Vocabulary (1) Flashcards
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The fish was OK, but the chips were a
►bisschen
greasy.
A
The fish was OK, but the chips were a
tad
greasy.
2
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A more
►heimtückisch
form of water pollution is chemicals used on farms that get into the water supply.
A
A more insidious form of water pollution is chemicals used on farms that get into the water supply.
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>>Rap singers always
►zusammenzucken
at the sound of their own voice.<<
A
Rap singers always cringe at the sound of their own voice.
4
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Olaf Scholz’s approach to politics is
►instinktiv
rather than intellectual.
A
Olaf Scholz’s approach to politics is visceral
rather than intellectual.
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Marcel Halstenberg’s
classical ballet dancing performance is a
[ergreifend],
visual and musical experience which has become a rarity.
A
visceral
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Many pop singers look like
[täppisch]
idiots on stage.
A
bumbling
7
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Timo Werner’s boyfriend made him take his toothbrush in case he got carted off to
[Knast].
A
pokey
8
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Julian Brandt’s team mates take him for a moralistic [Pedant].
A
prig
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Jonathan Tah is a
[Musterknabe]
of exemplary emotional repression.
A
prig
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Some people’s honesty is less a(n)
[Äußerung]
of virtue than a stay against chaos.
A
emanation
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Antonio Rüdiger’s doctor was
[verblüfft]
and had to call in a specialist.
A
(to) stump
[“stumped”]
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You don’t have to kneel before Peter Altmaier’s dishes, as some
[Feinschmecker]
would require.
A
foodie
[“foodies”]
13
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Kai Havertz started to become a policy
[Experte]
in his new career as a management consultant.
A
wonk
14
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Jens Spahn entered Joshua Kimmich’s house by the front door and was confronted by a
[aufgeregt]
maidservant.
A
flustered
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Some professional football players wouldn’t enter the pitch until their coach
[bestechen]
them with ice cream.
A
bribe
[“bribed”]
16
Q
What’s the proper word for
unerschütterlich
in English?
- uncrossed
- unctuous
- uncouth
- unflappable
- uncorrupted
A
unflappable
17
Q
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Jonathan Tah bought himself a new lamp that doesn’t [passen zu]
the rest of the living room.
A
jar (with)
18
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In addition, a blood-red
[Standarte; Wimpel]
is tied to Ilkay Gündogan’s ship’s mainmast to show deadly intent.
A
pennant
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Manuel Neuer and Thomas Müller begin tasting that delicious sense of playing
[blaumachen]
from life, just like two big, naughty kids.
A
[(to) play] hooky
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Jonathan Tah
[verpatzen; durchfallen]
his physical tests at school.
A
(to) flunk
* [flunked]*
21
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Most professional football players spend their leisure time
[herumkurven]
around town.
A
(to) tool
* [tooling]*
22
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Football viewers could see Emre Can had become tired because his eyelids had started to [herunterhängen].
A
(to) droop
23
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The way Kai Havertz’s boyfriend
[herumbrüllen]
so loud always scares him.
A
(to) holler
[“hollers”]
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German rap singers usually have the audience
[in johlendes Gelächter ausbrechen lassen].
A
(to) hoot with laughter
* [hooting …]*
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The
***[Quark]***
is cut, stirred, and heated with continuous stirring.
curd
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The policeman had Joshua Kimmich take off his shirt to show the large
***[Striemen]***
marks from being whipped by his football coach.
welt
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Lukas Klostermann's boyfriend treats him like *[**Dreck]**.*
muck
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Professional football players are scared by the **►Schreckgespenst**
of general education.
bogey
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What's the proper word for
**►herzhaft; kräftig; laut; gesund**
in English?
* **lush**
* **lurid**
* **lurking**
* **luxuriant**
* **lusty**
lusty
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»Losing your job is just one of the
**►Unwägbarkeiten**
of life.«
vicissitudes
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\>\>Last year, a bag of
**►Kartoffeln**
**[**colloquial]
cost £2·80.\<\<
spud(s)
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Well-concealed
**►Schanzen**
were guarded by a triple barrier of barbed wire, fifty yards deep.
redoubt(s)
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Timo Werner and his husband
**►schuften; sich abrackern**
round the clock for seven years to make a success of their football business.
