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1
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Das mag sein, aber …

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That may be true, but …

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Das stimmt (nicht)

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That’s (not) true

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Deswegen

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That’s why

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Eigentlich

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Actually

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Einerseits/ anderseits

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On the one/ the other hand

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Erstens

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Firstly

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Es geht um…

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It’s about / it’s a question of

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Ich bin dafür / dagegen, dass

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I’m in favour of /against

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Ich meine, …

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I think that …

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Im Großen und Ganzen

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On the whole

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Im Vergleich zu…

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In comparison to…

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Jeder weiß, dass …

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Everyone knows that…

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13
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Was hältst du von…?

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What do you think of…?

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Wie kommst du darauf?

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What makes you think that?

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Außerdem

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Apart from that (besides) / moreover

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Auf unbestimmte Zeit

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For an indefinite period of time

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Früher oder später

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Sooner or later

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Für alle Zeiten

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For all time

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19
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Im Voraus

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In advance

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20
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In naher Zukunft

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In the near future

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Mit der Zeit

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In (the course of) time

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Möglichst bald

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As soon as possible

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Über Nacht

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Overnight

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24
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Versäumtes nachholen

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To make up for lost time

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Von jetzt an / in Zukunft

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From now on / in future

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Vorzeitig

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Ahead of time

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Alle 10 Minuten

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Every 10 minutes

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28
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Jede halbe Stunde

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Every half an hour

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29
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Jeden zweiten Tag

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Every other day

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30
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Das ganze Jahr über

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All year round

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Den ganzen Tag

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All day

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32
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die Altersgruppe (-n)

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Age group

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33
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Er ist in den Vierzigern

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He’s in his forties

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34
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In den mittleren Jahren

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Middle-aged

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35
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Sie ist Anfang / Ende zwanzig

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She is in her early/ late twenties

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36
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fast die ganze Zeit

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Most of the time

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37
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Gelegentlich

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Occasionally

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38
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Immer wieder

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Again and again

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39
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Mit den Jahren

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As one gets older

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40
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Nach und nach

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Bit by bit, gradually

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41
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Tagaus, tagein

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Day in, day out

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42
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Zu jeder Zeit

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At any time

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43
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Zum ersten Mal

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For the first time

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44
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Am Anfang/ Zum Anfang

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Initially

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45
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Erstens, zunächst

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First/ly

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46
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das Pro und Kontra

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The pros and cons

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47
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Von vorn

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From scratch, from the beginning

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48
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Zum Abschluss

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In conclusion

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49
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Dazu

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In addition

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50
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Und dazu kommt noch, dass

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And, what is more, …

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51
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Nicht nur …, sondern auch …

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Not only …, but also …

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52
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Übrigens

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Incidentally, by the way

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53
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Was ich eigentlich sagen wollte, ist …

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What I actually mean is …

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54
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Weiterhin

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In addition

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55
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Bekanntlich

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It is known that

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56
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Das heißt

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That is

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57
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Es stimmt, dass …

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It is true that

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58
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Folgendermaßen

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As follows

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59
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In Bezug auf (+acc)

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With reference to

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60
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In diesem Zusammenhang

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In this context

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61
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Nämlich

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Namely

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62
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die Tatsachen

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The facts

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63
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Unter anderem

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Among other things

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64
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Wie

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Such as

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65
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Also, daher

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Therefore, so

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66
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Da (conj.)

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Since, as

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67
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Dadurch, deshalb, deswegen

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In that way, because of that, that is why

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68
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Das liegt daran, dass

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That’s because

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69
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Das hatte zur Folge, dass…

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The result of this was…

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70
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Ohne Folgen bleiben

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To have no consequences

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71
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Folglich

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Consequently, as a result

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72
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Schon die Tatsache, dass …

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The very fact that…

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73
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Schon weil …

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If only because

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74
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Solange (conj.)

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As/ so long as

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75
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Soweit ich weiß

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As/ so far as I know

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76
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Ursache und Wirkung

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Cause and effect

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77
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Wegen (+gen)

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Because of (sth.)

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78
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Es steht fest, dass…

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What is sure is that/ it has been established that

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79
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Ausgerechnet, wenn / als

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Just when…

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80
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Ausgerechnet er

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He of all people

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81
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Ausnahmslos

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Without exception

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82
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unbedingt

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Absolutely

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83
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Äußerst

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Extremely/ highly

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Bei weitem (das Beste)

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By far and away (the best)

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85
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Bei weitem nicht (so gut wie)

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Nowhere near (as good as)

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86
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Besonders, zumal

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In particular, especially as

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87
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Betonen

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To emphasise

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88
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Eben, halt

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Just, simply

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89
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Ganz und gar

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Completely, utterly

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90
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Genau das

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Especially this

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91
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In jeder Hinsicht

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In every respect

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92
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Keineswegs

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Not at all, not even in the least

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93
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Noch (bedeutender)

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Even (more) significantly

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94
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Umso mehr, als

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All the more, considering / as

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95
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Umso wichtiger

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All the more important

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96
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Unbestritten ist, dass …

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It’s not disputed that …

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97
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Sogar

