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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Gräueltaten; Grausamkeiten; Gewalttaten

A

atrocities

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2
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eine desinteressierte/gelangweilte Einstellung für etw. haben

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a lackadaisical attitude about something

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3
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Schabernack/Streich

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a practical joke

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4
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Genie

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a whiz

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5
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herauskommen

sollte erscheinen

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due out/should come out

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6
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Chefredakteur/Herausgeber (Zeitung)

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editor-in-chief

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7
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abgemagert; ausgezehrt

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emaciated

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8
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todlangweilig/entsetzlich langweilig

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excruciatingly boring

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9
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schaurig, schauerlich

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gruesome

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10
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Ich werde es später nachholen

to do smth at a later stage

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I’ll catch up later

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11
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it’s better than…

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It beat smoking

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12
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handwerkliches Geschick/Handfertigkeit

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manual dexterity

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13
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von etwas benebelt/verwirrt sein

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to be befuddled by something

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14
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als ungeeignet/unbrauchbar erachtet werden

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to be deemed as unfit

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15
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ungeschickt sein

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to be inept

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16
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mit etw. beschäftigt sein

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to be preoccupied with something

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17
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zu Tode ersticken

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to choke to death

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18
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etw. vermitteln

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to convey

19
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auf etwas kommen

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to come up with something

20
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schaffen/bekämpfen/bewältigen

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to cope with

21
Q

entsetzt/schockiert sein

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to dismay

22
Q

jmd besiegen (…of sb)/ etw erledigen (…of sth)

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to dispose of

23
Q

dauern

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to endure

24
Q

sich für eine Idee einsetzen/Idee unterstützen

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to espouse an idea

25
Q

etw. ausrotten

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to exterminate

26
Q

sich für etw. verpflichtet fühlen

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to feel compelled to do something

27
Q

endlich dazu kommen, etw zu tu

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to get around

28
Q

mit jmd chillen

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to hang out with somebody

29
Q

benommen/verblüfft aussehen

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to look stunned

30
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etw. brauchen

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to need some + dancing (gerund)

31
Q

jemanden stoßen

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to nudge someone

32
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durchdringen

the water permates the textil

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to permeate

33
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foot/inches Körpergröße, he stands 5 3

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to stand six three

34
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durch eine Handlung reagieren (Bsp.: er reagierte indem er…)

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to react by doing something

35
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zurückrufen (to recall sb); an etw. erinnern (to recall sth)

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to recall

36
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schimpfen

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to reprimand

37
Q

jemandes Bauch knurrt

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somebody’s stomach churns

38
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schlampig, rührselig, kitschig

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sloppy

39
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Gestank

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stench

40
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etwas macht jemanden verrückt/treibt jmd. in den Wahnsinn

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etwas macht jemanden verrückt/treibt jmd. in den Wahnsinn something drives somebody bananas/crazy

41
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Gewichtsangabe (6,35 kg)

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stone

42
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eigenartig

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weird

43
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flink

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nimbly/quick

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