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to galvanize sb

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aufrütteln, elektrisieren, verzinken

dividing an activist base galvanized by a lie from elites in Washington

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to flare

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Aufflackern, Lichtsignal
The tension flared this week

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litmus test

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entscheidender Test, Lackmustest

Trump’s falsehoods about the 2020 election has become a new litmus test for Republican voters.

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embers

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Glut

“It still is a burning ember of passion for the base,”

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gingerly

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behutsam, vorsichtig

There are some Republicans walking gingerly between the two factions of the party

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recrimination

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Gegenbeschuldigung, Gegenklage

from party resolution to recriminations to rebuke

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rebuke

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rügen, Verweis, Zurechtweisung

from party resolution to recriminations to rebuke

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abysmal

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entsetzlich, katastrophal

“The midterm election is about one thing and one thing only, a referendum on Joe Biden’s abysmal performance,”

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compile

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erstellen, zusammentragen

The firm, Mazars USA, compiled the financial statements based on information the former president and his company provided

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retract

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zurückziehen, einziehen, etw. zurücknehmen

The letter instructed the Trump Organization to essentially retract the documents,

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defraud

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betrügen

Mr. Trump exaggerated the value of his properties to defraud his lenders

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to fend

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zurückweisen, wegstoßen, etw. abwehren

it attempts to fend off the long-running scrutiny of its finances. And for Mr. Trump, whose personal finances are intertwined with those of his family business

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scrutiny

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(genauere)(über)prüfung, Untersuchung (stand halten)

long-running scrutiny of its finances

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to render

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etw. werden lassen, wiedergeben, einen Dienst leisten, etw. vorlegen.

The company argued that Mazars’ characterization of its work “effectively renders the investigations by the D.A.

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to bolster

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etw. (unter)stützen

The firm’s brief letter could bolster Ms. James’s investigation

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bearing

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Peilung, Benehmen, Betragen, Lager(tech)

Mazars’ break with the Trumps will have any bearing on the district attorney’s criminal investigation

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to indict

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jdn anklagen

the Trump Organization were indicted last summer

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to stall

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Motor abwürgen, abrutschen, zögern

to jump-start his stalled efforts to pass far-reaching social spending legislation

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to accomodate

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jdn unterbringen/aufnehmen, jdm entgegenkommen, jdm versorgen

because of a desire to accommodate the concerns of European nations

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to induce sb to do sth/ sth

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jdn dazu bringen, etw zu tun
etw hervorrufen, einleiten

from the pandemic-induced recession that caused millions to lose their jobs

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to temper

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ausgleichen, Kritik abschwächen, etw härten

The president’s feel-good message will be tempered, however, by the growing concern about inflation

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gloomy

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trostlos, trübe, düster

The rising price of goods is contributing to a gloomy outlook among Americans

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amid

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inmitten, bei, mitten in

but stalled in the Senate amid opposition from two key moderate Democrats

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affect

effect

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affect is a verb How do cigarettes affect my brain?

effect is a noun He resigned with immediate effect.