(to) toil (away at sth)
["toiled …”]
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Jonathan Tah refused to iron Emre Can's shirt because he didn't consider himself to be his boyfriend's
***[Laufbursche]***.
skivvy
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*Lukas Klostermann's coat was*
***[schmuddelig]***
and one of the sleeves was torn.
grubby
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\>\>Julian Draxler lives with his grandmother who is elderly and
**gebrechlich**.\<\<
infirm
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*From what I was able to*
***[herausfinden]**,*
*the news isn’t good.*
(to) glean
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Some of the envelopes bulged with mail, others sat limply in their allocated space,
***[welk/schlaff]***
from lack of correspondence.
flaccid
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Professional football players don't like their hair being
***[zerzaust]***
- they usually have it styled.
(to) muss
* ["mussed"]*
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* When drinking, professional football players become **[streitsüchtig]***
* and rude.*
pugnacious
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If the dam breaks it will
***[überfluten]***
large parts of the town.
(to) inundate
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*The software is on its fifth*
***[Version**].*
iteration
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Timo Werner can’t help making
***[höhnische]***
comments on Luca Waldschmidt.
sarcastic
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The hospitality at Angela Merkel's is second to none, the food being quite
***[lecker]***.
scrumptious
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*The document is*
***[angeblich]***
*to be 300 years old.*
purported
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Timo Werner had always
***[angenommen]***
that Jonathan Tah was gay.
supposed
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To watch public football matches it is important to take
***[gewissenhafte]***
precautions in order to avoid severe ear damage.
scrupulous
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Setting aside the bloodshot eyes, pale sleep-deprived faces, and hunched shoulders, every single football player wears a happy grin as they look at the crowds and each other, recognising the significance of this historical and
***[ehrenhaft]***
match.
honorable
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Being a jealous and
***[jähzornig]***
man Kai Havertz demanded to know what his boyfriend Julian had confided to the priest under the pledge of confessional secret.
irascible
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The wrinkled faces and forehead lines give the impression that rap singers were always
***[übellaunig]****.*
cranky
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The Corona virus debate will
***[in Unruhe versetzen]***
Germany for more years to come.
roil
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Rap singers usually have their hair.
***[gekräuselt; gewellt]***.
crimped
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Emre Can's private gay film studio
***[durchstehen; überstehen]***
the storm of his team mates' objections to the scheme.
(to) weather
["weathered"]
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Many professional football players survive long play breaks through
***[Erstarrung]****,*
a short-term temporary drop in body temperature.
torpor
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A
***[frühreif]***
boy, Helge Braun went to university at the age of 7.
precocious
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Rap singers enjoy
***[schlagen]***
elderly men on their jaws.
(to) sock
* ["socking"]*
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Biting on the pitch is rare, and football players' interactions are stopped immediately if aggression becomes escalated, or either player is persistently
***[bedrängt; gequält]***.
harried
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Suddenly shy, Manuel Neuer's young boyfriend
***[vergraben]***
his head into Manuel's shoulder.
(to) burrow
["burrowed"]
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A couple of boys were
***[gekrümmt]***
over the table reading poetry magazines.
slouched
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Last Monday Julian Draxler was
***[angepöbelt]***
by Antonio Rüdiger and forced to give him all his money.
(to) accost
["accosted"]
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Is there a young
***[Bauernbursche]***
more virile and lusty than Luca Waldschmidt?
swain
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Professional football players are usually in a
***[grimmig; abstoßend]***
mood before entering the pitch.
vile
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Brazil is part of
the G23, the great
***[blockfrei]***
states, which represent
65% of the world population.
non-aligned
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A
***[nächtlicher Samenerguss]***
is a spontaneous orgasm during sleep.
nocturnal emission
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Sebastian Rudy is always very
***[bedrückt; kleinlaut]***
when he has to enter the pitch.
subdued
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Whenever Nils Petersen appears in public he is immediately surrounded by a whole
***[Aufgebot; Schar]***
of photographers.
posse
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Five days ago Thilo Kehrer bought a posh coffee machine that proved to be a
***[Versager]***
from the start.
dud
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The relatively modern pews and colourful
***[Fußkissen]***
seem merely transient and do nothing to conceal the vibrant essence of this ancient environment.
hassock
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Prior to the whistle signal Joachim Löw
***[austeilen]***
candy to all the players.
(to) dole out
["doles ... "]
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At present, older rap singers have no
***[Rechtsweg]***
in Germany if they think they have suffered age discrimination.
