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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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9
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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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18
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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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19
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Wunder, Ausnahmetalent

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prodigy

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20
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in etw. gut sein

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to be a dab hand at sth.

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21
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qualvoll, unerträglich

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excruciating

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22
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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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24
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nachteilig

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adverse (have an adverse effect)

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25
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angeboren

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inborn (tendencies, reaction patterns)

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26
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abgelegen

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outlying

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27
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hinterhältig

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devious (plan)

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28
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undurchführbar)

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unfeasible (plan)

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29
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eigenverantwortlich

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self-reliant

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30
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immun gegen etw. sein

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be impervious to sth. (criticism, an argument

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31
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kitschig

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gaudy

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32
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spärlich

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sparsely

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33
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permanent

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incessant (noise)

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34
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unersättlich, gefrässig

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voracious (reader)

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35
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gefälscht

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counterfeit (money)

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36
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Rückstände, Schulden

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arrears (pay for sth. in arrears)

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veranlassen, auffordern

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to promt (What promptet Percy to work on his invention?)

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38
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allgegenwärtig

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ubiquitous (his now ubiquitous invention consists of…)

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39
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etw. absichtlich übersehen

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to turn a blind eye to sth.

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40
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extravagant, überladen

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flamboyant (picture)

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41
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undeutlich, verschwommen

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indistinct

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42
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an etw. erinnnern

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to be reminiscent of sth. (it is reminiscent of the work of Turner)

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43
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übermitteln

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to relay (the telescope proceeded to relay the most spectacular images)

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44
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meinen, glauben / erachtet, gehalten (für)

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to deem/ deemed (The images are now deemed clichés)

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45
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etw. verdienen, würdig sein

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to merit sth. (they merited the awards)

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46
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versessen sein auf, wild entschlossen sein

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to be hell-bent (on) (…, hell-bent on walking off with the annual club trophy,…)

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47
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alltäglich, banal

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mundane (the sunset is rendered mundane)

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48
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anfangs

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at the outset (…, at least at the outset)

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49
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Abhaltung, Abschreckungsmittel

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disincentive (it’s a disincentive to would-be customers)

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50
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töricht, albern

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fatuous (remark)

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51
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zentral, ausschlaggebend

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pivotal (the text outlines the pivotal position of…)

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52
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gewöhnlich

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commonplace (…, making it banal and commonplace)

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53
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Herkunft, Ursprung

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provenance (So the provenance is clear)

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anhäufen

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to amass (he managed to amass the fortune of the dynasty)

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55
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Witzbold, Blödmann

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buffoon (James is either a buffoon or a tactical genius)

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56
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rätselhaft, misteriös

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enigmatic (the figures in the painting have very enigmatic expressions)

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57
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Aufrichtigkeit, Wahrhaftigkeit

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veracity (The veracity of the painting is striking)

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58
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verstossen, verletzen

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to contravene (he contravened all of the principles)

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Beklemmung, Angst

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trepidation (I approached it in trepidation)

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60
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im Rahmen von

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within the frame of

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61
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in Kürze, kurz gesagt

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in a nutshell

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62
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riskant, ungewiss

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touch and go

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63
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bis spät in die Nacht arbeiten

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to burn the midnight oil

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64
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Abkürzung, Kurzwort

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acronym

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65
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Trennung / Aufhebung der Rassentrennung

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segregation / desegregation (…against the backdrop of desegregation)

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66
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sorgfältig, akribisch

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meticulous (…through the many examples of meticulous scene setting that…)

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67
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verhindern, vereiteln

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to thwart (her thwarted attemt to register to vote is the key event…)

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68
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engstirnig, voreingenommen

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bigoted (…and the risk she is taking in a bigoted southern town.)

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69
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hasten, huschen

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to scurry (the alligator scurried into the streets)

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70
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Anbau, Nebengebäude

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annexe

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71
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vorherrschend

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prevalent

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72
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Aufwand

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outlay (the outlay on my wedding dress was huge)

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73
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jemanden auf den Wecker gehen

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to get up sb’s nose

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74
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atemberaubend, gigantisch

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staggering (…and a staggering 5000 languages with fewer than 100’000 speakers.)

