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1
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Bedrohung / jmd. bedrohen

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menace / to menace sb.

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jmd. böse anschauen

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to scowl at sb.

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animieren, anstacheln (in negativem Sinn)

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incite

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schwindend

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dwindling (I trust the dwindling fire to disguise us)

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hinterblieben, leidtragend

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bereaved (noise is the refuge of the bereaved and guilty)

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5
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entfesselt

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unleashed

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6
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ergründen, begreifen

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to fathom

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7
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Strudel

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maelstrom (You’re in the midst of a global maelstrom)

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8
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von etw. unbeeindruckt sein

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to be unfazed by sth.

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9
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der Köder / ködern

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bait (she doesn’t take the bait) / to bait

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10
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Aufreten, Benehmen

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demeanor

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11
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Fensterscheibe

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a pane of glass

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12
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taumeln, schwanken

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to teeter

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13
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Glückssträhne

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a stroke of luck

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14
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Geschrei, Lärm

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clamor (a clamor that rises)

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15
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feindlich

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hostile

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16
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abtreten, aufgeben, aushändigen

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to surrender

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17
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unregelmässig, sprunghaft, launisch

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erratic

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18
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Rüstung, Panzer / panzern

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armor / to armor (I wore my secrets as armor)

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19
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sich etwas zunutze machen

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to harness sth.

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20
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auf etw. sitzen (Vogel) / etw. auf etw. setzen, stellen

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to perch on sth. / to perch sth. on sth.

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21
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anfällig, empfänglich

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susceptible

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22
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Täter

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perpetrator

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23
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Zustimmung / zustimmen, einwilligen

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assent (the Dauntless shout their assent) / to assent

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24
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spröde, zerbrechlich

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brittle (I feel brittle)

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25
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unfähig, untauglich

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inept (you’re too inept to figure out)

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26
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grundsätzlich

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inherently (advertising to this group is inherently unfair)

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27
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Laune (aus Jux)

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whim (at/on a whim)

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28
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veraltet, altmodisch /Überalterung

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obsolete / obsolescence (some new products have built-in obsolescence)

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29
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streng, nüchtern / Einschränkung, Strenge

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austere / austerity (it believes that its austerity programme will reduce inflation)

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30
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Bestrebung

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aspiration (Louise’s aspirations to help others come from…)

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31
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stark regnen

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to teem down

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32
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ausschmücken

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to embellish (a story, food, a dish)

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33
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Amtszeit

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tenure

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34
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herablassend

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condescending (talk in a condescending way)

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35
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abgestanden, alt, fad

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stale

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36
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Trotz, Missachtung

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defiance

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37
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stapfen, verblueffen

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to stump (it stumps whoever I’m talking to)

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38
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jmd. die Pläne durchkreuzen, einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen.

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to thwart sb.’s plans

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39
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verschleiert

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shrouded (her expression is shrouded by her hair)

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40
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Überzeugung

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conviction (I nod without conviction)

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41
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Wohnung, Behausung

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dwelling

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42
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die Furcht, das Grauen

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dread

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43
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abprallen, zurueckprallen

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to recoil (her body recoils from him)

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44
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aufspiessen, spiessen

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to skewer (…as if to skewer anyone who tries to climb over it)

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45
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schäbig, schmutzig

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dingy (the faculty is dingy)

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46
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Krieg fuehren

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to wage war

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47
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Vorgänger

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predecessor

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48
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an etwas festhalten, auf etw. beharren

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to cleave to sth. (I didn’t realize how much Cara already cleaved to the idea)

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49
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qualvoll

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agonizing

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50
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Auferstehung

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resurrection

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51
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reichlich, ausgiebig

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abundant (trough the abundant windows I see…)

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52
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vernachlässigbar, unbedeutend

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negligible

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53
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biegsam, nachgiebig

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pliable (He was pliable and supportive)

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54
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herbeiwinken, locken

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to beckon

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55
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treibend, hilflos

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adrift (I am adrift in calm waters)

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56
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belastet, voll…

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fraught (fraught with… danger, difficulty, memories, etc.)

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57
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entziehen

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to deprive

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58
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abgelegen / (vom Thema abschweifen)

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off the beaten track / (to get off the beaten track)

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59
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Minibudget

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shoestring budget

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60
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Kulturliebhaber

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culture vulture

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61
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im Überfluss, von Luxus umgeben

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in the lap of luxury

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62
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jdn. zu sich rufen, herbei bestellen

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to summon sb.

