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Adrenalinschub

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His first bungee jump gave him the adrenaline rush he had longed for.

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Studienabschluss

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After her graduation she wants to do an MA course.

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Operationssaal

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The big seminar room on the first floor had to serve as a makeshift operating theatre.

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Trauer

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After the earthquake the president declared a three-day period of mourning.

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5
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Brutkasten

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Today incubators are used to breed chickens.

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großer Schmerz, Todesqualen

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From his face you could see that he was in agony.

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überwältigt werden/sein von

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My grandmother was overcome by tears when she saw her first great-grandchild.

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brüllen

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“How do I get out of here?” he hollered.

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hier: verdammt sein

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If you don’t help me, I’ll be dogged.

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einfühlsam

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I’m so sorry – I wish he had been much more insightful.

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Darstellung

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The author’s portrayal of this character is rather idealistic.

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Bekenntnis, Beichte

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Confession means that you declare that you are guilty of having done something wrong.

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Reue

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Repentance means that you have understood that you have done something wrong and are prepared to change.

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trotzig

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The protesters remained defiant and did not run away.

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(sich) zusammenrollen

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I found the cat curled up behind the dustbin.

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privater Flohmarkt in der Garage

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They wanted to get rid of all her old furniture, so they arranged a garage sale.

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zerknittert

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The letter was crumpled but could still be read.

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verteilen über

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He had worked hard all day and now he was lying down, legs splayed across the sofa.

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Tarotkarten

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She thought she could predict the future with tarot cards.

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zusammensuchen, -sammeln

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He helped her gather up the coins she had dropped.

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jmdn. erziehen, aufziehen

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President Obama was brought up by his grandparents.

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entschuldigend, bedauernd

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He made an apologetic gesture, but to no avail.

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ernst, streng

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He had this stern look on his face again.

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Granatapfelbaum

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They had planted a pomegranate tree behind the house because it reminded them of their first date.

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25
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Veilchen

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Violets can also be found in the wild.

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26
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hin- und herschieben

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She was shunted between her parents after their divorce.

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einziehen bei

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Her parents did not want her to move in with her boyfriend. They didn’t like him, but she insisted.

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flüsternd

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She didn’t want to wake up her children, so she talked to me on the phone in a whispery voice.

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hineinspringen mit

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Before her mother could say anything, her brother leaped in with the announcement that he would get married.

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30
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Augenbraue

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He lifted his brows and smiled in amazement.

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31
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Kiefer

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And then his jaws dropped. Did she really mean that?!

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32
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schräg nach oben verlaufen

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The Indian girl’s eyes slanted up beautifully.

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Straßenverkäufer/in

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Be careful of the street vendors – don’t let them trick you!

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34
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Erdnuss

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Momphali is another word for “peanut”.

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35
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Arthritis

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People suffering from arthritis are often in constant pain.

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36
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Gelbwurz

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Turmeric tastes like a combination of ginger and pepper.

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37
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Wickel (med.)

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They used poultices to treat his bruises.

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38
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jasminähnliche Blume

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The sideboard was decorated with shiuli flowers.

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39
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Doktorat

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He worked very hard to finish his PhD before the summer.

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40
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blechern

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Her tinny voice sounded nervous.

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im Netz gefangener Vogel

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The accused must have felt like a netted bird.

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42
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prämiert

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His award-winning paper will be published soon.

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43
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Hals über Kopf

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She left the restaurant head over heels when she saw her ex-husband with his new partner.

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44
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Jugendliebe

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Their relationship was nothing more than puppy love.

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45
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ersticken

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The firemen quickly managed to smother the fire.

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46
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eine Affäre mit jmdm. haben

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It seemed that he had an affair with one of his students.

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mit jmdm. (aus)gehen

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Peter has been going out with Ina for six months now.

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48
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Knochenmark

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A bone marrow transplant is a method to treat leukaemia.

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49
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Blutspende

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Red Cross urgently asks for blood donations

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50
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Jucken

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The itch caused by mosquito bite can be so annoying!

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51
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Handfläche

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For the wedding her palms were decorated with henna.

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52
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hineinstecken, zudecken

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The blanket was tucked in at the side of the bed.