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Even (intensifier)

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Möglichst (bald)

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As (soon) as possible

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(Das musst du) unbedingt machen

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(You) really (must do that)

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100
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Völlig, vollkommen

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Completely

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101
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das Wichtigste ist…

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The key issue is …

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102
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Abgesehen davon, dass …

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Quite apart from the fact that …

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103
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Allenfalls; bestenfalls

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At best

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104
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Allerdings

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Even so/ mind you

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105
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Angeblich

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Supposedly, allegedly

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106
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Auf den ersten Blick

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At first sight

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107
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Bis zu einem gewissen Grad(e)

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To some extent

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108
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Da habe ich Zweifel

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I have my doubts there

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109
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Einigermaßen

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To some extent

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110
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Es kommt darauf an, was …

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It depends on what …

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111
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Was sei denn, …

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Unless

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112
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Gewissermaßen

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In a way

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113
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Ich habe den Eindruck, dass …

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My impression is that…

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114
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Keinesfalls

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Under no circumstances

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115
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Lediglich

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Merely, simply

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116
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Praktisch; quasi

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Practically; virtually

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117
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Relativ

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Relatively

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118
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Selbst wenn

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Even if

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119
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Teilweise

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Partly

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120
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Vermutlich

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Presumably

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121
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Zweifel ausdrücken

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To express doubts, reservations

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ähnlich (+dat)

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Similar to, like

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123
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Als je zuvor

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Than ever before

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124
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Ebenso

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Likewise

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125
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Genauso

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Just the same

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126
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Genauso wichtig

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Just as important

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127
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Noch wichtiger ist…

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Even more important is…

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128
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Kannst du das näher erklären?

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Can you explain that more fully?

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Sowie

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As well as

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130
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Vergleichen

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To compare

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Vergleichen mit (+dat)

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(When) compared with

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Aber/ Jedoch

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However

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Alternative/ andernfalls

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Alternatively

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Auf der einen / anderen Seite

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Alternatively

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Auf der einen / anderen Seite

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On the one/ other hand

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136
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Da haben Sie schon Recht, aber …

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You are right there, but …

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137
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Dabei

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At the same time/ into the bargain

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138
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Dafür

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In return

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139
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Dagegen

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On the other hand

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140
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Das hat damit nichts zu tun

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That has nothing to do with it

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141
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Das ist aus der Luft gegriffen

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That’s nothing to do with the facts

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Das stimmt auf keinen Fall

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That absolutely untrue

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143
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Doch

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However / though (and to contradict a negative question or statement)

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144
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Egal ob …

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It doesn’t matter whether

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145
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Es ist fraglich, ob…

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It’s questionable whether …

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Es ist unvorstellbar, dass …

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It’s inconceivable that …

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Es kann sein, dass …

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It may be true that …

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Freilich

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Admittedly

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In der Tat

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In fact

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In Wirklichkeit

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In reality, in actual fact

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Praktisch / in der Praxis

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In practice

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Problematisch dabei ist …

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The problem with it is …

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Sonst

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Otherwise

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Stattdessen

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Instead

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Trotzdem ; dennoch

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Nevertheless, despite this

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Überhaupt

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Anyway

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Während

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Whereas

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Was … Angeht,

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As for …

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Wer das glaubt, …

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Anyone who believes that …

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Zugegeben ; zwar

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Admittedly

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Beleidigend

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Offensive

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Daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

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There can be no doubt about that

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Du musst doch einsehen, dass …

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You must agree that …

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Es geht darum, ob …

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It is a question of whether

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Es geht um (+acc)

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It is a question of sth

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Es ist offensichtlich, dass … Es versteht sich von selbst, dass …

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It is obvious that …

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Es steht fest, dass…

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It is certain that …

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Größenteils

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In the main

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im Allgemeinen

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In general

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Im Grunde

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Basically

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In der Regel

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As a rule

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Klar

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Clearly

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Kurz gesagt

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In brief

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Kurz und gut

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In a nutshell

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Offensichtlich

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Evidently

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ohne Zweifel

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Undeniably

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Selbstverständlich

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Of course

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Zweifellos

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Doubtless

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Was sagst du zum Problem von…?

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What’s your view on the problem of…?

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Welche Einstellung hast du zu…?

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What’s your attitude to…?

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Wie ist deine Meinung?

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What’s your opinion?

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das sage ich auch!

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I think so too!

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Ehrlich gesagt

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To be honest with you

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Es ist alles andere als …

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It is anything but …

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Es ist schade, dass …

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It is a pity that …

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Es ist unbegreiflich, dass

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It is inconceivable that …

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Es scheint, als ob …

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It would seem that …

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Glücklicherweise

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Fortunately

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Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass …

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I’m convinced that …

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Ich schlage vor, (dass …)

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I suggest (that…)

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Leider

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Unfortunately

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die beste Lösung

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The best solution

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Zu einem Kompromiss kommen

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To reach a compromise

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Ganz meine Meinung!

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That’s just what I think!

