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36 Cards in this Set
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der Schlagbaum
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barrier (i.e. at a border crossing)
2* -- more restrictive than Schranke) |
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der Zwischenfall
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incident, episode
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beschlagnahmen
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to confiscate
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die Schranke
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gate, barrier, barricade
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die Jungfer
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old maid
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das Kuvert
der Umschlag |
envelope
envelope; compress, poultice; sudden change |
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die Auflage
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edition, impression;
production; pre-condition |
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nunmehr
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now; from now on
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die Aufzeichnung
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sketch;
note, record; recording |
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imposant
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imposing
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stapeln
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to pile up, to stack;
to store |
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randvoll
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full to the brim
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verweigern
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to refuse;
to refuse to obey; to refuse to do |
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beseitigen
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to remove;
to eliminate, to do away with |
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hastig
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hasty
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wahrhaftig
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adj: truthful, honest (formal)
adv: really, actually |
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der Stempel
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stamp (both the thing that does the stamping, and the stamp that it produces)
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zuversichtlich
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confident
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der Wortlaut
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wording;
contents of a text |
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gegenwärtig
der gegenwärtige Preis |
present, at present
the current price |
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das Tintenfass
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inkwell
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unheimlich
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uncanny
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verzeihlich
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excusable
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verwirren
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to confuse, bewilder
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die Wanne
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tub
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vorausgesetzt, (dass)
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provided (that)
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erfreulich
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adj: pleasant;
adv: fortunately |
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geschweige (denn)
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let alone, never mind (conj.)
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das Zutun
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assistance
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das Geschöpf
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creation; creature
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die Abschrift
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copy
(not Kopie) |
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die Befriedigung
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satisfaction
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gliedern
einteilen |
to structure; to subdivide
to divide up, to split up |
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ein Gesuch einreichen
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to file a request
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eintreffen
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to arrive;
fig. to come true |
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ich erwarte von ihm kein Wort des Zuspruches, geschweige denn, dass er mich finanziell unterstütz |
I don't expect a word of encouragement from him, let alone that he [would] financially support me NB: NOT never mind that he does financially support me |
