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We're overloading, Captain! Flashcards

1
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Varnish

A

Lack

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paragon

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Vorbild
Ausbund
paragon of virtue – Tugendbold

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tenure

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Amtszeit
Anstellung
Beschäftigungsdauer
Dauer
Besitz
Besitztitel
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Q

mountain range

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Bergkette
Höhenzug
Gebirgszug
Bergzug

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to insinuate sth.

A

anspielen
unterstellen
andeuten
zu verstehen geben

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Q

itinerary

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Programmablauf
Reiseroute
Reiseplan
Reiseverlauf
Route
Straßenkarte
Transportweg
Reise...
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hypoglycemic AE / hypoglycaemic BE

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unterzuckert

hypoglycemia AE / hypoglycaemia BE
- Hypoglykämie / Unterzuckerung

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lateral

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seitlich
Neben…
Quer…
lateral

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shiv [sl.]

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Messer

Klappmesser

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extortion

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Erpressung

der Wucher

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quagmire

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Morast
Sumpf
Schlammpfütze

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to hold a powwow [fig.]

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Kriegsrat halten

eine Versammlung abhalten

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Kriegsrat

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council of war

Kriegsrat halten - to hold a council of war, to go into a huddle, to hold a powwow

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brown-nosing

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arschkriecherisch

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to peruse

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genau durchsehen
prüfen
durchlesen
durchgehen

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clammy

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feucht
klamm
feuchtkalt
klebrig

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17
Q

enticing

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verlockend

verführerisch

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pushover

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Kinderspiel

Schwächling

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Q

glib

A 
unbedacht
schlagfertig
aalglatt
wortgewandt
zungenfertig
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Don’t get glib with me

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So einfach kommst Du mir nicht davon / Glaub’ nicht, dass Du Dich so einfach aus der Affäre ziehen kannst

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to mellow

A 
mürbe werden
mürbe machen
sänftigen
weichmachen
weichwerden
reif werden
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22
Q

cakin w/ my boo…

A

flirting with my babe

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to josh so.

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jmdn. aufziehen
hänseln
veräppeln

josh - der Ulk

to josh around - to fool around

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dicey

A 
riskant
brenzlig
heikel
unzuverlässig
würflig
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tenacity

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Beharrlichkeit

Hartnäckigkeit

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reprehensible

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verwerflich

tadelnswert

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27
Q

unpalatable

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schlecht
unschmackhaft
widerwärtig

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foliage

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Laub
Blätter
Laubwerk
Blattwerk

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29
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to resent sth.

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sich über etwas ärgern

etw. übelnehmen

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30
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levity

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Leichtfertigkeit

Leichtsinn

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to drop the ball (Amer.) [fig.]

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im entscheidenden Moment versagen

etw. vermasseln
etw. versemmeln

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32
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benign

A

freundlich
liebevoll
gütig
gutartig (med.)

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33
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to perk up

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aufleben

munter werden

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34
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slander

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Verleumdung
Beschimpfung
üble Nachrede
Rufmord

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35
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elated

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freudig erregt

ermutigt

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meadow

A

Wiese
Flur
Aue (piece of low ground near a river mit saftigen Wiesen)

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37
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Mieter

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tenant

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38
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on the lam

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auf der Flucht

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39
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to shun sth./sb.

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etw. meiden, ausweichen, scheuen

to shun no danger
keine Gefahr scheuen

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40
Q 
Belästigung
Ärgerlichkeit
Ärgernis
Missstand
Unfug
Störung
A

nuisance

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41
Q

flamer

A

Abfällig für Homosexueller

42
Q

varmint

A

gerissener Schurke, Racker, Schädling

43
Q

disparaging

A

geringschätzig
verunglimpfend
abschätzig

44
Q

mucus

A

Schleim

45
Q

mural

A

Wandgemälde

Wandbild

46
Q

höchste Zeit

A

high time

47
Q

graft

A

Bestechung

Reis

48
Q

fostering

A

pflegend

49
Q

nostrum

A

Geheimmittel

Patentrezept

50
Q

Bernstein

A

amber

51
Q

lock, stock and barrel

A

ganz und gar
voll und ganz
in Bausch und Bogen

52
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vice

A

Schraubzwinge, Schraubstock

Laster, Lasterhaftigkeit

53
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lessor

A

Vermieter

Verpächter

54
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vocational

A

beruflich

Berufs-

55
Q

to adjourn sth.