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63
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etw. aus der Luft greifen

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to pluck sth. out of the air

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64
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verstümmeln ( jmd. zeitlebens zum Krüppel machen)

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to maim / to maim sb. for life

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65
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entbehrlich, überflüssig

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expendable (Treat people as expendable)

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66
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Feinheit, Raffinesse

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subtlety (This will require subtlety)

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67
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gefühllos, herzlos

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callous

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68
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würdevoll

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dignified

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69
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bedrückend, beklemmend

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oppressive (weight)

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70
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Bosheit / bösartig

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malice / malicious

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71
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sich für etwas entscheiden

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to opt for sth. / opt to do sth.

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72
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erfolgreich

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prosperous (life)

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73
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bedecken, maskieren

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to cloak

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74
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impfen

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to inoculate

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75
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Ampulle, Fläschchen

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vial

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76
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heimlich / Heimlichkeit / Tarn…

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by stealth / stealth / stealth… (airplane, boat, route,…)

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77
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eingefleischt, tiefsitzend

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ingrained (these codes need to be deeply ingrained)

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78
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unter Zwang

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under duress

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79
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angespannt, erzwungen

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strained (voice)

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80
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ausführlich, bis ins einzelne, mit grossem Aufwand

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elaborate (violins are elaborately carved)

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81
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Behauptung, Aussage

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assertion (rest upon sb’s assertion)

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82
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prüfen, etw. durchgehen

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to peruse (he carefully perused the manuscript)

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83
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Schmerzen zufügen

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to inflict pain

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84
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Nähe

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vicinity

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85
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vorwurfsvoll

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reproachful

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86
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abschweifend

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discursive

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87
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boshaft

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spiteful (he was a spiteful man)

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88
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träge, schwerfällig

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sluggish (…, winding stream)

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89
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gesinnt

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disposed (kindly-disposed man)

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90
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bestreben, bemüht sein

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to endeavor

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91
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Rache, Vergeltung

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vengeance

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92
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Besorgung

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errand

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93
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Qual, Todeskampf

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agony

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94
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unerträglich

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insufferably

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95
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abbrennen

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to scorch (its hot rays scorched the ground)

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96
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gemeinschaftlich

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collaborative

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97
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abgeneigt, widerwillig

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reluctant

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98
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Geltungsbereich, Anwendungsbereich

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scope (…of the essay)

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99
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Zuschuss, Fördermittel

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subsidy

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100
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liebenswürdig

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amiable

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101
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ermahnen

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to exhort (he exhortet us to appear smart)

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102
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Anreiz, Anlass

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inducement (holding out various inducements)

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103
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Genauigkeit

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precision

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104
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überbieten

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to excel (I excel him in playing the violin)

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105
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Stadtrand

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outskirts (standing on the outskirts of the city)

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106
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anhalten / beständig

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to abide / abiding (I felt an abiding confidence that I would soon regin my liberty)

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107
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abscheulich, abstossend

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repulsive

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108
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abgezehrt, mitgenommen

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haggard (she had become haggard)

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109
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folgen

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to ensue (the scene that ensued…)

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110
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kläglich, erbärmlich

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piteously

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111
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Säule, Pfeiler

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pillar

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112
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verachten

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to despise

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113
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um etw. gebracht werden

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to be deprived of sth. (of half its bitterness)

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114
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ungezähmt, ungebändigt

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untamed (shape –> cattle)

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115
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eisig, gefühlskalt

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frigid

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116
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unbefristet, immerwährend

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perpetual (in that region of almost perpetual warmth)

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117
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neugierig, wissbegierig

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inquisitive (expression)

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118
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gerissen, listig, clever

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cunning (he was reserved and cunning)

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119
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anzünden, entfachen

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to kindle (a fire)

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120
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Knappheit, Mangel

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scarcity

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121
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von etwas getroffen werden

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to be struck by sth. (he was struck with the novelty of the idea)

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122
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etw. verwüsten

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to make havoc of sth. (I made havoc with the branches)

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123
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rücksichtslos

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ruthless (like any ruthless businessman, he…)

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124
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Abänderung

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amendment (because of the amendment of the Constitution…)

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125
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berüchtigt

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notorious (he was notorious as a killer)

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126
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Erpressung

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extortion (he broke the law against extortion)

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127
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böse, boshaft

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wicked (he was the wickedest man of his time)

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128
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ausnutzen, ausbeuten

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to exploit (they were allowed to intimidate and exploit)

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129
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durchführen, erzwingen