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75
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Angleichung, Anpassung

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assimilation (many languages die as a result of cultural assimilation.)

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76
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Annäherung

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approximation

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77
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ableiten, erlangen

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to derive (from)

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78
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durchdringen

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to pervade (Lying has pervaded every aspect of our lives.)

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79
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anfällig, dazu neigen

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to be prone to sth. (they were prone to excessive lying)

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80
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Anreiz / anspornend

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incentive (noun)/incentive (adj.) (anyone with a big enough incentive is prepared to say that.)

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81
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Ausbreitung

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proliferation (the proliferation of lying in corporate culture means…)

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82
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aussortieren, ausmerzen

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to weed out sth. (…who can weed out real-life fraudsters before…)

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83
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vollkommen, perfekt

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consummate (adj.) (liar)

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84
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jmd. fesseln

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to truss (up) sb. (the polygraph requires subjects to be trussed up in electrodes)

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85
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Chaos

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mayhem

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86
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Mehrdeutigkeit

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ambiguity (many won’t stand for ambiguity any more)

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87
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krankhaft

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morbid (person)

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88
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lebhaft

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vivacious

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89
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selbstgefällig

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complacent (person)

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90
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aufdringlich / unauffällig

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obtrusive / unobstrusive (person)

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91
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übertreffen

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to outdo

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92
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Vorstellung, Ahnung

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notion (today the notion of suitable clothing is dying)

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93
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keine Überraschung sein

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to come as no surprise

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94
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beklagen, jammern

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to lament (The experience whose loss Smith laments is still available…)

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95
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beim Feilschen um etwas sein

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to be in haggling over sth. (a souvenir)

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96
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vertieft in

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to be engrossed in (…front of the television)

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97
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fasziniert von/ gefesselt von

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to be riveted by sth.

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98
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Wachsamkeit

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alertness (Power napping dramatically improves alertness)

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99
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Das lässt sich nicht sagen

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There’s no telling… (There is no telling in how long this job will take.)

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100
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schwache Nachfrage

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weak demand

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101
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höhnisch, spöttisch

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derisive (the salary cheque had always seemed derisively small)

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102
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beharrlich, verbissen

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doggedly (doggedly, she wrote letters)

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103
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unerwünscht

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unsolicited (articles)

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104
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selbstgefällig

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complacent

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105
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aggressiv, rau

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abrasive (comments)

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106
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prägnant, einschneidend

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incisive (the next article was incisive and original)

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107
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Empörung

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indignation (he listened with some indignation)

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108
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Bewässerung

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irrigation (network)

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109
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eine Wendung zum Guten nehmen

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to take a turn for the better

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110
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sich gut ausdrücken können

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to have a nice turn of phrase

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111
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etw. abwechselnd tun

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to take it in turns to do sth.

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112
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Zumutung, Auferlegung

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imposition (of certain conditions)

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113
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wissenschaftlich

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scholarly (a scholarly interest began to replace…)

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114
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unbefriedigend

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unsatisfactory

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115
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harmlos

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innocuous (soft drinks ar innocuous products when compared to…)

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116
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Verbreitung

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dissemination (benefits are offerd by the dissemination of news)

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fatal

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dire (…accompanied by dire warnings)

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118
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überflüssig

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redundant (photographic image has become redundant)

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119
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verkörpern

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to epitomise (the potential of photography to epitomise the human condition)

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120
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dadurch, folglich

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thus (thus allowing human vision to…)

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121
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untrennbar

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inextricably (pictoral images seem to be inextricably linked to human nature)

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122
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ineinandergreifend

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interdependent

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123
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einleiten

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to instigate sth. (the camera instigates social change)

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124
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Beginn, Ankunft

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advent (the advent of digital imagery means that…)

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125
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nachahmen

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to emulate (photography has now returned to emulating painting)

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126
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Abweichung

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aberration (he saw it as an aberration, brought on by boredom.)

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127
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etw. unterdrücken, anstauen

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bottle sth. up (a problem, emotions)

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128
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herauskitzeln

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to tease out (a problem, a secret)

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abmildern

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tone down (criticism, accusations)

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ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel

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a bolt from the blue

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den Ton angeben

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call the tune

132
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heimlich jmd. verehren

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to carry a torch for sb.

