie mit ihrer Sterblichkeit fertig wurden

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It was hard to see them coming to terms with their mortality

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grässlich , gespenstisch , miserable

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ghastly

That tastes ghastly

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gleichgültig , teilnahmslos

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indifferent

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44
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subtil

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subtly

45
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You are taking up space ( screen)

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You are taking up space ( screen)

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zur Ware machen

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to commodify

47
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to hustle someone with…

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to hustle someone with…

48
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dire straits

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dire straits

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Umfrage

Ich mache eine Umfrage

Ich bereite eine Umfrage vor

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survey

I am doing a survey

I am preparing a survey

50
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Attentat

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assassination

51
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leidenschaftlich

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impassioned

52
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( die ) guten Kenntnisse

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sound knowledge

53
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society would crumble if everyone did that

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society would crumble if everyone did that

54
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“Breakfast like a king; lunch like a prince; dinner like a pauper

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“Breakfast like a king; lunch like a prince; dinner like a pauper

55
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like moths to a flame

in a way that shows that someone is strongly attracted to something. The bright lights of west London drew Kharin like a moth to a flame

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like moths to a flame

in a way that shows that someone is strongly attracted to something. The bright lights of west London drew Kharin like a moth to a flame

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neigen , kippen

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to tilt , tend ,

tilting . tending ,

They were tilting towards…

57
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I am not gonna put up with that

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I am not gonna put up with that

58
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WIr nehmen das Gefühl

Definition of Sentiment

a thought, view, or attitude; an opinion

The sentiment in his love poem was so touching that it brought tears to her eyes.

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we take the sentiment

Definition of Sentiment

a thought, view, or attitude; an opinion

The sentiment in his love poem was so touching that it brought tears to her eyes.

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Hast du irgendwelche Zeugnisse?

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Do you have any credentials?

60
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Steckdose

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power outlet

61
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abscheulich , verabscheuenswürdig

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abhorrent

That is abhorrent

62
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großzügige Vergütung

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generous remuneration

63
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Verbrennungsanlage,

Verbrennungsofen

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incinerator

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verlängern , strecken , ausdehnen (elo)

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to elongate

65
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Belästiger

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harasser

66
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gesund , bekömmlich

(whole)

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That is wholesome

67
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streicheln

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to caress ,

caressing

68
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degeneriert

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degenerated

69
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That is my biggest pet peeve

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That is my biggest pet peeve

70
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zwecklos , vergeblich , sinnlos

Wann immer ich versuchte, dich zu erreichen, war es im Grunde zwecklos.

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Whenever I tried to reach out to you it was basically futile.

It was an exercise in futility

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Ich habe Angst vor dem, was der Kommentarbereich dazu sagen wird

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I fear for what the comment section is going to say about this

72
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ansammeln , anhäufen

Ich versuche, die größte Rem-Sammlung der Welt zu sammeln

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to amass

I try to amass the world biggest Rem collection

73
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höflichkeit

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courtesy

74
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Nettigkeit

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pleasantry

75
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was gleichbedeutend ist mit..

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which is tantamount to..

76
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was ist von größter Bedeutung

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which is paramount

77
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I am spoiled for choice

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I am spoiled for choice

78
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verbrennen

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to incinerate , incinerating

79
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du kannst es nicht umgehen

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you can’t circumvent your way around it

80
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viscosity

the state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction.

“cooling the fluid raises its viscosity”

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viscosity

It is quiet viscous

having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity.

“viscous lava”

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Naht, Narbe

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seam

82
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zerfallen

Mein Herz zerfällt in meiner Brust

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to disintegrate

my heart is disintegrating in my chest

83
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pigeonhole

Iwaspigeonholed asa ‘youth writer

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pigeonhole

Iwaspigeonholed asa ‘youth writer

84
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erwidern

Anstatt die Nettigkeiten zu erwidern

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reciprocate

Instead of reciprocate the pleasantries

85
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es wird nach und nach geiler

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it becomes gradually more awesome

86
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Die vorherrschende Meinung ist

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The prevailing opinion is

87
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Pupertät

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puberty

88
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Täter , Täterin

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perpetrator , culprit

89
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kommodifizieren

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commodify

They just commodify people.
The just view people as a commodity.
( Ware )

90
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anfällig

Ich bin eben sehr anfällig

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susceptible

I am highly susceptible to believe anything

91
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vorrherschende Meinung

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prevailing opinion

92
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semantic , semantics

Little differences between 2 words for example

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semantic , semantics

Little differences between 2 words for example

93
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the dichotomy of men

What is an example of a dichotomy?
Dichotomy is defined as a sharp division of things or ideas into two contradictory parts. An example of dichotomy is grouping mammals by those that live on land and those that live in water.

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the dichotomy of men

What is an example of a dichotomy?
Dichotomy is defined as a sharp division of things or ideas into two contradictory parts. An example of dichotomy is grouping mammals by those that live on land and those that live in water.

94
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die Verletzung genießen

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to savour the injury

95
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Vorrecht , Recht

Es ist dein Recht zu denken das …

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prerogative

It is your prerogative to think that…

96
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Sie waren sich dessen absolut nicht bewusst

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they were absolutely oblivious to it

sometimes , being completely oblivious to something is a blessing

97
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harmlos

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inoffensive

98
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Lass es mich noch einmal hören, um zu verfestigen, dass ich es hasse

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let me hear it again to solidify that I hate it

99
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das Skript war zu komprimiert

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the script was too condensed

100
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initiieren

Ich werde das …. initiieren

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to initiate

I will initiate

101
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um es in die richtige Perspektive zu rücken

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to put it in perspective

102
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von Natur aus

Was ist von Natur aus falsch mit mir?

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innate

What is innately wrong with me?

103
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konsolidieren

Wir müssen unseren Plan konsolidieren

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to consolidate

we need to consolidate our plan

104
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Eingeständnisse

Eingeständnisse machen, viele Fehler gemacht zu haben

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admission

making admissions to have made a lot of mistakes

105
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verschieben , neu ansetzen

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reschedule

106
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Die abscheulichsten Verbrechen zu begehen

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to commit the most heinous crimes

107
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sich setzten (UK Idiom)

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to take a pew ( to take a seat)

108
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Mein Wissen ist beispiellos

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my knowledge is unparalleled

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