Voci_Uni Flashcards

1
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beschleunigen

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to accelerate

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Grundsatz / Lehre

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tenet

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fossiler Brennstoff

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fossil fuel

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Monopolstellung

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monopoly

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Mass ( metrisch )

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metric

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stärkend

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restorative

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regenerierend

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regenerative

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bieten

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to bid

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Abschied

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farewell

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zerreissen

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to wrench

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hartnäckig

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dogged

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Antrieb

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propulsion

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elektrisch

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electric

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Fertigung

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manifacturing

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strukturell

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structural

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Isolierung

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isuoation

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einleiten

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tu usher

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Beständigkeit

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vitality

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Steueroase

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tax haven

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Strenge

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austerity

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Kompliziertheit

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intricacy

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belastet

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encumbered

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zügeln

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to curb

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Beführworter von

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advocates of

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gewöhnt sein

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to be used to

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Sprichwort

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adage

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beführworten

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do advocate

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seltsam

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outlandish

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halten

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to adherent

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Massstab

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yardstick

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begrenzt

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finite

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etw ärgert jmd

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sth irks sb

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unterdrückt

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stifled

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Atommüll

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nuclear waste

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Ausstoss

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emission (pollution in the air)

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New York

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Catskills

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England

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Catswolds

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stetig

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steady

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steil

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steep

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unvermeidlich

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inevitable

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41
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Einfallsreichtum

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ingenuity

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42
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Gas im Stein

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fracking

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43
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undurchschaubar

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unfathomable

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ändern

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to alter

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ländlich

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rural

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makellos

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pristine

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Wiese

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maedow

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48
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Abfall wegwerfen

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to litter

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bohren

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to drill

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Ausrüstung

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rig

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51
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Feldweg

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country lane

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aufstossen

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to belch

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53
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LKW

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larry

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54
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Grundwasserleiter

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aquifer

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Verunreinigung

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contamination

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fürchten

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to dread

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irrsinnig

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mind-boggling

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gigantisch

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gargantuan

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Unstetigkeit

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intermittency

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Skalierbarkeit

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scalability

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mager

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meager

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schädlich

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pernicious

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harmlos / gütig / mild

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benign

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verabscheut

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abhorred

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Ausbreitung

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proliferation

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umstellen

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to transpose

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Durchführung

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implementation

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von früher

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of yore

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Rache

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vengeance

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Spitze

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spike

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ländlich

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agricultural

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Ware / Gut

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commodity

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Niederschlag

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fallout

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Zusammentreffen

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conjunction

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Richtlinien

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policies

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fehlerhaft

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flawed

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Flüchtigkeit

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volatility

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übertreffen

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to surpass

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aufeinanderfolgend

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consecutive

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Schwelle

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threshold

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81
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Unterernährung

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malnutrition

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unzureichend

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inadequate

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Entziehung

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deprivation

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84
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hemmen

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to stunt

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85
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unterordnen

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to subordinate

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86
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ankämpfen

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to stem

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vorschreiben

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to prescribe

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belasten

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to encumber

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zögernd

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halting

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Weizen

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wheat

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verschlimmern

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to exacerbate

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Lehrmeinung

A

doctrine

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verteilen

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to dole out

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auffliegen

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to be busted

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Evakuierter

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evacuee

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überfluten

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to flood

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verstreut

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spraw

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Versammlung

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convention

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99
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Häuschen

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cot

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Uferdamm

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levee

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101
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das Festhalten

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adherence

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102
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Gutschein

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voucher

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instrumentiert

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orchestrated

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104
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bejubeln

A

to hail

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105
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aufspulen

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to reel

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106
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klar ausdrücken

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to articulate

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retten

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to salvage

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Krönung

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culmination

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stärken

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stuckend

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vollendete Tatsache

A

fait accompli

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erliegen

A

to succumb

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Homogenisierung

A

homogenisation

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lebenswichtige Arterie

A

vital arteries

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stationieren

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blass

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widerlegen

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eigenartig

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idiosyncratic

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zugeben

A

to concede

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Schlichtung

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reich

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Vorräte

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Zuständigkeit

A

jurisdiction

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jdn tragen, etw in die höhe treiben