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Mir scheint es so, als ob …

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It seems to me that …

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Offen gestanden

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Quite frankly

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Ohnehin

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Anyway/ besides/ in any case

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Schlicht und einfach

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Plainly and simply

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Schlüsse ziehen

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To draw conclusions

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Zum Schluss

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In conclusion

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So ist es!

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That’s right!

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An sich

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By itself/ intrinsically

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Dadurch

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In that way, because of that

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Dafür

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In return, in exchange

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Irgendjemand

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Someone or other

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Irgendwann

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(At) some time or other

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Irgendwas

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Something (or other)

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Irgendwie

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Somehow (or other)

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Irgendwo(-hin)

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(To) somewhere or other

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Meistens

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Mostly, more often than not

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Mindestens

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At least

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Ohne weiteres

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Straight away, without a second thought

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Sozusagen

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So to speak

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Stellenweise

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In places, here and there

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Teilweise

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Partly, in part

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Unerhört

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Incredible, outrageous

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Ungewöhnlich

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Unusual(-ly)

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Wahrscheinlich

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Probably

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Weitgehend

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Largely

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Was … betrifft

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As far as … is concerned

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Ein umstrittenes Problem

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A controversial issue

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Das geht uns alle an

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It concerns us all

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Wir dürfen nicht vergessen, dass

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We must not forget that …

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Es steht außen Zweifel, dass …

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It is beyond doubt that …

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Im Gegenteil

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On the contrary

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Es fehlt oft an (+dat) …

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There is often a lack of …

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Wenn wir es genauer betrachten

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If we look at it more closely

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Um ein einzelnes Beispiel zu nennen

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To take a single example

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Wenn man alles in Betracht zieht

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All things considered

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Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass …

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I am convinced that …

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Alle sind sich darüber einig, dass …

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Everyone is agreed that …

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An dieser viel diskutierten Frage scheiden sich die Geister

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Opinions are divided on this vexed question

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Angenommen, dass …

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Assuming that …

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Darüber wird heftig diskutiert

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It has provoked a lot of discussion

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das Für und Wider

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The pros and cons

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die Auseinandersetzung über … (+acc)

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The argument about …

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die Meinungen über … (+acc) gehen weit auseinander

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Opinions about… Differ widely

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Ein nicht zu unterschätzendes Problem

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A problem which should not be underestimated

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Eine heftige öffentliche Diskussion auslösen

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To arouse intense public debate

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Eine heikle Frage

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A thorny question

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Wir begeben uns auf gefährliches Terrain

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We’re entering a minefield

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Es ist zum Thema geworden

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It has become an issue

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Es wird oft von anderen Themen in den Hintergrund gedrängt

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It is often pushed into the background by other issues

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Gehen wir davon aus, dass …

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Let’s assume that …

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In vielerlei Hinsicht

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In many respects

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Ist das zu rechtfertigen?

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Can this be justified?

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Kritiker bemängeln, dass …

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Critics point out that …

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Man gewinnt häufig den Eindruck, dass …

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One often gets the impression that …

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Man könnte meinen, dass …

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One might think that …

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Plädieren für (+acc)

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To speak up for …

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Wir müssen uns damit auseinander setzen, was …

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We must tackle the problem of what…

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Auf viel Kritik stoßen

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To encounter a great deal of criticism

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Auf Widerstand stoßen

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To meet with resistance

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Dank (+dat /+gen)

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Thanks to

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Darauf wollen wir später zurückkommen

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We shall return to this later

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Das Auffallende ist, dass…

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The striking thing is that …

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Das muss man als wichtiges Anliegen erkennen

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This must be recognised as an important area of concern

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das Problem hat besorgniserregende Ausmaße erreicht

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The problem has reached worrying proportions

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Die Folgen werden leicht unterschätzt

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It is easy to underestimate the consequences

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Die Lage… wird schlechter

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The situation… Is getting worse

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Die Lage … erregt weiterhin Besorgnis

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The situation … continues to cause concern

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Die Lage … wird dadurch … erschwert, dass …

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… Is made worse by …

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Es ist leicht zu ersehen, dass …

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It is easy to see that…

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Es ist nicht zu leugnen, dass …

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One cannot deny that …

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Es wird zunehmend erkannt, dass …

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It is increasingly recognised that …

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Etwas stimmt nicht nit … (+dat)

A

There’s something wrong with …

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Vom politischen Standpunkt aus gesehen

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From the political point of view

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Q

Was Sorgen bereiten sollte, ist …

A

What should cause concern is …

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Wir legen zu viel Wert auf (+acc) …

A

We attach too much importance to …

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Allerdings sollte man …

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However we should …

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Dagegen lässt sich einwenden, dass …

A

One objection to this is that …

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Das ist nur selten der Fall

A

That is only rarely the case

273
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Das ist zum Scheitern verurteilt

A

It is condemned to failure

274
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das sollte man mit einem gewissen Argwohn betrachten

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One should view this with some mistrust

275
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Die Gründe sind noch nicht endgültig geklärt

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The reasons have not been fully explained

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die Sache hat einen Haken

A

There is a snag

277
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dies will nicht heißen, dass …

A

This does not mean that …

278
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dieser Auffassung kann ich nicht zustimmen

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I cannot accept this view

279
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Einer (Dat) Sache im Weg stehen