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53
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Getreideprodukte, Zerealien

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Believe it or not, but some cereals contain a lot of sugar.

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54
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Sog

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The undertow pulled him towards the pillar of the bridge.

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55
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Unterscheidung

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The distinction between red and green is difficult for people who are colour-blind.

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die Scheidung einreichen

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They saw no other way out than to file for divorce.

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57
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Außerirdische/r, Fremde/r

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In their costumes they looked like aliens from Mars.

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58
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schmeichelhaft

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His words were really flattering, but I still didn’t like him.

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Ungläubige/r

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He did his best but he was surrounded by disbelievers.

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nicht ausgereift, embryonal

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Embryonic stem cell research is still very controversial.

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diagnostiziert werden

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The infection was diagnosed a week ago.

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62
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mit dem Kopf voran hineinlaufen

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The company has run headlong into a controversy with the suppliers.

63
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Amboss

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He hit the anvil so hard that the people in the village could hear it.

64
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Gehsteig

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The cyclist was knocked down by a car and landed on the sidewalk.

65
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Promyelozytenleukämie

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Promyelocytic leukemia is a serious blood disease.

66
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überwintern

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Bears hibernate in winter.

67
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molekularer Rückfall

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With this procedure, molecular relapse can be detected at an early stage.

68
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Granulozyt (bestimmtes weißes Blutkörperchen)

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Granulocytes are a certain category of white blood cells.

69
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Dauerkatheter, Portkatheter

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With a portacath it is fairly easy to inject drugs in or take blood samples from patients.

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Aufnahmsprüfung an einer Universität in den USA

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He had enormous problems passing the SAT.

71
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Spender/in mit gleichem Genmaterial

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They started a website to locate an allogenic donor for their son.

72
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Leukozyt

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The rise in leukocytes meant that her illness had returned.

73
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Stammzelle

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Stem cells are often the only hope for people with rare diseases.

74
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ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert werden

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He had to be hospitalised for several weeks.

75
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unerwünscht

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This result is undesirable to say the least.

76
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aussichtslose Situation

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Being on his own in the dark and without a map was a no-win situation.

77
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unerklärlich

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For some inexplicable reason they had not arrived in time.

78
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seltsam, skurril, neckisch

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This remark shows his whimsical sense of humour.

79
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es ertragen, etw. zu tun

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I couldn’t bear to look at him again.

80
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entwurzeln

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Children are often uprooted during civil wars.

81
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betagt

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Help the aged is a well-known British charity.

82
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Direktive der EU

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EEC directives are sometimes difficult to communicate.

83
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Untersuchung eines Selbstmordes

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The suicide inquest proved that he had taken sleeping pills.

84
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Gerichtsmediziner/in, Leichenbeschauer/in

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The coroner examined the body but he could not find any sign of violence.

85
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mehrstöckiges Parkhaus

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He must have lost his mobile in the multi-storey car park.

86
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Gummischlauch

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They used rubber tubing to pump the water out of the basement.

87
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nüchtern

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He had not drunk anything, he was totally sober.

88
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Erwägung, Nachdenken

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Careful contemplation made him change his decision.

89
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Chaos

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The country’s economy was in shambles.

90
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der/die Tote/n

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They honoured the deceased with a memorial service.

91
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hier: verrückt sein

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After his wife had left him he seemed like he was off the old trolley.

92
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hier: Stürmer/in

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The local club signed a new centre forward last month.

93
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nicht veröffentlicht, geheim

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The player was bought for an undisclosed sum.

94
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Balken

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The lamp was tied to a beam above the table.

95
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ein Problem angehen

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He might not like to take decisions but at least he addresses the problems when you talk to him.

96
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an ein Problem herangehen

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The team approached the problem very methodically.

97
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sich einem Problem stellen

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It is better to face a problem than to run away from it.

98
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ein Problem angehen

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They were afraid to tackle the problem.

99
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Selbstmord begehen

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Committing suicide is often a sign of weakness.

100
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zynisch

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It is cynical to expect that people with a bad educational record can easily find a job.

101
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sich lustig machen

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They mocked their teacher by speaking as slowly as he normally would.

