The great train robbery: Ronnie Biggs Flashcards

1
Q

distressing

A

deplorable
bedauerlich

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2
Q

eventual

A

ultimate
letztendlich

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3
Q

law-abiding

A

honest
gesetzestreu

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4
Q

subsequent

A

following
anschließend

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5
Q

unrepentant

A

remorseless
reuelos

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6
Q

capture

A

arrest
Gefangennahme

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7
Q

crook

A

hustler
Ganove

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8
Q

deposit

A

down payment
Anzahlung

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9
Q

haul

A

takings
Beute

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10
Q

heist

A

robbery
Raubüberfall

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11
Q

imprisonement

A

prison sentence
Freiheitsentzug

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12
Q

fugitive

A

runaway
Flüchtende

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13
Q

mastermind

A

planner
kluger Kopf

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14
Q

parole

A

early release
Bewährung; Straferlass

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15
Q

severity

A

harshness
Härte; Unnachtsichtigkeit

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16
Q

share

A

part
Anteil

17
Q

villain

A

wicked person
Bösewicht

18
Q

to ambush

A

to attack
aus dem Hinterhalt angreifen

19
Q

to applaud

A

to praise
Beifall spenden

20
Q

to get away with smth

A

to succeed in doing smth bad without being punished
ungestraft mit etwas davonkommen

21
Q

to handcuff

A

to shackle
fesseln

22
Q

to make off

A

to run away
sich aus dem Staub machen

23
Q

to pulp

A

to destroy
vernichten

24
Q

to spur sb on

A

to encourage sb
aufstacheln

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on the run
hiding auf der Flucht
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under the cover of darkness
protected by the night im Schutz der Dunkelheit
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to be arrested
to be caught verhaftet werden
28
to be charged with a crime
to be accused of an offense wegen etwas angeklagt sein
29
to be released from prison
to be set free from jail aus dem Gefängnis entlassen werden
30
to be tried
to appear before a court of law vor Gericht gestellt werden
31
to get in touch with sb
to contact sb sich bei jmd melden
32
to live the high life
to live a life of luxury ein Luxusleben führen
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to make a getaway
to escape die Flucht ergreifen
34
to make an honest living
to earn clean money sich einen ehrlichen Lebensunterhalt verdienen
35
to serve time in prison
the spend time in jail eine Haftstrafe absitzen