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1
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mildernde Umstände

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leniency (defendants were able to plead for leniency)

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sich von etw. nicht abschrecken lassen

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to be undeterred by sth.

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Depression, Gedrücktheit

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dejection

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bevorstehend, drohend

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impending

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abgrenzen, einengen

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to confine

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behaupten, beteuern

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to assert, that…

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etw. abwenden, bannen, verhindern

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to avert sth. (you avert your gaze)

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Ungläubigkeit

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incredulity

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9
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Abscheu, Ekel

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revulsion

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10
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immer wieder

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time and again

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11
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abschwächen, mildern

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to extenuate

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beleben, bestärken / belebend, kräftigend

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to invigorate / invigorating

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13
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Eintönigkeit, Langeweile

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tedium (of) (you will find no tedium of repetition in their poetry.)

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14
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eingefleischt, chronisch

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inveterate

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15
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entstellen, verbiegen / entstellt, verdreht

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to distort /distorted

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16
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sinnentstellend

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distorting

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etw. unterscheiden, etw. erkennen

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to discern sth.

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18
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sich anpassen, seinen Verpflichtungen nachgehen

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toe the line

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19
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angenehm

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congenial (without uncongenial fellow passengers)

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unerschrocken, furchtlos

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intrepid

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21
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unachtsam, unvorsichtig

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unwary

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22
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geniessen, verkosten

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savour sth. ( to savour the beach)

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23
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urteilsfähig, vernünftig

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judicious

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24
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Gefahr, Risiko

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peril

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25
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abgekämpft, müde

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weary

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26
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grossartig, nobel

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sublime

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27
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steif, starr

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rigid

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28
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Aussicht (auf etw.)

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prospect of sth.

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29
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etw. ausrüsten, ausstatten

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to rig sth.

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30
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die Aufrüstung

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rigging

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31
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über etwas brüten, etwas genau studieren

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pore over sth. (I had pored over the photos of Barbados.)

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32
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entnerven, entkräftigen

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to enervate

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33
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benötigen, erforderlich machen

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to necessitate sth. (This change necessitated a degree of creativity.)

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34
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verbindlich

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engaging

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35
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Anstand

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integrity

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36
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Beherrschung

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mastery

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37
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Nachfrage, Befragung (problemorientiertes Lernen)

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inquiry (inquiry - based learnings)

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38
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fördern, pflegen

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foster (it fosters the development of…)

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39
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Ausgabe, Erteilung

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issuance (visa issuance fee)

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40
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etw. erleichtern, ermöglichen, unterstützen

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to faciliate sth. (They will faciliate the purchase of…)

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41
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zugelassen, anerkannt

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accredited (…education)

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42
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Eignung, Qualifikation, Berechtigung

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eligibility (…according to the eligibility criteria)

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43
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Einflussbereich, Zuständigkeit

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jurisdiction

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44
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etw. beziehen, etw. erhalten

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to obtain sth. (medical insurance)

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45
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potenzieller, zukünftiger

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prospective

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46
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Bedrängnis, Elend, Not

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hardship

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47
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fesseln, hemmen

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to constrain

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48
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Einschränkung, Nebenbedingung

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constraint

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49
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zwingen, nötigen

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to compel

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50
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verpflichtend, obligatorisch

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compulsive

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51
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eingensinning, starrsinnig

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opinionated

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52
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Abstriche machen, abbauen

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to cut back (on)

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53
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etw. aufrechterhalten

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to sustain sth.

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54
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bemerken, wahrnehmen

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to perceive sth.

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55
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Rückgang

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recession

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56
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kurz, prägnant / Kürze Prägnanz

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concise / conciseness

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57
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fein, zart

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subtle (energy, difference)

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58
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durchführen, leiten, ausführen

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to conduct

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59
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Sinneswandel

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change of heart

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60
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Altertum

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antiquity

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61
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beurteilen

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to assess sth.

