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1
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“That could be the end”

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“Das könnte den Verlust”

Verlust = loss

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To mean; to signify

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Bedeuten

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The man said…

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Der Mann meinte…

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What do you mean?

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Was meinen Sie? Was meinst du?

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Are you sure?

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Sind Sie sicher? Bist du sicher?

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Certainly! Or why, surely!

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Ganz sicher / aber sicher!

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I’m not sure.

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Ich bin nicht sicher.

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Don’t worry! It is going to be great!

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Keine Sorge! Das wird großartig!

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People all over the world.

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Das alle Leute weltweit.

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10
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Assistance

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Hilfeleistung

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It was a recipe as a social gesture.

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Das Rezept war eine soziale Hilfeleistung.

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Give me…

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Gib mir

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13
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Some of them

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Einige davon…

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That is the goal

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Das ist das Ziel.

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World’s best

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Weltbesten

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Every time when I…

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Jedes mal, wenn ich…

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Dish (like in a restaurant… “This dish is amazing…”

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Gericht

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18
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Important/ most important

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Wichtig/ am wichtigsten

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19
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Memory

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Erinnerung

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20
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No one does what he/she does

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Niemand tut, was er/sie tut

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21
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Can I have some more?

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Darf ich bitte mehr davon haben?

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It meant…

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Es bedeutete…

Es wirklich bedeutete…

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I notice every little thing

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Ich bemerke jede Kleinigkeit.

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Taste/ flavor

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Der Geschmack

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25
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I’m sorry

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Tut mir leid

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Let’s try it

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Versuchen wir es

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To destroy, ruin, wreck

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Zerstören

“360.000 große Laibe unseres Parmesans sind zerstört”

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I’ll do my best

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Ich tue meine Bestes

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A disagreement/ difference of opinion

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Eine Meinungsverschiedenheit

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Opinion

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Meinung

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31
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Trust

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Vertrauen

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32
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Loss of trust/ loss of confidence

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Der Vertrauensverlust

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Are you nervous? Are you nervous?

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Hast du Bammel?

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34
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What are you doing?

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Was treibst du?

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35
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Get out!

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Raus!

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36
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Let me off here please.

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Lasses Sie mich bitte hier raus.

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37
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No idea/ I don’t know

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Keine Ahnung

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38
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Natural sciences

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Naturwissenschaften

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39
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Explanation

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erklären

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40
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Human Sciences

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Geisteswissenschaften

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41
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Inner perception

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innere Wahrnehmung

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42
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Experimental self-observation

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experimentelle Selbstbeobachtung

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43
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Creative synthese

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schöpferische Synthese

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44
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Go! Quickly!

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Geh schon! Beeil dich!

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45
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Dirty work

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Schmutzarbeit

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46
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By the way

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Übrigens

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47
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Oh, yeah, Thanks for that.

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Ach ja, vielen Dank dafür.

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48
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Journal

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Tagebuch

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49
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I was wrong.

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Aber ich lag falsch

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50
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Why would I help you?

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Wieso sollte ich dir helfen?

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51
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Sorry, I work alone.

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Bedaure, ich arbeite allein.

52
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The check is paid.

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Die Rechnung ist bezahlt.

53
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I’m all yours tonight.

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Heute Abend gehöre ich ganz dir.

Ich gehöre ganz dir.

54
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What do you want to do?

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Was willst du machen?

55
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What’s wrong?

Nothing!

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Was ist los?

Gar nichts.

56
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I didn’t mind.

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Mir hat’s nichts ausgemacht.

57
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To start

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Anfangen

58
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I’m starting to get tired.

Do you want to go?

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Ich fange an, müde zu werden.

Willst du gehen?

59
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I was going to say, let’s drink more coffee.

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Ich wollte sagen, trinken wir noch einen Kaffee.

Sollen wir noch einen Kaffee trinken?

60
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A caffeine buzz.

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Ein Koffeinkick.

61
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Something

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irgendwas

62
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(We) do something crazy

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Machen irgendwas Verrücktes.

63
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It would be all cool.

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Es wäre ganz cool.

64
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Can I have a hug and kiss?

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Kann ich eine Umarmung und einen Kuss haben?

65
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Hug

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Die Umarmung

66
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Kiss

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Der Kuss

67
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Give me a kiss, please.

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Gib mir bitte eine Umarmung und einen Kuss.

68
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Would you please give me a hug and kiss?

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Wuerdest du mir bitte eine Umarmung und einen Kuss geben?

69
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That’s how it’s done/ this is how it’s done.

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So wird das gemacht

70
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Season (s)

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Die Jahreszeit (en)

71
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Research

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die Forschung

72
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Exploration/ Research / Investigation

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die Erforschung

73
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To explore, investigatew

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Erforschen

74
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Research

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Forschen

75
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That was very hard

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Das war wirklich hart.