133
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im Angesicht des Todes

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at death’s door

134
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warnend, vorsichtshalber

A

cautionary

135
Q

zusammenklappbar

A

collapsible

136
Q

ehrenamtlich

A

honorary

137
Q

abscheulich

A

loathsome

138
Q

unbestimmt

A

indeterminate (things)

139
Q

ausgesprochen

A

decidedly (this is a decidedly empowering social experiment)

140
Q

preisgeben, enthüllen

A

to disclose (the technology could be designet to disclose highly significant information)

141
Q

voraussetzen, fordern

A

to postulate (He postulates that the software…)

142
Q

etw. aller Voraussicht nach tun werden

A

to look set to do sth. (the technology looks set to make…)

143
Q

vorankommen, Wirkung zeigen

A

to make inroads (the technology looks set to make inroads into our lives)

144
Q

anpackend

A

tackling (…is a critical element in tackling social breakdown)

145
Q

verkehrt, verdreht

A

perverse (…promoting a perverse sense of purpose)

146
Q

etw. gebrauchen / sich anstrengen

A

to exert sth./oneself

147
Q

Andersdenkende

A

dissenter (pressure being exerted on dissenters)

148
Q

Einstimmigkeit

A

unanimity (…in the drive towards unanimity)

149
Q

gleichartig / Einheitlichkeit

A

homogenous / homogeneity

150
Q

beeinflussen / Einseitigkeit, Vorurteil

A

to bias / bias

151
Q

geneigt, tendiert / Neigung

A

inclined / inclination

152
Q

unbesiegbar / Unbesiegbarkeit

A

invincible / invincibility

153
Q

engstirnig

A

blinkered (poor decisions are often the result of blinkered vision)

154
Q

Bereich

A

realm (do her ideas extend outside the realm of business?)

155
Q

Hebel

A

levers

156
Q

kompliziert, schwierig

A

intricate (machine)

157
Q

aus dem Nichts

A

from scratch (nature built the first cell from scratch)

158
Q

undurchdringlich

A

impenetrable (might the mystery of life be impenetrable?)

159
Q

das Schicksal besiegeln

A

to put the final nail in the coffin

160
Q

das Kind beim Namen nennen

A

to call a spade a spade

161
Q

den Bach runter gehen

A

to go down the tubes

162
Q

langandauernd

A

lengthy (lengthy power cuts have affected homes…)

163
Q

kurz vor etwas sein

A

on the brink of (scientists are thought to be on the brink of finding a cure for cancer.)

164
Q

Jemand von etw. abbringen / etw. ausreden

A

to dissuade sb. from (doing) sth. (They tried to dissuade Josh from continuing).

165
Q

Führung, Spitze

A

vanguard (You can’t ignore what’s going on in the vanguard of science.)

166
Q

Laie

A

lay person

167
Q

Bestimmungen unterliegen

A

to be subject to regulations

168
Q

den Laden fest im Griff haben

A

to run a tight ship

169
Q

etw. anvisieren, anpeilen

A

set one’s sight on sth.

170
Q

in Stein gehauen sein

A

to be set in stone

171
Q

gesetzlich

A

statutory (the principle is a statutory requirement)

172
Q

vernünftig

A

prudent

173
Q

entwerfen, aufsetzen / Entwurf

A

to draft / draft

174
Q

Schild, Wegweiser

A

signpost

175
Q

ausdunsten, ausstossen

A

to give off (the human foot gives off at least half a cup of moisture…)

176
Q

Vielseitigkeit

A

versatility (not everyone appreciates the sock’s versatility)

177
Q

die Initiative ergreifen

A

to grasp the nettle of sth.