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62
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Verwandtschaft

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kinship

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63
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ungeniert, ungehemmt / gehemmt

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uninhibited (I didn’t approve of her being so uninhibited so soon…) / inhibited

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64
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fantastisch, köstlich

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luscious

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65
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Auswirkung, Folge

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implication (health implications)

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66
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etw. gerne mögen, geniessen

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relish sth. (challenge, thought)

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67
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Vertiefung

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immersion

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68
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grosszügig

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unstinting

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69
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zum Durchbruch verhelfen, in Schwung bringen

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to leverage (teaching a program that leverages all modalities of knowledge acquisition.)

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70
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etw. mitteilen, vermitteln

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to convey sth.

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71
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unterscheiden, auseinanderhalten

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to distinguish

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72
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abwägen, nachdenken

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to ponder (an advice)

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73
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etw. fressen, verschlingen

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to devour sth. (books, news, etc.)

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74
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ganzheitlich

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holistic (the concept fosters the holistic development of each student.)

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75
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Wissenserwerb

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knowledge acquisition

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76
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differentieren

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to differentiate (providing differentiated learning opportunities)

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77
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beschwören, jmd. anflehen

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to conjure

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78
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skeptisch, ungläubig

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incredulous

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79
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anschliessend, folgend

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subsequent

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80
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beratend…, Beratungs-

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advisory

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81
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interkulturell

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cross-cultural (teaching program)

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82
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sich anstrengen, bemühen

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to strive (for)

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83
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empfindlich, zart

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tender

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84
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Verhältnis

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ratio (student - teacher ratio)

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85
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auf jmd. abzielen, ausgerichtet sein

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cater to so. (…that caters to children)

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86
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etw. hinausschieben, etw. verzögern

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to defer sth.

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jmd./etw. den Vortritt lassen

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to defer to sth.

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anfallen, entstehen

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to accrue (…because of the costs that accrued)

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89
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mit Gewalt, gewaltsam

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forcibly

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90
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betrachten, in Erwägung ziehen

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to contemplate

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91
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freundlich, umgänglich

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affable

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92
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etw. verwirklichen

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to bring sth. to fruition

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93
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etw. kürzen

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to abbreviate sth.

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94
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Voraussetzung, Bedingung

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prerequisite

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95
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bewilligen, gewähren

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to concede

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96
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ironisch, verdreht

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wryly

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97
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in bissigem Tob

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caustically (…he tells her caustically)

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98
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verbrauchen, vergeuden

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to dissipate

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99
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auf etw. näher eingehen

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to dwell on sth.

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100
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etw. aufschieben

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to respite sth.

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101
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von Gesetzes wegen

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by rights (by rights you should be in bed at 9.00 pm)

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kerngesund

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right as rain (I’ll be as right as rain when I’ve had a holiday.)

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jmd./etw. übertreffen, überbieten

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to surpass sb./sth. (the mall surpassed the expectations.)

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etw. entwerfen, ausarbeiten

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to devise sth.

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105
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etw. geistig erfassen, verstehen

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to conceive

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106
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zusammenlaufen, sich annähern

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to converge (…where people would converge…)

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Fazit, Ergebnis

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upshot

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108
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gleichgestellt, ausgeglichen

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equated

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109
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etw. aufwerten, verbessern

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to enhance sth. (it has potential to enhance community life.)

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durchsetzungsfähig

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assertive

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111
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entscheidungsfreudig

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decicive

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112
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belastbar

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resilient

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113
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hartnäckig

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persistent

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114
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gesellig

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gregarious

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115
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täuschen, betrügen

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to deceive

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116
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gerissen, hinterhältig

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sly

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117
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hinterlistig, betrügerisch

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deceitful

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118
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grosszügig

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lavish

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119
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ausschliesslich

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solely

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120
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arrogant, hochmütig

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haughty

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121
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unterliegen

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to succumb

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122
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Unbarmherzigkeit

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mercilessness

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Eigenschaften

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traits

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124
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Abschaffung

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abolition

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125
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redegewandt

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eloquent

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126
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lästern, verleumnden

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to slander

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127
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Anschlag, Angriff

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assault

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128
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Probezeit

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trial period

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129
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Berufung

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vocation (for sth.)