76
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Great freedom

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Große Freiheit (Name of a street in The red light District in Hamburg).

77
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You must shorten your essay drastically.

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Du musst deinen Aufsatz drastisch kürzen.

78
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Essay

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der Aufsatz

79
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To shorten (refers to quantity and is used for abridging a book or essay).

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Kürzen.

Can be used interchangeably with “kürzer machen” b.Z. “kürzer machen lassen” to have shortened.

80
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Shorten (when usually referring to time)

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Verkürzen

81
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The union is striving for shorter working hours.

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Die Gewerkschaft strebt verkürzte Arbeitzeit an.

82
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Shorten (when abbreviating words, also when referring to taking a “short cut”

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Abkürzen

83
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This way we can make a short cut.

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So können wir den Weg abkürzen.

84
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Because of the avalanche we shortened our stay in Tyrol.

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Wegen der Lawine haben wir unseren Aufenthalt in Tirol abgekürzt.

85
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The stay (like visiting)

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Der Aufenthalt

86
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To let down / leave in the lurch

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im Stich lassen

87
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He let me down.

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Er mich im Stich gelassen.

88
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Don’t let me down.

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Lass mich nicht im Stich.

89
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Two interchangeable words for “about” when you mean “approximately”

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Etwa und ungefähr

90
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He hasn’t shown himself for about a week.

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Er hat sich seit ungefähr (oder etwa) einer Woche nicht blicken lassen.

91
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He normally gets home at about four o’clock.

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Er kommt normalerweise ungefähr un vier Uhr nach Hause.

92
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“Round about”

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Rund

93
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Round about/around a fifth of all shark species are threatened.

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Rund ein Fünftel aller Haiarten sind bedroht.

94
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About (meaning “concerning” as in: this book is about…)

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Über

95
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I have just read a book about the Vietnam war.

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Ich habe gerade ein Buch über den Vietnam-Krieg gelesen.

96
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What are you talking about?

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Worüber redest du?

Worüber redet ihr?

97
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Idiomatic phrase: This book “deals with/ is about” the First World War.

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Dieses Buch handelt vom Ersten Weltkrieg.

Es handelt sich in diesem Buch um den Ersten Weltkrieg.

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To accept (most commonly used word)

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Annehman

99
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I accepted the offer

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Ich habe das Angebot angenommen.

100
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Elevated synonym for annehmen

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Akzeptieren

101
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Judaism accepts homosexuality

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Das Judentum akzeptiert die Homosexualität.

102
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I accept you as you are.

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Ich akzeptiere dich wie du bist.

103
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Non fatal accident

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Der Unfall

104
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I had a car accident

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Ich habe einen Unfall im Auto gehabt.

105
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Misfortune–can also refer to a serious accident

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Das Unglück

106
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Many people died in the Eschede train crash.

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Im Zugunglück von Eschede sind viele Leute ums Leben gekommen.

107
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Lost (their) lives/ died

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ums Leben gekommen.

108
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She/he/ they

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sie/ er / Sie ums Leben gekommen.

109
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He died twenty years ago.

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er vor zwanzig Jahren gestorben.

110
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The plane crash

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der Flugzeug Absturz.

111
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Accident (as in “by coincidence”)

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Der Zufall

112
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We met by accident in the grocery store.

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Durch Zufall haben wir uns im Supermarkt getroffen.

113
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Two ways of saying “According to” (common)

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Zufolge (+ dative) und laut (+ dative)

114
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According to ancient sources a slave cost 306 grammars of silver.

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Allen Quellen zufolge kostete win Sklave 306 Gramm Silber.

115
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According to reports, over 100 people died in the accident.

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Laut Berichten sind über 100 Menschen im Unglück umgekommen.

116
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In her opinion he is guilty.

According to my aunt…in my aunt’s opinion…

A

Ihrer Meinung nach ist er schuldig.

Meine Tante ist der Meinung, dass…

117
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This is not an answer

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Das ist keine Antwort.

118
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I don’t have any time.

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Ich habe keine Zeit.

119
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Do you miss me?

A

Vermisst du mich?

120
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Did you miss me?

A

Hast du mich vermisst?

121
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I need a taxi

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Ich brauche ein Taxi

Das Taxi

122
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Strange / odd

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Seltsam

123
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One asks for permission

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Man bittet um Erlaubnis.

124
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Be careful!

A

Seien Sie vorsichtig!
Sei vorsichtig!
Seid vorsichtig!
Seien wir vorsichtig!

125
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It’s hard to say

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Das ist schwer zu sagen

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