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to enforce (the law)

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130
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die Werbetrommel rühren

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to drum up business

131
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beschlagnahmen, tadeln, verachten

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condemn (violence)

132
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ausmerzen, ausrotten

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to stamp out (violence)

133
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sitzend, sesshaft

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sedentary (occupation, tribes)

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Q

trotzig

A

defiant (the chief minister was defiant)

135
Q

herrschen, regieren

A

reign (confusion has reigned about its origin)

136
Q

trostlos, öde

A

bleak (the bleak and dry Tibetan plateau)

137
Q

tauschen, handeln

A

to barter (tiger bones were bartered for shahtoosh)

138
Q

Vorfahrt gewähren /etw. einbringen, etw. hervorbringen

A

YIELD / to yield sth. (profits, produce, interests)

139
Q

Schuldige

A

culprits

140
Q

Höflichkeit

A

courtesy (a society based on courtesy to others)

141
Q

vermitteln, schlichten

A

to arbitrate

142
Q

Schiedsrichter

A

arbitrator (arbitrators might be needed to intervene…)

143
Q

Beruhigung

A

reassurance (viewers need some reassurance)

144
Q

eine Herausforderung darstellen

A

to pose a challenge

145
Q

sich mit etwas abgefunden haben

A

to be resigned to sth.

146
Q

etw. ergänzen

A

to amend sth (a law/ a document)

147
Q

beissend, ätzend

A

acrid

148
Q

penetrant, kräftig

A

pungent

149
Q

genial, geistreich

A

ingenious

150
Q

Freiraum schaffen

A

to free up space

151
Q

es auf jmd. abgesehen haben

A

to have it in for sb.

152
Q

etw./jmd. belasten

A

to put a strain on sb./sth.

153
Q

sofort eine Abneigung gegen jmd./etw. empfinden

A

to take an instant dislike to sb./sth.

154
Q

jmd. ähneln

A

to take after sb.

155
Q

jmd. sympatisch finden

A

to take to sb.

156
Q

vorangestellt, vorausgegangen

A

preceded by

157
Q

in der Nähe, in der Nachbarschaft

A

in the proximity of

158
Q

herrschen, Erfolg haben

A

to prevail (…to convince himself he could prevail)

159
Q

jmd. fernhalten

A

to keep sb. at bay

160
Q

in jmd. Vertrauen setzen, sich auf jmd. verlassen

A

to confide in sb. (sons have confided in their mothers)

161
Q

Abneigung, Widerwille

A

reluctance

162
Q

Schwäche, Gebrechlichkeit

A

frailty (human frailty)

163
Q

aufschieben, hinausschieben

A

to put off (the meeting has been put off until January)

164
Q

einen Ausschlag bekommen

A

to come out in a rash

165
Q

die Nachfrage befriedigen

A

to meet the demand

166
Q

Unannehmlichkeit

A

inconvenience

167
Q

gereizt, reizbar

A

irritable

168
Q

aufbrausen

A

to fly into a rage

169
Q

Dampf ablassen

A

let off steam

170
Q

ausflippen

A

throw a tantrum

171
Q

eine Sicherung durchbrennen

A

to blow a fuse

172
Q

ausrasten, durchdrehen

A

to go berserk

173
Q

für sich selbst sorgen

A

to fend for oneself

174
Q

jmd. sich selbst überlassen

A

to leave sb. to his own devices

175
Q

sich über etw. aufregen

A

to get worked up over sth.

176
Q

sich über jmd. ärgern

A

to get cross with sb.

177
Q

Hausarbeiten, Aufgaben

A

chores (eg. household chores)

178
Q

anstrengend

A

strenuous

179
Q

Schandfleck

A

eyesore (the office block is a major eyesore)

180
Q

Gefahrenquelle, Sicherheitsrisiko

A

safety hazard (the cord represents a serious safety hazard)

181
Q

eifrig, begeistert

A

avid (we are avid readers of the magazine)

182
Q

gewaltig, wunderbar

A

prodigious (he was a writer of prodigious energy)

183
Q

vielseitig

A

versatile (he began his versatile career as a teenager)

184
Q

Unterscheidung

A

distinction (his style earned him the distinction of being runner-up in the prize)

185
Q

vielseitig

A

eclectic (his output was eclectic)

186
Q

unvergleichlich, beispiellos

A

unequalled

187
Q

hart durchgreifen (gegen etw.)

A

to crack down on sth. (Governmets are trying to crack down on the companies that carry out illegal logging.)

