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Vokab 6 II Flashcards

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1
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Rückzug , zurückziehen

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to retreat

I need to retreat to charge my battarie

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aufregend , berauschend

Das ist aufregend

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exhilarating

This is exhilarating

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in Erwägung ziehen

darüber nachdenken

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to contemplate

I am contemplating with the idea to learn…

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Volk , Leute

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folk

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Trümmer , der Schrott

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debris

The amount of debris lying on the floor was unbelievable

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Verabscheuungswürdig

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despicable

That is just despicable behaviour

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ausdrücklich

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explicitly

I have told you explicitly not to vote for me

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ausscheren , abdrehen , abbiegen , abknicken

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to veer

to veer into

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it got lost in the ether

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it got lost in the ether

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Haferflocken

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oatmeal , oats

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to make someone appear stupid

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to mug someone off

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12
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Die haben uns allein gelassen

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They left us on our own devices

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He is on his last legs

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He is on his last legs

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Er ist von Krebs durchtränkt

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He is absolutely riddled with cancer

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15
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Sympathisch

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sympathetic

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einsperren , eingesperrt

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incarcerate , incarcerated

incarcerating

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beschäftigt , verlobt

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engaged

to engage in

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18
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besetzt

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occupied

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19
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Pfütze

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puddle

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Erwidern , erwidert

Seine Gefühle für sie wurden nicht erwidert

Anstatt die Höflichkeit zu erwidern…

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unreciprocated

not reciprocated.

“his feelings for her were unreciprocated

instead of reciprocating the pleasantry

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21
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irreführend

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astray

Which is astray.

They try to lead us astray.

If someone or something leads you astray, they make you believe something that is not true, causing you to make a wrong decision.

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22
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Mitleid , Mitfühlen

Wir können Mitleid haben

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commiserate

We can commiserate

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23
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See

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lake

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Fluss

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river

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Luftfeuchtigkeit

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humidity

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26
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streuen

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to scatter , scattered

They had their ashes scattered across the town

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27
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abbauen

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to dismantle

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zerstückeln , zerstückelt

Ein zerstückelter Körper

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to dismember , dismembered

A dismembered body

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29
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zwanghafter Lügner

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compulsive liar

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Er störte jeden

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he disturbed everyone

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31
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wiedersprüchliche Aussagen

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contradictory statements

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32
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Erniedrigung , Demütigung

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humiliation , humiliating

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33
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greifbar , fühlbar , real

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tangible

But if you handle it right , money can buy you freedom and time and those are a lot more tangible than happines

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34
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Anstand

Du hast nicht den Anstand es mir zu sagen?

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decency

You don’t have the decency to tell me?

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35
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Dreistigkeit , Unverfrorenheit

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audacity

I can’t even belief that he had the audacity to…

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36
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der Komplize , Mittäter , Mitschuldige

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accomplice

that makes me an accomplice

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37
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Ich bin mitschuldig

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I am complicit

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38
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Dachboden

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attic

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39
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Arbeitsplatte

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worktop

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Werkbank

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workbench

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umgeben , umzingeln , umfassen

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surround , surrounded

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entsenden , absenden

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dispatch

So they dispatched some FBI Agents to silence them?

43
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gurren

Keine Vögel gurrten

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coo

no birds cooed

44
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a patient who attends a hospital for treatment without staying overnight

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outpatient

45
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Bewohner/in

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resident ,

residents

46
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abwerfen , verwerfen

Wirf deine gesammte Hand weg

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to discard

discard your entire hand

47
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zusammengefasst

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to summarize , summarized

to summarize this glorious mess of a video.

48
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to reduce or damage one’s ego or pride to humble or humiliate one

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to knock ( one ) down a peg (or two)

It’s about time that someone
knocked him down a peg

49
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Wanderung , Streifzug

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ramble

I went on a ramble across the town

50
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sättigen , gesättigt

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to satiate , satiated

51
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Vorwand

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pretense

he came under false pretense

52
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Empfindungsfähig

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sentient

53
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pretentious twat waffle

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pretentious twat waffle

54
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dumme Mutprobe

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stupid dares

sometimes doing stupid dares

55
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Ahnung , das Gefühl

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hunch

It was just a hunch

56
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greifbar

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tangible

The tension in the air is almost tangible

57
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vorzeitig , verfrüht

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premature

58
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unreif

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immature

59
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weit hergeholt

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far fetched

your theory is a bit far fetched, don’t you think?