178
Q

der Bus, Reisebus

A

coach

179
Q

sich decken, übereinstimmen

A

to coincide (our visit coincided with industrial action)

180
Q

anregend, erheiternd

A

exhilarating (… , where two exhilarating days were spent diving)

181
Q

akute Hungersnot

A

severe famine

182
Q

makellos

A

pristine (environment)

183
Q

begrenzt

A

finite (resources)

184
Q

Bevölkerungsdichte

A

population density

185
Q

Lebenserwartung

A

life expectancy

186
Q

entfremden, jmd. verstimmen

A

to alienate (sb.) (fellow scientists)

187
Q

unhaltbar, unvertretbar

A

untenable (it is untenable in the long term)

188
Q

Besserung

A

amelioration

189
Q

voll von

A

rife with

190
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mittellos, bettelarm

A

destitute

191
Q

(Ozon)abbau

A

depletion (ozone depletion)

192
Q

angehörig

A

affiliated (to)

193
Q

zusammengefasst

A

pooled

194
Q

nachlassen, schwinden

A

to wane

195
Q

Tierschau

A

menagerie

196
Q

jmd. ausplündern, auf etw. Jagd machen

A

to prey on sth./sb.

197
Q

räuberisch

A

predatory

198
Q

Nachhaltigkeit

A

sustainability

199
Q

zähmen

A

to domesticate

200
Q

entwickeln

A

to evolve

201
Q

Unvermeidbarkeit

A

inevitability

202
Q

zögernd, versuchsweise

A

tentatively

203
Q

gereizt, verdriesslich

A

peevishly

204
Q

resigniert, schicksalsergeben

A

resignedly

205
Q

erwidern, kontern

A

to retort

206
Q

Adel

A

nobility (zoos were in the hands of the dilettante nobility)

207
Q

etw. durchmachen, durchleben, erdulden

A

to undergo sth. (a surgery)

208
Q

überarbeitet, überreizt

A

overwrought (Devastated at losing the race, the overwrought athlete shoutet at his trainer.)

209
Q

Mutlosigkeit, Verzweiflung / mutlos, niedergeschlagen

A

despondency/ despondent (Edison almost lost his battle against despondency.)

210
Q

Erziehung

A

upbringing

211
Q

scheinhaft, täuschend

A

illusory (feeling)

212
Q

Bauwerk, Gebäude

A

edifice

213
Q

auf etw. zurückgreifen, an etw. anknüpfen

A

to draw on sth. (Many great artists draw on the colours and beauty of nature for inspiration.)

214
Q

auf Probe

A

on approval

215
Q

denkbar, vorstellbar

A

conceivable (It’s conceivable that a piece of art can look out of place in a domestic setting.)

216
Q

fehlschlagen

A

to backfire (Such a gesture of trust can backfire drastically.)

217
Q

betrügerisch, erfunden

A

bogus

218
Q

anwendbar, zutreffend

A

applicable (Many traditional library skills are still applicable in the digital world.)

219
Q

fremd, fremdartig

A

alien

220
Q

erkennbar, wahrnehmbar

A

discernible (The only part of Rafflesia that is discernible as distinctly plant-like is the flower.)

221
Q

Es gibt nichts, das ich lieber möchte als…

A

There’s nothing I’d like more than to do sth.

222
Q

als letzter Ausweg

A

in the/as a last resort (…will the company employ unqualified staff.)

223
Q

klar, deutlich

A

lucid (It is a lucid and graceful compendium of his reflections.)

224
Q

Ansammlung

A

assemblage (stars, birds)

225
Q

auffällig

A

conspicuous (Scruton is conspicuously vague when…)

226
Q

streng, strikt

A

stringent (emissions-control measures)

227
Q

basteln

A

to tinker (Tinkering with the atmosphere is likely to be much cheaper and simpler.)

228
Q

Versäuerung

A

acidification (It would produce effects such as ocean acidifcation.)

229
Q

sauer, säurehaltig

A

acidic (oceans get more acidic.)

230
Q

ein Risiko eingehen

A

to go out on a limb

231
Q

angesehen, renommiert

A

prestigious

232
Q

Auszeichnung, Lob

A

accolade (For all the accolades, Eudon is surprisingly diffident.)

233
Q

durchforsten

A

to trawl (He trawls vintage shops for military jackets.)

234
Q

zurückhaltend, bescheiden

A

diffident

235
Q

sich eingehend mit etw. befassen

A

to delve into sth.

