Proficiency 2 Flashcards
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etw. bestimmen, erheben
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to ascertain sth.
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sich eignen für
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to lend itself to (crocodiles don’t lend themselves to a captive life)
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wild, brutal
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savage
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deswegen
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on account of this (…she decided…/ on account of the fact they sell clothes…)
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in dem Bemühen, etwas zu tun…
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in an effort to do sth. (in an effort to tackle this, …)
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etw. erschwert
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sth. aggravates (the surface aggravates the injuries…)
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tobend, wütend
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raging (have a raging thirst)
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den Durst löschen
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to quench one’s thirst
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Ergebnisse
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findings (the findings demonstrate…)
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beschwindeln, betrügen
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to defraud (he has been charged with defrauding the company of 2 million)
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arglistig, betrügerisch
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fraudulent (car insurance firms have expressed concern at the increase in the number of fraudulent claims)
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auf jmd./etw. hereinfallen
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to be taken in by sth./sb. (she was comletely taken in by the trickster/by his lies)
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umso besser
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so much the better
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Vorliebe, Gefallen, Geschmack
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liking (he has the same liking for junk food but…)
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Ratenzahlung
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instalments (they paid in instalments)
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auf Abzahlung kaufen
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to buy on hire purchase
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bescheiden, sparsam
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frugal (there’s no point being frugal when you’re young…)
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eindeutig, endgültig
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conclusive (The study claims to show conclusively that money can buy you happiness)
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Wunder, Ausnahmetalent
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prodigy
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in etw. gut sein
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to be a dab hand at sth.
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qualvoll, unerträglich
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excruciating
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ungleich
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dissimilar to/from
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sich eine Krankheit zuziehen
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come down with an illness
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nachteilig
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adverse (have an adverse effect)
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angeboren
inborn (tendencies, reaction patterns)
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abgelegen
outlying
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hinterhältig
devious (plan)
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undurchführbar)
unfeasible (plan)
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eigenverantwortlich
self-reliant
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immun gegen etw. sein
be impervious to sth. (criticism, an argument
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kitschig
gaudy
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spärlich
sparsely
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permanent
incessant (noise)
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unersättlich, gefrässig
voracious (reader)
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gefälscht
counterfeit (money)
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Rückstände, Schulden
arrears (pay for sth. in arrears)
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veranlassen, auffordern
to promt (What promptet Percy to work on his invention?)
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allgegenwärtig
ubiquitous (his now ubiquitous invention consists of...)
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etw. absichtlich übersehen
to turn a blind eye to sth.
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extravagant, überladen
flamboyant (picture)
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undeutlich, verschwommen
indistinct
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an etw. erinnnern
to be reminiscent of sth. (it is reminiscent of the work of Turner)
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übermitteln
to relay (the telescope proceeded to relay the most spectacular images)
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meinen, glauben / erachtet, gehalten (für)
to deem/ deemed (The images are now deemed clichés)
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etw. verdienen, würdig sein
to merit sth. (they merited the awards)
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versessen sein auf, wild entschlossen sein
to be hell-bent (on) (..., hell-bent on walking off with the annual club trophy,...)
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alltäglich, banal
mundane (the sunset is rendered mundane)
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anfangs
at the outset (..., at least at the outset)
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Abhaltung, Abschreckungsmittel
disincentive (it's a disincentive to would-be customers)
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töricht, albern
fatuous (remark)
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zentral, ausschlaggebend
pivotal (the text outlines the pivotal position of...)
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gewöhnlich
commonplace (..., making it banal and commonplace)
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Herkunft, Ursprung
provenance (So the provenance is clear)
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anhäufen
to amass (he managed to amass the fortune of the dynasty)
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Witzbold, Blödmann
buffoon (James is either a buffoon or a tactical genius)
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rätselhaft, misteriös
enigmatic (the figures in the painting have very enigmatic expressions)
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Aufrichtigkeit, Wahrhaftigkeit
veracity (The veracity of the painting is striking)
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verstossen, verletzen
to contravene (he contravened all of the principles)
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Beklemmung, Angst
trepidation (I approached it in trepidation)
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im Rahmen von
within the frame of
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in Kürze, kurz gesagt
in a nutshell
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riskant, ungewiss
touch and go
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bis spät in die Nacht arbeiten
to burn the midnight oil
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Abkürzung, Kurzwort
acronym
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Trennung / Aufhebung der Rassentrennung
segregation / desegregation (...against the backdrop of desegregation)
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sorgfältig, akribisch
meticulous (...through the many examples of meticulous scene setting that...)