A

To be a stumbling block

280
Q

Er geht von falschen Voraussetzungen aus

A

He is arguing from false assumptions

281
Q

Es erwies sich als falsch

A

It turned out to be wrong

282
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Es gibt keinen Anlass zu (+dat) …

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There are no grounds for …

283
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Es kann leicht vorkommen, dass …

A

It can easily happen that …

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ganz abgesehen davon …

A

Quite apart from that …

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Geschweige denn …

A

Not to mention …

286
Q

Man könnte annehmen, dass

A

One might assume that …

287
Q

Seine Argumente kann man nicht für bare Münze nehmen

A

You can’t take his arguments at face value

288
Q

wir können uns der Tatsache nicht verschließen, dass …

A

We cannot ignore the fact that …

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Aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

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By law of averages / in all probability

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Aus folgenden Gründen

A

For the following reasons

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Aus politischen Gründen

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For political reasons

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Aus moralischen Gründen

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For moral reasons

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Gelten für

A

To be true of

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das gilt auch für …

A

The same is also true of

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Das kann man an einem Beispiel verdeutlichen / belegen

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An example will illustrate this

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die Sache auf die Spitze treiben

A

To bring matters to a head

297
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die Statistik macht deutlich, dass …

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The statistics show clearly that…

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die Zahl wird auf … geschätzt

A

The number is estimated at …

299
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Es ist erwiesen, dass …

A

It is a proven fact that …

300
Q

Es wird geschätzt, dass …

A

It is estimated that …

301
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In dieser / mancher Hinsicht

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In this / many respect (s)

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Laut (+dat/+gen) Gesetz

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According to the law

303
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Laut Bundeskanzler

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According to the Federal Chancellor (= Prime Minister)

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Man muss darauf hinweisen, dass …

A

One must point out that …

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Q

Man vergleiche …

A

Let us compare …

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Q

Nach Erkenntnissen (+gen) …

A

According to the findings of…

307
Q

Nach fachmännischen Schätzungen

A

According to expert estimates

308
Q

Wie oben erwähnt

A

As mentioned above

309
Q

Alles in Allen

A

All things considered

310
Q

Das Entscheidende dabei ist …

A

The decisive factor in this is …

311
Q

Das ist erst möglich, wenn …

A

That is only possible if …

312
Q

das kleinere Übel

A

The lesser evil

313
Q

die Aufgabe ist es / besteht darin …

A

The task is, …

314
Q

die richtigen Prioritäten setzen

A

To get one’s priorities right

315
Q

die Stichhaltigkeit des Arguments

A

The validity of the argument

316
Q

diese Einzelmaßnahmen müssen

A

These individual measures must be linked to …

317
Q

einfache Lösungen gibt es nicht

A

There are no easy solutions

318
Q

es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als …

A

We have no alternative but to…

319
Q

Es lässt sich daraus schließen, dass …

A

We can conclude from that that …

320
Q

Es verlangt eine Veränderung

A

It demands a change in our attitudes

321
Q

Ich bin der Ansicht, dass …

A

I think that …

322
Q

Man kommt unweigerlich zu dem Schluss, dass …

A

One is forced to the conclusion that…

323
Q

Man sollte sich vor Augen halten, dass …

A

We should not lose sight of the fact that …

324
Q

Ein Ziel im Auge behalten

A

To keep an aim in mind

325
Q

Tatsachen ins Auge sehen

A

To face the facts

326
Q

Um diesen Gefahren vorzubeugen

A

In order to avert these dangers

327
Q

Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen

A

To achieve this goal

328
Q

Zum Scheitern verurteilt

A

Condemned to failure

329
Q

That may be true, but …

A

Das mag sein, aber …

330
Q

That’s (not) true

A

Das stimmt (nicht)

331
Q

That’s why

A

Deswegen

332
Q

Actually

A

Eigentlich

333
Q

On the one/ the other hand

A

Einerseits/ anderseits

334
Q

Firstly

A

Erstens

335
Q

It’s about / it’s a question of

A

Es geht um…

336
Q

I’m in favour of /against

A

Ich bin dafür / dagegen, dass

337
Q

I think that …

A

Ich meine, …

338
Q

On the whole

A

Im Großen und Ganzen

339
Q

In comparison to…

A

Im Vergleich zu…

340
Q

Everyone knows that…

A

Jeder weiß, dass …

341
Q

What do you think of…?

A

Was hältst du von…?

342
Q

What makes you think that?

A

Wie kommst du darauf?

