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75 Cards in this Set
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aufschlussreich |
informative, instructive; revealing, illuminating (=enthüllend) |
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widerspenstig |
stubborn (=störrisch); unmanageable |
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wohlgelitten 0* |
well-liked (formal) |
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das Gesinde |
servants; farmhands |
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der Lausbub |
rascal (fam.) |
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waghalsig 1* |
fearless, daring, bold; dare-devil |
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graziös |
(formal) graceful |
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auf etw erpicht sein |
to be after sth; to be interested in sth |
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die Zote -n |
dirty joke; obscene joke |
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die Neigung |
leaning, inclination |
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sich (DAT) etw aneignen |
(formal) to appropriate sth; to learn sth, to acquire sth |
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im Gefolge einer S. |
(formal) in the wake of sth |
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der Feldzug |
campaign [military, advertising] |
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die Erhebung |
uprising, revolt; collection, gathering |
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die Gewährung |
granting; affording, giving |
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die Abschaffung + GEN |
abolition of |
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etw ausrufen |
to proclaim sth; to call sth out [i.e. bids at an auction] |
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gären |
to ferment, to seethe |
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etw einstellen |
to stop sth [mil, i.e. hostilities]; to abandon sth [law] (among other meanings) |
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etw innehaben |
(formal) to hold sth [an appt, etc.] |
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die Aufzählung |
enumeration, listing |
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jdn (für etw) entschädigen |
to compensate sb (for sth); to make up to sb (for sth) |
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argwöhnisch |
(=misstrauisch) suspicious |
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das Ambiente (kp) |
ambience (formal) |
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(jdm) etw nachempfinden können etw nachempfinden |
to be able to sympathize with (sb's) sth to adapt sth [art, lit.] |
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brillieren (mit etw) 0* |
to scintillate (with sth) |
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die Fliese -n 1* |
tile [i.e. in a floor or street] |
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der Umbruch |
radical change, upheaval |
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das Gefüge, - |
(formal) structure; fabric |
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etw begradigen 1* |
to straighten sth [out] |
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das Sprachrohr |
megaphone |
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etw schleifen [reg. conj.] |
to raze sth to the ground; to drag sth |
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die Wehmut (kp) |
wistfulness, nostalgia |
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unverkennbar |
unmistakeable |
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etw verkennen |
to misjudge sth; to fail to appreciate sth; to fail to recognize sth |
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die Anteilnahme (kp) (an) |
sympathy (with) |
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verwaisen (aux. sein) 0* |
to be orphaned |
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flügge 1* |
fledged, ready to leave the nest |
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flattern |
to flap or flutter [i.e., as wings do, or the pages or a newspaper in the wind] |
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unstet 0* |
unstable; restless |
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schief |
crooked, not straight; lopsided |
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der Müßiggang (kp) |
(formal) idleness; indolence |
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druckfrisch 1* |
newly printed, hot off the presses |
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die Schmeichelei -en |
flattery |
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der Argwohn (kp) |
suspicion (3*, der Verdacht 4*) |
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ein eingefleischter Junggeselle 1* |
a confirmed bachelor |
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keck |
cheeky, saucy (vorlaut) |
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akkurat |
meticulous (=sorgfältig); accurate, precise (=exakt) |
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etw (an etw) anlehnen |
to lean sth (against sth) |
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die Verlegenheit -en |
embarrassment |
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etw beheben |
to remove sth; to remedy, rectify, repair sth |
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mit aufgekrempelten Ärmeln |
with rolled-up sleeves |
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das Gericht, -e |
1) dish, meal 2) court, courthouse |
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die Maxime -n |
maxim |
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die Unbekümmertheit |
carefree mind or manner; lightheartedness |
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die Spitzfindigkeit -en |
hair-splitting nature; hair-splitting, nit-picking |
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etw (über etw) bekunden |
to show sth (abt sth); to express sth (about sth) |
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das Gros, - |
the majority; the major part |
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widerspenstig |
(=störrisch) stubborn; unmanageable, hard to work with [i.e, of a material, but also of a person] |
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der Analphabet -en |
illiterate person |
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hervorstechend |
protruding, sticking out; (fig.) standing out |
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der Pudel, - |
poodle |
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von ehedem 0* |
(formal) in former times |
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ungezogen
1* |
naughty, badly-behaved [of a child]; impertinent [more generally] |
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flatterhaftig 1* |
(pejor.) fickle |
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der Reigen |
round dance |
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der Hirt |
shepherd |
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unsäglich 0* |
(formal) indescribable |
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die Wollust |
(formal) lust |
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auf der Zunge zergehen |
to melt in one's mouth |
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die Übernahme, -n |
taking possession; takeover |
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das Requisit, -en |
accessory, requisite; prop [theater] |
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jdn (mit etw) umwerben |
to woo sb, to court sb (with sth) |
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das Erfordernis (für) |
requirement (for) |
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die Vorschrift |
regulation, rule; (=Anweisung) instructions; orders |
