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1
Q

Fressbude
Fressbuden-

A

greasy spoon

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2
Q

Zahnrad

A

cogwheel

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3
Q

Gewürz (2)

A

spice, condiment

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4
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Einfahrt, Auffahrt

A

driveway

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5
Q

tolerant (b)

A

broadminded

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6
Q

Hintergrundbild, Bildschirmschoner

A

screen saver

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7
Q

Tankstelle (3)

A

AE: gas station
BE: petrol station
service station

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8
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von etw erzählen (rem)

A

to reminisce about sth

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9
Q

Sternchen

A

asterisk

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10
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Auftragnehmer, beauftragte Firma; Firma, die Aufträge annimmt

A

contractor

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11
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aus familiären Gründen Sonderurlaub bewilligen

A

to grant compassionate leave

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12
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to twig sth (fam)

A

etw kapieren, mitbekommen

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13
Q

Handspiel (Football)

A

handball

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14
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untergehen, food: verderben
etw zugrunde richten

A

to perish
to perish sth

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15
Q

klumpig

A

lumpy

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16
Q

Bagger

A

excavator

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17
Q

Flammenmeer, place like hell

A

inferno

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18
Q

kindisch (i)

A

infantile

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19
Q

etw entwenden (form, hum)

A

to purloin sth

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20
Q

schnurloses Telefon

A

cordless telephone

21
Q

runzelig, verhutzelt

A

wizened

22
Q

Säge
etw zersägen

A

saw
to saw sth

23
Q

zweiter Vorname
das ist sein zweiter Vorname

A

middle name
that’s his middle name

24
Q

Wunderkerze

A

sparkler

25
Q

etw aufstapeln
sich zusammenballen

A

to stack up

26
Q

Pudelmütze

A

bobble hat

27
Q

feuchtkalt

A

clammy

28
Q

claw (t)

A

talon

29
Q

Sitzstange, Hochsitz
auf etw sitzen (bird), thronen (person) (vi, vt)

A

perch
to perch on sth
to be perched somewhere

30
Q

sich zurücklehnen
sich auf einem Sofa ausruhen
den Kopf gegen etw lehnen

A

to recline
to recline on a sofa
to recline one’s head against sth

31
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einen Zahn ziehen

A

to extract a tooth

32
Q

Bohrer
einen Brunnen bohren
nach Öl bohren

A

drill
to drill a well
to drill for oil

33
Q

Gehege

A

enclosure

34
Q

vorlaut, bold (pej)

A

forward

35
Q

schwach, gebrechlich (2)
Krankenstation, -Zimmer

A

infirm, frail
infirmary

36
Q

Parfüm

A

perfume

37
Q

Pflaster

A

plaster

38
Q

Schaufensterpuppe

A

mannequin

39
Q

ulkig, verrückt (z)
verrückte Kostüme

A

zany
zany costumes

40
Q

etw glaubwürdig machen

A

to add credence to sth

41
Q

disorganized, arbitrary
in such a fashion

A

haphazard
haphazardly

42
Q

Heizkörper, Kühler

A

radiator

43
Q

glue: trocknen, fest werden
blood: gerinnen

A

to congeal

44
Q

Mistgabel

A

pitchfork

45
Q

Heugabel, Mistgabel

A

pitchfork

46
Q

jdm mit jdm verbinden (telephone)

A

to put sb through to sb

47
Q

einsiedlerisch, zurückgezogen
Einsiedler (r)

A

reclusive
recluse

48
Q

Kuriosität

A

curio

49
Q

Außenministerium

A

foreign office