A

etw. verschieben
etw. vertagen
unterbrechen
aufschieben

56
Q

hogwash

A

nonsense

57
Q

aghast

A

fassungslos
entgeistert
entsetzt
bestürzt

58
Q

audacity

A

Dreistigkeit
Kühnheit
Mut

59
Q

collusion

A

Absprache
geheime Absprache

price collusion
Preisabsprache

danger of collusion
Verdunkelungsgefahr

60
Q

to gall

A

make someone feel annoyed (or resentful)

61
Q

spook

A

Spion

62
Q

exchequer

A

Schatzamt

Finanzministerium

63
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to revile

A

verunglimpfen
beschimpfen
schmähen
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner

64
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IPO

A

initial public offering

65
Q

big board

A

New York stock exchange

66
Q

scorn

A

Verachtung

67
Q

glut

A

Überangebot

to supply or fill to excess

68
Q

to mull (over)

A

nachdenken

think about (something) deeply and at length

69
Q

emery board

A

Nagelfeile

70
Q

puissant

A

kräftig, mächtig

71
Q

imprudent

A

unvorsichtig
unbesonnen
unbedacht
unüberlegt

72
Q

parity

A

Gleichheit

73
Q

to sequester

A

binden
absondern

CO2-Sequestration - Kohlenstoff-Bindung

74
Q

culprit

A

Täter
Schuldiger
Angeklagter

75
Q

nugatory

A

belanglos

76
Q

Grundnahrungsmittel

A

staple

staple food

77
Q

to exacerbate

A

verschlimmern
verschärfen
erschweren
verärgern

78
Q

row (nicht Reihe oder rudern)

A

Krach

Ärger

79
Q

disparage

A

herabsetzen
in Verruf bringen
diskreditieren

80
Q

bauble

A

Flitter
Spielzeug
(kleine, wertvolle) Schmuckstücke

81
Q

legerdemain

A

Schwindel
Taschenspielerei
Zaubertrick

82
Q

embezzlement

A

Unterschlagung

Veruntreuung

83
Q

clout

A

Schlag
Schlagkraft

get a clout round the ears - eins hinter die Ohren kriegen

84
Q

to jeer

A

höhnen

verhöhnen

85
Q

to collude

A

konspirieren

heimlich vereinbaren

86
Q

graft

A

Bestechung

87
Q

leniency

A

Nachsichtigkeit

Nachsicht

88
Q

aloof

A

distanziert
unnahbar
fern
zurückhaltend

89
Q

scowl

to scowl

A

finsterer Blick

mürrisch gucken
finster blicken

90
Q

beset

A

heimgesucht

91
Q

to rebuke

A

tadeln
rügen
maßregeln
schelten

92
Q

indentured

A

abhängig
verpflichtet

indentured servant
Schuldknecht

93
Q

cachet

A

Stempel, Siegel

Ansehen, Prestige

94
Q

to be ineligible for

A

nicht infrage kommen für

95
Q

to covet

A

begehren

yearn to possess

96
Q

Arbitration

A

Schlichtung

Vermittlung

97
Q

sedition

A

Aufruhr

98
Q

meticulous

A

sorgfältig

übergenau

99
Q

vindicated (adj.)

A

gerechtfertigt

100
Q

bough

A

Ast, Zweig

101
Q

intransigent

A

kompromisslos

unversöhnlich

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