Vocabulary (2) Flashcards
1
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>>Julian Brandt wets his hair, applies shampoo, and massages into a rich
►Schaum
six times a day.<<
A
Julian Brandt wets his hair, applies shampoo, and massages into a rich lather six times a day.
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Viewing football matches we often witness inhumane
►Brutalitäten
on the pitch.
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Viewing football matches we often witness inhumane savageries on the pitch.
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Playing football can
greatly help in increasing
►gegenseitiges Verständnis
and improving our relations.
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Playing football can
greatly help in increasing mutual understanding and improving our relations.
4
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Before entering the pitch professional football players usually sit alone and
►grübeln
on the wretchedness of their job.
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(to) ruminate
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He sat alone,
►grübelnd
on the injustice of the world.
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He sat alone,
ruminating
on the injustice of the world.
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>>The coat in itself was a very good one, it kept me warm; but it was wadded and it had a
[Waschbär-]
collar which was the height of vulgarity.<<
[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]
A
raccoon
7
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>>ein
[Waschbär-]
Pelz<<
A
a racoon coat
8
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>>We are all experiencing
►Murmeltier
Day, trying to break free from EU shackles.<<
A
>>We are all experiencing Groundhog
Day, trying to break free from EU shackles.<<
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>>Nobody could bargain with greater obstinacy, and as for cleanliness, the
►glänzender Schimmer
on her brass sauce-pans was the envy and despair of other servants.<<
[Gustav Flaubert]
A
>>Nobody could bargain with greater obstinacy, and as for cleanliness, the lustre on her brass sauce-pans was the envy and despair of other servants.<<
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Her thick, black hair shone with
►Glanz.
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Her thick black hair shone with lustre.
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There’ll be a celebrity guest to add
►Glanz
to the occasion.
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There’ll be a celebrity guest to add lustre
to the occasion.
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Helge Braun was taking firewood and a large cauldron into the
►Schmiede
that adjoined Angela Merkel’s cottage.
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Helge Braun was taking firewood and a large cauldron into the smitty that adjoined Angela Merkel’s cottage.
smithy
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On page after page of Horst Seehofer’s poetry book sentences
►ins Auge springen
at the eye to be noted and remembered.
A
On page after page of Horst Seehofer’s poetry book sentences
leap out
at the eye to be noted and remembered.
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Playing football is sheer
►Schinderei.
A
Playing football is sheer
drudgery.
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>>the
►im Entstehen begriffen
market for digital cameras<<
A
the
burgeoning
market for digital cameras
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Serge Gnabry’s film company hopes to profit from the
►aufkeimend
pop corn industry.
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Serge Gnabry’s film company hopes to profit from the burgeoning
pop corn industry.
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>>Kai Havertz wird nachgerühmt, dass er ein guter Baletttänzer sei.<<
A
>>Kai Havertz is said to be a good ballet dancer.<<
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>>Julian Brandt wird nachgerühmt, dass er ein guter Liebhaber sei.<<
A
>>Julian Brandt is credited with being a good lover.<<
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>>Lukas Klostermann wird nachgerühmt, dass er ein guter Sänger sei.<<
A
>>Lukas Klostermann is known as a good singer.<<
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>>Viele Menschen sagen Profifußballspielern etwas Schlechtes nach.<<
A
>>A lot of people speak badly of professional football players.<<
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>>Großeltern sagen ihren Enkeln immer nur Gutes nach.<<
A
>>Grandparents don’t have a bad word to say about their grandchildren.<<
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>>Joshua Kimmich often
►schlecht sprechen
on Manuel Neuer’s boyfriend.<<
A
>>Joshua Kimmich often
casts a slur
on Manuel Neuer’s boyfriend.<<
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>>And then there’s a general
►Wirrwarr; Chaos
everyone standing up and the kid hollering and the dog barking.<<
[P. G. Wodehouse]
A
>>And then there’s a general
imbroglio,
everyone standing up and the kid hollering and the dog barking.<<
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Toni Kroos has written a pop song about the
►aufdringlich; trügerisch; protzig
lure of playing football.
A
Toni Kroos has written a pop song about the meretricious
lure of playing football.