188
Q

auslöschen, ausmerzen

A

to wipe out (Cutting down areas of forest could effectively wipe out certain species.)

189
Q

stossen auf

A

to come up against (It is often the case that local people come up against impossible odds when…)

190
Q

ohne (realistische) Erfolgschancen

A

against impossible odds

191
Q

hinauslaufen auf, etw. gleichkommen

A

to amount to (Her reaction on hearing th news amounted to nothing less than disbelief.)

192
Q

erneuerbar (Rohstoffe, Energie)

A

renewable (resources, energy) (…an integral part of the wider aim is the use of so-called renewable sources of energy.)

193
Q

Berechenbarkeit

A

predictability

194
Q

ungenutzt, unerschlossen

A

untapped (Tidal power has remained a largely untapped source of energy.)

195
Q

unerschöpflich, unermüdlich

A

inexhaustible (tidal power could represent an almost inexhaustible source of energy.)

196
Q

beenden, zu Ende bringen

A

to bring to an end (Jan brought the meeting to an end by handing out some seeds.)

197
Q

seit Menschengedenken

A

in living memory (Areas of southern Italy are experiencing some of the worst storms in living memory.)

198
Q

wegwerfen, verwerfen, ausrangieren

A

to discard (Our household rubbish, before being discarded, has to be filed and sorted.)

199
Q

sternenklar

A

starry sky at night

200
Q

jeden Augenblick, sofort

A

at a moment’s notice

201
Q

koste es, was es wolle

A

at all costs

202
Q

Im Grunde, Im Innersten

A

at heart

203
Q

auf Kosten von, zu Lasten von

A

at the expense of

204
Q

übereinstimmend mit

A

in agreement with

205
Q

in Beantwortung von

A

in answer to

206
Q

im Vergleich mit

A

in comparison with

207
Q

als Entschädigung für

A

in compensation for

208
Q

in mancher/jeder Hinsicht

A

in some/all respects

209
Q

die Angewohnheit haben etw. zu tun

A

to be in the habit of doing sth.

210
Q

abgelaufen, altmodisch

A

out of date

211
Q

ausverkauft

A

out of stock

212
Q

mit Mühe, mit Schwierigkeiten

A

with difficulty

213
Q

viel zu wenige

A

far too few

214
Q

Ernst, Schwere

A

severity (…they fail to explain the severity of the decline.)

215
Q

Schwelle

A

threshold (numbers drop below this threshold)

216
Q

wachsam

A

watchful

217
Q

Untersuchung, Kontrolle

A

scrutiny

218
Q

Vollständigkeit

A

completeness

219
Q

untergeordnet

A

subordinate (Biographers have been obliged to subordinate their subjects to an increasingly detailed context.)

220
Q

unterschiedslos, urteilslos

A

undiscriminating (…,which claimed to be definitive while actually being undiscriminating,…)

221
Q

abschreckend / Abschreckung, Abschreckungsmittel

A

deterrent (to act as a deterrent)(The tunnel was a deterrent to foxes.)

222
Q

Beifang

A

bycatch

223
Q

Handarbeit, körperliche Arbeit

A

manual labour (Being a farmer entails a lot of manual labour.)

224
Q

Vertreter (von etw.)

A

exponent (of sth.) (of self-help)

225
Q

einfach, unkompliziert, direkt

A

straightforward (problems, issues)

226
Q

Trugschluss, Irrtum

A

fallacy (Fallacies like “be all that you can be” is just one of the silly fabrications that masquerade as legitimate advice.)

227
Q

unanfechtbar, unangreifbar

A

unassailable (Some remedies have gained the status of unassailable truth.)

228
Q

überwindbar

A

surmountable (These difficulties are definitely surmountable.)

229
Q

Nervensystem

A

nervous system

230
Q

als etw. verstanden werden

A

to be taken to mean (Such findings should not be taken to mean that emotions are bes expressed in an uncontrolled manner.)

231
Q

Es prallt alles an ihm ab

A

It’s like water off a duck’s back to him

232
Q

Präsidentschaft

A

presidency

233
Q

an Boden gewinnen

A

to gain ground (Since then the movement has gained ground across the USA and beyond.)

234
Q

verwandt mit / sich ähneln

A

akin to / to be akin (Critics of the movement say it is akin to the sort of frivolous self-help advice.)

