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75 Cards in this Set
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dickflüssig |
thick, viscous [of a substance, liquid]
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sickern |
to seep |
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verkniffen |
strained, pinched; narrow-minded
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achtlos |
without regard, careless, thoughtless |
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verscharren |
to bury
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ersticken |
to suffocate; to smother |
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die Tragweite |
range, scope; fig.: consequences |
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zusehends |
visibly; rapidly [i.e., as we watch, before our eyes] |
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vergilben |
to become yellow
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der Kupferstich |
copperplate engraving |
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der Zopf |
pigtail, plait; plaited breadloaf |
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der Gänsekiel |
goose quill
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der Säbel |
saber |
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die Ansprache |
address, speech [=die Rede] |
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appetitlich |
appetizing |
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der Klagelaut |
plaintive cry; cry of pain
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vernehmen |
to hear [= hören, but a bit more formal] |
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unangebracht |
uncalled-for; unsuitable, inappropriate |
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verschweigen (jdm etw) |
to withhold (sth fm sb) |
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Anschluss bekommen (no article) |
to be connected, as a telephone line |
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die Tagung |
conference; committee meeting |
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der Ausschuss |
committee |
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die Schlussfolgerung |
conclusion; reasoning, argumentation |
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unbefriedigt |
unsatisfied; ungratified, unmet |
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erlöschen, erlosch, erloschen |
to go out; to expire |
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ein Zündholz anreißen |
to strike a match
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unheilbar |
incurable, unhealable; terminal |
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die Hybris |
hubris
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feurig |
fiery |
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die Garbe
die Korngarbe die Lichtgarbe die Schussgarbe |
bundle, bunch
sheaf of wheat beam of light burst of gunfire |
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überbieten |
to outbid; to outdo; to beat [a record, etc.] |
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etliche |
quite a few; quite a lot of |
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regungslos |
motionless, stock-still
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die Kante |
edge; border |
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stieren (auf) |
to stare (at)
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gegenwärtig |
present (adj, adv) |
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vergegenständlichen |
to objectify; to reify; to hypostatize
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vollziehen |
to carry out; to perform |
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die Handlung |
action, act; plot |
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der Ritus |
rite, ritual |
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martern |
to torture, to torment
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das Unheil |
disaster |
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bedrängen |
to attack; to pester, beset |
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die Vorahnung |
presentiment, premonition |
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etw lupfen |
to lift sth (reg.)
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nachträglich |
additional; later; belated |
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plump |
ungainly, clumsy, awkward
* false friend * |
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vertraulich
plumpvertraulich |
confidential; familiar; friendly
familiar |
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die Abneigung (gegen) |
dislike (of); aversion (to) |
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die Fügung |
chance, stroke of fate |
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unvermeidlich |
inevitable, unavoidable |
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verschroben |
eccentric
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unablässig |
continual |
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hirnlos |
brainless
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das Geschöpf |
creation; creature |
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gemein |
common; mean; contemptible |
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herrschsüchtig |
domineering, yearning for supremacy
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der Befehl |
order, command |
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flüchtig |
fugitive; fleeting |
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schüchtern |
shy |
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packen |
to pack; to grab, grip, sieze |
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seitlich |
lateral, to the side; at the side; from the side |
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innehalten |
to pause, to pause mid-way |
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(sich) vorbeugen |
to bend forward |
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tonlos |
toneless, flat [voice] |
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grauenhaft |
atrocious |
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umgehend |
immediate |
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der Sonderdruck |
offprint; special printing |
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ungehalten (über) |
indignant (about) |
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die Anstalt
für / zu etw die Anstalten treffen |
institute, institution
to take measures, preparations for sth |
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weitergeben |
to transmit, to pass on |
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weichen |
1. to soak 2. to move; to retreat; to give way |
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der Schuft |
heel, cad (inf.) |
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tobsüchtig |
mad; raving mad
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markig |
pithy; ironic: bombastic
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