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77 Cards in this Set
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kaum
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hardly
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die Vorstellung
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idea, imagination, thought, concept
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schütteln
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to shake
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das Zögern
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hesitation
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schaden
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to hurt, to scathe
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nützen
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to be useful
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unterschiedlich
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varied
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gemeinhin
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critical(ly), mean-spirited(ly), condescending(ly)
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abtun
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to dismiss, to reject
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was dran sein könnte
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there could be something to it
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die Behauptung
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belief, the idea that one maintains
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umstößt
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knocks over
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die Ehe
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marriage
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enthüllen
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to reveal
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beliebig
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as you like; as you will; anyway you want
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verlängern
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to make longer; lengthen
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häufig
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much; many; often
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begegnen
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to run into; confront; meet
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das Gesetz
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law
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vermutlich
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ostensibly, presumably, probably, likely
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Unsinn
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nonsense
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bezeichnen
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to denote; describe; purpot; indicate; conclude
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einwenden
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to object; disagree; take opposing point of view
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dahinterstecken
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to be behind (something), to hide behind something
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stammen (aus)
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stem from; come from; originate from
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vorchristlich
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pre-Christian
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erwähnen
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to mention
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entdecken
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to discover
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heidnisch
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pagan; heathen
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die Wurzeln
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roots
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der Brauch
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custom; practice; use
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uralten Sitte
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ancient ritual place
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geltende
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considered
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gelten
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to be valid
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berühren
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to touch (physical)
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hausen
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to house, be housed in
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weihen
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to make sacred; consecrate
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angeblich
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presumably; ostensibly; allegedly
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die Kraft überströmen lassen
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to have/let the power flow to...
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die gewaltigen Baumriesen
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formidable/powerful tree giants
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abgeleitet werden
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be traced back to
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die Darstellung eines Hirsches
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the representation of a male deer
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die Höhlenmalerei
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cave paintings
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das Jagdglück fördern
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to promote/encourage luck in hunting
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mit den Knochenstücken...aneignen könne
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with bone fragments...can take on characteristics
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aneignen
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acquire
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die Gültigkeit
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validity
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Salzbergwerke
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salt mines
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kostbarsten
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most precious
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seltensten
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rarest
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angewiesen
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forced/directed, dependant
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und man war auf die wenigen Stellen angewiesen, an denen Salz offen zutage trat.
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people were forced/directed to places where salt had come to the surface.
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das alleinige Verfügungsrecht
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the decree of exclusive rights
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das Vermögen
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fortune, lots of money
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vernichten
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destroy; waste; lose; turn to nothing
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gefährden
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to put in danger; threaten
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unentbehrlich
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absolutely necessary
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das verflixte siebente Jahr
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'seven year itch'
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bequem
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easy; comfortable
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die Entscheidungshilfe
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help in deciding
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schwer lösbar
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hard to solve
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heranziehen
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to apply; use; turn to
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der Ratschlag
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piece of advice
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gewisse Ängste zu überwinden
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certain fears to overcome
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die Verhaltensweisen
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ways of behaving
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nachträgliche Rechtfertigung
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belated justification; justification after the fact
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trösten
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to find/give comfort
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entschuldigen
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to excuse
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beruhigen
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calming; relaxing; quieting
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die Feststellung
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determination; conclusion
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die landläufige Traumdeuterei
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common, superstitious way of interpreting dreams
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der Unfug
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monkey business, nuisance
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nachweisen
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to prove
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Träume Wünsche herauslesen lassen
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that dreams are indeed very logical pictures from which one can not read the future of the dreamer, but one can still read his unconscious fantasies and wishes.
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sich entpuppen
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to reveal; unfold; emerge
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die Überlieferungen
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projections
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verflechten
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to be intertwined (verflocht, hat verflochten)
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