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Rap singers are
**►gleichgültig**
in their health habits.
Rap singers are
indolent
in their health habits.
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Many professional football players feel that the homeless shelter is their private
**►Wohnstammsitz**.
Many professional football players feel that the homeless shelter is their private
turf.
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By the time Helge Braun called, Angela Merkel had worked herself into a
**►Wutanfall**.
By the time Helge Braun called, Angela Merkel had worked herself into a
lather.
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Usually, professional football players have a
**►dunkel**
complexion, are generally unkempt, bearded, around 5ft 10in tall and slim.
Usually, professional football players have a
swarthy
complexion, are generally unkempt, bearded, around 5ft 10in tall and slim.
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Many professional football players submit
**►betrügerisch**
insurance claims, which is the same as stealing money from insurance companies.
Many professional football players submit
fraudulent
insurance claims, which is the same as stealing money from insurance companies.
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Many economists are skeptical about the effect the
**[Rettungsschirm]**
from the Federal Government will have on Bavaria's ailing economy.
Many economists are skeptical about the effect the bailout
from the Federal Government will have on Bavaria's ailing economy.
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It's important for professional football players to build a good
**[Verhältnis]**
with their surgeons.
It's important for professional football players to build a good
rapport
with their surgeons.
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Nadiem Amiri is always the
**►Zielscheibe**
of Julian Brandt's jokes.
Nadiem Amiri is always the
butt
of Julian Brandt's jokes.
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Annalena Baerbock owns gruppies,
►**Elritzen**,
and a gold fish.
Annalena Baerbock owns guppies,
minnows,
and a gold fish.
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Niklas Sühle watched Jonathan Tah's
►**knochige Gestalt**
move across the grass.
Niklas Sühle watched Jonathan Tah's **angular figure**
move across the grass.
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Why has Lothar Löw
►**an die große Glocke gehängt, dass ...**
on Robin Koch being gay?
Why has Lothar Löw **hung a lantern**
on Robin Koch being gay?
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The underside of Angela Merkel's rug is made of
**►grobes Gittergewebe**.
The underside of Angela Merkel's rug is is made of
**coarse scrim**.
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\>\>Timo Werner often
►**sich wie ein Papagei anziehen**.\<\<
Timo Werner often **dresses up like a dog's dinner**.
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\>\>Professional football players usually
►**unerbittlich kämpfen**.\<\<
Professional football players usually **fight like cat and dog**.
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\>\>Matthias Ginter loves Niklas Sühle but he
►**hat nicht die geringste Chance**
with him.\<\<
Matthias Ginter loves Niklas Sühle but he **doesn't have a dog's chance** with him.
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\>\>German professional football players
►**ein erbärmliches Leben führen**.\<\<
German professional football players **lead a dog's life**.
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Rap singers are
**►Spielverderber; Neidhammel**.
Rap singers are **dogs in the manger**.
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Professional football players are
►**Glückspilze**.
Professional football players are
lucky dogs.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
\>\>Schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken.\<\<
Let sleeping dogs lie.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
\>\>Auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn.\<\<
Every dog has its day.
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
\>\>Jeder gegen jeden.\<\<
Dog eat dog.
46
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
\>\>Warum etwas selbst machen, wenn man dafür bezahlt wird?\<\<
Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
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Professional football players often tell
►**Flunkereien**
on TV.
Professional football players often tell
fibs
on TV.
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Peter Altmaier's pool is stocked with a great variety of fish including
**►Brassen**
and carp.
Peter Altmaier's pool is stocked with a great variety of fish including
bream
and carp.
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Christine Lambrecht's question was
**►unerheblich**
to the issue being discussed.
Christine Lambrecht's question was
extraneous
to the issue being discussed.
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Rap singers manage to hide their corrupt dealings with a
**►(Deck-)Mantel**
of respectability.
Rap singers manage to hide their corrupt dealings with a
veneer
of respectability.
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Jens Spahn
►**aufs schärfste angegriffen werden**
from the opposition.
Jens Spahn
came under ferocious attack
from the opposition.
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The market is
►**gnadenlosem Wettbewerb ausgesetzt**.
The market is
ferociously competitive.
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The earthquake
►**reißen**
stones from the walls and the roof of Jens Spahn's house.