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130
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jmd. einstellen

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to take on sb.

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131
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aufdringlich

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intrusive

132
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Umfrage, Befragung, Abstimmung

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poll

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Büromaterial, Schreibwaren

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stationery

134
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der Schritt / schreiten

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stride / to stride

135
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betrügerisch, heimlich, verstohlen

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surreptitious (glances)

136
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Ermahnung / jmd. ermahnen, tadeln

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reprimand / to reprimand so. (giving a reprimand)

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etw. dämpfen, drosseln

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to curb sth. (curbing the impatience)

138
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aufsässig, mürrisch, reizbar

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fractious

139
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Einigung, Schlichtung

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conciliation

140
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hartnäckig, stur

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tenacious

141
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zu viel Zeit zur Verfügung haben

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to have too much time on one’s hand

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aufwendig, mühsam

A

laborious

143
Q

Reue

A

remorse

144
Q

vernichten

A

to blight

145
Q

die Lücke, der Bruch

A

breach

146
Q

sich rächen

A

to retaliate

147
Q

Fälschung

A

forgery

148
Q

offensichtlich

A

blatant

149
Q

erbeuten / die Beute

A

to loot / loot

150
Q

behindern, verperren

A

to obstruct

151
Q

bummeln, trödeln

A

to loiter

152
Q

hin und her überlegen

A

to dither

153
Q

jmd. erpressen, jmd. gegen Lösegeld festhalten

A

to hold so. to ransom

154
Q

etw. behaupten

A

to allege

155
Q

jmd. zu beinflussen versuchen

A

to tamper with so.

156
Q

gewissenhaft

A

conscientious

157
Q

Entschädigung / wieder gut machen

A

redress / to redress sth.

158
Q

ohne zu zögern / auf der Stelle

A

at the drop of a hat

159
Q

verdammen, verurteilen

A

to doom

160
Q

kränkelnd, leidend

A

ailing

161
Q

der Besitzer

A

proprietor

162
Q

etw. begehren

A

to crave sth.

163
Q

jmd. schmeichelnd, herumkriegen

A

to cajole so.

164
Q

trügerisch

A

specious

165
Q

rechtzeitig, ordnungsgemäss

A

duly

166
Q

habsüchtig

A

acquisitive

167
Q

Verliebtheit

A

infatuation

168
Q

Lästerer, Kritiker

A

detractor

169
Q

verschlechternd

A

deteriorating

170
Q

Missachtung / ignorieren

A

disregard / to disregard

171
Q

Köder, Lockmittel / anlocken

A

lure / to lure

172
Q

ertickend

A

suffocating

173
Q

vortäuschen, heucheln

A

to feign

174
Q

verweichlicht

A

effeminately

175
Q

restlich

A

remnant

176
Q

Demütigung, Erniedrigung

A

indignity

177
Q

inmitten

A

amid

178
Q

fleissig, gewissenhaft

A

diligent

179
Q

Träumerei

A

reverie (…lost in reverie…)

180
Q

etw. ausstrahlen

A

to emanate sth.

181
Q

etw. widerlegen

A

to refute sth.

182
Q

Gesamtheit

A

entirety

183
Q

täuschen, betrügen

A

to delude (she managed to delude herself into believing…)

184
Q

reuevoll, reuig

A

contrite (she looked instantly contrite)

185
Q

bösartig, grausam

A

vicious (that article was so vicious)

186
Q

ableiten, folgern

A

to deduce

187
Q

Spion, Agent, Gewinn, Posten

A

asset

188
Q

verachten / die Verachtung

A

to disdain / disdain

189
Q

festnehmen, verhaften

A

to detain (they detained him until…)

190
Q

Bericht, Nacherzählung / erzählen, nacherzählen

A

recount / to recount (he recounted, that…)

191
Q

ausweichend

A

evasive (language)

192
Q

schweben

A

to hover

193
Q

Verrat

A

treason

194
Q

huschen, wandern

A

to flit (his eyes flitted over to Loki…)

