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was auch immer…

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whatever…

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irgendwie nicht direkt

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not exactly

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was zur Hölle machst du?

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what the hell are you doing?

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es geht dich nichts an!

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it´s none of your business!

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das Geschach bisher

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up until now…

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dieses Jahr sind keine Weihnachtmarkt

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there´s no christmas markets this year

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ab dann..

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from then…

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sich eine Herausforderung stellen

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to set yourself a challenge

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minderjährig

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underaged

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volljährig

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成人

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verkehrt herum

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the wrong way round

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anders herum

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the other way round

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ich werde auch so machen

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I would also do that

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ich fühle mich, als ob…

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I feel like

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15
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verarscht du mich?

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are you kidding me?

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16
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zum Sport gehen

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to go do sports

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17
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das kommt auf dich an

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it depends on you

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ich kann es kaum erwarten

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I can´t wait any longer

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19
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zur Kenntnis nehmen

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to take note of

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zur Verfügung stehen

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to make available/to provide

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21
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etwas zum Ausdruck bringen

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to express

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jemandem Gesellschaft leisten

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to keep someone company

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besser geht´s kaum

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it couldn´t be better

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Rücksicht auf jemanden nehmen

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to show someone consideration

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in Betracht kommen

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to come into question

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in Frage kommen

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to become possible

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27
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ursprünglich

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originally

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was bringt dich hierher?

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what brings you here?

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29
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selbst schuld

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your own fault

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30
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ich bin so stolz auf dich

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i´m so proud of you

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ich habe dich seit Ewigkeiten nicht gesehen!

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i´ve not seen you for ever!

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32
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was für ein Zufall

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what a coinsidence

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33
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bleib doch mal stehen!

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stay still!

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34
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was soll denn das heißen?

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what´s that meant to mean?

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35
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da bin ich mir nicht so sicher

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that i´m not so sure

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36
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zu Besuch kommen

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to come for a visit

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37
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nie wieder

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never again

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hochformat

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vertical

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querformat

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horizontal

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40
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eine Ohrfeige geben

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to give a slap

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41
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um den heißen Brei herumreden

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to beat around the bush

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42
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das wirst du nicht glauben!

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you won´t believe this!

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43
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ich lass dich besser gehen

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I better let you go

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44
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was habe ich zu velieren?

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what have i got to lose?

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45
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Mir fällt gerade ein!

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I just remembered!

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Nach oben sind keine Grenzen gesetzt!

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the sky´s the limit!

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47
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alles in Butter

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all good!

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48
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jetzt reicht´s aber

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that´s enough now

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49
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lass mir etwas übrig

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leave some for me

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50
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lass mich rein

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let me in

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51
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lass dir Zeit

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take your time

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52
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vor Kurzem

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not long ago

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53
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im Bezug auf

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in relation to

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54
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in letzter Zeit

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lately

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55
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lass es uns lassen

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nah, allow it

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56
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was du gesagt hast, hat mich sehr getroffen

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what you said really struck me

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57
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eine Entscheidung treffen

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to make a decision

58
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ach, nicht der Rede wert

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ah, don´t mention it

59
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mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge

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with one laughing and one crying eye

60
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mehr als je zuvor

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more than ever

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so viele wie nie zuvor

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so much like never before

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in positiven Sinne

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in a positive sense

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ich habe es so satt

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I´m so sick of it

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eine schlechte Laune haben

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to be in a bad mood

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etwas parat haben

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to have something ready/with you

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zu weit gehen

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to go too far

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hingestellt zu werden, als wäre eine wahre Geschichte

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to be presented as if it were a real story

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gegebenfalls

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if necessay

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anstelle + genitiv

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instead of

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was hälst du von…

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how do you feel about…

71
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die Zeit vergeht so schnell!

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time flies by!

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das muss ich mir wirklich nicht sagen lassen!