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aufkommend

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übertreiben

A

to overstate

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spriessen

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to burgean

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berüchtigt

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Hütte

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schwerfällig

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cumbersome

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den Vorsitz haben

A

to preside

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elektrisieren

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to galvanise

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unvermeidlich / notwendig

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inevitable

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stufenweise

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incrementally

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hinterfragen

A

to scrutinise

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fairer handel

A

fair trade

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Fügsamkeit

A

compliance

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umgestalten

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Verbinding

A

association

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vermitteln

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Know-How / Köpfchen

142
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Wassermangel

A

water scarcity

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Vorstand

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fesseln / fangen

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to ensnare

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weit verbreitet

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heimtückisch

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Auffälligkeit

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susceptibility

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kleine Stücke

A

smithereens

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herabstürzen

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to cercade

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Mischung

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Beschwerde / Klage

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beklemmend / alptraumhaft

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nightmarish

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Dürre

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erwerbssüchtig

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Folgesatz

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zuschreiben

A

to attribute

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starr/ steif

158
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etw anklammern / fixieren

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to peg sth

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Anerkennung

A

appreciation

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verseuchter Boden

A

brownfield

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unvollständig / unausgereift

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Schickeria

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glitterati

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gleichgültig

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indifferent

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teilnahmslos / lustlos

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träge / faul

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patrizisch

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voller Überheblichkeit

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beliebig

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discretionary

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Einkommen

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Ausstieg

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rückläufig

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diminishing

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Rendite

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Musterbeispiel

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unterdrückend

A

repressing

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gewerkschaftliche Organisation

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unionisation

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Wesentlichkeit

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materiality

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verzerren

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eifrig

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streng

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belastet

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vermindern

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anstreben

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Unmut

A

hard feelings

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ungeachtet

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irrespective

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langlebigkeit

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zwingend

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imperative

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verschmelzen

A

to conflate ?

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langsam

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fachkundig

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ausschlaggebend

A

determining

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umfassend

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encompassing

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eigenwillig

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machbar

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Brei

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Vertauschung

A

permutation

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volkstümlich

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knirschend

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Auszeichnung

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sich bessern

A

to mend one‘s way

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den Bach runter gehen

A

to go down the pan ?

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kontraintuitiv

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counterintuitive

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ansammeln

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willkürlich

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Zusammenstoss

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genichen?

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erloschen

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ergründen

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geldgierig

A

mercenary ?

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behaupten

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to contend

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begünstigen

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gerecht

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Vorherrschaft

A

prevalence

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etw erwidern

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to reciprocate

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zanken

A

to squabble

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kompromisslos

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hard-nosed

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Vergeltungsmassnahmen

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missachtend

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disregarding

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schmierend

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finanzielle Stützung

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abstützen

A

to shore-up ?

221
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schwach

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Aufschwung

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Übersättigung

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Notverkauf

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verbeult

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für Ärger sorgen

A

to rock the boat

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den Spass verderben

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to spoil the party

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Einheit

229
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sammeln

A

to garner?

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Empfänger

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meiden / auf etw verzichten

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gekränkt

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schleichend

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stagnieren / schmachten

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to languish

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untrennbar

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inextricably

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verstricken

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festnehmen / stoppen

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ernten

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schief / fehlerhaft

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Haltung

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trostlos

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absichtlich

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langweilig

244
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jung

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unklar

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verurteilt

247
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Hohn

248
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unzählig

249
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anpassen

250
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für etw geradestehen

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to face the music

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zufällig

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serendipitous

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leichtsinnig

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Schwärmer

254
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veraltet

255
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zurückschrecken

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leichtgläubig

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Rücksicht

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enthüllt

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erschrecken

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Eingebildetheit

A

succtiness

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beängstigend

262
Q

es entgegen aller Wahrscheinlichkeiten schaffen

A

to beat the odds

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aushalten

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veraltet 2

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aufgrund

A

by virtue of

266
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Chaos und Verwüstung anrichten

A

to wreak havoc

267
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eigensinnig