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antitrust
Kartell- the Federal Maritime Commission together will crack down on antitrust violations among shipping companies
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to plunge
stürzen, dramatisch sinken the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lift many Covid restrictions for communities across the country where cases, hospitalizations and deaths have plunged
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to unveil
enthüllen, entschleiern Mr. Biden is not likely to unveil it during his speech
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broad strokes (idiomatic)
Major features, Key Poinst speak about the coronavirus pandemic in broad strokes
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to invoke
aufrufen, appellieren, erflehen invoking the same “things are getting better, but we are not out of the woods yet”
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to wane wane
abnehmen, schwinden Abnehmen, Schwinden We assume that the interest in research expertise and excellence on Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East will grow in the future rather than wane
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to refute
etw widerlegen you start with Martin Luther and end by refuting Max Weber ’ s famous thesis.
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malice
Vorsatz, Arglist, Bosheit It's because of the intent," he says, "these photos strike me as full of malice
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ineptitude
Ungeeignetheid, Ungeschicklichkeit If a team has only one point left, they can not have the last point scored through their own ineptitude.
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spasm
Krampf, Spasmus Russia’s invasion two weeks ago set off the worst spasm of violence in Europe in a generation.
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to impose sth
etw durchsetzen, etw verhängen [o. erlassen] The British government on Thursday imposed sanctions on two of Russia’s biggest oligarchs
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deceptive
täuschend, irreführend This dining chair offers similarly deceptive simplicity
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disclosure
Enthüllung, Offenlegung Against this background, the company is of the opinion that prior disclosure of the names of candidates for the Chair of the Supervisory Board would not be appropriate
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reliance on
verlassen auf, vertrauen in, vertrauen auf No reliance on dwindling petrochemical raw materials
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contemporary
zeitgenössische These illustrious contemporaries are also displayed in the exhibition
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elaborate
kompliziert, raffiniert ausführlich, detailliert There is no need, it seems to me, to construct an elaborate architecture of laws
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to wither
vertrocknen, verfallen, verkümmern The grass is withered and the herdsmen have to go a long way with their herds to find green grass.
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outskirts
Stadtrand, Randbezirk Parking in the center is nearly impossible, so that it is better to park at the outskirts.
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to rejuvenate
revitalisieren, verjüngen it strengthens the immune system and thus rejuvenates the entire body
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to nurture
aufziehen, fördern, heben feed him, play with him and nurture him
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to be flabbergasted
völlig platt, die Spucke weg bleiben
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nefarious
schändlich, verrucht the U.S. government has been able to destroy the nefarious Umbrella Corporation
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deterrance
Abschreckung The strategy of nuclear deterrence and the Cold War keep the ideological debate going,
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perilous
(lebens)gefährlich
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ineptitude
Ungeschicklichkeit, Ungeeignetheid If a team has only one point left, they can not have the last point scored through their own ineptitude.
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to equate
gleichsetzen, gleichstellen the racist view equates blacks with drug-dealing
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coercion [koh_örschien]
Nötigung, Zwang when other forms of coercion and hegemonic order fail.
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impunity
Straflosigkeit, Straffreiheit Due to the limited functionality of the security and judicial systems there is widespread impunity and arms are freely used for criminal activities and acts of revenge
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aftermath
Folgen, Nachwirkung In the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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to discard
(ab)wegwerfen Olaf Scholz discarded decades of German foreign policy tradition
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to upend sth
etw umdrehen, etw auf den Kopf stellen, etw hochkant stellen and upended his own party's approach to Russia
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consent
zustimmen
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specification
Vorgabe (Target) You will get binding up-to-date specifications on the features, equipments or characteristics of our products
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negligent [neg-li-gent]
fahrlässig We do not accept any responsibility for inappropriate or improper use, incorrect or negligent treatment
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negligence
Fährlässig improper or excessive use, negligence, maintenance and modifications
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grossly
grob The sutures are grossly oversized for the purpose intended.
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compliance
Einhaltung The conformity guarantees the compliance of a device with the certification and therefore the calibration regulations.
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adhere to sth/smb
sich an etw/jmd halten, kleben the translator has adhered very strictly to the original text
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convergence
Annäherung, Konvergenz Considering that galaxies had much more gas in the past than nowadays, the convergence must have happened even faster then
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to converge
zusammenlaufen, sich annähern it's phenomenal, especially since no fewer than a dozen avenues converge here in the shape of a star
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pragmatic
pragmatisch It is a "big tent" collection of individuals committed to enacting pragmatic policies
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remedy
beheben, Abhilfe schaffen Rechtsmittel, Abhilfe he secretly takes cannabis as a remedy,
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reminisce
in Erinnerung schwelgen This is the perfect time to reminisce and I’d love to read your stories on the forums
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decisively
entscheidend The quality and quantity of project applications have been decisively improved
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fuselage
(Flugzeug)rumpf An original aircraft fuselage will be used – segmented into three typical aircraft areas (cockpit, cabin and rear) – to facilitate a very broad range of thermal measurements.
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to encapsulate sth
ummanteln, zusammenfassen, in Kapseln abfüllen As a result, it is also possible to encapsulate even small and delicate components with a hotmelt adhesive
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laundry list (idomatic)
a long or exhaustive list of people or things While engineers sorted through a laundry list of issues.
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to surge
überkommen, anstürmen, auftürmen, Spannungsanstieg and soon one of the engines surged, forcing a shutdown
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to patch up
to deal with a problem The paint was patched up , and the XP-70 pushed on to higher speeds.
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to loom
(drohen) auftauchen, heraufziehen, zusammenbrauen But there was a much bigger problem looming over the program.
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to scramble for
drängeln, rangeln, jagen, kämpfen, klettern

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