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Pilgerstrecke Flashcards

1
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benign

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freundlich
gutartig
gütig
liebevoll

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Lockerungsübung

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limbering-up exercise

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snide

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abfällig (Bemerkung)

höhnisch

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agog

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gespannt

be agog to hear the news

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G-Man

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Regierungsmann

Sonderagent des FBI

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craggy

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zerklüftet
zerfurcht
felsig
schroff

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infidelity

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Untreue
Treulosigkeit
Seitensprung

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efficacy

efficaciousness

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Wirksamkeit

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smorgasbord

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Sammelsurium

bunte Mischung

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10
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edifice

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Gebäude

intellectual edifice – Denkgebäude

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sanguine

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zuversichtlich
optimistisch
heiter
lebhaft

blutrot

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commotion

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Tumult
Aufregung
Aufruhr
Bewegung
Unruhe
Erschütterung
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to dredge

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baggern
bestäuben
bestreuen

Schleppnetz
Baggerschiff

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froth

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Schaum

Tand

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15
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to eschew sth.

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(etw.) meiden

scheuen

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16
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awol

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absent without leave

unerlaubtes Entfernen von der Truppe

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to supersede sth.

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etw. verdrängen, etw. ersetzen, etw. ablösen, an die Stelle von etw. treten

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18
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gaol

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(sprich: “jail”)

Gefängnis, Kerker

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to intimate sth

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(etw.) bekanntgeben, zu verstehen geben

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20
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malarkey

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Unsinn, Quatsch

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callous

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kaltschnäuzig, hart, gleichgültig, abgestumpft, gefühllos

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commensurate (to (oder: with))

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von gleichen Ausmaßen (wie)

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23
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nary a (Amer.)

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nicht einer

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24
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to stymie

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hindern

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tetchy

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empfindlich, leicht reizbar, mürrisch, reizbar

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disaffected

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unzufrieden

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27
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cog

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Zahn, Zahnrad, Radzahn, Zahnkranz

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affective

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gefühlsbedingt
affektbetont
affektbedingt

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apex

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Scheitelpunkt, Spitze, Scheitel, Höhepunkt, Gipfel

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30
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photo op

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(Presse-)Phototermin, Fototermin

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31
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to push the envelope

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bis an die Grenzen gehen

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Pony (Frisur)

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fringe, bangs

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33
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dearth

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Mangel
Teuerung
Hungersnot

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34
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infighting

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Gerangel, Nahkampf (Boxen), Richtungskämpfe, interne Machtkämpfe

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35
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to chafe at sth.

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sich über etwas ärgern

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36
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waspishly

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bissig

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37
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to throw a tantrum

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einen Anfall kriegen, einen Wutanfall haben

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bellicose

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kriegerisch, streitsüchtig, angriffslustig, kämpferisch, streitlustig, kriegslustig

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39
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edifice

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Gebäude, Bauwerk (“this weakened the communist edifice”)

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40
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Magengrube

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pit of the stomach

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41
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tacit

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stillschweigend
unausgesprochen
implizit
still

42
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stillschweigende Zustimmung

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tacit approval

43
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pastoralist

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Hirte, Viehhüter

44
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dysentry

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Ruhr, Dysenterie (Krankheit)

45
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to skewer

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aufspießen, spießen, sehr hart kritisieren

46
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ostensibly

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angeblich, scheinbar, anscheinend, vordergründig, betont

47
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dotard

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dementer Greis, demente Greisin

48
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to relent

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nachgeben, einlenken, weich werden, mitleidig werden

49
Q

inkling

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Ahnung, Andeutung

50
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to proselytise [Br.] / proselytising [Br.]

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missionieren, bekehren / bekehrend

51
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shambolically

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wirr, chaotisch

52
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staple

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Grund-, Haupt-, Grundnahrungsmittel, Stapelware, Hauptnahrung

53
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idiosyncratic

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eigenwillig, eigentümlich, spezifisch, eigenartig, eigensinnig, idiosynkratisch

54
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wayward

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eigensinnig, unberechenbar, launisch, widerspenstig, missraten, ungeraten, eigenwillig, abwegig

55
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bolshie [esp. Br., coll.]