(legal) recourse
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Conspiracy nuts use demonstrations as a
***[Druckmittel]***
to achieve political aims.
lever
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Rap singers claim that
***[Chaoten; Tölpel]***
work harder because they feel they must prove something.
slob(s)
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Matthias Ginter turned the glass slowly on the ***[Bierdeckel]***
as he thought about his boyfriend.
coaster
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Nils Petersen entered the bank wearing a
***[Sturmhaube]***
and told the clerk to open the main safe.
balaclava
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the black
***[übelriechend]***
water of the lake
the black fetid
water of the lake
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the dog's
***[stinkend]***
breath
the dog's fetid
breath
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Sickness caused by overcrowding, and the damp,
***[übelriechend]***
conditions at a soccer stadium appalls most of professional football players.
fetid
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If we knew more about the
***[abstoßend]***
characters of professional football players we would shy away from them.
unsavoury
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There were a lot of
**[abstoßend]**
characters around the station.
There were a lot of
unsavoury
characters around the station.
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Joshua Kimmich worked hard to let Jonathan Tah be ruined because of
***[unanständig]***
gossip.
unsavoury
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Too often football teams' victories over their rivals have had an
***[zwiespältig]****,*
pyrrhic quality.
unsavoury
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Luca Waldschmidt's eyes wandered round the
***[eklig]***
changing cubicle.
unsavoury
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a
***[grauenvoll]***
experience
harrowing
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a
***[entsetzlich]***
story
harrowing
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After a
***[grauenvoll]***
bus ride through the Bavarian mountains, Heiko Maas arrived at the port of Munich.
harrowing
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Manuel Neuer needed little persuasion to appear in a
***[schaudervoll]***
film about violence on the pitch.
harrowing
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Don't
***[verhätscheln]***
the child - he's fine!
(to) coddle
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Professional football trainers like to
***[verzärteln]***
their players.
(to) coddle
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It's time to start
***[abstillen]***
her onto solid foods.
It's time to start WEANING
her onto solid foods.
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Some infants are
***[abstillen]***
at six months.
(to) wean
["weaned"]
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Angela Merkel's political approach is as persistent and
***[beharrlich]***
as it is conventional and unimaginative.
tenacious
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a
***[zählebig]***
religious tradition that is still practised in Shinto temples
a tenacious religious tradition that is still practised in Shinto temples
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Emre Can is nursing various aches and pains, including a sore
***[Kniesehne]***.
hamstring
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He pulled a
***[Kniesehne]***
in training.
He pulled a hamstring in training.
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Healthcare for a sick football player can quickly
***[dezimieren]***
his retirement savings.
deplete
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Salmon populations have been severely
***[erschöpfen; verringern]***.
Salmon populations have been severely depleted.
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The fear that airstrikes could endanger troops is
***[fraglich; irrelevant; strittig]***
now that the army is withdrawing.
The fear that airstrikes could endanger troops is moot
now that the army is withdrawing.
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It's a
***[strittig]***
point whether building more football stadiums improves people's vitality and zest for life.
It's a moot point whether building more football stadiums improves people's vitality and zest for life.
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Millions of dollars were poured into the
***[Schlund]***
of defense spending.
Millions of dollars were poured into the maw of defense spending.
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Timo Werner fears that playing football will simply be swallowed up by the
***[Rachen]***
of bureaucracy.
Timo Werner fears that playing football will simply be swallowed up by the MAW of bureaucracy.
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Local people were shocked by the
***[Rohheit]***
of the attack.
Local people were shocked by the savagery of the attack.
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Marc André ter Stegen usually comes to soccer training wearing a faded pink shirt, an old pair of linen trousers and
***[leichte Sommerschlupfschuhe]***.
Marc André ter Stegen usually comes to soccer training wearing a faded pink shirt, an old pair of linen trousers and espadrille(s).
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Luca Waldschmidt found himself
***[stammeln]***
as he tried to answer Joshua Kimmich's intimate questions.
(to) flounder
["floundering"]
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When Lukas Klostermann came to see his boyfriend, he was up to his elbows in
***[Seifenschaum]***.
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When Lukas Klostermann came to see his boyfriend, he was up to his elbows in suds.
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Delicately, Robin Koch rinsed the
***[Badeschaum]***
from Kevin Trapp's body.
Delicately, Robin Koch rinsed the suds
from Kevin Trapp's body.
