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34 Cards in this Set
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Putzfäden
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cleaning fibers, like a cotton map
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foppen
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to fool, to tease
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zugreifen
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(at a table) help yourself; dig in
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verpfuscht
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bungled, botched
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etwas krumm nehmen
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to take something the wrong way
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flitzen
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to scurry, to dash
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verwechseln
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to confuse, to mix up
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verhaften
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to arrest
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die Visitenkarte
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calling card, business card
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enthüllen
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to reveal
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sich distanzieren
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to distance oneself
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Jedermann
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(everyman) the title of a play by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal based on the traditional religious parable of the rich man who is unexpectedly faced with death and for the first time stops thinking about money ad possessions and starts thinking about the salvation of his soul. Death appears to Jedermann at a banquet to warn him that the end is near.
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geschmacklos
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tasteless
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bleich
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pale
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"Fuchs du hat die Gans gestohlen"
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a well-know German children's song
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das Außenviertel
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outlying district, "the boonies"
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versperren
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to block, to obstruct
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schwören
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to swear
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zögern
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to hesitate
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schlicht
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simple, unassuming
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der Kandelaber
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candelabra
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die Protzerei
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showy behavior
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die Wasserschale (-n)
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water bowl (finger bowl)
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das Messerbänklein (-)
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knife rest
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der Korkenzieher (-)
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corkscrew
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der Silberkübel
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silver bucket (for cooling wine)
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der Kranz (kränze)
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wreath
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die Schleife (-n)
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ribbon, bow
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Die Rechnung (-en)
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bill
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unvergesslich
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unforgettable
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das Tischtuch
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table cloth
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beschlagnahmt
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seized, confiscated
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die Genehmigung
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authorization
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grölen
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to holler, to squawl
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