343
Q

Apart from that/ moreover

A

Außerdem

344
Q

For an indefinite period of time

A

Auf unbestimmte Zeit

345
Q

Sooner or later

A

Früher oder später

346
Q

For all time

A

Für alle Zeiten

347
Q

In advance

A

Im Voraus

348
Q

In the near future

A

In naher Zukunft

349
Q

In (the course of) time

A

Mit der Zeit

350
Q

As soon as possible

A

Möglichst bald

351
Q

Overnight

A

Über Nacht

352
Q

To make up for lost time

A

Versäumtes nachholen

353
Q

From now on / in future

A

Von jetzt an / in Zukunft

354
Q

Ahead of time

A

Vorzeitig

355
Q

Every 10 minutes

A

Alle 10 Minuten

356
Q

Every half an hour

A

Jede halbe Stunde

357
Q

Every other day

A

Jeden zweiten Tag

358
Q

All year round

A

Das ganze Jahr über

359
Q

All day

A

Den ganzen Tag

360
Q

Age group

A

die Altersgruppe (-n)

361
Q

He’s in his forties

A

Er ist in den Vierzigern

362
Q

Initially

A

Am Anfang/ Zum Anfang

363
Q

In conclusion

A

Zum Abschluss

364
Q

That is

A

Das heißt

365
Q

With reference to

A

In Bezug auf (+acc)

366
Q

In this context

A

In diesem Zusammenhang

367
Q

Namely

A

Nämlich

368
Q

Therefore, so

A

Also, daher

369
Q

Since, as

A

Da (conj.)

370
Q

In that way, that is why

A

Dadurch, deswegen

371
Q

That’s because

A

Das liegt daran, dass

372
Q

The result of this was…

A

Das hatte zur Folge, dass…

373
Q

If only because

A

Schon weil …

374
Q

To emphasise

A

Betonen

375
Q

Just, simply

A

Eben, halt

376
Q

Completely, utterly

A

Ganz und gar

377
Q

Especially this

A

Genau das

378
Q

All the more important

A

Umso wichtiger

379
Q

I have my doubts there

A

Da habe ich Zweifel

380
Q

Even more important is…

A

Noch wichtiger ist…

381
Q

Can you explain that more fully?

A

Kannst du das näher erklären?

382
Q

As well as

A

Sowie

383
Q

You are right there, but …

A

Da haben Sie schon Recht, aber …

384
Q

At the same time/ into the bargain

A

Dabei

385
Q

In return

A

Dafür

386
Q

On the other hand

A

Dagegen

387
Q

However / though (and to contradict a negative question or statement)

A

Doch

388
Q

In fact

A

In der Tat

389
Q

That’s all very well, but…

A

Ma schön, aber …

390
Q

Instead

A

Stattdessen

391
Q

Nevertheless, despite this

A

Trotzdem ; dennoch

392
Q

Anyway

A

Überhaupt

393
Q

Whereas

A

Während

394
Q

As for …

A

Was … Angeht,

395
Q

Anyone who believes that …

A

Wer das glaubt, …

396
Q

Admittedly

A

Zugegeben ; zwar

397
Q

Offensive

A

Beleidigend

398
Q

There can be no doubt about that

A

Daran gibt es keinen Zweifel

399
Q

What’s your opinion?

A

Wie ist deine Meinung?

400
Q

I think so too!

A

das sage ich auch!

401
Q

To be honest with you

A

Ehrlich gesagt

402
Q

I’m convinced that …

A

Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass …

403
Q

Anyway

A

Ohnehin

404
Q

Actually, on the whole

A

An sich

405
Q

Das mag sein, aber …

A

That may be true, but …

406
Q

Condemned to failure

A

Zum Scheitern verurteilt

407
Q

Middle-aged

A

In den mittleren Jahren

407
Q

She is in her early/ late twenties

A

Sie ist Anfang / Ende zwanzig

407
Q

Most of the time

A

fast die ganze Zeit

407
Q

Occasionally

A

Gelegentlich

407
Q

Again and again

A

Immer wieder

407
Q

As one gets older

A

Mit den Jahren

407
Q

Bit by bit, gradually

A

Nach und nach

407
Q

Day in, day out

A

Tagaus, tagein

407
Q

At any time

A

Zu jeder Zeit

407
Q

For the first time

A

Zum ersten Mal

407
Q

First/ly

A

Erstens, zunächst

407
Q

The pros and cons

A

das Pro und Kontra

407
Q

From scratch, from the beginning

A

Von vorn

407
Q

In addition

A

Dazu

407
Q

And, what is more, …

A

Und dazu kommt noch, dass

407
Q

Not only …, but also …

A

Nicht nur …, sondern auch …

407
Q

Incidentally, by the way

A

Übrigens

407
Q

What I actually mean is …

A

Was ich eigentlich sagen wollte, ist …

407
Q

In addition

A

Weiterhin

407
Q

It is known that

A

Bekanntlich

407
Q

As follows

A

Folgendermaßen

407
Q

The facts

A

die Tatsachen

407
Q

Among other things

A

Unter anderem

407
Q

Such as

A

Wie

407
Q

To have no consequences

A

Ohne Folgen bleiben

407
Q

Consequently, as a result

A

Folglich

407
Q

The very fact that…

A

Schon die Tatsache, dass …

407
Q

As/ so long as

A

Solange (conj.)

407
Q

As/ so far as I know

A

Soweit ich weiß

407
Q

Cause and effect

A

Ursache und Wirkung

407
Q

Because of (sth.)

