Untitled Deck Flashcards

1
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virtues

A

Vorteile, Tugenden

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primary candidate

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Spitzenkandidat*in

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single-payer health care

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Einzahler-Gesundheitssystem

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outlawing fracking

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Frackingverbot

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abandon

A

verwerfen

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price-gouging

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Wucherpreise

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Anti-price-gouging

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Wucherpreisen ein Ende setzten/bekämpfen

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enact

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umsetzen

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crusade

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Kreuzzug

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10
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corporate America

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Amerika der Konzerne

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gimmicks

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Spielereien

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liability

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Belastung

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13
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to erode

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mindern

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prosperous

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wohlhabend

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grant

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Zuschuss

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subsidies

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Subventionen

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17
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child tax credits

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Kinderfreibeträge

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18
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budget deficit

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Haushaltsdefizit

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19
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GDP

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BIP

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rash

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überstürzt

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21
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profligacy

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Verschwendung/verschwenderischer Umgang

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22
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to be blown off-course

A

aus der Bahn geworfen werden

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23
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adversity

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Zeiten in Not

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24
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guile and cunning

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List und Tücke

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25
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Wedge issues

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Grenzthema

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26
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wonkery

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Wichtigtuerei

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27
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reams

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Fülle/ Unmengen/ Wälzer

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to press

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drücken/pressen/drängen

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revive

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wiederbeleben/ aufleben/ erneuern/ ankurbeln

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30
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derived

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abgeleitet/ erlangen

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31
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to rebut

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entkräften/ wiederlegen/ zurückweisen

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32
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unspool

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abwickeln

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33
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vices

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Laster/ Dienstleistung/ Untugenden/ schlechte Angewohnheiten

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woolly

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Wollig/ verschwommen/ schwammig/ vage

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scarcely

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kaum/ knapp/ selten/ spärlich

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convention

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Tagung/ Konvention/ Übereinkommen/ Kongress

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37
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four-day root canal

A

Viertägige Wurzelbehandlung

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38
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formalise

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formalisieren

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39
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doomed

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zum Scheitern verurteilt

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40
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de facto nominee

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De-facto-Kandidat

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41
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dreaded ordeal

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Gefürchtete Tortur/Qualen/Prüfung

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42
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raucous

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Rauschende/ krawallig/ lärmend/ lautstark

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43
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elated

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erregt/begeistert/beschwingt

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44
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feted

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gefeiert

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45
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running-mate

A

Kandidat für die Vizepräsidentschaft

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46
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gyrating

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kreisend/ drehend/ wirbelnd

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47
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skeletal

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skelettartig

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48
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buoyed

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schwimmend/ aufrecht gehalten/ ausbojen

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49
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doddering

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Tattergreis/ tattrig/ schlotternd

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50
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swaggering

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Angeberei/ stolzieren

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51
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jubilation

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Jubel/ Jubiläum

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52
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giddy

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schwindelig

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53
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foregone

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vorhersehbar

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54
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demurred

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Einwände erhoben

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55
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knee-jerk

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geistlos

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56
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caucuses

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Parteiausschüsse

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57
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Skulduggery

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Hinterlist

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58
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parroted

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nachgeplappert

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59
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to rig

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manipulieren

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60
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spurious

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falsch

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61
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litigation

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Rechtsstreit

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62
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deploy

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einsetzen

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63
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shambolic

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chaotisch

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64
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last-ditch

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letzter, verzweifelter

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65
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concerted

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arrangiert

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66
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lanyards

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Schlüsselbänder

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67
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official

A

Beamter, Amtsträger

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68
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to put sb. on his guard

A

jdn. vorwarnen

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69
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to meddle

A

sich einmischen

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70
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votes cast

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Stimmenabgabe

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71
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electoral college

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Wahlausschuss, Wahlmännergremium

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to lodge an objection

A

einen Einwand vorbringen; Widerspruch einlegen

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73
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to contemplate

A

nachdenken, beabsichtigen, erwägen

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74
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by the same token

A

ebenso

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75
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to stymie

A

Hindern, blockieren

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76
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to prevail

A

überwiegen

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77
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popular vote

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Volksabstimmung

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78
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arcane

A

undurchsichtig

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79
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to bar

A

ausschließen

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80
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insurrection

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Aufstand

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81
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leading lights

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Führungsfiguren

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82
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to dragoon

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zwingen

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83
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partisan

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parteiisch

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84
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exacting

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genau

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85
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blue shift

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Linksruck

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86
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to adduce (as evidence)

A

(Als Beweis) anführen

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87
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subversion

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Umsturz

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88
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surrogate

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Stellvertreter

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89
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to tamper

A

manipulieren

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90
Q

to give sb/sth short shrift

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mit jmd. kurzen Prozess machen, (jdn. kurz abfertigen)

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91
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ardent

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leidenschaftlich, begeistert, stürmisch

92
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election official

A

Wahlvorsteher

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evaporate

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verdampfen, verfliegen, schwinden

