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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.

A

Playing football can

greatly help in increasing mutual understanding and improving our relations.

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Before entering the pitch professional football players usually sit alone and

►grübeln

on the wretchedness of their job.

A

(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

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>>ein

[Waschbär-]

Pelz<<

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a racoon coat

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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.

A

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.

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Playing football is sheer

drudgery.

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>>the

►im Entstehen begriffen

market for digital cameras<<

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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.<<

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>>Kai Havertz is said to be a good ballet dancer.<<

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>>Julian Brandt wird nachgerühmt, dass er ein guter Liebhaber sei.<<

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>>Julian Brandt is credited with being a good lover.<<

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>>Lukas Klostermann wird nachgerühmt, dass er ein guter Sänger sei.<<

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>>Lukas Klostermann is known as a good singer.<<

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>>Viele Menschen sagen Profifußballspielern etwas Schlechtes nach.<<

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>>A lot of people speak badly of professional football players.<<

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>>Großeltern sagen ihren Enkeln immer nur Gutes nach.<<

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>>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.<<

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>>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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.

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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.

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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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

Nadiem Amiri is always the

butt

of Julian Brandt’s jokes.

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Annalena Baerbock owns gruppies,

►Elritzen,

and a gold fish.

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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.

A

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?

A

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.

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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.<<

A

Timo Werner often dresses up like a dog’s dinner.

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>>Professional football players usually

►unerbittlich kämpfen.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

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German professional football players lead a dog’s life.

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Rap singers are

►Spielverderber; Neidhammel.

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Rap singers are dogs in the manger.

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Professional football players are

►Glückspilze.

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Professional football players are

lucky dogs.

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

>>Schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken.<<

A

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

>>Auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn.<<

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Every dog has its day.

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

>>Jeder gegen jeden.<<

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Dog eat dog.

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

>>Warum etwas selbst machen, wenn man dafür bezahlt wird?<<

A

Why keep a dog and bark yourself?

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Professional football players often tell

►Flunkereien

on TV.

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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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.

A

Jens Spahn

came under ferocious attack

from the opposition.

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The market is

►gnadenlosem Wettbewerb ausgesetzt.

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The market is

ferociously competitive.

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The earthquake

►reißen

stones from the walls and the roof of Jens Spahn’s house.

A

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.

A

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.

A

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.<<

A

Serge Gnabry likes

getting all dolled up

for meeting his gay friends.

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“►Im Laufschritt!”

ordered Lothar Löw.

A

“On the double!”

ordered Lothar Löw.

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>>The day had been

►verkünden; erklären

a holiday.<<

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The day had been

proclaimed

a holiday.

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>>Matthias Ginter’s speech

►großen Eindruck machen

on his team mates.<<

A

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.<<

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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.<<

A

Mahmoud Dahoud

double-crossed

his football team for many years.

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>>By the 19th century this disease had been completely

►ausgerottet.<<

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By the 19th century this disease had been completely

obliterated.

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>>Hiroshima was nearly

►ausgelöscht

by the atomic bomb.<<

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Hiroshima was nearly

obliterated

by the atomic bomb.

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>>Nothing could

►auslöschen

the memory of those tragic events.<<

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Nothing could

obliterate

the memory of those tragic events.

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>>Then the fog came down,

►auslöschen

everything.<<

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Then the fog came down,

obliterating

everything.

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>>Sarah Wagenknecht’s children are not allowed to use

►Schimpfwörter

or curse.<<

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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.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

A

Lothar Löw has a tender and

conniving

boyfriend.

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>>Bernd Leno often

►schöne Augen machen

at handsome boys.<<

A

Bernd Leno often

makes eyes

at handsome boys.

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>>Lothar Löw

►sich die Augen ausheulen

when his young boyfriend left him.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

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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.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.<<

A

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.

82
Q

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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.<<

A

It’ll take time for Lothar Löw to

accustom

himself to the changes in his life after becoming a retiree.

83
Q

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>>Jens Spahn

►grübeln über

for weeks about whether to tell Angela Merkel or not.<<

A

Jens Spahn

ruminated

for weeks about whether to tell Angela Merkel or not.

84
Q

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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.<<

A

From studies of crevasse [zerklüftet] opening and closure, Armin Laschet contemplated both brittle [spröde] and

►ductile

aspects of ice deformation.

85
Q

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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]

A

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.

86
Q

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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]

A

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.

87
Q

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>>Many German entrepreneurs have their eyes on Armin Laschet for

►freie Stellen.<<

A

Many German entrepreneurs have their eyes on Armin Laschet for

vacant positions.