235
Q

Bewältigungsstrategie

A

coping strategy

236
Q

sinnlos, untauglich

A

ineffectual (…its concept is ineffectual)

237
Q

Abwärtsspirale

A

downward spiral

238
Q

vertreiben, zerstreuen

A

dispel (doubts, fears, gloom)

239
Q

stumpf (Messer, Bleistift), unverblümt, schonungslos

A

blunt (I decided to be blunt about…)

240
Q

Zeugnis (für), Zeugenaussage / etw. bezeugen

A

testimony to / to bear testimony to sth. (It is testimony to her tireless dedication.)

241
Q

Schläfrigkeit, Benommenheit

A

drowsiness (Tea contains … which evokes a sense of calm in the brain, yet without a feeling of drowsiness.)

242
Q

Einsamkeit

A

solitude

243
Q

Zustände kriegen

A

to have kittens

244
Q

Überzeugung, Überredung

A

persuation

245
Q

auf etw. zurück führen

A

to put down to sth. (Dan couldn’t get a signal for his mobile, which he put down to the hight mountains blocking transmission.)

246
Q

es ist die Sache von jmd., etw. zu tun

A

The onus is on sb. to do sth. (The onus is on Daniel to apologise for the mistake.)

247
Q

unterdrücken, etw. abwürgen

A

to stifle (sth.) (Findings might have been stifled by the rivalries between scientists.)

248
Q

Machbarkeit, Durchführbarkeit

A

feasibility (of the theory)

249
Q

nicht mehr weiter wissen

A

to be at one’s wits’ end

250
Q

zu Protokoll geben

A

to go on record as saying… (The manager went on record as saying that his team had played very badly.)

251
Q

etw. verderben lassen

A

to allow sth. to go to waste (Nothing we were given to eat was allowed to go to waste at my grandmother’s house.)

252
Q

abschweifen

A

to go off at a tangent (If he didn’t always go off at a tangent I would know what he was talking about.)

253
Q

klar und deutlich, unmissverständlich

A

in no uncertain terms (I told him in no uncertain terms that his music was too loud.)

254
Q

nicht von der Stelle kommen, keine Fortschritte machen

A

to get nowhere fast (As I appeared to be getting nowhere fast,…)

255
Q

Geburtenrate

A

birthrate

256
Q

Berühmtheit, Ruhm

A

stardom (But all this stardom was too much for him.)

257
Q

einen Gedanken für jmd. aufbringen / keinen Gedanken an jmd. verschwenden

A

to spare a thought for sb. / to not spare a thought about sth. (I think you should spare a thought for those whose lives are not as priviledged as yours.)

258
Q

sich geschlagen geben

A

to admit defeat

259
Q

Lageveränderung

A

positional change (It not only told the time of day but also the positional changes of the planets.)

260
Q

jmd. mit etw. überhäufen

A

to deluge sb. with sth. (The company was deluged with calls in response to the advert.)

261
Q

dünn gesäht

A

thin on the ground (Actual criticism of the novel by its rejectors was very thin on the ground.)

262
Q

auf etw. kommen (Idee, Lösung)

A

to conceive of sth. (It is nearly impossible in our post-industrial society to conceive of a world without wheels.)

263
Q

sich entwickeln aus

A

to evolve from sth. (The wheel evolved from the fact that…)

264
Q

für den grössten Teil…

A

for the best part of… (an hour, the year)

265
Q

mit dem Ziel, etw. zu tun

A

with a view to doing sth.

266
Q

Klappentext (Zusammenfassung Buch)

A

blurb

267
Q

Verbraucherherrschaft

A

consumerism (Built-in obsolescence is a classic feature of consumerism.)

268
Q

begrenzte Lebensdauer

A

limited lifespan (Products are designed to have a limited lifespan.)

269
Q

heikel

A

thorny (The issue of beauty in art has always been a thorny problem.)

270
Q

grosse Anstrengungen unternehmen, etw. zu tun

A

to go to great lengths to do sth.(There is no need to go to great lengths to choose wallpaper.)

271
Q

es besteht keine Hoffnung, dass jemand etwas tut

A

there’s no hope of sb. doing sth.

272
Q

nichts einzuwenden haben, etw. zu tun

A

to have no objection to doing sth.

273
Q

dazu neigen, etw. zu tun / in Gefahr laufen, etw. zu tun

A

to be liable to do sth.

274
Q

nicht verpflichtet sein, etw. zu tun

A

to be under no obligation to do sth.

275
Q

sich auf etw. auswirken

A

to have (grave) repercussions on sth.