The earthquake
dislodged
stones from the walls and the roof of Jens Spahn's house.
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Frank Walter Steinmeier
►**umstürzen**
the chessboard halfway through the game because he was losing.
Frank Walter Steinmeier
upended
the chessboard halfway through the game because he was losing.
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There is no point in
►**den Brunnen zudecken, wenn das Kind schon hineingefallen ist**.
There is no point in
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
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\>\>Serge Gnabry likes
►**sich auftakeln**
for meeting his gay friends.\<\<
Serge Gnabry likes
getting all dolled up
for meeting his gay friends.
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"►**Im Laufschritt**!"
## Footnote
ordered Lothar Löw.
"On the double!"
## Footnote
ordered Lothar Löw.
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\>\>The day had been
►**verkünden; erklären**
a holiday.\<\<
The day had been
proclaimed
a holiday.
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\>\>Matthias Ginter's speech
►**großen Eindruck machen**
on his team mates.\<\<
Matthias Ginter's speech
had a great impact
on his team mates.
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\>\>Thanks to the men's movement, society
►**mit zweierlei Maß messen**
less.\<\<
Thanks to the men's movement, society
applies the double standard
less.
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\>\>Mahmoud Dahoud
►**ein falsches Spiel treiben**
his football team for many years.\<\<
Mahmoud Dahoud
double-crossed
his football team for many years.
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\>\>By the 19th century this disease had been completely
►**ausgerottet**.\<\<
By the 19th century this disease had been completely
obliterated.
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\>\>Hiroshima was nearly
►**ausgelöscht**
by the atomic bomb.\<\<
Hiroshima was nearly
obliterated
by the atomic bomb.
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\>\>Nothing could
►**auslöschen**
the memory of those tragic events.\<\<
Nothing could
obliterate
the memory of those tragic events.
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\>\>Then the fog came down,
►**auslöschen**
everything.\<\<
Then the fog came down,
obliterating
everything.
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\>\>Sarah Wagenknecht's children are not allowed to use
►**Schimpfwörter**
or curse.\<\<
Sarah Wagenknecht's children are not allowed to use
cusses
or curse.
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\>\>The German police have been
►**auf dem Kieker haben**
on the National Football Team for some time.\<\<
The German police have been
keeping an eye
on the National Football Team for some time.
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\>\>Handsome boys immediately
►**ins Auge fallen**
Antonio Rüdiger's eye.\<\<
Handsome boys immediately **catch**
Antonio Rüdiger's **eye**.
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\>\>Olaf Scholz has been
►**im Auge behalten**
on Markus Söder for some time.\<\<
Olaf Scholz has been
having his eye
on Markus Söder for some time.
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\>\>Lothar Löw has a tender and
►**verständnisvoll**
boyfriend.\<\<
Lothar Löw has a tender and
conniving
boyfriend.
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\>\>Bernd Leno often
►**schöne Augen machen**
at handsome boys.\<\<
Bernd Leno often
makes eyes
at handsome boys.
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\>\>Lothar Löw
►**sich die Augen ausheulen**
when his young boyfriend left him.\<\<
Lothar Löw
cried his eyes out
when his young boyfriend left him.
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\>\>Niklas Sühle is always
►**ganz aufmerksam zusehen**
when Felix Uduokhai is showering.\<\<
Niklas Sühle is always
all eyes
when Felix Uduokhai is showering.
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\>\>Serge Gnabry doesn't
►**nicht mit der Wimper zucken**
when his boyfriend makes him listen to an opera by Richard Wagner.\<\<
Serge Gnabry doesn't
bat an eye
when his boyfriend makes him listen to an opera by Richard Wagner.
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\>\>Pop singers
►(immer nur) **auf den eigenen Vorteil bedacht sein**.\<\<
Pop singers **have an eye for the main chance**.
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\>\>Robin Koch
►**darauf brennen**
to know how Mahmoud Dahoud's love story turns out.\<\<
Robin Koch
is dying
to know how Mahmoud Dahoud's love story turns out.
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\>\>Christian Lindner always
►**schwärmen von**
the lemon trees in his boyfriend's garden.\<\<
Christian Lindner always
waxes lyrical about
the lemon trees in his boyfriend's garden.