236
Q

sprachlich

A

linguistic

237
Q

Begabung, Fähigkeit

A

aptitude (mathematical aptitude)

238
Q

flitzen, rasen

A

to dash (I’ve been dashing backwards and forwards all day, and I’m exhausted.)

239
Q

nicht anders zu erwarten

A

to be par for the course

240
Q

bezwingen, erobern

A

to conquer

241
Q

zahm

A

tame

242
Q

Zugehörigkeitsgefühl

A

sense of belonging

243
Q

ausgleichen, beeinträchtigen

A

to compromise

244
Q

etw. ausgraben, aufspüren

A

to root out sth.

245
Q

nutzlos, wertlos

A

valueless

246
Q

versteckt halten

A

to stash away (He stashed away a two-million-pound collection over the years.)

247
Q

den Schein wahren

A

to keep up appearances (Emily’s situation was pretty desperate but for the children’s sake, she tried to keep up appearances.)

248
Q

Abnutzung, Verschleiss

A

wear and tear (Most household items will need to be replaced sooner or later due to general wear and tear.)

249
Q

gleichbedeutend mit etw. sein

A

to be tantamount to sth. (tantamount to high treason.)

250
Q

beschädigen, demolieren, zerfleischen

A

to maul (The politician was mauled by the pass.)

251
Q

durcheinanderbringen

A

to discombobulate (The speaker was completely discombobulated by the interruption.)

252
Q

beschämt

A

abashed (He said nothing but looked abashed.)

253
Q

Erleuchtung, Offenbarung

A

epiphany (I’m waiting for an epiphany about what to do with my life.)

254
Q

eifrig, fleissig

A

assiduous (The Government has been assiduous in the fight against inflation.)

255
Q

behindern, erschweren

A

to hamper (Fierce storms have been hampering rescue efforts and there is now little chance of finding more survivors.)

256
Q

reichlich

A

copious (They drank copious amounts of wine.)

257
Q

überfluten

A

to inundate (We have been inundated with requests for help.)

258
Q

verborgen, ruhend

A

latent (Recent developments in the area have brought latent ethnic tension out into the open.)

259
Q

anzüglich, anstössig

A

lewd (Ignore him - he’s being lewd.)

260
Q

kurzsichtig

A

myopic (Their myopic refusal to act now will undoubtedly cause problems in the future.)

261
Q

durchdringen

A

to permeate (Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.)

262
Q

reizen, kränken

A

to pique (Something piqued him and he had words with our coach.)

263
Q

über etw. gut Bescheid wissen

A

to be clued up about sth.

264
Q

im Gange

A

afoot (There’s a new trend afoot about…)

265
Q

untragbar, verhindernd

A

prohibitive (I wanted to buy a new IPod but the costs were prohibitive.)

266
Q

Kohlenhydrat

A

carbohydrats

267
Q

Fertignahrung

A

convenience food

268
Q

wie warme Semmel weggehen

A

to sell like hot cakes

269
Q

Stoff zum Nachdenken

A

food for thought

270
Q

unrealistische Hoffnungen, Luftschlösser

A

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.)

271
Q

wie auf Eiern gehen

A

to walk on eggshells (Tim gets irritated very quickly - I always feel as if I walk on eggshells all the time.)

272
Q

Verbotene Früchte schmecken am Besten

A

forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest

273
Q

sich das Beste herauslesen

A

to cherry-pick (For this job, we’re gonna cherry-pick.)

274
Q

einfach erreichbares Ziel

A

low-hanging fruit

275
Q

die Ruhe selbst sein

A

to be as cool as a cucumber

276
Q

Passiert ist passiert

A

Don’t cry over spilt milk

277
Q

für etw. anfällig sein

A

to be vulnerable to sth. (illness)

278
Q

etw. ist jmd. egal

A

sb. is indifferent to sth.

279
Q

gefärdet sein

A

to be in jeopardy

280
Q

etw. anwenden, verwenden

A

to employ sth. (He employed the strategy to …)

281
Q

ungastlich

A

inhospitable

282
Q

auf etw. verfallen, auf etw. zurückgreifen

A

to resort to sth. (The Tarahumara resort to runing as a way of getting around.)

