Ratzinger zweite adam 68ff

Question 1

werfen, warf, geworfen

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to throw, cast, toss

Question 2

umwälzend

Answer 2

cataclysmic

Question 3

umwälzen

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to revolutionize, revolve, turn

Question 4

allerdings

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certainly, indeed

Question 5

undurchdringlich

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impenetrable

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eindringen

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to enter, penetrate, break in, infiltrate

Question 7

eigentlich

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actual, proper, in fact

Question 8

in vieler Hinsicht

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in many respects

Question 9

verwirklichen

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to carry into effect, to realize, put into action

Question 10

bedacht

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considered, deliberate

Question 11

stimmig

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coherent

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etwa

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for example, about, approximately

Question 13

beruhen

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to be based on, to bear on, to depend on

Question 14

durchdacht

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elaborate, reasoned, thought-out

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gescheit

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brainy, clever

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gemeinsam

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common, collective

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denkbar

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possible, conceivable, imaginable

Question 18

bestimmt

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certain, exact, precise, positive

Question 19

die Funktionsweise

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mode of operation

Question 20

neben

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prep. + dat., beside, in addition to

Question 21

unterschieden

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distinct

Question 22

Reihe

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line, queue, row,

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der Unterschied

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difference, distinction

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unvergleichlich

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beyond comparison, incomparable

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kühn

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bold, daring

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raffiniert

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artful, clever, elaborate

Question 27

stümperhaft

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amateurish, bumbling

Question 28

denken, dachte, gedacht

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think

Question 29

vergleichen, verglich, verglichen

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to match, to compare to, contrast

Question 30

betreiben

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to practice, bustle, organize

Question 31

weitergeben

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impart, relay, hand on

Question 32

Fortpflanzung

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reproduction

Question 33

wiederum

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again, in turn

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treten

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to step, to go, tread,

Question 35

die Stelle

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job, place, post, appointment, position

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zum Vorschein

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to make apparent, to surface

Question 37

Feststellung

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conclusion, declaration

Question 38

bloß

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mere, just, naked, sheer

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beständig

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constant, steady, changeless

Question 40

währen

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to continue, to last

Question 41

durchleuchten

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to x-ray, to shine through

Question 42

beschaffen

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to buy, purchase, obtain, constitute

Question 43

streng

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severe, stiff, strict, tight

Question 44

das Muster

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model, pattern, exemplar

Question 45

wieder

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again, afresh

Question 46

weiter

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along, forward, in addition, farther

Question 47

weit

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next, wide, full

Question 48

wider

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against

Question 49

aufregend

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exciting, agitating, unsettling, thrilling

Question 50

die Hinsicht

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aspect, respect, regard

Question 51

dringen

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penetrate, get through, press, compel

Question 52

je… desto

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the [comparative]… the [comparative]

Question 53

bekommen recht

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to be correct, right

Question 54

überzeugt

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certain, sure, convinced

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durchhalten

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to persevere, bear up, face, stand

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anlegen

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generate, install, mount,

Question 57

Eigenschaft

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characteristic, property

Question 58

streiten, stritt, gestritten

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to argue, fight, quarrel, battle

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brauchen, brauchte, gebraucht

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to need

Question 60

brechen, brach, gebrochen

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to break

Question 61

bringen, brachte, gebracht

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to bring

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verblüffend

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amazing

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sich häufend

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cumulative

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die Sache

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matter, thing, business

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ergänzen

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to complement, complete

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angesichts

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in contrast to + gen., in light of

Question 67

besitzen

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to have, hold, possess