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\>\>With Christian Lindner's foreign aid went a lot of
►**scheinheilig**
preaching about the superiority of the German way of life.\<\<
With Christian Lindner's foreign aid went a lot of
sanctimonious
preaching about the superiority of the German way of life.
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\>\>Kevin Trapp's doctor says he should start playing sport because his life style is too
►**sesshaft**.\<\<
Kevin Trapp's doctor says he should start playing sport because his life style is too
sedentary.
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\>\>After dinner, professional football players usually
►**es sich gemütlich machen**
in deep armchairs with Holy Scriptures.\<\<
After dinner, professional football players usually
**ensconce**
themselves
in deep armchairs with Holy Scriptures.
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\>\>Doubts were cast on the
►**Wahrheitstreue**
of Annalena Baerbock's alibi after Peter Altmaier claimed to have seen her at the scene of table dancing in Berlin's Red light district.\<\<
Doubts were cast on the
veracity
of Annalena Baerbock's alibi after Peter Altmaier claimed to have seen her at the scene of table dancing in Berlin's Red light district.
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\>\>It'll take time for Lothar Löw to
►**sich gewöhnen an**
himself to the changes in his life after becoming a retiree.\<\<
It'll take time for Lothar Löw to
**accustom**
himself to the changes in his life after becoming a retiree.
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\>\>Jens Spahn
►**grübeln über**
for weeks about whether to tell Angela Merkel or not.\<\<
Jens Spahn
**ruminated**
for weeks about whether to tell Angela Merkel or not.
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\>\>From studies of crevasse [zerklüftet] opening and closure, Armin Laschet contemplated both brittle [spröde] and
**►biegsam; geschmeidig**
aspects of ice deformation.\<\<
From studies of crevasse [zerklüftet] opening and closure, Armin Laschet contemplated both brittle [spröde] and
**►ductile**
aspects of ice deformation.
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\>\>Among other things, he said that when he was at Rhodes he had
**►**[**springen** - pp]
to such a distance that no man of his day could leap anywhere near him as to that, there were in Rhodes many persons who saw him do it and whom he could call as witnesses.\<
[Aesop]
Among other things, he said that when he was at Rhodes he had
**►leaped**
to such a distance that no man of his day could leap anywhere near him as to that, there were in Rhodes many persons who saw him do it and whom he could call as witnesses.
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\>\>The faithful Seesaw had called at the side door of the brick house on the evening before his departure, and when Rebecca answered his knock, stammered solemnly, "Can I k-keep comp'ny with you when you g-g-row up?" "Certainly NOT," replied Rebecca, closing the door somewhat too speedily upon her
**►**[**altklug; frühreif**]
swain.\<\< [junger Verehrer]
[Kate Wiggin]
The faithful Seesaw had called at the side door of the brick house on the evening before his departure, and when Rebecca answered his knock, stammered solemnly, "Can I k-keep comp'ny with you when you g-g-row up?" "Certainly NOT," replied Rebecca, closing the door somewhat too speedily upon her
**►precocious**
swain.
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\>\>Many German entrepreneurs have their eyes on Armin Laschet for
**►freie Stellen**.\<\<
Many German entrepreneurs have their eyes on Armin Laschet for
**vacant positions**.
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**\>\>etwas im Auge behalten\<\<**
(to) have one(s) eye on sth
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**\>\>einen guten Blick für etwas haben\<\<**
(to) have a good/keen eye for sth
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**\>\>mit jemandem einer Meinung über etwas sein\<\<**
(to) see eye to eye with sb on sth
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**\>\>bis über beide Ohren/bis zum Hals in Arbeit stecken\<\<**
(to) be up to one's eyes in work
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**Kinder plantschten durch die Pfützen**.
Children splashed through the puddles.
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\>\>A
►**Versuchsstand**
has been designed and built by Thyssen Mining site mechanical staff.\<\<
A
**jackleg test** **bed**
has been designed and built by Thyssen Mining site mechanical staff.