195
Q

Glaube, Glaubwürdigkeit

A

credence (his admission gave me more credence to his words)

196
Q

locken, ködern

A

to entice (me into staying)

197
Q

gegenwirken, entgegenhandeln

A

counteract

198
Q

verschleiert, verhüllt

A

veiled

199
Q

Nachkommen

A

progeny

200
Q

sich erholen, genesen

A

to recuperate

201
Q

verbraucht, erschöpft

A

depleted (it had left me depleted

202
Q

damit rechnen

A

to reckon (you are a princess to be reckoned with)

203
Q

Klippe, Steilküste

A

bluff

204
Q

spotten

A

to scoff

205
Q

grausam, fürchterlich

A

dreadful

206
Q

Gnadenerlass

A

amnesty

207
Q

Abgrund, Schlucht, Kluft

A

chasm

208
Q

jmd. herbeiwinken, locken

A

to beckon (to so.)

209
Q

abweichend, auseinandergehend

A

divergent

210
Q

Wohlstand, Erfolg

A

prosperity

211
Q

ausschimpfen

A

to scold

212
Q

Feind, Räuber

A

predator

213
Q

Grausamkeit, Bösartigkeit

A

ferocity

214
Q

in jedem Winkel

A

in every nook and cranny

215
Q

nichtig, ungültig

A

(the contract will be) null and void

216
Q

extrem auffallen

A

to stand out/stick out like a sore thumb

217
Q

überhaupt nicht ankommen (Vorschlag, Rede, Witz)

A

to go down like a lead balloon (joke, proposal, etc.)

218
Q

sterbenslangweilig sein

A

to be as dull as dishwater

219
Q

blitzsauber

A

clean as a whistle

220
Q

Vielfachheit, Vielfalt

A

multiplicity (The Internet’s multiplicity of stimuli and mass of information have…)

221
Q

Anlass zu etw. bieten, etw. entstehen lassen

A

to give rise to sth. (The Internet has given rise to hurried and distracted thinking.)

222
Q

idyllisch, ländlisch

A

pastoral (landscapes)

223
Q

Ausgaben

A

outgoings (monthly outgoings)

224
Q

Schwindel, Betrug

A

imposture (He saw through this imposture in seconds.)

225
Q

Strenge, Genauigkeit

A

rigour (One contributing factor to this lack of academic rigour is…)

226
Q

auf den ersten Blick, äusserlich betrachtet

A

On the face of it (…, it looks the same.)

227
Q

Verschwiegenheit, Zurückhaltung

A

reticence

228
Q

enttäuschen, lügen

A

to belie (But this reticence belies the truth of verse.)

229
Q

Handwerker

A

craftsman

230
Q

intellektuell, geistig

A

cerebral (poetry is the highest calling of a sensitive and cerebral existence.)

231
Q

verabscheuen

A

to abhor (Marcin began to abhor the sport)

232
Q

dulden, hinnehmen

A

to acquiesce (He acquiesced to her demands.)

233
Q

Eifer, Bereitwilligkeit

A

alacrity (When Simons girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.)

234
Q

beschwichtigen, beruhigen

A

to appease (When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him.)

235
Q

geheimnisvoll, undurchsichtig

A

arcane (The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.)

236
Q

Gier

A

avarice (The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.)

237
Q

rügen, schelten

A

to chide (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.)

238
Q

vorsichtig, umsichtig

A

circumspect (Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.)

239
Q

zwingen, nötigen

A

to coerce (The man was coerced into signing the contract.)

240
Q

Vertrauensperson

A

confidant (Shortly after we met, he became my chief confidant.)

241
Q

gesamt, zunehmend

A

cumulative (the cumulative effect of hours spent in the gym was an improvement of his fitness.)

242
Q

erniedrigen, entwürdigen

A

to debase (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.)

243
Q

respektvoll, ehrerbietig

A

deferential (Donata is always excessively deferential to any kind of authority figure.)

244
Q

züchtig, sittsam

A

demure (Though everyone else at the party was going crazy, she remained demure.)