88
Q

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>>etwas im Auge behalten<<

A

(to) have one(s) eye on sth

89
Q

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>>einen guten Blick für etwas haben<<

A

(to) have a good/keen eye for sth

90
Q

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>>mit jemandem einer Meinung über etwas sein<<

A

(to) see eye to eye with sb on sth

91
Q

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>>bis über beide Ohren/bis zum Hals in Arbeit stecken<<

A

(to) be up to one’s eyes in work

92
Q

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Kinder plantschten durch die Pfützen.

A

Children splashed through the puddles.

93
Q

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>>A

►Versuchsstand

has been designed and built by Thyssen Mining site mechanical staff.<<

A

A

jackleg test bed

has been designed and built by Thyssen Mining site mechanical staff.

94
Q

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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.<<

A

Both the ejection of empty cartridge cases and

the movement of the

breech

are part of the normal

operating cycle of firearms.

95
Q

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Annalena Baerbock hat ihre Augen überall, ihr entgeht nichts.

A

Annalena Baerbock has eyes in the back of her head.

96
Q

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Soweit das Auge reicht.

A

As far as the eye can see.

97
Q

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Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn.

A

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

98
Q

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Stirnrunzeln hervorrufen

A

(to) raise eyebrows

99
Q

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Armin Laschets Benehmen hat einiges Stirnrunzeln hervorgerufen.

A

Armin Laschet’s behaviour raised a few eyebrows.

100
Q

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gute Augen haben

A

(to) have good eyesight

101
Q

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schlechte Augen haben

A

(to) have poor eyesight

102
Q

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Angela Merkels Kinder haben schlechte Augen.

A

Angela Merkel’s children have poor eyesight.

103
Q

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Was Deutschland braucht, sind Leute, die zweimal nachdenken, bevor sie den Medien gegenüber den Mund aufmachen.

A

What Germany needs are people who think twice before they shoot their mouth off to the media.

104
Q

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>>You should have heard Pete

►beschimpfen

Joe.<<

A

You should have heard Pete mouthing off at Joe.

105
Q

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>>Morris was

►sich auslassen über

his former team.<<

A

Morris was mouthing off about

his former team.

106
Q

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>>There are big

►Anhänger

on hotel keys so guests don’t take them home.<<

A

There are big fobs on hotel keys so guests don’t take them home.

107
Q

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>>It’s no wonder that Christine Lambrecht’s shaver isn’t working. There’s a loose connection in the

►Stecker.<<

A

It’s no wonder that Christine Lambrecht’s shaver isn’t working. There’s a loose connection in the plug.

108
Q

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>>It’s time all professional football players

►aufwachen

to reality, and went out and found a decent job.<<

A

It’s time all professional football players woke up to reality, and went out and found a decent job.

109
Q

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>>Germany’s economic situation is definitely

►sich verbessern:

exports have increased and unemployment is down.<<

A

Germany’s economic situation is definitely looking up: exports have increased and unemployment is down.

110
Q

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►Etikett

A

label

111
Q

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►Fusion

A

merger

112
Q

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►Die Fusion hat letztes Jahr stattgefunden.

A

The merger took place last year.

113
Q

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►Er war von einem jungen Mann betrogen worden, der behauptete, der Sohn eines Millionärs zu sein.

A

He had been deceived by a young man claiming to be the son of a millionaire.

114
Q

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►Er versuchte, der Öffentlichkeit vorzugaukeln, der Krieg könne noch gewonnen werden.

A

Hie tried to deceive the public into thinking the war could still be won.

115
Q

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►Ich würde Sie bei etwas so Wichtigem nicht betrügen.

A

I wouldn’t deceive you about anything as important as this.

116
Q

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►betrügen; täuschen; hintergehen

A

(to) deceive

117
Q

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►Lassen Sie sich nicht von dem neuen Cover täuschen - dies ist ein Aufguss alter Hits.

A

Don’t be deceived by the new cover - this is a rehash of old hits.

118
Q

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►täuschen; betrügen; hintergehen

A

(to) deceive

119
Q

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►durchscheinend; lichtdurchlässig

A

translucent

120
Q

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►Die Tourismusindustrie hat dem Staat im vergangenen Jahr schätzungsweise 2,25 Milliarden Dollar eingebracht.

A

The tourist industry yielded an estimated $2.25 billion for the state last year.

121
Q

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►Diese Investitionen dürften eine angemessene Rendite abwerfen.

A

These investments should yield a reasonable return.

122
Q

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►Hochertragskulturen

A

high-yielding crops

123
Q

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►Die Regierung hat Quoten für die Ausfuhr von Holz eingeführt.

A

The government has imposed quotas on the export of timber.