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\>\>Both the ejection of empty cartridge cases and
the movement of the
**►Verschluss**
are part of the normal
operating cycle of firearms.\<\<
Both the ejection of empty cartridge cases and
the movement of the
**breech**
are part of the normal
operating cycle of firearms.
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**Annalena Baerbock hat ihre Augen überall, ihr entgeht nichts.**
Annalena Baerbock has eyes in the back of her head.
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**Soweit das Auge reicht.**
As far as the eye can see.
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**Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn.**
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
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**Stirnrunzeln hervorrufen**
(to) raise eyebrows
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**Armin Laschets Benehmen hat einiges Stirnrunzeln hervorgerufen.**
Armin Laschet's behaviour raised a few eyebrows.
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**gute Augen haben**
(to) have good eyesight
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**schlechte Augen haben**
(to) have poor eyesight
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**Angela Merkels Kinder haben schlechte Augen.**
Angela Merkel's children have **poor eyesight**.
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**Was Deutschland braucht, sind Leute, die zweimal nachdenken, bevor sie den Medien gegenüber den Mund aufmachen.**
What Germany needs are people who think twice before they shoot their mouth off to the media.
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\>\>You should have heard Pete
**►beschimpfen**
Joe.\<\<
You should have heard Pete **mouthing off at** Joe.
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\>\>Morris was
**►sich auslassen über**
his former team.\<\<
Morris was **mouthing off** about
his former team.
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\>\>There are big
**►Anhänger**
on hotel keys so guests don't take them home.\<\<
There are big **fobs** on hotel keys so guests don't take them home.
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\>\>It's no wonder that Christine Lambrecht's shaver isn't working. There's a loose connection in the
**►Stecker**.\<\<
It's no wonder that Christine Lambrecht's shaver isn't working. There's a loose connection in the **plug**.
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\>\>It's time all professional football players
**►aufwachen**
to reality, and went out and found a decent job.\<\<
It's time all professional football players **woke up** to reality, and went out and found a decent job.
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\>\>Germany's economic situation is definitely
**►sich verbessern**:
exports have increased and unemployment is down.\<\<
Germany's economic situation is definitely **looking up**: exports have increased and unemployment is down.
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**►Etikett**
label
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**►Fusion**
merger
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**►Die Fusion hat letztes Jahr stattgefunden.**
The merger took place last year.
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**►Er war von einem jungen Mann betrogen worden, der behauptete, der Sohn eines Millionärs zu sein.**
He had been deceived by a young man claiming to be the son of a millionaire.
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**►Er versuchte, der Öffentlichkeit vorzugaukeln, der Krieg könne noch gewonnen werden.**
Hie tried to deceive the public into thinking the war could still be won.
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**►Ich würde Sie bei etwas so Wichtigem nicht betrügen.**
I wouldn't deceive you about anything as important as this.
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**►betrügen; täuschen; hintergehen**
(to) deceive
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**►Lassen Sie sich nicht von dem neuen Cover täuschen - dies ist ein Aufguss alter Hits.**
Don't be deceived by the new cover - this is a rehash of old hits.
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**►täuschen; betrügen; hintergehen**
(to) deceive
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**►durchscheinend; lichtdurchlässig**
translucent
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**►Die Tourismusindustrie hat dem Staat im vergangenen Jahr schätzungsweise 2,25 Milliarden Dollar eingebracht.**
The tourist industry yielded an estimated $2.25 billion for the state last year.
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**►Diese Investitionen dürften eine angemessene Rendite abwerfen.**
These investments should yield a reasonable return.
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**►Hochertragskulturen**
high-yielding crops
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**►Die Regierung hat Quoten für die Ausfuhr von Holz eingeführt.**
The government has imposed quotas on the export of timber.
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**►Die Regierung hat beschlossen, die Quoten für die Einfuhr von Kraftfahrzeugen abzuschaffen.**
The government has decided to scrap quotas on car imports.
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**►Erstarrung**
torpor
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**►Schufterei; Schinderei; Strapaze**
drudgery
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**►verbrühen**
(to) scald
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**►ausgereift; ausgebildet**
fully-fledged
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**►zerfallen; ablöschen; stillen**
(to) slake
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**►Bedenken; Befürchtung; Missbehagen**
misgiving
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After forty-five years of training Leon Goretzka is now a
**►voll entwickelt/ausgebildet**
professional football player.