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verhindern, vereiteln
to thwart (her thwarted attemt to register to vote is the key event...)
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engstirnig, voreingenommen
bigoted (...and the risk she is taking in a bigoted southern town.)
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hasten, huschen
to scurry (the alligator scurried into the streets)
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Anbau, Nebengebäude
annexe
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vorherrschend
prevalent
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Aufwand
outlay (the outlay on my wedding dress was huge)
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jemanden auf den Wecker gehen
to get up sb's nose
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atemberaubend, gigantisch
staggering (...and a staggering 5000 languages with fewer than 100'000 speakers.)
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Angleichung, Anpassung
assimilation (many languages die as a result of cultural assimilation.)
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Annäherung
approximation
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ableiten, erlangen
to derive (from)
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durchdringen
to pervade (Lying has pervaded every aspect of our lives.)
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anfällig, dazu neigen
to be prone to sth. (they were prone to excessive lying)
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Anreiz / anspornend
incentive (noun)/incentive (adj.) (anyone with a big enough incentive is prepared to say that.)
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Ausbreitung
proliferation (the proliferation of lying in corporate culture means...)
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aussortieren, ausmerzen
to weed out sth. (...who can weed out real-life fraudsters before...)
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vollkommen, perfekt
consummate (adj.) (liar)
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jmd. fesseln
to truss (up) sb. (the polygraph requires subjects to be trussed up in electrodes)
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Chaos
mayhem
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Mehrdeutigkeit
ambiguity (many won't stand for ambiguity any more)
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krankhaft
morbid (person)
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lebhaft
vivacious
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selbstgefällig
complacent (person)
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aufdringlich / unauffällig
obtrusive / unobstrusive (person)
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übertreffen
to outdo
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Vorstellung, Ahnung
notion (today the notion of suitable clothing is dying)
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keine Überraschung sein
to come as no surprise
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beklagen, jammern
to lament (The experience whose loss Smith laments is still available...)
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beim Feilschen um etwas sein
to be in haggling over sth. (a souvenir)
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vertieft in
to be engrossed in (...front of the television)
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fasziniert von/ gefesselt von
to be riveted by sth.
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Wachsamkeit
alertness (Power napping dramatically improves alertness)
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Das lässt sich nicht sagen
There's no telling... (There is no telling in how long this job will take.)
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schwache Nachfrage
weak demand
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höhnisch, spöttisch
derisive (the salary cheque had always seemed derisively small)
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beharrlich, verbissen
doggedly (doggedly, she wrote letters)
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unerwünscht
unsolicited (articles)
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selbstgefällig
complacent
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aggressiv, rau
abrasive (comments)
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prägnant, einschneidend
incisive (the next article was incisive and original)
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Empörung
indignation (he listened with some indignation)
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Bewässerung
irrigation (network)
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eine Wendung zum Guten nehmen
to take a turn for the better
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sich gut ausdrücken können
to have a nice turn of phrase
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etw. abwechselnd tun
to take it in turns to do sth.
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Zumutung, Auferlegung
imposition (of certain conditions)
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wissenschaftlich
scholarly (a scholarly interest began to replace...)
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unbefriedigend
unsatisfactory
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harmlos
innocuous (soft drinks ar innocuous products when compared to...)
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Verbreitung
dissemination (benefits are offerd by the dissemination of news)
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fatal
dire (...accompanied by dire warnings)
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überflüssig
redundant (photographic image has become redundant)
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verkörpern
to epitomise (the potential of photography to epitomise the human condition)
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dadurch, folglich
thus (thus allowing human vision to...)
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untrennbar
inextricably (pictoral images seem to be inextricably linked to human nature)
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ineinandergreifend
interdependent
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einleiten
to instigate sth. (the camera instigates social change)
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Beginn, Ankunft
advent (the advent of digital imagery means that...)
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nachahmen
to emulate (photography has now returned to emulating painting)
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Abweichung
aberration (he saw it as an aberration, brought on by boredom.)
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etw. unterdrücken, anstauen
bottle sth. up (a problem, emotions)
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herauskitzeln
to tease out (a problem, a secret)
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abmildern
tone down (criticism, accusations)
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ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel
a bolt from the blue
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den Ton angeben
call the tune
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heimlich jmd. verehren
to carry a torch for sb.