Isn’t that a bit far fetched?

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thrilled to bits

Happy , delighted

[BE]

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chuffed

I’m chuffed

61
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kaum wahrnehmbar , unmerklich

Win nickte fast kaum wahrnehmbar

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imperceptible

Win nodded almost imperceptible

62
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Kastensystem

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box system

63
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Knödel

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dumpling

64
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Erbe

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heritage

65
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überflüssig

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superfluous

66
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Unternehmen , Firma , Konzern

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corporation , firm

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Krim

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crimea

crimea annextion

crimea was annexed by the russians

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sortiert , ausgewählt , gemischt

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to assort

assorted

Only the assorted strawberries are on display

69
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einstweilige Verfügung

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restraining order

70
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unterstellen , anspielen

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to insinuate

What are you insinuating?

71
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Vom Krankenhaus entlassen

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discharged form the hospital

72
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Trauerberater

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berevment counsellor

73
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Umfeld , Umgebung , Umkreis

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surroundings

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schädlich

Das muss schädlich gewesen sein für ihre Entscheidung

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detrimental

That must have been detrimental to her decision

75
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Er verzichtete darauf, ihm seinen Finger zu zeigen

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he refrained from showing him his finger

76
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praktisch

es war ziehmlich praktisch

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handy

it came quite handy

77
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zwingend , dringend ,

Finde unwiderstehlichen…

unwiederstehlich

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compelling

find compelling input

compelling evidence

78
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Ich bin versucht es zu kaufen

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I am tempted to buy it

79
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Verbrechen

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felony

80
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a person who can’t speak

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non-verbal

mutism

81
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nebenbei , extra

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additionally

I write new words into a notebook additionally to the ones I learn on Babbel

82
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politischer Umsturz

…. bezeichnet man eine Tätigkeit im Verborgenen , deren Ziel es ist , den Umsturz einer bestehenden Ordnung durch Unterwanderung und Untergrabung

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subversion ( political)

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( in ) Gesellschaft

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(in) company

84
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Schuldgefühle

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guilt anguish

85
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die Entschlossenheit

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determination , firmness

I am determined to …

86
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Ich bin überflutet mit Arbeit

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I am swamped with work

87
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Ich bin für eine Weile weggenickt

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I nodded of for a while

88
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Du hast mich wieder besiegt

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You bested me again

89
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Es halbierte meinen Weg

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It cut my commute in half

90
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entscheident

das war entscheident

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crucial

This was crucial

91
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Ungereimtheit , Wiederspruch ,
Unstimmigkeit

Unstimmigkeit in seiner Story

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inconcistency

There’re inconcistencies in his story

92
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aufrichtig , ehrlich , echt , ernsthaft

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sincere , sincerely

93
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der Entschluss ,

die Entscheidung

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decision ,
resolve ,
resolution

94
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Zeugnis , Empfehlung

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testimonial

95
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Ich hätte mir das denken können.

Ich meine du imitierst einen Arzt seit dem ersten Tag

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I should have thought that.
I mean you’ve been impersonating a doctor since day one.
( form the start )

96
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vereiteln , durchkreuzen

Er durchkreutze seine Pläne

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foil , cross

He foiled his plans.
He crossed his plans.

97
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absurd , grotesk

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preposterous , grotesk

I hate his prepostereus behaviour.

His prepostereus behaviour drives me up the fucking wall

98
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die Neigung , neigen ,

das Gefälle

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incline

I am inclined to believe this story.
Mainly because it’s funny

99
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ausrotten , ausgerottet

Wir haben so viele Krankheiten ausgerottet durch/dank Impfungen.

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to eradicate , eradicated

We’ve eradicated so many diseases thanks to vaccines.

100
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Hindernis

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obstacle , hurdle

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