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pampig, stur, rotzig, bolschewistisch, Bolschewik

56
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fallow

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brachliegend, unproduktiv, brach, fahl, gelbbraun, Brache, falb

57
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to lie fallow

A

brachliegen

58
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calumny

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Verleumdung, Rufmord, Ehrabschneidung, falsche Anschuldigung

59
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vertebrate

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Wirbeltier, Vertebrat

60
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listlessness

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Lustlosigkeit, Teilnahmslosigkeit, Trägheit, Schlappheit

61
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scion

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Spross, Nachkomme, Ableger, Sprössling

62
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divination

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Weissagung, Prophezeiung

63
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go-getter

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An active and enterprising person; one who is motivated or inclined to excel; one who strives to achieve success or improvement.

64
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umpire

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Schiedsrichter

65
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to burrow

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wühlen, graben, buddeln
verbergen
sich eingragen
in Erdhöhlen wohnen

66
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depravation

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Verworfenheit
Verderbtheit
Depravation (med.)

67
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to cosset

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verwöhnen
verhätscheln
hegen und pflegen

68
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shrewdly

A 
scharfsinnig
schlau
clevererweise
bauernschlau
in geschickter Weise
69
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tantamount

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gleichbedeutend
gleichwertig

tantamount to - so viel wie

70
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apprehensive

A

besorgt

bange

71
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apprehension

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Befürchtung
Besorgnis
Ahnung
Furcht

72
Q

inkling

A

Ahnung

Andeutung

73
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chortle

to chortle

A

Gluckser

glucksen

74
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phlegmatic

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phlegmatisch, träge
gleichgültig, gleichmütig
stoisch
seelenruhig

75
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venture capital

A

Risikokapital

76
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hustler

A

Prostituierte
hard worker
enterprising person

77
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anathema

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Fluch, Verfluchung
Kirchenbann
Anathem(a)

to be anathema to sb.
jdm. ein Gräuel sein

78
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gross amount

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Bruttobetrag

Gesamtbetrag

79
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to pall

A

langweilen
übersättigen
schal werden

80
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pall bearer

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Leichenträger

pall - Sargtuch, Bahrtuch, Altartuch

81
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disaffected

A

unzufrieden

82
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chamberlain

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Kammerdiener

Kämmerer

83
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to enfeeble

A

schwächen

entkräften

84
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edifice

A

Gebäude

85
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privation

[prai]

A

Not, Entbehrung

suffer many privations

86
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laggard

A

langsam
NachzüglerIn
Zauderer
Bummler

87
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to eviscerate sb./sth.

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vernichten
ausweiden (Lebewesen, Konzern)
ausnehmen
zerlegen
bedeutungslos machen
88
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zealotry

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Fanatismus
Zelotismus
fanatischer Diensteifer

89
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blue-collar-

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Arbeiter-
proletarisch
Blaumann-

90
Q

white-collar worker

A

(Büro-) Angesteller

91
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remittance

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Überweisung
Geldsendung
Rimesse [fin.]

to make remittance - schnelles Geld machen

92
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juggernaut

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destruktiv
Götze
destruktive Kraft
Moloch [overwhelming force]

Sattelschlepper
Monstertruck

93
Q

to castigate

A

züchtigen
geißeln
heftig tadeln

94
Q

to lambaste

A

scharf kritisieren

fertig machen

95
Q

injunction

A

(richterliche) Verfügung

96
Q

ephemeral

A

kurzlebig

97
Q

make a — fist of

e.g. a good fist

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do something to the specified degree of success

98
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potshot

take a potshop

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Schuss aufs Geratewohl (random shot)

Attacke (critical remark)

99
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shell company

A

an inactive company used as a vehicle for various financial maneuvres or kept dormant for future use

100
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censure

A

Tadel

101
Q

to galvanise sb.

A

wachrütteln
in Schwung bringen

verzinken
galvanisieren

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