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im Angesicht des Todes
at death's door
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warnend, vorsichtshalber
cautionary
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zusammenklappbar
collapsible
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ehrenamtlich
honorary
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abscheulich
loathsome
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unbestimmt
indeterminate (things)
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ausgesprochen
decidedly (this is a decidedly empowering social experiment)
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preisgeben, enthüllen
to disclose (the technology could be designet to disclose highly significant information)
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voraussetzen, fordern
to postulate (He postulates that the software...)
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etw. aller Voraussicht nach tun werden
to look set to do sth. (the technology looks set to make...)
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vorankommen, Wirkung zeigen
to make inroads (the technology looks set to make inroads into our lives)
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anpackend
tackling (...is a critical element in tackling social breakdown)
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verkehrt, verdreht
perverse (...promoting a perverse sense of purpose)
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etw. gebrauchen / sich anstrengen
to exert sth./oneself
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Andersdenkende
dissenter (pressure being exerted on dissenters)
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Einstimmigkeit
unanimity (...in the drive towards unanimity)
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gleichartig / Einheitlichkeit
homogenous / homogeneity
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beeinflussen / Einseitigkeit, Vorurteil
to bias / bias
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geneigt, tendiert / Neigung
inclined / inclination
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unbesiegbar / Unbesiegbarkeit
invincible / invincibility
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engstirnig
blinkered (poor decisions are often the result of blinkered vision)
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Bereich
realm (do her ideas extend outside the realm of business?)
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Hebel
levers
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kompliziert, schwierig
intricate (machine)
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aus dem Nichts
from scratch (nature built the first cell from scratch)
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undurchdringlich
impenetrable (might the mystery of life be impenetrable?)
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das Schicksal besiegeln
to put the final nail in the coffin
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das Kind beim Namen nennen
to call a spade a spade
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den Bach runter gehen
to go down the tubes
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langandauernd
lengthy (lengthy power cuts have affected homes...)
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kurz vor etwas sein
on the brink of (scientists are thought to be on the brink of finding a cure for cancer.)
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Jemand von etw. abbringen / etw. ausreden
to dissuade sb. from (doing) sth. (They tried to dissuade Josh from continuing).
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Führung, Spitze
vanguard (You can't ignore what's going on in the vanguard of science.)
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Laie
lay person
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Bestimmungen unterliegen
to be subject to regulations
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den Laden fest im Griff haben
to run a tight ship
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etw. anvisieren, anpeilen
set one's sight on sth.
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in Stein gehauen sein
to be set in stone
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gesetzlich
statutory (the principle is a statutory requirement)
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vernünftig
prudent
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entwerfen, aufsetzen / Entwurf
to draft / draft
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Schild, Wegweiser
signpost
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ausdunsten, ausstossen
to give off (the human foot gives off at least half a cup of moisture...)
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Vielseitigkeit
versatility (not everyone appreciates the sock's versatility)
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die Initiative ergreifen
to grasp the nettle of sth.
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der Bus, Reisebus
coach
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sich decken, übereinstimmen
to coincide (our visit coincided with industrial action)
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anregend, erheiternd
exhilarating (... , where two exhilarating days were spent diving)
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akute Hungersnot
severe famine
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makellos
pristine (environment)
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begrenzt
finite (resources)
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Bevölkerungsdichte
population density
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Lebenserwartung
life expectancy
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entfremden, jmd. verstimmen
to alienate (sb.) (fellow scientists)
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unhaltbar, unvertretbar
untenable (it is untenable in the long term)
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Besserung
amelioration
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voll von
rife with
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mittellos, bettelarm
destitute
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(Ozon)abbau
depletion (ozone depletion)
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angehörig
affiliated (to)
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zusammengefasst
pooled
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nachlassen, schwinden
to wane
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Tierschau
menagerie
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jmd. ausplündern, auf etw. Jagd machen
to prey on sth./sb.
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räuberisch
predatory
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Nachhaltigkeit
sustainability
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zähmen
to domesticate
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entwickeln
to evolve
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Unvermeidbarkeit
inevitability
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zögernd, versuchsweise
tentatively
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gereizt, verdriesslich
peevishly
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resigniert, schicksalsergeben
resignedly
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erwidern, kontern
to retort
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Adel
nobility (zoos were in the hands of the dilettante nobility)
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etw. durchmachen, durchleben, erdulden
to undergo sth. (a surgery)
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überarbeitet, überreizt
overwrought (Devastated at losing the race, the overwrought athlete shoutet at his trainer.)
