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99 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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eine schwere Kindheit
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a difficult childhood
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selbstironisch
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self-deprecating, self-ironic
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ironisch
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ironic
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das Passiv
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passive voice (ling.)
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das Präsens
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present tense (ling.)
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die Aufzählung
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list, enumeration
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der Autor
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author
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der Schriftsteller
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writer
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sonderbar
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curious, odd, strange
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eine Party schmeißen
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to throw a party
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Ich sage es ihm.
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I will tell (it to) him.
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das Porträt
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portrait
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der Pionier
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pioneer
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der Grenzgänger
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border-crosser
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zu Unrecht
das Unrecht |
wrongly
wrong, injustice |
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die Heldin
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heroine
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die Ausgabe
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edition, issue
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bucklig
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crooked
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vereinnahmen
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to engross; to collect
0* |
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das Pathos
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pathos
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ergreifend
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touching, emotionally moving
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komplex
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complex
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seriös
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respectable;
sincere |
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ernst
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earnest; serious
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der Wafer
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wafer
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die Versöhnung
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reconciliation
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der Wohnwagen
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caravan; house trailer
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die Vertreibung
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expulsion
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die Feindseligkeit
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enmity, animosity
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ein Dorn im Auge sei
der Dorn |
to be a thorn in s.o.'s side [eye]
thorn |
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das Vergehen
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offense, misdeed
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beschimpfen
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to abuse, berate, revile
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die Sittenlosigkeit
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immorality
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fahrend
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itinerant, in motion
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die Spionage
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espionage
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der Zorn
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anger, wrath
*4!! |
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die Verfügung
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mandate, ordinance, provision of law
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der Meerrettich
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horseradish
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die Mär
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fairy tale
0* (das Märchen) |
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die Bissigkeit
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ferocity
0* (die Heftigkeit) |
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die Herbheit
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sourness, astringency
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der Schutzzoll
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protective tariff
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verbannen
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to banish, to proscribe
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am Rande (von, der)
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on the verge (of, of)
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klagen
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to complain; to bring a legal complaint
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der Glasbläser
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glassblower
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die Ermittlung
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investigation
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ausschütten
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to spill out
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zügellos
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dissipated
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der Keks
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biscuit, cookie
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die Spurensicherung
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securing of evidence
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beträchtlich
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considerable, extensive
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die Anspielung (auf)
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allusion (to)
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Spaß haben
Spaß machen der Spaß |
to enjoy oneself
to fool around, to joke fun |
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zunächst
erstmals, erstmalig zuerst |
to begin, first of all (formal)
first (informal); for the first time first of all, first; at first |
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lieblich
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sweet, lovely
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sein wahres Gesicht zeigen
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to show his true face
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Nachtigall, ich hör' dich trapsen.
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Nightingale, I hear you tapping
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ein Wort nachschlagen
in einem Buch nachschlagen |
to look up a word
to look [s.t.] up in a book |
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die Nachhilfe
der Nachhilfeunterricht |
private lessons
private instruction |
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das All
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the universe, outer space
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die Schneise
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aisle, lane
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verachtend
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contemptuous
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den Weg bahnen
bahnen |
to blaze a trail
to clear, to carve out |
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stets
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always, ever
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der Weltraum
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outer space, the universe
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rauschen
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to make a noise, sound, usually by moving, so:
to roar or murmur (water); to rustle (trees), etc. |
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das Grinsen
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grin
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flackernd
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flickering, unsteady
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die Sowjetunion
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the Soviet Union
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quetschen
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to squish
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verkabelt
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wired
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der Kalender
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calendar, diary
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katapultieren
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to catapult
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der Sonnenaufgang
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sunrise
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mutig
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courageous
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schwärmen
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to gush, to rhapsodize
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mächtig
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powerful
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der Genosse
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comrade
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wirken
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1. to have an effect, to work;
2. to look, to appear |
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karg
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meager, mean
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die Halde -n
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mound; slag heap
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messbar
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measurable(y)
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der Talkessel
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circular, deep valley (geog.)
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der Naturraum
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nature preserve
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das Schnittbild
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cross-sectional view, cut-away view
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leuchtend
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bright, shiny
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der Streckenabschnitt
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section of track; line
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potthässlich
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very ugly (informal)
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wegschauen
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to look the other way
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anmutig
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charming, graceful
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arkadisch
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arcadian
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der Romantiker
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romantic [poet, figure, etc.]
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sehnsuchtsvoll
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longingly, yearningly
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das Gutachten
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report, survey
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bedrängen
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to attack; to pester; to press
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das Schutzgut
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protected land/property
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aufhellen
sich aufhellen |
to brighten
to brighten up |
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vergleichsweise
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comparatively
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