Wave Vocabs Flashcards

1
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es ist besser als rauchen (im Buch verbunden mit Stift kauen)

A

it beat smoking

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2
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(zu Tode) ersticken

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to choke to death

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3
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= have an idea

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to come up with something

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4
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until a certain date it should be complete (erscheint am…)

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due to

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5
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Chefredakteur/Herausgeber (Zeitung)

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editor-in-chief

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6
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endlich dazu kommen, etw zu tun

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to get around to doing sth (= something)

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7
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etw ertragen

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to endure

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8
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todlangweilig/entsetzlich langweilig

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excruciatingly boring

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9
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zurückrufen (to recall sb); an etw. erinnern (to recall sth)

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to recall

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10
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etw. brauchen

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to need some + gerund (-ing)

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11
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durch eine Handlung reagieren (Bsp.: er reagierte indem er…)

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to react by doing sth

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12
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schimpfen

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to reprimand

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13
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von etw benebelt/verwirrt sein

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to be befuddled by sth

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14
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etwas macht jemanden verrückt/treibt jmd. in den Wahnsinn

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sth drives somebody bananas

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15
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draufkommen/verstehen/herausfinden

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to figure out

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16
Q

ungeschickt sein

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to be inept

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17
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handwerkliches Geschick/Handfertigkeit

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manual dexterity

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18
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schaffen/bekämpfen/bewältigen

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to cope with

19
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Genie

20
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eine desinteressierte/gelangweilte Einstellung für etw. haben

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a lackadaisical attitude about something

21
Q

sich für etw. verpflichtet fühlen

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to feel compelled to do sth

22
Q

flink

23
Q

schlampig (auch: rührselig; kitschig)

24
Q

Gräueltaten; Grausamkeiten; Gewalttaten

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atrocities

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abgemagert; ausgezehrt
emaciated
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sich für eine Idee einsetzen/Idee unterstützen
to espouse an idea
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schaurig; schauerlich; grauenhaft
gruesome
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jmd. knurrt der Magen
somebody’s stomach churns
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als ungeeignet/unbrauchbar erachtet werden
to be deemed as unfit
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etw. ausrotten
to exterminate
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jmd besiegen (…of sb)/ etw erledigen (…of sth)
to dispose of
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etw. vermitteln
to convey
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Gestank
stench
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benommen/verblüfft aussehen
to look stunned
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durchdringen (The coffee permeated the book.)
to permeate
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Ich werde es später nachholen
I’ll catch up later
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entsetzt/schockiert sein
to dismay
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eigenartig
weird
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mit etw. beschäftigt sein
to be preoccupied with sth
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Ich bin 6,5 groß.
to stand six three
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Gewichteinheit (I weigh...)
stone (6,35 kg)
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jemanden stoßen
to nudge someone
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mit jmd chillen
to hang out with somebody
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Schabernack/Streich
a practical joke