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Mutlosigkeit, Verzweiflung / mutlos, niedergeschlagen
despondency/ despondent (Edison almost lost his battle against despondency.)
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Erziehung
upbringing
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scheinhaft, täuschend
illusory (feeling)
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Bauwerk, Gebäude
edifice
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auf etw. zurückgreifen, an etw. anknüpfen
to draw on sth. (Many great artists draw on the colours and beauty of nature for inspiration.)
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auf Probe
on approval
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denkbar, vorstellbar
conceivable (It's conceivable that a piece of art can look out of place in a domestic setting.)
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fehlschlagen
to backfire (Such a gesture of trust can backfire drastically.)
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betrügerisch, erfunden
bogus
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anwendbar, zutreffend
applicable (Many traditional library skills are still applicable in the digital world.)
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fremd, fremdartig
alien
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erkennbar, wahrnehmbar
discernible (The only part of Rafflesia that is discernible as distinctly plant-like is the flower.)
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Es gibt nichts, das ich lieber möchte als...
There's nothing I'd like more than to do sth.
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als letzter Ausweg
in the/as a last resort (...will the company employ unqualified staff.)
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klar, deutlich
lucid (It is a lucid and graceful compendium of his reflections.)
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Ansammlung
assemblage (stars, birds)
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auffällig
conspicuous (Scruton is conspicuously vague when...)
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streng, strikt
stringent (emissions-control measures)
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basteln
to tinker (Tinkering with the atmosphere is likely to be much cheaper and simpler.)
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Versäuerung
acidification (It would produce effects such as ocean acidifcation.)
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sauer, säurehaltig
acidic (oceans get more acidic.)
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ein Risiko eingehen
to go out on a limb
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angesehen, renommiert
prestigious
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Auszeichnung, Lob
accolade (For all the accolades, Eudon is surprisingly diffident.)
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durchforsten
to trawl (He trawls vintage shops for military jackets.)
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zurückhaltend, bescheiden
diffident
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sich eingehend mit etw. befassen
to delve into sth.
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sprachlich
linguistic
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Begabung, Fähigkeit
aptitude (mathematical aptitude)
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flitzen, rasen
to dash (I've been dashing backwards and forwards all day, and I'm exhausted.)
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nicht anders zu erwarten
to be par for the course
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bezwingen, erobern
to conquer
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zahm
tame
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Zugehörigkeitsgefühl
sense of belonging
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ausgleichen, beeinträchtigen
to compromise
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etw. ausgraben, aufspüren
to root out sth.
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nutzlos, wertlos
valueless
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versteckt halten
to stash away (He stashed away a two-million-pound collection over the years.)
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den Schein wahren
to keep up appearances (Emily's situation was pretty desperate but for the children's sake, she tried to keep up appearances.)
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Abnutzung, Verschleiss
wear and tear (Most household items will need to be replaced sooner or later due to general wear and tear.)
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gleichbedeutend mit etw. sein
to be tantamount to sth. (tantamount to high treason.)
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beschädigen, demolieren, zerfleischen
to maul (The politician was mauled by the pass.)
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durcheinanderbringen
to discombobulate (The speaker was completely discombobulated by the interruption.)
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beschämt
abashed (He said nothing but looked abashed.)
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Erleuchtung, Offenbarung
epiphany (I'm waiting for an epiphany about what to do with my life.)
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eifrig, fleissig
assiduous (The Government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.)
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behindern, erschweren
to hamper (Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.)
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reichlich
copious (They drank copious amounts of wine.)
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überfluten
to inundate (We have been inundated with requests for help.)
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verborgen, ruhend
latent (Recent developments in the area have brought latent ethnic tension out into the open.)
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anzüglich, anstössig
lewd (Ignore him - he's being lewd.)
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kurzsichtig
myopic (Their myopic refusal to act now will undoubtedly cause problems in the future.)
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durchdringen
to permeate (Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.)
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reizen, kränken
to pique (Something piqued him and he had words with our coach.)
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über etw. gut Bescheid wissen
to be clued up about sth.
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im Gange
afoot (There's a new trend afoot about...)
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untragbar, verhindernd
prohibitive (I wanted to buy a new IPod but the costs were prohibitive.)
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Kohlenhydrat
carbohydrats
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Fertignahrung
convenience food
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wie warme Semmel weggehen
to sell like hot cakes
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Stoff zum Nachdenken
food for thought
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unrealistische Hoffnungen, Luftschlösser
pie in the sky (Jane's scheme for setting up a restaurant is pie in the sky - she's got no money, for a start.)