A

Wegen (+gen)

407
Q

What is sure is that/ it has been established that

A

Es steht fest, dass…

407
Q

Just when…

A

Ausgerechnet, wenn / als

407
Q

He of all people

A

Ausgerechnet er

407
Q

Without exception

A

Ausnahmslos

407
Q

Absolutely, definitely

A

Durch

407
Q

Extremely

A

Äußerst

407
Q

By far and away (the best)

A

Bei weitem (das Beste)

407
Q

Nowhere near (as good as)

A

Bei weitem nicht (so gut wie)

407
Q

In particular, especially as

A

Besonders, zumal

407
Q

In every respect

A

In jeder Hinsicht

407
Q

Not at all, not even in the least

A

Keineswegs

407
Q

Even (more) significantly

A

Noch (bedeutender)

407
Q

All the more, considering / as

A

Umso mehr, als

407
Q

It’s not disputed that …

A

Unbestritten ist, dass …

407
Q

Even (intensifier)

A

Sogar

407
Q

As (soon) as possible

A

Möglichst (bald)

407
Q

(You) really (must do that)

A

(Das musst du) unbedingt machen

407
Q

Completely

A

Völlig, vollkommen

407
Q

The key issue is …

A

das Wichtigste ist…

407
Q

Quite apart from the fact that …

A

Abgesehen davon, dass …

407
Q

At best

A

Allenfalls; bestenfalls

407
Q

Even so/ mind you

A

Allerdings

407
Q

Supposedly, allegedly

A

Angeblich

407
Q

At first sight

A

Auf den ersten Blick

407
Q

To some extent

A

Bis zu einem gewissen Grad(e)

407
Q

To some extent

A

Einigermaßen

407
Q

It depends on what …

A

Es kommt darauf an, was …

407
Q

Unless

A

Was sei denn, …

407
Q

In a way

A

Gewissermaßen

407
Q

My impression is that…

A

Ich habe den Eindruck, dass …

407
Q

Under no circumstances

A

Keinesfalls

407
Q

Merely, simply

A

Lediglich

407
Q

Practically; virtually

A

Praktisch; quasi

407
Q

Relatively

A

Relativ

407
Q

Even if

A

Selbst wenn

407
Q

Partly

A

Teilweise

407
Q

Presumably

A

Vermutlich

407
Q

To express doubts, reservations

A

Zweifel ausdrücken

407
Q

Similar to, like

A

ähnlich (+dat)

407
Q

Than ever before

A

Als je zuvor

407
Q

Likewise

A

Ebenso

407
Q

Just the same

A

Genauso

407
Q

Just as important

A

Genauso wichtig

407
Q

To compare

A

Vergleichen

407
Q

(When) compared with

A

Vergleichen mit (+dat)

407
Q

However

A

Aber/ Jedoch

407
Q

Alternatively

A

Alternative/ andernfalls

407
Q

On the one/ other hand

A

Auf der einen / anderen Seite

407
Q

That has nothing to do with it

A

Das hat damit nichts zu tun

407
Q

That’s nothing to do with the facts

A

Das ist aus der Luft gegriffen

407
Q

That absolutely untrue

A

Das stimmt auf keinen Fall

407
Q

It doesn’t matter whether

A

Egal ob …

407
Q

It’s questionable whether …

A

Es ist fraglich, ob…

407
Q

It’s inconceivable that …

A

Es ist unvorstellbar, dass …

407
Q

It may be true that …

A

Es kann sein, dass …

407
Q

Admittedly

A

Freilich

407
Q

In reality, in actual fact

A

In Wirklichkeit

407
Q

In practice

A

Praktisch / in der Praxis

407
Q

The problem with it is …

A

Problematisch dabei ist …

407
Q

Otherwise

A

Sonst

407
Q

You must agree that …

A

Du musst doch einsehen, dass …

407
Q

It is a question of whether

A

Es geht darum, ob …

407
Q

It is a question of sth

A

Es geht um (+acc)

407
Q

It is obvious that …

A

Es ist offensichtlich, dass … Es versteht sich von selbst, dass …

407
Q

It is certain that …

A

Es steht fest, dass…

407
Q

In the main

A

Größenteils

407
Q

In general

A

im Allgemeinen

407
Q

Basically

A

Im Grunde

407
Q

As a rule

A

In der Regel

407
Q

Clearly

A

Klar

407
Q

In brief

A

Kurz gesagt

407
Q

In a nutshell

A

Kurz und gut

407
Q

Evidently

A

Offensichtlich

407
Q

Undeniably

A

ohne Zweifel

407
Q

Of course

A

Selbstverständlich

407
Q

Doubtless

A

Zweifellos

407
Q

What’s your view on the problem of…?

A

Was sagst du zum Problem von…?

407
Q

What’s your attitude to…?

A

Welche Einstellung hast du zu…?

407
Q

It is anything but …

A

Es ist alles andere als …

407
Q

It is a pity that …

A

Es ist schade, dass …

407
Q

It is inconceivable that …

A

Es ist unbegreiflich, dass

407
Q

It would seem that …

A

Es scheint, als ob …

407
Q

Fortunately

A

Glücklicherweise

407
Q

I suggest (that…)

A

Ich schlage vor, (dass …)

407
Q

Unfortunately

A

Leider

407
Q

The best solution

A

die beste Lösung

407
Q

To reach a compromise

A

Zu einem Kompromiss kommen

407
Q

That’s just what I think!

