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30 Cards in this Set
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vicious circle
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Teufelskreis
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proverb
1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people |
Sprichwort
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bias
1. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
Vorurteil
Voreingenommenheit |
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empathy
1. understanding and entering into another's feelings |
Einfühlungsvermögen
Mitgefühl |
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cutlery
tableware implements for cutting and eating food |
Besteck
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accidentally
1. without advance planning "they met accidentally" |
zufällig
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blanket
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Decke
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He's a glutton for punishment. (idiom)
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Er hat eine masochistische Ader.
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legion
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zahlreich
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humility
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Bescheidenheit
Demut |
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What have you been up to? (coll.)
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Wie läuft's bei dir so? (ugs.)
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fuse (electr.)
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Sicherung
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power cut
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Stromausfall
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plebs
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Gesindel
Pöbel kleine Leute |
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It's like trying to get blood from a stone.
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Das ist verlorene Liebesmüh.
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descent
1. a movement downward 2. properties attributable to your ancestry 3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction |
Abstammung
Abhang Abstieg Herkunft |
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heritage
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors "the world's heritage of knowledge" |
Erbe
Erbschaft |
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profound
1. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret" |
tiefgreifend
tiefgründig |
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Schönheit liegt im Auge des Betrachters.
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superordinate
1. of higher rank or status or value |
übergeordnet
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delight
1. a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction "his delight to see her was obvious to all" 2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness "the new car is a delight" |
Freude
Vergnügen Entzücken |
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reprisal
a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime |
Vergeltungsmaßnahme
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big cheese (idiom)
1. an important influential person "he thinks he's a big cheese" |
großes Tier
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The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love (proverb)
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Was sich liebt, das neckt sich.
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How well I know them.
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Ich kenne meine Pappenheimer!
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virtue
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Tugend
Eigenschaft Wert |
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avalanche
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Lawine
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pneumonia
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Lungenentzündung
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villain
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Bösewicht
Verbrecher |
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grief
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Trauer
Kummer |