245
Q

verspotten, belächeln

A

to deride (The native speaker often derided the other teacher’s accent.)

246
Q

veruntreuen, unterschlagen

A

to embezzle (The accountant was fired for embezzling 10’000Fr. of the company’s funds.)

247
Q

Feindschaft

A

enmity (The enmity between John and Scott is obvious to anyone in their presence.)

248
Q

gebildet, gelehrt

A

erudite (My English teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated…)

249
Q

Wissenschaftler, Gelehrter

A

scholar

250
Q

loben, preisen

A

to extol (Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.)

251
Q

herstellen, erfinden

A

to fabricate (…, I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work.)

252
Q

verblüfft, entgeistert

A

flabbergasted (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer.)

253
Q

aufgeben, im Stich lassen

A

to forsake (I won’t forsake my conservative principles.)

254
Q

heimlich, verstohlen

A

furtive (Claudia’s placement of her drugs in her sock drawer was not as furtive as she thought.)

255
Q

Masslosigkeit, Völlerei

A

gluttony (Helen’s fried chicken tastes so divine, I don’t know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)

256
Q

grundlos, unbegründet

A

gratuitous (Every evening the guy at the fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)

257
Q

Scheinheiligkeit

A

hypocrisy (The hypocrisy of the politicaian suddenly became apparent.)

258
Q

unversöhnlich

A

implacable (Watch out: Once you shun Grandmother’s cooking, she is totally implacable.)

259
Q

träge, faul

A

indolent (Why should my indolent children be rewarded with a trip to Burger King?)

260
Q

Schande, Unverschämtheit

A

infamy (The infamy of his crime will not lessen as time passes.)

261
Q

unersättlich

A

insatiable (appetite for …)

262
Q

mit etw. auskommen müssen

A

to make do (I didn’t have any crème fraiche so I had to make do.)

263
Q

etw. andiskutieren

A

to touch on sth. (We only touched on the theme of profits and losses in the tutorial day.) (topic, issue)

264
Q

jmd. schlechtmachen

A

to put sb. down (It’s really not the done thing to put down a colleague in front of their workmates.)

265
Q

Behauptung, Anschuldigung

A

allegation

266
Q

auf jmd. zielen

A

to level at sb. (The criticism levelled at him was totally unjustified as he was really hard-working.)

267
Q

für den unwahrscheinlichen Fall, dass

A

on the off chance that…

268
Q

zurückstufen (job)

A

to demote

269
Q

etw. auf seinem Konto haben (Erfahrung)

A

to have sth. under one’s belt

270
Q

nichts mit sich anzufangen wissen, beschäftigungslos sein

A

to be at a loose end

271
Q

baff, erstaunt

A

gobsmacked

272
Q

nach etw. Verlangen haben

A

to hanker for/after sth.

273
Q

Reihe(nfolge), Aneinanderfolge

A

succession (He had a succession of injuries.)

274
Q

etw. einhalten, etw. erfüllen

A

to comply with sth. (Any athlete who fails to comply with the rules of the tournament will be disqualified.)

275
Q

Schiedsrichter, Schlichter

A

umpire

276
Q

bestätigen, befürworten

A

to endorse (raw food was endorsed by celebrity chefs…)

277
Q

Ausrichtung, Begründung

A

justification for

278
Q

sich vor etw./jmd. in Acht nehmen

A

to be wary of sth./sb. (People prone to allergies should be wary of choosing to eat raw food.)

279
Q

frontal, direkt

A

head-on (exercise is reputed to tackle a wide range of health issues head on.)

280
Q

aus eigener Kraft

A

under one’s own steam (But then, patiens have to carry on with the programme under their own steam.)

281
Q

deutlich, eindeutig

A

clear-cut (The situation is less clear cut.)

282
Q

mit etwas/jmd. vorlieb nehmen

A

to put up with sth./sb. (People can put up with anything for six weeks.)

283
Q

seine Fähigkeit übersteigen

A

to be beyond one’s capabilities (a long-term commitment seems to go beyond many people’s capabilities.)