94
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racial

95
Q

to grapple with sth/sb

A

sich mit etw/jdm herumschlagen

96
Q

to pull jobs

A

Stellen abbauen

97
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union buster

A

Gewerkschaftsfeind

98
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township

A

Stadtgebiet

99
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predominantly

A

überwiegend

100
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hoovered up

A

aufgesaugt

101
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tokens

A

Zeichen/ Symbole

102
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numerical values

A

numerische Bedeutung

103
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sentient

A

empfindungsfähig

104
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strikingly

A

erstaunlich/ auffallend

105
Q

story arc

A

Handlungsbogen

106
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cognitive science

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Kognitionswissenschaften

107
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a minded thing

A

ein denkendes Ding/ ein Ding mit Verstand

108
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interrogator

109
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respondent

110
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sufficient

A

ausreichend

111
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exhibit

A

zeigen/ aufweisen

112
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notions

113
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marvel

A

über etwas stauenen

114
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rendering

A

widergeben/ gestalten

115
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generic

116
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parsing

A

analysieren

117
Q

a bio

118
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on all three counts

A

in dreifacher Hinsicht

119
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confidently

A

selbstbewusst

120
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repositories

A

Aufbewahrungsort/ Behälter

121
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assertions

A

Behauptungen/ Aussagen

122
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differential

A

unterschiedlich

123
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signification

124
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to a halt

A

beenden/ lahmlegen/ anhalten

125
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folklore

A

Folklore/ Volkskunde

126
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constituent

127
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seminal

A

bahnbrechend

128
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impressionists

A

Impressionisten

129
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unnerving

A

nervenaufreibend

130
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discards

A

etwas ablegen/ legt ab

131
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amalgamate

A

fusionieren/ verbinden/ zusammenlegen

132
Q

ostensibly

A

angeblich/ anscheinend

133
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generative

A

zeugend/ erzeugend

134
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comparatively

A

vergleichsweise

135
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sophisticated

A

intellektuell/ komplex

136
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omniscient

A

allwissend

137
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omnipotent

A

allmächtig

138
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omnipresent

A

allgegenwärtig

139
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epistemological

A

wissenstheoretisch

140
Q

alien

141
Q

permutations

A

Vertauschung

142
Q

mysticism

143
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inscrutable

A

unergründlich/ rätselhaft

144
Q

scale

145
Q

brute power

A

brutale Macht

146
Q

A

den nächste Abschnitt kennen wir schon –> Probeklausur

147
Q

incumbents

A

Amtsinhaber

148
Q

dizzying

A

schwindelerregend/ verwirrend

149
Q

drone

A

hier: Ansammlung

150
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panels

A

Ausschuss/ Gremium

151
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integrating

A

ergänzend

152
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reining

153
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awry

A

fehlerhaft/ falsch

154
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affable

A

umgänglich/ freundlich

155
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deploy

156
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altruistic

157
Q

entrenched

A

etabliert/ verwurzelt

158
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allocate

A

zuteilen/ zuordnen

159
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promulgated

A

verkündet

160
Q

competing

A

konkurrierend

161
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sentiment

A

Stimmung/ Gefühl

162
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superficially

A

oberflächlich

163
Q

implement

A

ausführen

164
Q

novelty

165
Q

coined

166
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intimately

A

vertraut/ eng eingebunden

167
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venture

168
Q

screed

A

Essay/ Buch

169
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adamantly

A

hartnäckig

170
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bugbears

A

Schreckgespenster

171
Q

havoc

A

Zerstörung verursachen/ wüten

172
Q

insulation

A

Isolierung

173
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yield

A

hervorbringen

174
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mundane

A

alltäglich

175
Q

reconciling

A

versöhnend

176
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triaging

177
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itineraries

A

Reisetagebücher

178
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benevolent

A

gütig/ wohlwollend

179
Q

irreducible

A

unreduzierbar

180
Q

dignity

181
Q

interiority

A

Innenleben/ Innere Werte

182
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favorability

A

Günstigkeit (hier: Beliebtheit)

183
Q

unremarkable

A

unscheinbar

184
Q

juggernaut

A

verheerende Kraft (hier: Ikone)

185
Q

features

A

Eigenschaften, Züge

186
Q

blankly

A

ausdruckslos

187
Q

bonnet

188
Q

airbrushed

A

retuschiert

189
Q

bicentenary

A

zweihundertjährig

190
Q

reshaped

A

umgebildet

191
Q

gleeful

A

hämisch, schadenfroh

192
Q

precarious

193
Q

laid to rest

A

beigesetzt, zur Ruhe legen

194
Q

shrewd

A

klug, scharfsinnig, clever

195
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(business) acumen

A

Geschäftssinn

196
Q

recast

A

umgestalten

197
Q

redacted

A

redigieren, überarbeiten

198
Q

epitaph

A

Grabinschrift

199
Q

singularly

A

außerordentlich, überaus

200
Q

barren

A

trocken, karg

201
Q

herald

A

Vorbote sein, verkünden

202
Q

derive

203
Q

quotidian

A

alltäglich

204
Q

deftly

205
Q

“free indirect speech”

A

erlebte Rede

206
Q

dreck

A

Mist, Dreck

207
Q

web

A

Netz, Internet

208
Q

imbrication

A

ineinandergreifen, Verbrüderung (angeblich)

209
Q

existing biases

A

bestehende Vorurteile

210
Q

thus

211
Q

hastily

A

eilig, hastig

212
Q

ham-fisted

A

ungeschickt, plump

213
Q

pre-empt

A

jemanden/etwas zuvorkommen

214
Q

myriad

A

unzählige…

215
Q

myriad ways

A

sehr große Anzahl, ungezählte, unzählig große Menge

216
Q

preexisting

A

bereits vorhanden

217
Q

airstrikes

A

Luftangriffe

218
Q

offhandedly

A

spontan, ohne weiter Überlegungen, einfach so

219
Q

libertarian-capitalist

A

Rechtlibertarismus, Libertärer Kapitalismus

220
Q

embedded

A

(fest) eingelassen

221
Q

deprioritise

A

Als weniger wichtig einstufen

222
Q

evinces

A

Zeigt, offenbart

223
Q

awash

A

Überschwemmt

224
Q

digital detritus

A

Digitaler Müll

225
Q

cacophony

A

Kakaphonie

226
Q

morass

A

Sumpf, Morast

227
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contestation

A

Anfechten, Streit