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wie auf Eiern gehen
to walk on eggshells (Tim gets irritated very quickly - I always feel as if I walk on eggshells all the time.)
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Verbotene Früchte schmecken am Besten
forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest
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sich das Beste herauslesen
to cherry-pick (For this job, we're gonna cherry-pick.)
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einfach erreichbares Ziel
low-hanging fruit
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die Ruhe selbst sein
to be as cool as a cucumber
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Passiert ist passiert
Don't cry over spilt milk
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für etw. anfällig sein
to be vulnerable to sth. (illness)
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etw. ist jmd. egal
sb. is indifferent to sth.
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gefärdet sein
to be in jeopardy
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etw. anwenden, verwenden
to employ sth. (He employed the strategy to ...)
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ungastlich
inhospitable
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auf etw. verfallen, auf etw. zurückgreifen
to resort to sth. (The Tarahumara resort to runing as a way of getting around.)
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veranlassen
induce (Studies suggest that alongside the physical conditioning, induced by their lifestyle.)
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aufweisen
to feature (Fish and all wild plants growing nearby also feature prominently in their diet.)
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Vereinbarkeit
compatibility
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Übereinstimmung
consensus (The diet is perfectly in consensus with their particular lifestyle.)
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fälschen
to forge
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sich die Mühe machen, etw. zu tun
to take the trouble to do sth.
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mit seinen Einkünften auskommen
to make ends meet (In Paris he made ends meet by working at a vintage clothes store.)
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angeblich
ostensibly (He moved to London, ostensibly to study English but he ended up...)
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bestimmt, auf alle Fälle
without fail (I'm starting my new exercise regime on Monday, without fail.)
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im Unrecht sein, schuldig sein
to be at fault
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Fluch, Gräuel
anathema
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(Gelenk)band
ligament (Anna underwent surgery after she tore a ligament during training.)
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bei etw. die Grenze ziehen
to draw the line at sth. (Much as Carol's dad liked teenage fashion, he drew the line at her having a tatoo.)
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selbstverständlich sein
to go without saying (It goes without saying that all complaints are taken very seriously by the company.)
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Beschwörung, Hervorrufung
evocation (The evocation of atmosphere within a recognisable scene give the person viewing that art a sense of satisfaction.)
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Angelegenheit, Lernstoff
subject matter (The writer argues in favour of an art form where the subject matter is clearly depicted.)
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Spott, Hohn
ridicule
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regelgebunden
rule-bound (The writer outlines the importance of a type of art that is not rule-bound.)
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von etw. absehen, nicht teilnehmen, fernbleiben
to abstain from doing sth. / (voting, an activity, alcohol)
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unveränderlich
immutable (The imperative to work springs from practical demands, not immutable psychic needs.)
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Notwendigkeit, (Befehl)
imperative
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Glücksfall
lucky break
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Wesentliches, Hauptinhalt
gist (The understanding of gist is required.)
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Kleidungs-
sartorial (If you haven't the right sartorial style, then don't expect a look in.)
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gespannt, straff
taut (stomach, rope)
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stumpfsinnig, abgestumpft
jaded (The new dancers are younger and less jaded than you.)
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Bösewicht
villain
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reichlich vorhanden sein, im Überfluss vorhanden sein
to abound (in)
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adelig, vornehm
aristocratic (villains are often portrayed as aristocratic beings.)
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im Gegensatz zu
in contrast with
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etw. verfeinern, weiterentwickeln
to refine (refined elegance)
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Rampenlicht
limelight
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Erinnern von Gefühlen
emotional recall (Actors often make excellent use of emotional recall to enhance their portrayal of a character.)
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fesselnd
riveting (performance)
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Verbeugen nach Vorstellungsende
curtain call (They were joined on stage by all the other artists for a moving curtain call.)
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Dramatiker, Bühnenautor
playwright
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übertreiben
to overact
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Texter, Lieddichter
lyricist
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wertvoll sein
to be of worth
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die Zeiten überdauern
to stand the test of time (Costumer wanted a bag that would stand the test of time.)
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etw. betonen, etw. hervorheben
to accentuate sth. (It is the product that accentuates personality.)
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sich etw. zu Nutze machen
to tap into sth. (The bags still tap into a desire for admiration.)
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an Stelle von, anstatt
in place of (...the proposed lecture, there was a screening of an Italian film.)
