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80 Cards in this Set
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anlagen (an, bei)
Er ist an jenem Büro angelangt. |
to arrive (at)
He had arrived at that office.
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deprimieren
deprimiert |
to get sb down; to depress sb
down in the dumps, depressed
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die Klausur, -en |
(university) exam, test |
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die Erbsünde |
original sin
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widerlegen |
to refute; to disprove |
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ratlos |
helpless, at a loss |
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schmächtig |
of slight build, slight |
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der Schopf, ö e |
shock of hair, mop of hair
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der Schwatz, -e |
chat (inf.)
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die Waise, -n |
orphan |
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jdm beleidigen |
to insult sb; to offend sb; to hurt sb |
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betonieren |
to build with concrete
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der Schuppen, - |
shed; (inf.) dive
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nagen (an + DAT) |
to gnaw (on); to nibble (on) |
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verwahrlost |
sadly neglected; dillapidated |
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der Rasen, - |
lawn, grass; field (=Sportplatz) |
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spärlich |
sparse, meager |
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der Rand, -ä er |
edge; rim; margin
pl.: rings, circles |
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die Bohle, -n |
plank |
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blechern |
made of tin; tinny
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der/das Spind, -e |
locker |
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der Klagelaut |
moan; plaintive cry
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verfilzen |
to become matted (hair); to become felted (sweater, etc.); to become corrupt (fig.)
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sich jds/einer Sache entledigen |
to rid oneself of sb/sth; to take sth off, remove sth |
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die Zuteilung, -en |
allotment, allocation, assignment |
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die Eitelkeit, -en |
vanity |
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die Wange, -n |
cheek (formal) |
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die Schleife, -n |
ribbon; bow; loop |
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unverhofft |
unexpected |
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die Beständigkeit (kp) |
permanence, lasting nature |
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bleiern |
of lead; leaden; (fig.) heavy
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lauschen (+DAT)
lauschen auf (+ AKK) |
to listen (formal); to listen (to); to eavesdrop |
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der Winkel, - |
angle; (fig.) corner |
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die Wonne, -n |
(formal) delight, bliss, joy |
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ermessen
das Ermessen (kp) |
to assess, gauge, judge; to appreciate
judgment; discretion |
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der Marienkäfer, - |
ladybug |
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wölben |
to curve, to bend |
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gegossen |
cast [i.e., a sculpture cast in bronze] |
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das Gerüst, -e |
scaffolding; framework |
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das Gedenken (kp) |
memory, remembrance |
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der Flügel, - der Türflügel, - |
door in a set of double doors |
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die Vorderseite |
front side; head of a coin |
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der Auftraggeber |
client, customer; patron |
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forcieren |
to force; to push; to push up |
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weihen |
to consecrate; to ordain |
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in dieser Hinsicht |
in this respect |
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der Anhaltzpunkt (für) |
clue, lead (about); something to go by; indication (of); basis (=Grundlage) |
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entnehmen |
(=erfahren) to learn (+DAT from); (=ˆfolgern) to take it (from), gather (from), infer (from) |
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strapazieren |
to be a strain on |
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die Vierung |
crossing, intersection [i.e. of wings in a cathedral]
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das Querhaus |
transept, i.e. a section of a building wh lies across the main building
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etw (AKK) anspitzen |
to sharpen sth [i.e., a pencil] |
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von jmdm./etw. träumen |
to dream of sb/sth; to dream about sb/sth |
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der Sprühregen |
fine rain, drizzle |
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die Einstellung
die Lebenseinstellung |
attitude, approach
approach, attitude toward life |
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gravierend |
grave, serious |
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der Mangel, ä |
1) flaw 2) lack (of = an + DAT) |
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die Schublade -n |
drawer |
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mutmaßlich |
presumed, suspected |
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kursieren |
to circulate |
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propagieren |
to propagate; to propagandize |
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genüsslich |
pleasurable, with pleasure |
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würdigen |
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aufsehenerregend
das aufsehenerregende Ergebnis |
sensational
the sensational result, finding |
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abweichen |
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häufen |
to pile up; to mount [up] (lit., fig.) |
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die Nervensäge -n |
pain in the neck (inf.), nag |
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der Komödiant 1* |
play-actor (out-moded) |
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brüsk |
brusque |
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die Anmut |
(formal) gracefulness; beauty, loveliness |
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schlaff |
slack, drooping |
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das Antlitz 0* |
(poetical) face, countenance |
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der Triller 1* |
trill, warble |
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jdm ermatten 0* |
to exhaust sb, to wear sb out |
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die Befangenheit |
inhibition, self-consciousness; bias, prejudice |
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(jdm) etw beichten |
to confess sth (to sb) |
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minder |
less (not weniger) |
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(jdm) etw zusagen |
to promise sth (to sb) |
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stocktaub
1* |
as deaf as a post (inf.) |
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die Woge |
large wave, surge |