A

Ganz meine Meinung!

407
Q

It seems to me that …

A

Mir scheint es so, als ob …

407
Q

Quite frankly

A

Offen gestanden

407
Q

Plainly and simply

A

Schlicht und einfach

407
Q

To draw conclusions

A

Schlüsse ziehen

407
Q

In conclusion

A

Zum Schluss

407
Q

That’s right!

A

So ist es!

407
Q

In that way, because of that

A

Dadurch

407
Q

In return, in exchange

A

Dafür

407
Q

Someone or other

A

Irgendjemand

407
Q

(At) some time or other

A

Irgendwann

407
Q

Something (or other)

A

Irgendwas

407
Q

Somehow (or other)

A

Irgendwie

407
Q

(To) somewhere or other

A

Irgendwo(-hin)

407
Q

Mostly, more often than not

A

Meistens

407
Q

At least

A

Mindestens

407
Q

Straight away, without a second thought

A

Ohne weiteres

407
Q

So to speak

A

Sozusagen

407
Q

In places, here and there

A

Stellenweise

407
Q

Partly, in part

A

Teilweise

407
Q

Incredible, outrageous

A

Unerhört

407
Q

Unusual(-ly)

A

Ungewöhnlich

407
Q

Probably

A

Wahrscheinlich

407
Q

Largely

A

Weitgehend

407
Q

As far as … is concerned

A

Was … betrifft

407
Q

A controversial issue

A

Ein umstrittenes Problem

407
Q

It concerns us all

A

Das geht uns alle an

407
Q

We must not forget that …

A

Wir dürfen nicht vergessen, dass

407
Q

It is beyond doubt that …

A

Es steht außen Zweifel, dass …

407
Q

On the contrary

A

Im Gegenteil

407
Q

There is often a lack of …

A

Es fehlt oft an (+dat) …

407
Q

If we look at it more closely

A

Wenn wir es genauer betrachten

407
Q

To take a single example

A

Um ein einzelnes Beispiel zu nennen

407
Q

All things considered

A

Wenn man alles in Betracht zieht

407
Q

I am convinced that …

A

Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass …

407
Q

Everyone is agreed that …

A

Alle sind sich darüber einig, dass …

407
Q

Opinions are divided on this vexed question

A

An dieser viel diskutierten Frage scheiden sich die Geister

407
Q

Assuming that …

A

Angenommen, dass …

407
Q

It has provoked a lot of discussion

A

Darüber wird heftig diskutiert

407
Q

The pros and cons

A

das Für und Wider

407
Q

The argument about …

A

die Auseinandersetzung über … (+acc)

407
Q

Opinions about… Differ widely

A

die Meinungen über … (+acc) gehen weit auseinander

407
Q

A problem which should not be underestimated

A

Ein nicht zu unterschätzendes Problem

407
Q

To arouse intense public debate

A

Eine heftige öffentliche Diskussion auslösen

407
Q

A thorny question

A

Eine heikle Frage

407
Q

We’re entering a minefield

A

Wir begeben uns auf gefährliches Terrain

407
Q

It has become an issue

A

Es ist zum Thema geworden

407
Q

It is often pushed into the background by other issues

A

Es wird oft von anderen Themen in den Hintergrund gedrängt

407
Q

Let’s assume that …

A

Gehen wir davon aus, dass …

407
Q

In many respects

A

In vielerlei Hinsicht

407
Q

Can this be justified?

A

Ist das zu rechtfertigen?

407
Q

Critics point out that …

A

Kritiker bemängeln, dass …

407
Q

One often gets the impression that …

A

Man gewinnt häufig den Eindruck, dass …

407
Q

One might think that …

A

Man könnte meinen, dass …

407
Q

To speak up for …

A

Plädieren für (+acc)

407
Q

We must tackle the problem of what…

A

Wir müssen uns damit auseinander setzen, was …

407
Q

To encounter a great deal of criticism

A

Auf viel Kritik stoßen

407
Q

To meet with resistance

A

Auf Widerstand stoßen

407
Q

Thanks to

A

Dank (+dat /+gen)

407
Q

We shall return to this later

A

Darauf wollen wir später zurückkommen

407
Q

The striking thing is that …

A

Das Auffallende ist, dass…

407
Q

This must be recognised as an important area of concern

A

Das muss man als wichtiges Anliegen erkennen

407
Q

The problem has reached worrying proportions

A

das Problem hat besorgniserregende Ausmaße erreicht

407
Q

It is easy to underestimate the consequences

A

Die Folgen werden leicht unterschätzt

407
Q

The situation… Is getting worse

A

Die Lage… wird schlechter

407
Q

The situation … continues to cause concern

A

Die Lage … erregt weiterhin Besorgnis

407
Q

… Is made worse by …

A

Die Lage … wird dadurch … erschwert, dass …

407
Q

To bring matters to a head

A

die Sache auf die Spitze trainer

407
Q

It is easy to see that…

A

Es ist leicht zu ersehen, dass …

407
Q

One cannot deny that …

A

Es ist nicht zu leugnen, dass …

407
Q

It is increasingly recognised that …

A

Es wird zunehmend erkannt, dass …

407
Q

There’s something wrong with …

A

Etwas stimmt nicht nit … (+dat)

