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92 Cards in this Set
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aufschließen |
to unlock |
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unverzüglich |
without delay, immediately |
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ergriffen |
moved; overcome, siezed |
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die Motte |
moth |
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letal |
lethal
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auf der Anklagebank (sitzen) |
(literal, figurative) (to be) in the [prisoner's] dock |
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die Verstocktheit |
obduracy, obdurateness
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hegen |
to care for (= pflegen) |
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jdm sein Herz ausschütten |
(figurative) to pour out one's heart to sb |
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triumphierend |
triumphant |
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holpern |
to bump; to jolt; to stumble
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zäh |
tough; tenacious; slow |
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der Leim |
glue |
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hetzen |
to hound, to chase; to rush |
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der Kalk |
lime; whitewash
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die Vermutung |
conjecture, hunch; assumption |
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der Vorfall |
incident |
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die Bewandtnis
Was hat es damit für eine Bewandtnis? |
reason
What sort of a reason is that? (?? ask Raissa) |
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einigermaßen |
to some extent; rather, fairly |
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konkret |
concrete |
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die Mittäterschaft |
complicity |
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verständigen (von) |
to notify (of, about) |
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sich (nach etw/über jdn) erkundigen |
to inquire (about sth/sb) |
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etw als eine Belästigung empfinden |
to find sth a nuisance, annoyance |
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die Blamage |
disgrace
(not die Schande) |
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die Barmherzigkeit |
mercy, mercifulness |
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mikroskopisch |
microscopic |
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aufklären |
to shed light on; to clear up, to solve; to enlighten |
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der Schein |
light, glow; appearance(s), pretence |
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faktisch |
actual; in actual fact; more or less (inf.) |
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der Ruin |
ruin |
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die Zensur |
censorship |
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ungenügend
ein Ungenügend |
unsatisfactory, inadequate
an "unsatisfactory" mark in school |
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Das hält mein Ehrgeiz nicht aus. |
My ambition cannot bear that. |
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speien |
to spit; to vomit
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schmeißen |
to sling; to chuck |
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abhauen |
to clear out, to get lost (inf.); to chop or cut off or down |
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der Zusammenbruch |
breakdown; collapse |
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beschleunigen
verzögern |
to accelerate
to delay, to slow down |
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auslachen |
to laugh at |
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kurieren (von) |
to cure (of) |
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Trag es mir nicht nach, daß ich uns so enttäusche. |
Don't hold it against me, that I disappoint us so. |
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behutsam |
cautious; gentle |
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das Faible (für) |
liking (formal); weakness, soft spot (for) |
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knüpfen |
to tie, to knot |
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der Knoten |
knot |
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entwerfen |
to sketch, design; to draft; to depict |
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die Bahre |
stretcher; bier |
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ausstrecken (nach) |
to extend (towards); to stretch out |
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herunterlassen |
to lower [i.e., a window]
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der Raufbold |
ruffian (old-fashioned)
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der Gurt
der Gürtel
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belt; strap
belt |
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rutschen |
to slide; to slip |
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die Haushälterin |
(female) housekeeper
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sich aufhalten |
to stay, to remain [in a place]; to delay oneself, linger |
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gestatten |
to allow; to agree to |
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der Konfirmand |
candidate for confirmation
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der Beischlaf |
(law) sexual intercourse [sleeping together] |
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der Schweinigel |
(inf.) dirty pig [lit: pig-hedgehog!]
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sächlich |
neuter (grammar) ADJ only |
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betriebsam |
busy, bustling ADJ only
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ausgeprägt |
distinctive; markéd [respect, interest] |
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der Gerichtsvollzieher |
bailiff |
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jdm etw vorwerfen |
to reproach sb for sth |
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jdm etw nachsagen |
to attribute sth to sb ; to speak ill of sb |
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störrisch |
obstinate; stubborn |
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klaffen |
to gape; to yawn |
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der Absturz |
crash; ruin, downfall |
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erdolchen |
to stab [to death]
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jdm etw verweigern |
to refuse or deny sb sth |
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der Blinddarm |
cecum [part of lg intenstine] |
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die Narbe |
scar |
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rege |
busy; lively, vivid; numerous |
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der Riegel
verriegeln |
bolt; lock
to bolt [a lock, a door] |
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haken (an, in, um) |
to hook (to, in, around) |
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die Öse |
loop; buttonhole |
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walten |
(formal) to prevail; to be at work |
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unzutreffend |
inappropriate, inapplicable |
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der Wattebausch |
cotton ball
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die Gaze |
gauze |
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steppen |
to machine-stitch; to stitch, to quilt
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das Gleichgewicht |
balance, equilibrium |
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kichern |
to giggle |
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die Hängepartie |
stalemate; adjourned game [chess]
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die Regung |
movement, stirring |
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frönen |
(formal) to indulge in; to indulge |
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die Rückäußerung |
back-remark, i.e. reply
0* |
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aufschlussreich |
informative, instructive |
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der Chirurg |
surgeon |
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die Pinzette |
pair of tweezers |
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das Gesuch (auf, um) |
petition (for); application (for) |
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jdn/etw abschlägig bescheiden |
(formal) to turn sb/sth down |