283
Q

veranlassen

A

induce (Studies suggest that alongside the physical conditioning, induced by their lifestyle.)

284
Q

aufweisen

A

to feature (Fish and all wild plants growing nearby also feature prominently in their diet.)

285
Q

Vereinbarkeit

A

compatibility

286
Q

Übereinstimmung

A

consensus (The diet is perfectly in consensus with their particular lifestyle.)

287
Q

fälschen

A

to forge

288
Q

sich die Mühe machen, etw. zu tun

A

to take the trouble to do sth.

289
Q

mit seinen Einkünften auskommen

A

to make ends meet (In Paris he made ends meet by working at a vintage clothes store.)

290
Q

angeblich

A

ostensibly (He moved to London, ostensibly to study English but he ended up…)

291
Q

bestimmt, auf alle Fälle

A

without fail (I’m starting my new exercise regime on Monday, without fail.)

292
Q

im Unrecht sein, schuldig sein

A

to be at fault

293
Q

Fluch, Gräuel

A

anathema

294
Q

(Gelenk)band

A

ligament (Anna underwent surgery after she tore a ligament during training.)

295
Q

bei etw. die Grenze ziehen

A

to draw the line at sth. (Much as Carol’s dad liked teenage fashion, he drew the line at her having a tatoo.)

296
Q

selbstverständlich sein

A

to go without saying (It goes without saying that all complaints are taken very seriously by the company.)

297
Q

Beschwörung, Hervorrufung

A

evocation (The evocation of atmosphere within a recognisable scene give the person viewing that art a sense of satisfaction.)

298
Q

Angelegenheit, Lernstoff

A

subject matter (The writer argues in favour of an art form where the subject matter is clearly depicted.)

299
Q

Spott, Hohn

A

ridicule

300
Q

regelgebunden

A

rule-bound (The writer outlines the importance of a type of art that is not rule-bound.)

301
Q

von etw. absehen, nicht teilnehmen, fernbleiben

A

to abstain from doing sth. / (voting, an activity, alcohol)

302
Q

unveränderlich

A

immutable (The imperative to work springs from practical demands, not immutable psychic needs.)

303
Q

Notwendigkeit, (Befehl)

A

imperative

304
Q

Glücksfall

A

lucky break

305
Q

Wesentliches, Hauptinhalt

A

gist (The understanding of gist is required.)

306
Q

Kleidungs-

A

sartorial (If you haven’t the right sartorial style, then don’t expect a look in.)

307
Q

gespannt, straff

A

taut (stomach, rope)

308
Q

stumpfsinnig, abgestumpft

A

jaded (The new dancers are younger and less jaded than you.)

309
Q

Bösewicht

A

villain

310
Q

reichlich vorhanden sein, im Überfluss vorhanden sein

A

to abound (in)

311
Q

adelig, vornehm

A

aristocratic (villains are often portrayed as aristocratic beings.)

312
Q

im Gegensatz zu

A

in contrast with

313
Q

etw. verfeinern, weiterentwickeln

A

to refine (refined elegance)

314
Q

Rampenlicht

A

limelight

315
Q

Erinnern von Gefühlen

A

emotional recall (Actors often make excellent use of emotional recall to enhance their portrayal of a character.)

316
Q

fesselnd

A

riveting (performance)

317
Q

Verbeugen nach Vorstellungsende

A

curtain call (They were joined on stage by all the other artists for a moving curtain call.)

318
Q

Dramatiker, Bühnenautor

A

playwright

319
Q

übertreiben

A

to overact

320
Q

Texter, Lieddichter

A

lyricist

321
Q

wertvoll sein

A

to be of worth

322
Q

die Zeiten überdauern

A

to stand the test of time (Costumer wanted a bag that would stand the test of time.)

323
Q

etw. betonen, etw. hervorheben

A

to accentuate sth. (It is the product that accentuates personality.)

324
Q

sich etw. zu Nutze machen

A

to tap into sth. (The bags still tap into a desire for admiration.)

325
Q

an Stelle von, anstatt

A

in place of (…the proposed lecture, there was a screening of an Italian film.)

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