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die Sitte

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custom/ vice/ common practice

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die Unrechtigkeit

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injustice

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die Polarizierung

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polarization/dichotomization

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die Rücklage

A

reserve/saving

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die Grundversorgung

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primary care

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die Wichtigtuerei

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pomposity

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der Vorhang

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curtain

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das Plädoyer

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plea

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der Beitritt

A

joining

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die Ungewissheit

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uncertainty

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die Wiederkehr

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return/reoccurence

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das Sperrfeuer

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barrage/bombardment

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die Bescheidenheit

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modesty

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der Vorzug

A

advantage

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das Schlagwort/Schlüsselwort

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keyword

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die Brandmauer

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firewall

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17
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die Übertreibung

A

exaggeration

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die Pattsituation (politisch)

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stalemate

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die Steppweste

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quilted gilet

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die Verachtung

A

contempt

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21
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das Rückgrat

A

spine/backbone (could be used metaphorically)

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der/die Hundeausführer*in

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dog walker

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der/die Schulrektor*in

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school principal

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der Vorstand

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board of directors

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das Anliegen

A

request/concern

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die Unversicherung

A

uncertainty

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das Seren

A

serum

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das Gesundheitswesen

A

healthcare

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der Schweiß

A

sweat

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der Zwerf

A

dwarf

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der Widerspruch

A

contradiction

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der Anhänger

A

follower

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der Scheinwerfer

A

spotlight

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das Kalb

A

calf (cow)

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die Wade

A

calf (anatomy)

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die Kinderlähmung

A

polio

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das Gewand

A

robe/ garment (traditional)

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der Zweig

A

branch (tree)

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der Ackerbau / die Landwirtschaft

A

agriculture

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das Unkraut

A

weed (from the earth)

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die Stirn

A

forehead

42
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die Last

A

burden

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die Taille

A

waist

44
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der Dezernent

A

head of department

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der Schnürsenkel (pl: Schnürsenkel)

A

shoelace(s)

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die Rinder (pl)

A

cattle

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die Zärtlichkeit

A

tenderness

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der Verdacht

A

suspicion

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die Schürze

A

apron

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der Hauch

A

whiff/ hint/ breath

51
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die Staffelei

A

easel

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die Kugel

A

bullet

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der Hügel

A

hill

54
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die Betriebsamkeit

A

hustle and bustle

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die Gestalt

A

shape

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die Schöpfungskraft

A

creative power

57
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die Gnade

A

grace

58
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das Elend

A

misery

59
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die Weltlichkeit

A

secularism