After forty-five years of training Leon Goretzka is now a **fully-fledged** professional football player.
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**►Annalena Baerbock glaubt nicht daran, was ihr Olaf Scholz von der Besprechung mit Putin erzählt hat.**
Annalena Baerbock does not believe what Olaf Scholz told her about the meeting with Putin.
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**►Weshalb hat Helene Fischer das Treffen mit Olaf Scholz auf den kommenden Montag verlegt?**
Why did Helene Fischer postpone the meeting with Olaf Scholz until next Monday?
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**►Roland Kaiser erklärte Helene Fischer, dass er ihr keinen Gesangsunterricht geben würde.**
Roland Kaiser told Helene Fischer that he would not give her singing lessons.
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**►Während Robert Habeck auf Auslandsreise war, amüsierten sich seine Büromitarbeiter und tanzten auf den Tischen.**
While Robert Habeck was on a trip abroad, his office staff enjoyed themselves and danced on the tables.
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**►Wer von Ihnen ist als erster dran?**
Which one of you is up first?
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**►Wenn Kevin Trapp für eine Prüfung paukt, sieht er keinen Sinn darin, vergangene Arbeiten nachzuschlagen.**
When Kevin Trapp is cramming for an exam, he doesn't see any point in looking up past papers.
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**►Es hat keinen Sinn, Dinge nur auswendig zu lernen.**
There isn't any point in just learning things by heart.
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**►Sie kamen überein, einen Waffenstillstand zu schließen**.
They agreed to call a truce.
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**►Zwischen Alex und Dave herrschte beim Abendessen ein unruhiger Waffenstillstand.**
There was an uneasy truce between Alex and Dave over dinner.
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**►Carol seufzte verzweifelt.**
Carol sighed in exasperation.
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**►Sie erzählte freimütig von ihrem Leben.**
She spoke with candour about her life.
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**►Es ist eine gute Idee, eine Art Gedankenplan zu haben, um seine Vorstellungen zu ordnen.**
It's a good idea to have some sort of mind map to organise your thoughts.
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**►Auswendiglernen ist nützlich, aber nur in begrenztem Maße.**
Rote-learning is useful, but in a limited way.
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**►Letzten Endes muss sich Cem Özdemir einfach in seine Bücher vertiefen, bis er das Gefühl hat, das Thema in- und auswendig zu kennen.**
At the end of the day, Cem Özdemir just has to bury himself in his books until he feels he knows the subject inside out.
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**►Förderunterricht**
* special instruction
* remedial classes
* tutoring (US)
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**►in Form eines Dreiecks**
in the shape of a triangle
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**►aus der Form geraten**
(to) lose its shape
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**►feste Form annehmen**
(to) take shape
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**►die Form wahren**
(to) observe the proprieties
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**►in aller Form**
formally
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**►in Form bleiben**
(to) keep oneself in condition
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**►jemanden forschend ansehen**
(to) give somebody a searching look
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**►Es war plötzlich fort.**
It suddenly disappeared.
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**►Es ist fort.**
He has left.
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**►von zu Hause fort**
away from home
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**►Das ging immer so weiter.**
That went on and on.
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\>\>He was
**►eifrig**
in his attendance at church.\<\<
He was **assiduous**
in his attendance at church.
["Er besuchte eifrig die Kirche."]
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\>\>Even young children worked
**►eifrig**
for a reward.\<\<
Even young children worked **assiduously** for a reward.
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\>\>I didn't see your car, so I
**►vermuten**
you'd gone out.\<\<
I didn't see your car, so I **assumed**
you'd gone out.
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**►fortbestehen**
(to) continue (in existence)
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**►Fortbewegungsmittel**
means of locomotion
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**►sich fortbilden**
(to) continue one's education
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**►fortfahren, etwas zu tun**
* (to) continue doing sth
* (to) continue to do sth
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**►Darf ich Sie um etwas Wasser bitten? - Natürlich, ich bringe Ihnen welches.**
May I ask you for some water? – Of course, I'll get you some.
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**►Robert Habeck hat ein großartiges Mobiltelefon. - Ja, aber es gehört seiner Oma.**
Robert Habeck has got a great smartphone. – Yes, but it belongs to his grandma.
