On The Bridge Flashcards

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1
Q

to beat the crap out sb

A

to hit sb hard and injure her/him

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2
Q

beneath

A

below

Unter

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3
Q

turned up collar

A

Hochgeschlagener Kragen

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4
Q

to bug sb

A

to annoy sb

Jemanden auf die nerven gehen

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5
Q

To take a drag

A

To inhale from a cigarette

An einer Zigarette ziehen

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6
Q

Quarter

A

25 cents

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7
Q

No sweat

A

No problem

Kein problem

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8
Q

To rip Sth off

A

To tear sth off

Etwas abreißen

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9
Q

Sleeve

A

The Parton a jacket that covers your arm

Ärmel

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10
Q

fraud

A

Person who is not what he/she seems to be

Betrüger

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11
Q

creased

A

Having lines made by being worn

Zerknittert

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12
Q

pliant

A

Biegsam

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13
Q

To have a fit

A

Suddenly to become very angry

Einen Anfall bekommen

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14
Q

abutment

A

Stützpfeiler

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15
Q

Span

A

Length of a bridge
Brückenbogen
Spanne

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16
Q

convertible

A

Cabrio

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17
Q

To approach

A

To come near

Sich jmd nähern

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18
Q

Exit ramp

A

Road you use to leave the highway

Ausfahrt

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19
Q

To cough

A

Husten

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20
Q

To make out

A

To have sex

Rummachen

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21
Q

To spin, spun, spun

A

To turn quickly

Rotieren, schleudern

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22
Q

Fist

A

Faust

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23
Q

blast

A

Sudden shot, loud sound

Explosion

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24
Q

To jerk

A

To move quickly and suddenly

Zucken

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25
Q

Touch

A

Special skill

Gespür

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26
Q

To smirk

A

To smile in a unpleasant way

Grinsen

27
Q

It figured

A

It could be expected

Daraufkommen

28
Q

To be unaware of Sb/sth

A

Not to notice Sb/sth

Sich nicht bewusst sein

29
Q

To whip forward

A

To bring to the front very fast

Nach vorne wischen

30
Q

To swerve

A

To change direction

Ausweichen

31
Q

Lane

A

Fahrspur

32
Q

Jaw

A

Bottom part of the face

Kiefer

33
Q

To be tempted to do sth

A

To feel you want to do sth

In Versuchung geraten

34
Q

Sidewalk

A

Gehweg

35
Q

Relieved

A

Erleichtert

36
Q

Butt

A

End

Ende

37
Q

Thumb

A

Daumen

38
Q

To flick

A

To make sth move suddenly and quickly

Sich ruckartig bewegen

39
Q

Spark

A

Tiny piece of sth that is burning

Funke

40
Q

Neither

A

None (of two)

Keine/keiner/kein

41
Q

To nudge sb

A

To push Sb gently with your elbow

Anstoßen

42
Q

Husky

A

Big and strong

Kräftig

43
Q

Determined

A

Having a very strong will

Entschlossen

44
Q

To squeal on Sb

A

To tell others about sth Bad Sb had done

Petzen

45
Q

Fender

A

Kotflügel

46
Q

Thud

A

Heavy sound

Dumpfer Schlag

47
Q

To recover

A

To return to a normal state

Sich erholen

48
Q

To stiffen

A

Sich steif machen

49
Q

To twist sth

A

To turn sth

Etw verdrehen

50
Q

Inch

A

2.5 cm

51
Q

Spasm

A

Sudden pain

Krampf

52
Q

Chest

A

Front top part of the body

Brust

53
Q

To clamp sth

A

To hold sth tightly

Etw einspannen / einklemmen

54
Q

To reel backward

A

Zurücktaumeln

55
Q

Numb

A

Having no feeling

Taub

56
Q

To bend,bent, bent forward

A

Sich vorbeugen

57
Q

To throb

A

To pulsate with pain

Pochen

58
Q

To lurch

A

To move suddenly

Schwanken

59
Q

To tilt back

A

To move back

60
Q

Loose

A

Opposite of tight

Locker

61
Q

To figure

A

To think

Mit etwas rechen

62
Q

Curb

A

Bordstein

A raised demarcation of a road

63
Q

Stain

A

Dirty mark which is hard to get rid of

Fleck

64
Q

Ledge

A

Brückengeländer

A top part of a Bridge