124
Q

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►Die Regierung hat beschlossen, die Quoten für die Einfuhr von Kraftfahrzeugen abzuschaffen.

A

The government has decided to scrap quotas on car imports.

125
Q

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►Erstarrung

A

torpor

126
Q

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►Schufterei; Schinderei; Strapaze

A

drudgery

127
Q

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►verbrühen

A

(to) scald

128
Q

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►ausgereift; ausgebildet

A

fully-fledged

129
Q

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►zerfallen; ablöschen; stillen

A

(to) slake

130
Q

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►Bedenken; Befürchtung; Missbehagen

A

misgiving

131
Q

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After forty-five years of training Leon Goretzka is now a

►voll entwickelt/ausgebildet

professional football player.

A

After forty-five years of training Leon Goretzka is now a fully-fledged professional football player.

132
Q

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►Annalena Baerbock glaubt nicht daran, was ihr Olaf Scholz von der Besprechung mit Putin erzählt hat.

A

Annalena Baerbock does not believe what Olaf Scholz told her about the meeting with Putin.

133
Q

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►Weshalb hat Helene Fischer das Treffen mit Olaf Scholz auf den kommenden Montag verlegt?

A

Why did Helene Fischer postpone the meeting with Olaf Scholz until next Monday?

134
Q

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►Roland Kaiser erklärte Helene Fischer, dass er ihr keinen Gesangsunterricht geben würde.

A

Roland Kaiser told Helene Fischer that he would not give her singing lessons.

135
Q

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►Während Robert Habeck auf Auslandsreise war, amüsierten sich seine Büromitarbeiter und tanzten auf den Tischen.

A

While Robert Habeck was on a trip abroad, his office staff enjoyed themselves and danced on the tables.

136
Q

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►Wer von Ihnen ist als erster dran?

A

Which one of you is up first?

137
Q

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►Wenn Kevin Trapp für eine Prüfung paukt, sieht er keinen Sinn darin, vergangene Arbeiten nachzuschlagen.

A

When Kevin Trapp is cramming for an exam, he doesn’t see any point in looking up past papers.

138
Q

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►Es hat keinen Sinn, Dinge nur auswendig zu lernen.

A

There isn’t any point in just learning things by heart.

139
Q

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►Sie kamen überein, einen Waffenstillstand zu schließen.

A

They agreed to call a truce.

140
Q

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►Zwischen Alex und Dave herrschte beim Abendessen ein unruhiger Waffenstillstand.

A

There was an uneasy truce between Alex and Dave over dinner.

141
Q

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►Carol seufzte verzweifelt.

A

Carol sighed in exasperation.

142
Q

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►Sie erzählte freimütig von ihrem Leben.

A

She spoke with candour about her life.

143
Q

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►Es ist eine gute Idee, eine Art Gedankenplan zu haben, um seine Vorstellungen zu ordnen.

A

It’s a good idea to have some sort of mind map to organise your thoughts.

144
Q

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►Auswendiglernen ist nützlich, aber nur in begrenztem Maße.

A

Rote-learning is useful, but in a limited way.

145
Q

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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.

A

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.

146
Q

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►Förderunterricht

A
  • special instruction
  • remedial classes
    • tutoring (US)
147
Q

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►in Form eines Dreiecks

A

in the shape of a triangle

148
Q

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►aus der Form geraten

A

(to) lose its shape

149
Q

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►feste Form annehmen

A

(to) take shape

150
Q

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►die Form wahren

A

(to) observe the proprieties

151
Q

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►in aller Form

A

formally

152
Q

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►in Form bleiben

A

(to) keep oneself in condition

153
Q

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►jemanden forschend ansehen

A

(to) give somebody a searching look

154
Q

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►Es war plötzlich fort.

A

It suddenly disappeared.

155
Q

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►Es ist fort.

A

He has left.

156
Q

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►von zu Hause fort

A

away from home

157
Q

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►Das ging immer so weiter.

A

That went on and on.

158
Q

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>>He was

►eifrig

in his attendance at church.<<

A

He was assiduous

in his attendance at church.

[“Er besuchte eifrig die Kirche.”]

159
Q

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>>Even young children worked

►eifrig

for a reward.<<

A

Even young children worked assiduously for a reward.

160
Q

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>>I didn’t see your car, so I

►vermuten

you’d gone out.<<

A

I didn’t see your car, so I assumed

you’d gone out.

161
Q

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►fortbestehen

A

(to) continue (in existence)

162
Q

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►Fortbewegungsmittel

A

means of locomotion

163
Q

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►sich fortbilden

A

(to) continue one’s education

164
Q

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►fortfahren, etwas zu tun

A
  • (to) continue doing sth
    • (to) continue to do sth
165
Q

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►Darf ich Sie um etwas Wasser bitten? - Natürlich, ich bringe Ihnen welches.