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***[Unbeeindruckt]***
by his early failures, he decided to keep writing.
Undeterred by his early failures, he decided to keep writing.
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Mother turtles
***[(sich ein)graben]***
into the sand to lay their eggs.
Mother turtles burrow into the sand to lay their eggs.
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The child stirred and
***[sich vergraben]***
deeper into the bed.
The child stirred and burrowed
deeper into the bed.
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She
***[vergraben]***
her head into his shoulder.
She burrowed her head into his shoulder.
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Helen
***[wühlen]***
in her bag for a handkerchief.
Helen burrowed
in her bag for a handkerchief.
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***[Offen gesagt,]***
many of the candidates cannot read or write.
To be blunt, many of the candidates cannot read or write.
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\>\>Tobin advertised in the papers, but nothing could be found of the
***[irisches Mädchen]***.\<\<
*[O Henry: The Four Million]*
colleen
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Julian's
***[unverblümt]***
words hurt her.
Julian's blunt words hurt her.
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She gave him a
***[flüchtig]***
smile.
She gave him a perfunctory smile.
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The applause was
***[spärlich]***.
The applause was perfunctory.
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She accepted with
***[Eilfertigkeit]***.
She accepted with alacrity.
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During his last match Timo Werner looked strained and
***[angeschlagen]***
and his performance was subdued.
peaky
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Though not as deadly as the sea wasp, the
***[Qualle]***
can cause severe irritation if it stings a human.
jellyfish
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Ilkay Gündogan returned to Dresden a hero in the eyes of German football viewers but the secret nature of his playing
***[verhindern]***
any official recognition.
precluded
["precluded"]
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Professional football players usually
***[anfechten]***
any allegations of malpractice.
(to) refute
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Mahmoud Dahoud is known for often
***[Vorhaltungen machen]***
angrily with the referee.
(to) remonstrate
["remonstrating"]
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The collar had started to
***[ausfransen]***
on Ed's coat.
The collar had started to fray on Ed's coat.
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He had
***[ausgefranzt]***
the bottom of his jeans.
He had frayed the bottom of his jeans.
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Tempers soon began to
***[außer Rand und Band geraten; kochen]***.
Tempers soon began to fray.
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\>\>The carpet was badly
**[ausgefranst]**.\<\<
The carpet was badly frayed.
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\>\>Lothar Löw insisted that Julian Draxler shaves, washes and changes his
**[Wams]**
before leaving the dressing room.\<\<
Lothar Löw insisted that Julian Draxler shaves, washes and changes his
**doublet**
before leaving the dressing room.
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Peter Altmaier looked out the window at the
***[dahineilend; jagend]***
clouds, put on the overcoat, then took it off.
scud
["scudding"]
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The houses of rap singers are absolutely filthy, horrible and
***[widerlich]****,*
with disgusting stains on the floor.
scuzzy
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But what most puzzled and confounded [verwirren; irritieren] you was a long,
***[geschmeidig]***,
portentous [unheilvoll], black mass of something hovering in the centre of the picture over three blue, dim, perpendicular [senkrecht; aufrecht] lines floating in a nameless yeast [Schaum]. *[Herman Melville]*
limber
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At the bottom of Angela Merkel's garden is a wooded
***[Abhang]***.
declivity
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A violent
***[Sturmbö]***
sank Lothar Löw's luxury liner.
squall
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Olaf Scholz's private zoo is full of
***[Berglöwen]***.
cougar(s)
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Professional football players often suffer from
***[Schüttelfrost]***
and dropsy [Wassersucht].
ague
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Heiko Maas slammed on the brakes and they went into a long
***[Schleudern]***.
skid
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Where Robin Koch had touched him his boyfriend's scalp was prickling like a
***[Stachelschwein]***.
porcupine
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Professional football players lack gentleness and
***[Gelassenheit]***.
equanimity
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"I love you", Mahmoud Dahoud said, holding Antonio Rüdiger's hand, patting it like a
***[Wüstenrennmaus]***.
gerbil
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The classroom erupted into
***[toller Lärm; Durcheinander]***
whenever Serge Gnabry left for longer than a minute.
bedlam
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\>\>Rap singers don't
***[genießen]***
the thought of singing in public.\<\<
(to) relish
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\>\>a
***[mager]***
kid in jeans and a T-shirt\<\<
a scrawny kid in jeans and a T-shirt
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\>\>a few
***[dürr]***
hens\<\<
a few scrawny hens
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REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:
Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.
