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Vokab 6 VII Flashcards

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1
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rückschritt ,

sich zurückbilden ,
sich rückläufing entwickeln

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regress

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to have someone over a barrel

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to have someone over a barrel

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Sie lassen und dafür durch die Nase bezahlen

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they made us pay through the nose for that

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umgehen , unterlaufen , hintergehen

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circumvent

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Umfang , Kreisumfang

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circumference

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vertiefen in

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to delve into

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7
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Du kannst dieses Argument auf den Kopf stellen

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You can flip this argument on its head

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vorwiegend Männer

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predominantly men

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obgleich , wenngleich , obschon

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albeit

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10
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Aus dem Krankenhaus entlassen

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discharged from the hospital

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Leistung

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achievment

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aufteilen , Länder / Gebiete

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to partition

The action or state of dividing or being divided into parts

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Ersatz

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replacement

We need a replacement for him

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eifrig

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keen , eager , avid

I’d been keen to hear about this

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herrschen , überwiegen

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prevail

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16
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Erbe , Erbschaft

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inheritance

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17
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Haftanstalt

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detention house

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18
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zertifiziert

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certified

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19
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verschieben , vertagen

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to postpone , postpone

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nähen , genäht

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to sew , sewed , sewn

sow

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Baubehörde

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zoning commission

planning and zoning commission

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Annahme , Vermutung , Unterstellung

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assumtion

I was under the assumtion that

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23
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angesammelt

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accumulated

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24
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ähnelt

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similar to

it resembles

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25
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Mord

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homicide

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26
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seine Augen traten hervor

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his eyes were bulging

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27
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das schließt ihn nicht aus

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this doesn’t rule him out

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28
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hohl , leer

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hollow

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29
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zahnärztlich

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dental

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30
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bereits erwähnten

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aforementioned , already mentioned

the aforementioned

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31
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Ladentisch, Tresen , Schalter

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counter

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32
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dein Gegenüber

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your opposite

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33
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zwei Insassen

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two inmates,

former inmates

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34
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anschnallen

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to buckle up , strap in , fasten the seatbelt

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35
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Angebot

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offer

I make you an offer

I’m gonna make you an offer

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gepflegt

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groomed

well groomed

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37
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bummeln , trödeln

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to stroll , to loiter

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38
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Er hatte sein Auto waschen lassen

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He had had his car washed

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39
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Aufrichtig , ehrlich , ernsthaft

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sincere , sincerely

Don’t you hear the sincerity in my voice?

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40
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it is a bit frown upon ,
when you make animals fight eachother

generally talking is frown upon in the UK

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it is a bit frown upon ,
when you make animals fight eachother

generally talking is frown upon in the UK

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41
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rhytm is a really good word for hang man . It really catches people out

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rhytm is a really good word for hang man. It really catches people out.

42
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a uniformed offical employed to locate and report report on infringements of parking regulations

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traffic warden

43
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Lass dir von niemanden was anderes sagen

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Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise

44
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vielleicht

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perhaps , maybe , possibly

45
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scheußlich , grauenhaft , grausam

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atrocious

46
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hence why

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hence why

47
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Eindringling

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intruder

48
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Gottes Wege sind unergründlich

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God’s ways are inscrutable

49
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Ich werde es nicht zulassen das du der Sohn deines Vaters wirst.

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I will not have you to be your father’s son

50
Q

darstellen , repräsentieren , vertreten , stehen für

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represent

What does it represent?

What is ist suppossed to represent?

51
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durch jede Ausdehnung der Vorstellungskraft

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by any stretch of the imagination

52
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Sie nutzen die Vorteile , die Steuern bieten

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You take advantage of the benefits taxes provide

53
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bezahl deinen Anteil

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pay your share

54
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Verdächtigt

Das sieht verdächting aus

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suspicious

This looks suspicious

55
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Er nahm an einem Treffen teil

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he was attending a meeting

56
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Pfand , Schachfigur

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Pawn

57
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Hütte

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hut , cottage

58
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Schuppen , Gartenlaube ,

vergießen

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shed ,

to shed ( tears )

59
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Was stört dich ?

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What is bothering you?

What is bugging you?

What in particular is bothering you?

60
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Du hast den Geruch des Todes auf / an dir.

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You have the scent of death on you

61
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eintöning , monoton

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monotonous

62
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garantiert

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warranted , to warrant

In my views his action warranted termination

63
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Ich began darüber nachzudenken wie ich den Schmerz lindern kann

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I’ve started thinking of asking your father for a divorce

64
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befallen

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to infest , infested

infested by bacteria

65
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ruhend , schlummernd , untätig , schlafend

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dormant

It may lie dormant

A dormant vulcano

66
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Flachmann

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(tip) flask

67
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plädieren

Du hättest auf unschuldig plädiert , wenne s dir wircklich leid tätte

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to plead

You would have pleaded guilty, if you were really sorry

68
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Wahrsager

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fortune teller

69
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Hebelwirkung

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leverage

70
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etwas ist dazwischen gekommen

A

something has come up

71
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narzisstisch

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narcisstic

72
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Salbung , Weihung

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anointment

The Queen is getting anointed

73
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ununterscheidbar

nicht auszumachen

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indistinguishable

it becomes indistinguishable from the environment

74
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das Ergebniss

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the outcome

75
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Leichenhalle

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mortuary

76
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Falls das Schlimmste eintritt

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if the worst comes to the worst ( BE )

77
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Hefe

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yeast

78
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beliebt , begehrt

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popular

79
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slippery slope

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slippery slope

a bad situation or habit , after it has started , is likely to get very much worse.

You are on a slippery slope once you start lying about your age

80
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Ich schweife ab

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I digress

…. but I digress

81
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eine Münze prägen

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to coin a coin

82
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einen Begriff prägen

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to coin a term

The term power move was coined for this.

He coined the term power move.

83
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eine Gruppe von Katzen

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a destruciton of wild cats.

Cats lead by a furious Ines , with long and sharp claws , will conquer the world and force humanity to pet them.

84
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inner Licht ( car light )

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dome light

85
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zwingend , dringend , unwiderstehlich

Hast du einen unwiderstehlichen Beweis?

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compelling ,

Have you got an compelling argument?

Have you found some compelling evidence?

86
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entmutigen , entmutigent

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daunt , daunting

It’s daunting to know whatever I do , I cannot change the outcome.

You can’t daunt me

87
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obwohl ich sie verachte

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Altough I despise her

88
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herablessende Haltung , Herablassung

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condescension

Natasha didn’t like the visitor’s tone of condescension to children things

89
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entlassen

Ihr seid entlassen vom Unterricht

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to dismiss , dismissed

You are dismissed from class

90
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Präziere

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precise , precisely

91
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Galgenhumor

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gallows humor

92
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Im Grunde , in jeder Hinsicht ,

Im Grunde genommen

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for all intense and purposes

93
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ablenken

jmd. ablenken

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to distract , distracted

distracting

94
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andeuten , implizieren

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to imply , implying

Implying an Album

95
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zeugen , fortpflanzen

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procreate , procreated

96
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unbegründet ,

Nur die üblichen unbegründete Gerüchte

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unsubstantiated

just the usual unsubstantiated rumors

97
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andeuten , hindeuten

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allude , alluding

98
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denunzieren , anprangern

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to denounce

denouncing

99
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teilnehmen , teilhaben

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to partake

100
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schrecklich , hässlich , scheuslich , grässlich

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hideous , atrocious

That is hideous

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