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I don´t need to be told that

73
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auf dem Land leben

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live in the countryside

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genau das Richtige

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just the right thing

75
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der Ton macht die Musik

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it depends on how you say it

76
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würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen wenn…?

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would it bother you if…?

77
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nach dem Rechten sehen

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to check everything is okay

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könnte ich dich um einen Gefallen bitten?

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could I ask you for a favour?

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nicht überzeugend genug

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not convincing enough

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das macht mir gute Laune

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it puts me in a good mood

81
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das wird ein langer Weg

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it will be a long way

82
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sich lohnen

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to be worthwhile

83
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schwarz arbeiten

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work illegally

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sie bleiben zum Leben kaum etwas übrig

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they hardly have anything left to live off

85
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jemandem auf der Tasche liegen

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to live off the back of someone

86
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vorteil <> nachteil

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advantage <> disadvantage

87
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ich werde es mir anschauen

A

I´ll have a look

88
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mich interessiert nur

A

I´m only interested in

89
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was habe ich davon?

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what do I get from it?

90
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dafür bist du bekannt

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you´re known for that

91
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wohl eher…

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more like…

92
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wenn das der Fall ist

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in that case

93
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es ist dir freigestellt

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it´s up to you

94
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aus der Luft gegriffen

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out of thin air

95
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schon wieder

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again

96
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sowas

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something like that

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ausschließlich

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exclusively

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einschließlich

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including

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im Freien

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outdoors

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ich bin davon überzeugt, dass

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I’m convinced that

101
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kein gutes Haar an jemandem lassen

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to talk bad about someone

102
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jemanden im Stich lassen

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to give up on someone

103
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die Kirche im Dorf lassen

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to not overdo it

104
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sich bei jemandem blicken lassen

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to show up at someone’s place

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das ist ein Kinderspiel

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this is child’s play

106
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den Faden verlieren

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to loose sight of something (metaphorically)

107
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von Angesicht zu Angesicht

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face-to-face

108
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unter vier Augen

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in confidence

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auseinanderfallen

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to break up

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das ist ein Reinfall

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this is a desaster

111
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mehr Glück als Verstand haben

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I was lucky

112
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viel um die Ohren haben

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to be very busy

113
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alles unter einen Hut bekommen

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to be able to manage it all

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mit Ach und Krach

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just about, barely

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auf den letzten Drücker

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in the last minute

116
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etw auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

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to not take something seriously enouh

117
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die Gebärdensprache

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the sign language

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das Zaubern

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the magic

119
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Arbeitest du irgendwo ehrenamtlich?

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Do you do volunteer work somewhere?

120
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hilfsbedürftig

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in need of help

121
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ich arbeite zurzeit ehrenamtlich hier

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I currently work here voluntarily

122
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der Analphabet*in

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the illiterate

123
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Es macht alles keinen Sinn

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It all makes no sense

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schwindlig

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dizzy

125
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aufgeschlossen

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open-minded

126
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das ist schwer, das auf ein paar Sachen zu reduzieren

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it’s difficult to reduce that to a couple of things

127
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über etwas Sorgen machen müssen

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to have to worry about something

128
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die Vielseitgkeit

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the versatility

129
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pauschal

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generally

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borniert

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narrow minded

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die Ernsthaftigkeit

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the seriousness

132
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die Genauigkeit

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the precision

133
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… würde ich ketzt mal sagen

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… I would say

134
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um herum fahren

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drive all around smthn

135
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sich ins Zeug legen

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to go full on in something

136
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ich kriege es einfach nicht auf die Reihe

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I simply couldn´t do it

137
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des Wahnsinns sein/ völlig durchgedreht sein.

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to be out of your mind

138
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etw. haut mich nicht vom Hocker

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it doesn´t exactly impress me

139
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was zum Henker…

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what on earth…?

140
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eine Hand wäscht die andere

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you scratch my back, i scratch yours

141
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ins Schwarze treffen

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to get it just right

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