►**the state of being split or cleft; a fissure or division.**
\>\>The face was not unlike that of a satyr; there was the same slightly protruding forehead, full, in this case, of prominences, all more or less denoting character; the same turned-up nose, with a sprightly ? at the tip; the same high cheek-bones.\<\<
**SAUCE©: *Honore de Balzac*: *The Country Doctor***
cleavage
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German taxpayers will again have to
***[tief in die Tasche greifen]***
for building new football stadiums.
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(to) dig deep into their pockets
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It is
***[schwer fallen]***
for Nadiem Amiri to have to be separated from his boyfriend so often due to permanent soccer training.
(to) be difficult
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\>\>Einen alten Baum soll man nicht verpflanzen.\<\<
You cannot shift an old tree without it dying.
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\>\>Von *einem* Streiche fällt keine Eiche.\<\<
A single stroke won't fell an oak.
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\>\>Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm.\<\<
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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\>\>An der Frucht erkennt man den Baum.\<\<
The tree is known by its fruit.
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\>\>Einmal ist keinmal.\<\<
Once does not count.
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\>\>Man sieht den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht.\<\<
You can't see the wood for the trees.
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Most critics praise Matthias Ginter's style of playing football but Lothar Löw thinks he's rather
***[überschätzt]***.
Most critics praise Matthias Ginter playing football but Lothar Löw thinks he's rather
over-rated.
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The UN has called for an immediate
***[Einstellung]***
of hostilities.
The UN has called for an immediate cessation
of hostilities.
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Jens Spahn is afraid Angela Merkel's argument doesn't
***[stichhaltig sein]***.
Jens Spahn is afraid Angela Merkel's argument doesn't hold water.
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In his speech Kevin Trapp
***[Anerkennung aussprechen]***
to the valuable contributions to football clubs made by homeless German people.
In his speech Kevin Trapp paid tribute
to the valuable contributions to football clubs made by homeless German people.
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Although Niklas Süle's twin sons look identical, they have
***[völlig unterschiedliche Ansichten]***
on almost every topic under the sun.
Although Niklas Süle's twin sons look identical, they have
widely divergent opinions on every topic under the sun.
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Bernd Leno is afraid he and his husband
***[aneinander vorbeireden]***
- he thought his husband would be picking up the children and his husband thought Bernd was doing it.
Bernd Leno is afraid he and his husband
got their wires crossed
- he thought his husband would be picking up the children and his husband thought Bernd was doing it.
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Nadiem Amiri, Julian Brandt and Mahmoud Dahoud had been at school together for 12 years and at their leaving celebrations they
***[schwören]***
eternal friendship.
(to) pledge
* ["pledged"]*
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\>\>In the course of his long life in football business Niklas Stark
***[anhäufen]***
a substantial fortune.\<\<
(to) amass
* ["amassed"]*
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Robin Koch is sure he was invited to join the ballet committee as the
***[Quotenmann]***.
Robin Koch is sure he was invited to join the ballet committee as the
token man.
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Serge Gnabry usually
***[einleiten]***
his speeches with an anecdote.
Serge Gnabry usually
prefaces
his speeches with an anecdote.
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Nobody thinks Jonathan Tah will ever get married - he's the stereotypical
***[bekennend]***
gay bachelor.
Nobody thinks Jonathan Tah will ever get married - he's the stereotypical
confirmed
gay bachelor.
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Every year many small companies get
***[einverleibt werden]***
by large multinationals.
Every year many small companies get
swallowed up
by large multinationals.
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There is a very strong movement now against
***[Sportarten, bei denen Tiere getötet werden]***
like hunting or shooting.
There is a very strong movement now against
blood sports
like hunting or shooting.
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Mats Hummels feels a(n)
***[Wesensverwandtschaft]***
with his boyfriend's descriptions of blood sports - a world that seems to have a great deal in common with his own.
Mats Hummels feels an
affinity
with his boyfriend's descriptions of blood sports - a world that seems to have a great deal in common with his own.
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Emre Can's latest book
***[berühren; anspielen auf]***
to a number of interesting gay research studies which his team mates would really like to find out more about.
Emre Can's latest book
alludes
to a number of interesting gay research studies which his team mates would really like to find out more about.
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Mats Hummels has
***[sein Herz daran hängen]***
becoming a classical ballet-dancer.