407
Q

From the political point of view

A

Vom politischen Standpunkt aus gesehen

407
Q

What should cause concern is …

A

Was Sorgen bereiten sollte, ist …

407
Q

We attach too much importance to …

A

Wir legen zu viel Wert auf (+acc) …

407
Q

However we should …

A

Allerdings sollte man …

407
Q

One objection to this is that …

A

Dagegen lässt sich einwenden, dass …

407
Q

That is only rarely the case

A

Das ist nur selten der Fall

407
Q

It is condemned to failure

A

Das ist zum Scheitern verurteilt

407
Q

One should view this with some mistrust

A

das sollte man mit einem gewissen Argwohn betrachten

407
Q

The reasons have not been fully explained

A

Die Gründe sind noch nicht endgültig geklärt

407
Q

There is a snag

A

die Sache hat einen Haken

407
Q

This does not mean that …

A

dies will nicht heißen, dass …

407
Q

I cannot accept this view

A

dieser Auffassung kann ich nicht zustimmen

407
Q

To be a stumbling block

A

Einer (Dat) Sache im Weg stehen

407
Q

He is arguing from false assumptions

A

Er geht von falschen Voraussetzungen aus

407
Q

It turned out to be wrong

A

Es erwies sich als falsch

407
Q

There are no grounds for …

A

Es gibt keinen Anlass zu (+dat) …

407
Q

It can easily happen that …

A

Es kann leicht vorkommen, dass …

407
Q

Quite apart from that …

A

ganz abgesehen davon …

407
Q

Not to mention …

A

Geschweige denn …

407
Q

One might assume that …

A

Man könnte annehmen, dass

407
Q

You can’t take his arguments at face value

A

Seine Argumente kann man nicht für bare Münze nehmen

407
Q

We cannot ignore the fact that …

A

wir können uns der Tatsache nicht verschließen, dass …

407
Q

By law of averages / in all probability

A

Aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach

407
Q

For the following reasons

A

Aus folgenden Gründen

407
Q

For political reasons

A

Aus politischen Gründen

407
Q

For moral reasons

A

Aus moralischen Gründen

407
Q

To be true of

A

Gelten für

407
Q

The same is also true of

A

das gilt auch für …

407
Q

An example will illustrate this

A

Das kann man an einem Beispiel verdeutlichen / belegen

407
Q

To bring matters to a head

A

die Sache auf die Spitze treiben

407
Q

The statistics show clearly that…

A

die Statistik macht deutlich, dass …

407
Q

The number is estimated at …

A

die Zahl wird auf … geschätzt

407
Q

It is a proven fact that …

A

Es ist erwiesen, dass …

407
Q

It is estimated that …

A

Es wird geschätzt, dass …

407
Q

In this / many respect (s)

A

In dieser / mancher Hinsicht

407
Q

According to the law

A

Laut (+dat/+gen) Gesetz

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Q

According to the Federal Chancellor (= Prime Minister)

A

Laut Bundeskanzler

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Q

One must point out that …

A

Man muss darauf hinweisen, dass …

407
Q

Let us compare …

A

Man vergleiche …

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Q

According to the findings of…

A

Nach Erkenntnissen (+gen) …

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Q

According to expert estimates

A

Nach fachmännischen Schätzungen

407
Q

As mentioned above

A

Wie oben erwähnt

407
Q

All things considered

A

Alles in Allen

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Q

The decisive factor in this is …

A

Das Entscheidende dabei ist …

407
Q

That is only possible if …

A

Das ist erst möglich, wenn …

407
Q

The lesser evil

A

das kleinere Übel

407
Q

The task is, …

A

die Aufgabe ist es / besteht darin …

407
Q

To get one’s priorities right

A

die richtigen Prioritäten setzen

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Q

The validity of the argument

A

die Stichhaltigkeit des Arguments

407
Q

These individual measures must be linked to …

A

diese Einzelmaßnahmen müssen

407
Q

There are no easy solutions

A

einfache Lösungen gibt es nicht

407
Q

We have no alternative but to…

A

es bleibt uns nichts anderes übrig, als …

407
Q

We can conclude from that that …

A

Es lässt sich daraus schließen, dass …

407
Q

It demands a change in our attitudes

A

Es verlangt eine Veränderung

407
Q

I think that …

A

Ich bin der Ansicht, dass …

407
Q

One is forced to the conclusion that…

A

Man kommt unweigerlich zu dem Schluss, dass …

407
Q

We should not lose sight of the fact that …

A

Man sollte sich vor Augen halten, dass …

407
Q

To keep an aim in mind

A

Ein Ziel im Auge behalten

407
Q

To face the facts

A

Tatsachen ins Auge sehen

407
Q

In order to avert these dangers

A

Um diesen Gefahren vorzubeugen

407
Q

To achieve this goal

A

Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen

407
Q

bestimmt

A

Definitely

408
Q

because of that

A

deshalb