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68 Cards in this Set
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nicht präzise, ungefähr (Adv.)
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about;
Instant messaging is used by about one third of young people between 18 and 24. |
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fast, beinahe
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almost;
The numbers for x are almost as high as those for y. | Almost half of the people interviewed said that ... |
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Menge, Anzahl (für Unzählbares)
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amount;
Teenagers spend a large amount of money on clothes. | Teenagers spend a large amount of time online. |
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ca., ungefähr
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approximately;
The number rose by approximately 10 per cent. |
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erstaunlich
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astonishing;
There has been an astonishing increase in the number of DVDs sold. |
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boomen
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to boom;
Car sales boomed nationally in 2015 |
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Aufschwung, rapider Anstieg
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boom;
There was a boom in spending on music and clothes. |
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ansteigen
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to climb;
Home prices have continued to climb steadily. |
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konstant
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constant;
The sales figures of C are quite constant. |
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sinken
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to decline;
The circulations of most types of newspaper have been declining steadily. |
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Rückgang
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decline;
New data reveals a steady decline in the number of daily Pokémon Go players |
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abnehmen
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to decrease;
The clicks decreased slightly. |
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Abnahme
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decrease;
There will be a decrease in income. |
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verdoppeln
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to double;
total amount has doubled |
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Verdopplung
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doubling;
There has been a doubling in the frequency of services from typically two to four trains per hour. |
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dramatisch
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dramatic;
We can observe a dramatic increase in personal bankruptcy |
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fallen
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to drop;
This month, these figures dropped to about 30,000,000 daily users |
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Fall, der Abfall
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drop (in the number of);
The reason for this drop is not clear. |
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riesig, enorm, ungeheuer viel
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enormous;
An enormous number of people were playing Pokémon Go in the summer. |
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genau
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exactly;
X rose by exactly 5.4 per cent. |
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explodieren
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to explode;
The number of Pokémon Go users exploded in April. |
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die Explosion
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explosion;
The explosion in the number of Pokémon Go users in April was entirely unexpected. |
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fallen
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to fall;
The value of the Pound has fallen by ten per cent. |
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der Fall, der Abfall
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fall;
The fall in the value of the Pound is due to “Brexit” |
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ansteigen
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to go up;
Total spending on luxury goods has gone up since 2013. |
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allmählich, sanft
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gradual;
There has been a gradual decrease in the number of Facebook users. |
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Kurve
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graph;
We can see from the graph that ... | The graph shows that ... |
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wachsen
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to grow;
The market has grown steadily over the past five years. |
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das Wachstum
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growth;
After five years of steady growth, the numbers fell sharply this year. |
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(be)halten
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to hold;
The shares held their value. |
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verbessern
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to improve;
House sales have improved dramatically. |
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die Verbesserung
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improvement;
The improvement in house sales is due to ... |
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zunehmen
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to increase (by);
The number of downloads has increased sharply. | The number of online customers has increased by 10 per cent. |
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die Zunahme
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increase;
There has been a sharp increase in the number of downloads. |
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nicht bedeutsam, nicht signifikant
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insignificant;
The cost of replacing the battery is insignificant when compared with the price of a new smartphone. |
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springen
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to jump;
Profits jumped from 10,000 to 15,000 Euros in September. |
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der Sprung
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jump;
The reason for this jump is not clear. |
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gut
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just over;
Just over 40 per cent of all people over 55 use instant messaging. |
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knapp
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just under;
Just under 20 per cent of all teenagers are on Facebook. |
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weniger, kleiner als
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less than;
Less than ten per cent of Snapchat users are also on Twitter. |
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mehr als
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more than;
More than 80 per cent of Snapchat users are also on Tumblr. |
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fast, beinahe
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nearly;
Nearly everyone in Germany has a smartphone. |
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zu vernachlässigen
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negligible;
The increase in X was negligible. |
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sich nicht verändern
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to not change;
The number has not changed since 2008. |
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im Durchschnitt
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on average;
On average, teenagers spent eight hours a day playing computer games. |
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Meinungsumfrage
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opinion poll;
According to an opinion poll, vegan sausages are better than carrots. |
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den Höhepunkt erreichen
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to peak;
Pokémon Go usage peaked in July. |
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Höhepunkt
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peak;
The use of Pokémon Go reached its peak in July at nearly 45,000,000. |
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Prozentsatz
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percentage;
A high percentage of Pokémon Go users are vegans. |
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fortschreitend, zunehmend
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progressive;
Since the end of the summer holidays, Pokémon Go has suffered a progressive decline in popularity. | We see a progressive decline in sales. |
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Fragebogen
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questionnaire;
Respondents to the questionnaire were mostly vegans. |
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schnell, rasch
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rapid;
Following the merger in 2005, there was a rapid increase in European sales. |
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auf einem konstantem Level verweilen, konstant bleiben
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to remain at a constant level;
Despite fierce competition, sales have remained at a constant level. |
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bemerkenswert, erstaunlich
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remarkable;
There has been a remarkable increase in... |
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ansteigen
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to rise (rose, risen);
The number of downloads has risen sharply. |
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Aufstieg
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rise;
The reason for this rise is not clear. |
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ungefähr
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roughly;
Roughly the same number of people in the same age group are on Facebook. |
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drastisch, stark
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sharp, sharply
The number of downloads has increased sharply. | This sharp increase can be explained by ... |
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schrumpfen
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to shrink (shrank, shrunk); The market for CDs has shrunk significantly.
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beachtlich, bedeutend, bedeutsam, signifikant
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significant;
The market for CDs has shrunk significantly. | The rise in the number of users is not significant. |
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gering
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slight;
From 2014 to 2015, a slight increase can be observed. |
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stabil
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stable;
Prices have been stable since the beginning of the year. |
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konstant bleiben
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to stay constant;
Prices have stayed constant since the beginning of the year. |
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kontinuierlich
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steady, steadily;
The steady increase is due to ... | Prices have increased steadily since 2002. |
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plötzlich
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sudden;
The reason for this sudden drop in the value of the Pound is “Brexit”. |
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überraschend
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surprising;
The continued popularity of Samsung phones is surprising given the recent problems with overheating batteries. |
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Studie, Umfrage, Erhebung
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survey;
The graph shows the results of a recent survey. |
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unerwartet
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unexpected;
The continued popularity of Samsung phones is unexpected given the recent problems with overheating batteries. |