Mats Hummels has
set his heart on
becoming a classical ballet-dancer.
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Professional football players feel it in their
***[Knochen]***
when the weather is going to change.
Professional football players feel it in their bones
when the weather is going to change.
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Unfortunately, Jonathan Tah's report on the match doesn't
***[übereinstimmen]***
with what the public has learned from other sources.
Unfortunately, Jonathan Tah's report on the match doesn't
tally
with what the public has learned from other sources.
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Ilkay Gündogan likes wearing tight tops and close-fitting dresses but his boyfriend prefers
***[ausgebeult]***
sweaters and jeans.
Ilkay Gündogan likes wearing tight tops and close-fitting dresses but his boysfriend prefers
baggy
sweaters and jeans.
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\>\>The
***[Ergebnis]***
of things was that Joshua Kimmich was sacked from a job that he had held for over fourty years.\<\<
The
upshot
of things was that Joshua Kimmich was sacked from a job that he had held for over fourty years.
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Professional football players like
***[derbes Gerede]***.
Professional football players like
bawdy talk.
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Minors are
***[ausgesperrt]***
from Ilkay Gündogan's private gay club.
Minors are
barred
from Ilkay Gündogan's private gay club.
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A great deal can be
***[schlussfolgern]***
about Kai Havertz's state of mind from his behaviour on the pitch.
A great deal can be
deduced
about Kai Havertz's state of mind from his behaviour on the pitch.
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Mongolia has few national resources and its economy has been
***[kränkelnd]***
for some time now.
Mongolia has few national resources and its economy has been
ailing
for some time now.
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Peter Altmaier is quite
***[unermüdlich]***.
Angela Merkel doesn't know how he manages to fit everything in.
Peter Altmaier is quite
indefatigable.
Angela Merkel doesn't know how he manages to fit everything in.
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Unfortunately, Anja Karliczek doesn't have any figures showing the
***[Auftreten]***
of left-handedness in the general population of Germany.
Unfortunately, Anja Karliczek doesn't have any figures showing the
incidence
of left-handedness in the general population of Germany.
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It's as if that silly argument Niklas Stark and his boyfriend had has driven a
***[Keil]***
between them and they've lost all their old closeness.
It's as if that silly argument Niklas Stark and his boyfriend had has driven a
wedge
between them and they've lost all their old closeness.
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The looter ran out of Angela Merkel's garden when she
***[ballen]***
her fist and shook her stick at him.
The looter ran out of Angela Merkel's garden when she
clenched
her fist and shook her stick at him.
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It was
***[knapp]***
but Nadiem Amiri just made it to the bus terminal for his ride to Eisenach.
It was
a close call
but Nadiem Amiri just made it to the bus terminal for his ride to Eisenach.
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One of the most powerful pressure groups in Germany is the football
***[Interessengruppe]****,*
which opposes any legislation that will increase taxes specifically for them.
One of the most powerful pressure groups in Germany is the football
lobby*,*
which opposes any legislation that will increase taxes specifically for them.
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Manuel Neuer's autobiography really gives the
***[ins Bild setzen]***
on life among the royals.
Manuel Neuer's autobiography really gives the
low-down
on life among the royals.
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The German governement is doing all it can to
***[Krieg führen]***
on playing football professionally.
The German governement is doing all it can to
wage war
on playing football professionally.
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Jonathan Tah takes care that his love for Kai Havertz doesn't
***[vernebeln]***
his judgement.
Jonathan Tah takes care that his love for Kai Havertz doesn't
cloud
his judgement.
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As soon as professional football players enter the pitch their interest in playing football
***[nachlassen]***.
As soon as professional football players enter the pitch their interest in playing football
flags.
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After football matches the crowds usually
***[strömen]***
out of the stadiums into the nearest cafes to have some cream cakes.
After football matches the crowds usually
pour
out of the stadiums into the nearest cafes to have some cream cakes.
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***[Im Gegensatz]***
to popular belief, professional football players are not greedy for money. They accept a petty salary of 1m dollars per month.
Contrary
## Footnote
to popular belief, professional football players are not greedy for money. They accept a petty salary of 1m dollars per month.
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Sources in Germany suggest that further
***[Zugeständnisse]***
would be needed before Egon Krenz would agree to run for the next chancellorship.