276
Q

sich noch nicht festlegen

A

to keep one’s options open

277
Q

jmd. im Weg stehen

A

to stand in sb’s way

278
Q

meiner Meinung nach, in meinen Augen

A

to my mind (…, Henry should never have put…)

279
Q

seinen Beitrag leisten

A

to pull one’s weight (…his failure to pull his weight as a parent)

280
Q

auf etw. zurückgreifen

A

to have recourse to sth. (…those having recourse to an alternative solution.)

281
Q

jdm. aufklären

A

to enlighten sb.

282
Q

etwas verbergen vor

A

to conceal sth. from sb.

283
Q

ständiger Konkurrenzkampf

A

rat race

284
Q

beunruhigen / beunruhigt

A

to disquiet / disquieted (Who wouldn’t be disquieted by this job description?)

285
Q

Ungerechtigkeit

A

inequity (inequities of the global labour market)

286
Q

Weltarbeitsmarkt

A

global labour market

287
Q

Botschafter

A

ambassador

288
Q

Beweglichkeit

A

agility

289
Q

parteiisch, voreingenommen

A

partisan (person, politics)

290
Q

träge

A

languid (day)

291
Q

unpassend, unvereinbar

A

incongruous (Her religious views and her personal life were incongruous.)

292
Q

zappelig

A

fidgety

293
Q

spürbar (adv.)

A

perceptibly (The crowd showed perceptibly more interest when…) (–> perceptible)

294
Q

Tapferkeit, Stärke

A

fortitude (Showing remarkable fortitude, he confronted the challenge of…)

295
Q

Tortur

A

ordeal (He had to endure a six day ordeal in this tiny raft.)

296
Q

vorankommen

A

to get ahead (Raol is trying to get ahead in Formula 1.)

297
Q

herumkommen (auch reisen)

A

to get about (Keira gets about mainly by bycicle.)

298
Q

vorwärts machen

A

to get a move on

299
Q

etw. einholen, überholen

A

to overtake sb./sth.

300
Q

Einspruch erheben

A

to raise an objection to sth. (Would you raise any objection to my asking you to sign this petition?)

301
Q

Fundament, Basis

A

footing (Language places the experience of the past on an equal footing with that of a present.)

302
Q

Führung, herrschendes System, Regierungsform

A

(political) regime

303
Q

Kinderarbeit

A

child labour

304
Q

Verschwörung

A

conspiracy (theories)

305
Q

Bildung erhalten

A

to gain education

306
Q

finanzielle Unterstützung

A

financial backing

307
Q

Lernkurve, Lernprozess

A

learning curve (The last few months have been a steep learning curve for everyone.)

308
Q

angestrebter Markt, Zielmarkt

A

target market (What’s the target market for your new clothing range?)

309
Q

Geschäftssinn, unternehmerische Fähigkeiten

A

business acumen (A certain amount of business acumen will certainly help you make your way up the career ladder.)

310
Q

Konsumentenverhalten, Konsumverhalten

A

consumer behaviour (When a new product is launched, consumer behaviour is quite difficult to predict accurately.)

311
Q

über den Tellerrand hinaus sehen

A

to think outside the box (During the brainstorm session, we were told to think outside the box.)

312
Q

sofort voll einsatzfähig sein, sofort alles im Griff haben

A

to hit the ground running (Once this training course has finished, I’ll be able to hit the ground running and really make an impact.)

313
Q

Kundenstamm, Kundschaft

A

costumer base (The company wanted to expand its customer base.)

314
Q

kühner Schachzug

A

bold move (Approaching the institution was quite a bold move for a small company.)

315
Q

Kapital aufbringen, beschaffen

A

to raise capital (There was a need to raise investment capital by means of a bank loan.)

316
Q

anhand, durch, mittels

A

by means of (…to raise investment capital by means of a bank loan.)

317
Q

sich auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhen

A

to rest on one’s laurels/oars (Since then, Gecko haven’t rested on their laurels, as …)

318
Q

in Einklang mit, konform mit

A

in line with (The helmet have been further refined in line with customer feedback.)

319
Q

notwendiges Übel

A

necessary evil

320
Q

Faulpelz, Drückeberger

A

slacker

321
Q

gesellschaftliche Stellung

A

social standing (work is no longer destiny, determined at birth by the social standing of your parents.)

322
Q

Grundstein, Eckpfeiler

A

cornerstone

323
Q

das Ein und Alles

A

the be-all and end-all

324
Q

gefährlich

A

perilous (We mustn’t forget that making a close link between meaningful activity and paid employment can be perilous.)

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