102
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heiter, sehr komisch

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Her speech was hilarious, we could not help laughing.

103
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lächerlich machen

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The demonstrators ridiculed the police.

104
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autostoppen

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Hitchhiking is a cheap way of travelling, but it’s not safe.

105
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verwesen

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The body had already decomposed because of the warm and humid climate.

106
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Rentier

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Moose can be found in Canada.

107
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Leiche

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The corpse was taken away for the inquest.

108
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reich

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There is no doubt, we live in an affluent society.

109
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sich auszeichnen

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People who do not excel at school may excel at university.

110
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Sparkonto

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He transferred his money to a savings account in the US.

111
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zerlumpt, rau

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In his ragged state everybody mistook him for a student.

112
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Überreste

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The dog finished off the remains.

113
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verfolgt werden von

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The star felt haunted by some evil spirits.

114
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Einzelheiten

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I don’t know anything about the particulars – I was not in the meeting, remember?

115
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verworren

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The presenter asked a convoluted question which nobody dared to answer.

116
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aufgeladen, hitzig, brisant

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The dean took part in a highly charged debate on taxes.

117
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mäandern, sich schlängeln

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The river meandered through the valley.

118
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unparteiisch

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As a referee you have to be impartial.

119
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leidenschaftslos, unparteiisch

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He sent us a dispassionate report about the events.

120
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indirekt

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He gave his critics an oblique reply to their accusations.

121
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Rätsel

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The scientist could not solve the enigma of the lake.

122
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Ader, Streifen

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On top there was a streak of bacon.

123
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gefangen nehmen, fesseln

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He was captivated by the idea to move into banking.

124
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aufgeben, im Stich lassen

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Do not forsake me, darling.

125
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mittellos, arm

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Dictators often steal money from their countries while their citizens remain destitute.

126
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Askese

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He did not have anything to do with their asceticism.

127
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sich aufmachen nach

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They turned round and headed off into the city centre.

128
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marschieren nach

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The group wanted to trek into the north of Iceland.

129
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Gefahr

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The perils of toxic waste are widely underestimated.

130
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Widrigkeit, widriger Umstand

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Adversity sometimes brings out the best in people.

131
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Prüfung, Feuerprobe

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He had to go through this ordeal first before they would talk to him.

132
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sich behaupten, standhalten

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The tennis player held his own during the entire match.

133
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unbedeutend

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His success was insignificant.

134
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Fehlleistung, Schnitzer

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The results are another embarrassing blunder for the EU.

135
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Scherben

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He collected all the shards and tried to repair the vase.

136
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unterschiedlich, divergierend

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They have radically divergent views on many things, but they still love each other.

137
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rücksichtslos, leichtsinnig

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He is such a reckless driver, I don’t want to go with him.

138
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komischer Kauz, Spinner

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This is not confined to celebrity wackos and eccentrics.

139
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Narziss

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I don’t really like her brother. He’ such a narcissist.

140
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vergehen

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Those who stood up against the dictator would perish.

141
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unverdient

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It is cynical to distinguish between the deserving and the undeserving poor.

142
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privilegiert

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I was in the privileged situation of being able to choose.

143
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Gegenwind

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The expedition had to fight against the strong headwinds in Antarctica.

144
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Schlittenspuren

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Due to the wind you could hardly see the sledge tracks of the previous group.

145
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suppenähnliches Eintopfgericht

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Hoosh is a dish that was served to the explorers in Antarctica.

146
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Ärger, Verdruss

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Much to the chagrin of his fans he stopped the concert and left when a mobile phone rang in the audience.

147
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Ziel

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His objective was to succeed in both courses.

148
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zum Stillstand kommen

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The whole process came to a halt quite suddenly.

149
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Aktentasche

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The briefcase contained documents about the project.

150
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Brotverdiener/in

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He was the breadwinner now and responsible for them.

151
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Hypothek

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The bank reduced his mortgage payments by 10%.

152
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Versuchung

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There has always been a certain temptation to do things that are forbidden.

153
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Kanzleigericht

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As a barrister he specialised in chancery law.

154
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Hinweis, Anhaltspunkt

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I had no clue where to look.

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