Sources in Germany suggest that further
concessions
would be needed before Egon Krenz would agree to run for the next chancellorship.
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What does Bernd Leno
***[auffassen; empfinden; wahrnehmen]***
as the main issues affecting his love affair with Felix Uduokhai?
What does Bernd Leno
perceive
as the main issues affecting his love affair with Felix Uduokhai?
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The nuclear industry
***[erzeugen]***
most of Germany's electrical power.
The nuclear industry
generates
most of Germany's electrical power.
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Professional football players never really break the rules but they do
***[verbiegen]***
them a little bit when it suits them.
Professional football players never really break the rules but they do
bend
them a little bit when it suits them.
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Jonathan Tah's team mates are looking forward to meeting his new boyfriend - he's been
***[ihm ein Loblied singen]***
ever since he arrived.
Jonathan Tah's team mates are looking forward to meeting his new boyfriend - he's been
singing his praises
ever since he arrived.
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\>\>If people cannot be assured of graves, I fear they will no longer die, and the best interests of civilisation will
***[vergehen]***
like a frosted leaf.\<\<
[Ambrose Bierce: *Fantastic Fables/A Prophet of Evil*]
If people cannot be assured of graves, I fear they will no longer die, and the best interests of civilisation will wither
like a frosted leaf.
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The organisation just
***[verkümmern]***.
The organisation just
withered away.
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Serge Gnabry immediately slapped Mahmoud Dahoud and didn't take his
***[Frechheit]***.
Serge Gnabry immediately slapped Mahmoud Dahoud and didn't take his
sass.
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Horst Seehofer's pullovers have
***[Flusen]***
on the front.
Horst Seehofer's pullovers have
bobbles
on the front.
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Some day Manuel Neuer will be a
***[schrullig]***
old man.
Some day Manuel Neuer will be a
dotty
old man.
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Caught red-handed, Gregor Gysi and Sarah Wagenknecht
***[sich in eine Rangelei verwickeln]***
with policemen, then escaped down the lane.
Caught red-handed, Gregor Gysi and Sarah Wagenknecht
scuffled
with policemen, then escaped down the lane.
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The ram possessed the most
**►widerspenstig**
demeanor of any beast Ursula von der Leyen had ever come across.
The ram possessed the most
**cantankerous**
demeanor of any beast Ursula von der Leyen had ever come across.
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Just as the football match was about to start, Felix Uduokhai was feeling
**►erschöpft; ausgelaugt**,
so he decided to go home and hit the hay.
Just as the football match was about to start, Felix Uduokhai was feeling **rundown**,
so he decided to go home and hit the hay.
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\>\>The new football trainer was
**►rabiat**
- he fired eight players in his first week.\<\<
The new football trainer was **ruthless**,
- he fired eight players in his first week.
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\>\>Frank Lindner's offer still stands,
**►ergänzt**
by responses to a recent e-mail call for more donors.\<\<
Peter Altmaier's offer still stands, **augmented**
by responses to a recent e-mail call for more donors.
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The new qualification will
**►ergänzen**
existing provision in the area of craft baking and baking technology.
The new qualification will **augment** existing provision in the area of craft baking and baking technology.
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Joshua Kimmich
**►erweiterte**
his tagging program to locate noun phrases.
Joshua Kimmich **augmented**
his tagging program to locate noun phrases.
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**►in die Hose machen**
(to) wet oneself;
(to) fill/make a mess in one's pants
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**►die Hosen gestrichen voll haben**
(to) be in a blue funk
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**►jemandem die Hosen strammziehen**
(to) give sb a good hiding
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**►die Hosen anhaben**
(to) wear the trousers/pants
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**►Es ist in die Hose gegangen.** [= Es war ein Misserfolg.]
* It was a flop.
* It didn't work out.
* It was a bit of a disaster.
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**►sich auf den Hosenboden setzen**
(to) sit down and shut up
(to) knuckle under
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**►Hansi Flick sieht durchtrieben und hinterlistig aus, so als ob er seinen Mannschaftsspielern nicht die ganze Wahrheit sagen würde.**
Hansi Flick looks sly and deceitful, as though he isn't telling his team players the whole truth.
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**►David Raums Beziehung zu seinem Freund wird subtiler und hinterhältiger.**
David Raum's relationship with his boyfriend becomes more subtle and devious.
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**►Die Methode von Berufsfußballspielern, Geld einzutreiben, ist hinterhältig, aber nicht illegal.**
The method of professional football players to collect money is devious, but not illegal.