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**►Christian Linder muss sich unbedingt auf einen Mathetest morgen vorbereiten.**
Christian Lindner really needs to prepare for a math test tomorrow.
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**►Fußballspieler versuchen immer, sich auf zu viele Dinge gleichzeitig zu konzentrieren.**
Football players always try to concentrate on too many things at the same time.
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**►Hubertus Heil sorgt sich um seinen neuen Freund. Er ist klettern gegangen.**
Hubertus Heil is worried about his new friend. He's gone climbing.
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\>\>noodles
►**getränkt**
in garlic sauce\<\<
noodles **smothered** in garlic sauce
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\>\>The girls tried to
►**unterdrücken**
their giggles.\<\<
The girls tried to **smother** their giggles.
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\>\>I don't want him to feel
►**erdrückt**.\<\<
I don't want him to feel **smothered**.
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\>\>We used a wet towel to
►**ersticken**
the fire.\<\<
We used a wet towel to **smother** the fire.
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\>\>They ruthlessly
►**ersticken**
all opposition.\<\<
They ruthlessly **smother** all opposition.
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**►am Boden zerstört; im Eimer; ausgelaugt; totaler Reinfall**
**washed up**/**washout**
e.g.:
* Nico Schlotterbeck was once a brilliant football player, but now he's all **washed up**.
* Jamal Musiala's business is now **washed up** after two bad years.
* Ilkay Gündogan's and Joshua Kimmich's marriage was a **washout**.
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## Footnote
**►seinen Pflichten/einem Versprechen nicht nachkommen**
(to) **cop out**
e. g.:
* Until Russian intervention, the Ukrainian army was weak and **copped out** when confronting the militias.
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**►Kevin Trapp verließ heute morgen das Fußballfeld, nachdem er wegen Bestechlichkeit entlassen worden war.**
Kevin Trapp left the football pitch this morning after being dismissed for corruption.
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**►fortfallen**
* (to) cease to exist
* (to) be discontinued
* (to) be abolished
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**►seinen Fortgang nehmen**
(to) progress
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**►Mach, dass du fortkommst!**
Get out of here!
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**►Warum kann Joshua Kimmich Jamal Masiala nicht in Ruhe lassen? Er sieht doch, dass er seine Witze nicht mag.**
Why can't Joshua Kiummich leave Jamal Masiala alone? He can see he doesn't like his jokes.
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**►Serge Gnabry hat seinen Reisepass auf der Post liegenlassen.**
Serge Gnabry left his passport behind at the post office.
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**►Es scheint vernünftig, anzunehmen, dass das Buch um 70 n. Chr. geschrieben wurde.**
It seems reasonable to assume that the book was written around 70 AD.
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**►Ich denke, wir können ziemlich sicher davon ausgehen, dass die Zinssätze bald wieder ansteigen werden.**
I think we can safely assume that interest rates will go up again soon.
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**►Nehmen wir für einen Moment an, dass wir sie tatsächlich entlassen könnten. Sollten wir das tun?**
Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her. Should we?
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**►Wir gehen davon aus, dass der Rest des Systems gut funktioniert.**
The rest of the system is assumed to be functioning well.
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**►Als es auf Mitternacht zuging und Paul immer noch nicht zurück war, begann ich das Schlimmste anzunehmen.**
When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.
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**►Stille Wasser sind tief.**
Still waters run deep.
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**►Unkraut vergeht nicht.**
Ill weeds grow apace.
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**►Ein faules Ei verdirbt den ganzen Brei.**
One ill weed mars a whole pot of pottage.
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**►Wie du mir, so ich dir.**
Tit for tat.
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**►Heute rot, morgen tot.**
Today gold, tomorrow dust.
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**►Kinder und Narren sagen die Wahrheit.**
Children and fools tell the truth.
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**►Im Wein liegt Wahrheit.**
There is truth in wine.
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**►Die Sonne bringt es an den Tag.**
Truth will out.
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**►Es wird nichts so heiß gegessen, wie es gekocht wird.**
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
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**►Jeder hat seine eigene Plage.**
We all have our troubles.
