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Redensmittel Flashcards

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1
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at first

A

zunächst

zuerst

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2
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instead of

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anstatt
statt
stattdessen

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3
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instead of asking

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statt zu fragen

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4
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instead of doing sth

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statt etw. zu tun

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5
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instead of you

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statt dir

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6
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She waited for me at the top of the stairs.

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Sie wartete am oberen Ende der Treppe auf mich.

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7
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We couldn’t see the mountain top.

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Wir konnten die Bergspitze nicht sehen.

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8
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nowhere

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nirgendwo

nirgendwohin

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9
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deep

depth

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tief

die Teife

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10
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random, accidental, chance

by pure chance

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zufällig

rein zufällig

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11
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What a coincidence.

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Was für ein Zufall.

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12
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mood, atmosphere, morale

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die Stimmung

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13
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turn-off, mood killer

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der Stimmungskiller

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14
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mood music

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die Stimmungsmusik

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15
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among us

among each other

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untereinander

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16
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speck, spot, blemish

A

der Fleck

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17
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as far as I’m concerned

as for me

whatever

A

meinentwegen

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18
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secret, stealth, covert(ly)

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heimlich

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19
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creepy, eerie, sinister

incredible, amazingly

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unheimlich

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20
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by the way

besides

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nebenbei

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21
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obviously, apparently

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offenbar

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22
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constant, continuous, steady

always, steadily, constantly

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stet

stets

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23
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scant, small, meager

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gering

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24
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surroundings

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die Umgebung

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25
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decline, downfall

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der Niedergang

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26
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inhabited

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bewohnt

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27
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exciting

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spannend

aufregend

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28
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mundane

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alltäglich

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29
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protracted, long, lengthy

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langwierig

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30
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I think rather that

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Ich denke eher, dass

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31
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that’s why

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deshalb

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32
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Its raining, that’s why i am not coming.

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Es regnet, deshalb komme ich nicht.

33
Q

He did it his way.

A

Er tat es auf seine Art und Weise.

34
Q

low

A

niedrig, nieder

35
Q

to circumvent sth

elude, avoid

A

etw umgehen

36
Q

to deal with sb/sth

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mit jdm/etw ungehen

37
Q

sth goes further w/o problems

it goes/went well

A

etwas geht ohne Weiteres.

38
Q

I am laughing my butt off.

A

Ich lach mich Kaputt/Krank.

39
Q

If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.

A

Man soll nicht reparieren, was nicht kaputt ist.

Was nicht kaputt ist, muss man auch nicht reparieren.

40
Q

It seems that

A

Es wird wohl,

41
Q

Probably will

A

Vermutlich wird,

42
Q

I also presume/suppose

I can imagine

A

Ich vermute auch,

Ich kann mir gut vorstellen,

43
Q

I hold that it is possible

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Ich halte es für un/möglich

44
Q

I am for it.

A

Ich bin davor.

45
Q

I am against it.

A

Ich bin dagegen.

46
Q

That depends on you.

A

Das hängt von dir ab.

47
Q

What is it about?

A

Worum geht es?

48
Q

How about…

A

Wie wäre es mit

49
Q

How about sth to eat.

A

Wie wäre es mit etwas zu essen?

50
Q

What a beautiful night.

A

Was für eine schöne Nacht.

51
Q

What about lunch in the pub around the corner?

A

Wie wäre es mit einem Mittagessen in dem Pub um die Ecke?

52
Q

impression, dent, print

feeling, impact

A

der Eindruck

53
Q

referring to
with reference to

to refer

A

Bezug nehmend auf
auf Bezug nehmen

sich beziehen

54
Q

just now, just this moment

A

soeben

55
Q

not by chance

A

nicht von ungefähr

56
Q

roughly the same

A

ungefähr das gleiche

57
Q

all the same

A

ebenso

genauso

58
Q

nevertheless

A

trotzdem

59
Q

by extension

in a broader sense

A

im weiteren Sinne

60
Q

in addition, furthermore

A

des Weiteren

61
Q

I am of the same opinion.

A

Der Meinung bin ich auch.

Ich bin ganz deiner/Ihrer Meinung.

62
Q

Obviously that is so, because…

A

Selbstverständlich ist das so, weil…

63
Q

Yes, i also see that.

A

Ja, das sehe ich auch so.

64
Q

It bears mentioning that…

A

Bemerkenswert, dass

65
Q

It’s a good thing that…

A

Gut, dass

66
Q

there is no way that…

A

Unmöglich

67
Q

I am firmly convinced that

A

Ich bin fest davon überzeugt, dass

68
Q

My opinion on..

A

Meiner Meinung nach…

69
Q

I am of the opinion

A

Ich bin der Meinung

70
Q

I am of a divided opinion. On the one side… on the other side…

A

Ich bin da geteilter Meinung. Auf der einen Seite…, auf der anderen Seite…

71
Q

You must also consider that…

A

Sie müssen auch noch berücksichtigen, dass…

72
Q

Furthermore, you should consider that…

A

Ausserdem sollten Sie bedenken, dass

73
Q

at your disposal

A

zu deiner/Ihrer Verfügung

74
Q

to be on-hand, to be available

A

zur Verfügung stehen

75
Q

I would rather go to the cinema.

A

Ich würde lieber ins Kino gehen.

76
Q

a while, for a bit

little while

A

eine Weile

kleine Weile

77
Q

to decide

A

entscheiden
bestimmen
beschliessen

78
Q

Let it be said…

A

Lässt es sich sagen

John's German Vocab (45 decks)

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