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127 Cards in this Set
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(only) just
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gerade
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to switch on
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einschalten
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energy crisis
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die Energiekrise
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sure (ly)
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sicher
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nowadays
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heutzutage
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more and more
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immer mehr
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to use
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benutzen
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perhaps
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vielleicht
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however
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aber
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energy use
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der Energieverbrauch
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to increase ninefold
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sich verneunfachen
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world war
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der Weltkrieg
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present day
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heutig
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energy needs
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der Energiebedarf
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to supply/ to civer
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abdecken
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exhaustible
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erschöpfbar
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on top of that
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dazu
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decade
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das Jahrzehnt
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population
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die Bevölkerung
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growth/ increase
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das Wachstum
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growing/ increasing
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wachsend
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newly industrial coutries
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das Schwellenland (äer)
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further and further
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immer weiter
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to increase
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steigen
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at some point
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irgendwann
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fuel
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der Brennstoff
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to be coming/ to be brewing
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im Anzug sein
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way out
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der Ausweg
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to add
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hinzufϋgen
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certain
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bestimmt
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part
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der Teil
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available
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vorhanden
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soon
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bald
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need
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der Bedarf
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dependent
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abhängig
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stringency
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die Verknappung
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exposed/ subject to
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ausgesetzt
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few
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wenige
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demand
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die Nachfrage
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above all
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vor allem
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aspirational/ upcoming
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aufstrebend
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economy
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die Wirtschaft
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hence
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deshalb
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to increase/ to raise
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sich erhöhen
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price
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der Preis
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to cope
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verkraften
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to inintiate
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auslösen
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sad/ grim
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dϋster
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prospect
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die Aussicht
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now
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gerade
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exhibition
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die Ausstellung
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there
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dorthin
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to run dry
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ausgehen
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to think
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meinen
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dry
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trocken
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whether
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ob
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tomorrow
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morgen
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to prepare for
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sich vorbereiten auf
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valliant (ly)
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tapfer
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short tern
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kurzfristig
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to apply to (go to)
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gelten fϋr
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in the same way
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genauso
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corner/ foundation stone
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der Grundstein
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sucess
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der Erfolg
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failiure
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der Misserfolg
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future
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kϋnftig
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already
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bereits
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decision (s)
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die Entscheidung (en)
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to lay
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legen
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multinational oil company
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der Ölmulti
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challenge
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die Herausforderung
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sufficient/ adequate
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genϋgend
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affordable
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bezehlbar
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non-polluting
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umweltverträglich
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to provide/ to supply
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versorgen
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support
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der Ausbau
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renewable-sustainable
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erneuerbar
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economic (ally)
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wirtschaftlich
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absolut (ly)
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unbedingt
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necessary
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notwendig
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to cover
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decken
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to suggest/ to claim/ to argue
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behaupten
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climate protection
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der Klimaschutz
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to offer
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bieten
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to lead
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fϋhren
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left (over)
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ϋbrig
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unfortunately
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leider
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development
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die Entwicklung
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clean
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sauber
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slow
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langsam
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to revert to sth.
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aus etw. zurϋckgreifen
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available/ at ones disposal
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vorhanden
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problem
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die Problamatik
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bad (worse)
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schlimm (er)
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to produce/ to generate
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erzeugen
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source of energy
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der Energieträger
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world wide
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weltweit
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approximately
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schätzungsweise
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billion
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die Mrd (Milliarde)
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to subsidise
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subventionieren
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to affect
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sich auswirken auf
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reduction
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der Abbau
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subsidy
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die Subvention
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climate-improving
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Klimaschonend
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to convert to
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umstellen auf
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expensive
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teuer
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to relate to
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zusammenhangen
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to forget
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vergessen
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quantity
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die Menge
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to require/to need
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benötigen
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wind power station
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die Windkraftanlage
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plastic
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der Kunststoff
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the same
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dasselbe
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production
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die Herstellung
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solar cell
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die Solarzelle
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hardly
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kaum
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imaginable
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vorstellbar
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certain/ sure
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gewiss
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further
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weiter
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ingenuity
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der Erfindergeist
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to underestimate
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unterschätzen
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to control/ to rule
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beherrschen
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maybe/ perhaps
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möglicherweise
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to create
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schaffen
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researchers
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die Forscher
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to dream
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träumen
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to dare
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wagen
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