A

May I ask you for some water? – Of course, I’ll get you some.

166
Q

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►Robert Habeck hat ein großartiges Mobiltelefon. - Ja, aber es gehört seiner Oma.

A

Robert Habeck has got a great smartphone. – Yes, but it belongs to his grandma.

167
Q

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►Christian Linder muss sich unbedingt auf einen Mathetest morgen vorbereiten.

A

Christian Lindner really needs to prepare for a math test tomorrow.

168
Q

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►Fußballspieler versuchen immer, sich auf zu viele Dinge gleichzeitig zu konzentrieren.

A

Football players always try to concentrate on too many things at the same time.

169
Q

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►Hubertus Heil sorgt sich um seinen neuen Freund. Er ist klettern gegangen.

A

Hubertus Heil is worried about his new friend. He’s gone climbing.

170
Q

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>>noodles

►getränkt

in garlic sauce<<

A

noodles smothered in garlic sauce

171
Q

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>>The girls tried to

►unterdrücken

their giggles.<<

A

The girls tried to smother their giggles.

172
Q

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>>I don’t want him to feel

►erdrückt.<<

A

I don’t want him to feel smothered.

173
Q

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>>We used a wet towel to

►ersticken

the fire.<<

A

We used a wet towel to smother the fire.

174
Q

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>>They ruthlessly

►ersticken

all opposition.<<

A

They ruthlessly smother all opposition.

175
Q

Which English expression are we aiming at?

►am Boden zerstört; im Eimer; ausgelaugt; totaler Reinfall

A

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.
176
Q

Which English expression are we aiming at?

►seinen Pflichten/einem Versprechen nicht nachkommen

A

(to) cop out
e. g.:
* Until Russian intervention, the Ukrainian army was weak and copped out when confronting the militias.

177
Q

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►Kevin Trapp verließ heute morgen das Fußballfeld, nachdem er wegen Bestechlichkeit entlassen worden war.

A

Kevin Trapp left the football pitch this morning after being dismissed for corruption.

178
Q

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►fortfallen

A
  • (to) cease to exist
  • (to) be discontinued
  • (to) be abolished
179
Q

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►seinen Fortgang nehmen

A

(to) progress

180
Q

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►Mach, dass du fortkommst!

A

Get out of here!

181
Q

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►Warum kann Joshua Kimmich Jamal Masiala nicht in Ruhe lassen? Er sieht doch, dass er seine Witze nicht mag.

A

Why can’t Joshua Kiummich leave Jamal Masiala alone? He can see he doesn’t like his jokes.

182
Q

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►Serge Gnabry hat seinen Reisepass auf der Post liegenlassen.

A

Serge Gnabry left his passport behind at the post office.

183
Q

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►Es scheint vernünftig, anzunehmen, dass das Buch um 70 n. Chr. geschrieben wurde.

A

It seems reasonable to assume that the book was written around 70 AD.

184
Q

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►Ich denke, wir können ziemlich sicher davon ausgehen, dass die Zinssätze bald wieder ansteigen werden.

A

I think we can safely assume that interest rates will go up again soon.

185
Q

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►Nehmen wir für einen Moment an, dass wir sie tatsächlich entlassen könnten. Sollten wir das tun?

A

Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her. Should we?

186
Q

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►Wir gehen davon aus, dass der Rest des Systems gut funktioniert.

A

The rest of the system is assumed to be functioning well.

187
Q

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►Als es auf Mitternacht zuging und Paul immer noch nicht zurück war, begann ich das Schlimmste anzunehmen.

A

When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.

188
Q

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►Stille Wasser sind tief.

A

Still waters run deep.

189
Q

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►Unkraut vergeht nicht.

A

Ill weeds grow apace.

190
Q

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►Ein faules Ei verdirbt den ganzen Brei.

A

One ill weed mars a whole pot of pottage.

191
Q

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►Wie du mir, so ich dir.

A

Tit for tat.

192
Q

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►Heute rot, morgen tot.

A

Today gold, tomorrow dust.

193
Q

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►Kinder und Narren sagen die Wahrheit.

A

Children and fools tell the truth.

194
Q

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►Im Wein liegt Wahrheit.

A

There is truth in wine.

195
Q

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►Die Sonne bringt es an den Tag.

A

Truth will out.

196
Q

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►Es wird nichts so heiß gegessen, wie es gekocht wird.

A

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

197
Q

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►Jeder hat seine eigene Plage.

A

We all have our troubles.

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