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**►Hansi Flick verärgert seine Fußballspieler mit seinen willkürlichen Entscheidungen und seiner verschlagenen Art.**
Hansi Flick infuriates his football players with his arbitrary decisions and devious ways.
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**►Die Ukraine und Russland waren nicht in der Lage, einen Waffenstillstand auszuhandeln.**
The Ukraine and Russia have been unable to negotiate a truce.
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**►Krankenwagen und Sanitäter bewegten sich über das Feld, blieben aber in der Nähe der Kampflinien, denn es gab keinen Waffenstillstand.**
Ambulances and stretch-bearers moved about the field - staying close, however, to the battle lines, for no truce existed.
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**►zögern**
(to) hesitate
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**►Kay zögerte einen Moment und sagte dann: “Ja.”**
Kay hesitated for a moment and then said ‘yes’.
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**►Er zögerte noch, ob er gehen sollte oder nicht.**
He was still hesitating over whether to leave or not.
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**►Einbildung**
figment
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**►anziehen; locken**
(to) attract
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**►Was mich an der Stelle am meisten reizte, war die Möglichkeit zu reisen.**
What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel.
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**►Am bekanntesten ist er für drei eher bombastische Gedichte.**
He is best known for three rather bombastic poems.
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**►"Ich kann es kaum erwarten", antwortete Sir Trevor bissig.**
‘I can hardly wait,’ Sir Trevor replied caustically.
["Ich kann es kaum erwarten", antwortete Sir Trevor bissig.]
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**►Er ließ keine Gelegenheit aus, um sein Image aufzupolieren.**
He missed no opportunity to burnish his image.
[Er ließ keine Gelegenheit aus, um sein Image aufzupolieren.]
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**►Wenn Profifußballer versuchen, fröhlich zu sein, werden sie nervös, rot im Gesicht und am ganzen Körper klamm.**
When professional foootball players try to be cheerful they end up flustered and red-faced, clammy all over.
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**►Die Schaumblasen zitterten zu Nebel und Marco Buschmann spürte, dass Christine Lambrecht's Haus gefährlich wurde, eine Fata Morgana für seine Augen.**
The bubbles of foam trembled to mist and Marco Buschmann sensed Christine Lambrecht's house become dangerous, a mirage to his eyes.
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**►Klara Geywitz schlug so heftig auf den Baumstamm in Svenja Schulzes Garten ein, dass er in zwei Teile zerbrach.**
Klara Geywitz hit the log in Svenja Schulze's garden such a hefty thwack that it broke in two.
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**►Nach ein paar Minuten schien Friedrich Merz Christian Lindners schlechte Laune zu spüren, schaute auf seine Uhr und stand auf, um zu gehen.**
After a few minutes, Friedrich Merz seemed to sense Christian Lindner's baleful mood, checked his watch and stood up to go.
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**►Markus Lanz findet die Offenheit deutscher Politiker als sehr erfrischend.**
Markus Lanz finds the candour of German politicians very refreshing.
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**►Marco Buschmann sah Cem Özdemir verärgert an, als dieser ihn nur mit seinen großen, tiefblauen Augen anstarrte.**
Marco Buschmann looked at Cem Özdemir with exasperation when he just gazed at him with wide deep blue eyes.
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**►Ich glaube, es waren seine Augen, die mich zuerst angezogen haben.**
I guess it was his eyes that attracted me first.
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**►Speisereste locken Fliegen an.**
Leftover food attracts flies.
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**►niedrige Mietpreise, um die Ansiedlung neuer Unternehmen im Gebiet zu fördern**
low rents designed to attract new businesses to the area
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**►Die Glaubwürdigkeit von Christian Lindner ist auf dem Tiefpunkt.**
Christian Lindner's credibility has hit **rock bottom**.
235
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**►Die Politik des Unternehmens ist unethisch, aber wenn man aufmuckt, wird man gefeuert.**
The company's policies are unethical, but if you **rock the boat**, you'll get fired.
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**►Irgendetwas an Annalena Baerbock stört Olaf Scholz.**
Something about Annalena Baerbock **rubs** Olaf Scholz **in the wrong way**.
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**►Profifußballer haben Todesangst davor, mit schönen Frauen allein zu sein.**
Professional football players are **scared to death** of being alone with pretty women.