284
Q

Projekt, Unternehmen

A

venture (Have you got any financial backing for your new venture?)

285
Q

Einladung für

A

invitation to (the party)

286
Q

Ziel, Zielvorgabe

A

objective (Our campaign has achieved its objectives.)

287
Q

schüchtern

A

timid (girl)

288
Q

anfragen, nachfragen

A

to enquire (an enquiring mind, enquiring eye)

289
Q

unglaubwürdig, unwahrscheinlich

A

implausible (interpretation)

290
Q

wahnhaft

A

delusional

291
Q

hervorrufen, erzeugen

A

to engender (…without the team spirit engendered by working alongside others…)

292
Q

abgestanden, träge, stillstehend

A

stagnant (The moss only grows in stagnant water.)

293
Q

Unschlüssigkeit, Schwankung

A

vacillation (His vacillation between dieting and binging did a number on his health.)

294
Q

Hindernis

A

impediment (The country’s debt has been an impediment to development.)

295
Q

umgestalten, aufpolieren

A

to revamp (The firm wants to revamp its public image.)

296
Q

jmd. am Genick packen

A

to take sb. by the scruff of the neck (The agency took the company by the scruff of the neck to effect a major makeover.)

297
Q

jmd. freie Hand lassen

A

to give sb. free rein (to do sth.)

298
Q

gut aussehen

A

to be easy on the eyes

299
Q

geniessbar, schmackhaft

A

palatable (the water is completely safe and palatable.)

300
Q

Diagnose

A

diagnosis

301
Q

höllisch, fürchterlich

A

infernal (What an infernal noise!)

302
Q

verborgen

A

ulterior (He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive.)

303
Q

dumm

A

inane (There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days.)

304
Q

Unwissenheit ist ein Segen

A

ignorance is bliss

305
Q

monogam

A

monogamous

306
Q

ausserdem, darüber hinaus

A

over and above (…the design of the shop also ensures that the natural flow of people takes them to…)

307
Q

jedem, jeder

A

each and every (in each and every case, to each and every section, each and every one of us)

308
Q

gänzlich, hundertprozentig

A

well and truly (Those days are well and truly over.)

309
Q

Trick, Masche

A

ploy (we have to resist the retailers’ ploys.)

310
Q

Einhaltung, Wahrung

A

adherence (It allows the singer to experiment with the emphasis on mood rather than on strict adherence to proper breathing and voice control.)

311
Q

ein Ziel: setzen, verfolgen, erreichen

A

to set, pursue, achieve, accomplish,reach a goal

312
Q

Es fällt mir auf, ich habe den Eindruck

A

it strikes me that…

313
Q

Atomkraftwerk

A

nuclear power plant

314
Q

Atomkraft

A

nuclear power, nuclear energy

315
Q

weitergeben, überliefern

A

to pass down (traditions.)

316
Q

ein Vermögen kosten

A

to cost an arm and a leg (Our tickets cost an arm and a leg.)

317
Q

tiefste Verzweiflung

A

the depths of despair (I was in the depths of despair before I heard the good news.)

318
Q

auf Granit beissen

A

to bang your head against a brick wall (You’re just banging your head against a brick wall - you might as well give up.)

319
Q

etw. genau belegen

A

to give chapter and verse for sth. (She didn’t give chapter and verse but I got a general idea of what she meant.)

320
Q

leistungsstarke Person, aufstiegsorientierter Mensch

A

high achiever (It might have provoked some children into becoming high achievers.)

321
Q

eintönig, alltäglich

A

humdrum (Her mother is accustomed to calls about the humdrum events of the daily grind.)

322
Q

Alltagstrott

A

daily grind

323
Q

nachhallen, reflektieren

A

to reverberate with (If they lose a girlfriend at school, it reverberates with all their past experiences of losing out to siblings.)

324
Q

gegenüber jmd. den Kürzeren ziehen

A

to lose out to sb. (…to siblings)

325
Q

bemerkenswert

A

notable (One notable feature is that…)

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