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75 Cards in this Set
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-e Sperranlage
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barricade
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etw. aufwerfen
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to pose (questions)
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differenziert
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sophisticated
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-r auftakt
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prelude
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-r Umfang
"in welchem Umfang" |
extent/capacity
"to what extent" |
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zeitweilig
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temporary
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-e bewertung
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assessment (estimation, appraisal)
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-e abschottung
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partitioning (walling-off, i.e. building of the wall)
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-r leibeigene (adj. dekl.)
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serf, ("bondsman/woman")
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-r Bürgerrechtler (in)
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civil rights activist
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-e annäherung
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harmonization
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langfristig
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long-ranging (time-wise)
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-e Entspannungspolitik
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policy of détente (what does this mean!??!)
(détente -- the easing of hostility or strained relations, esp. between countries -- thanks dictionary!) |
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-e reparaturarbeiten
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repair work
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-r pfahl
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stake (of the wooden, vampire-killing variety)
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-e sichtweise
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perception
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kappen
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to fell (what a delicious word. he felled the whole field of crops with his sharp scythe. you can just hear the swishing)
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etw. anstreben
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to aspire for sth., aim at sth.
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-s Ersuchen
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request, petition
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-e streitkräfte
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armed forces
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zuständig
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responsible
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-r botschafter/in
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ambassador
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-e bewährungsprobe
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(practical) test
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-r Bestand
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existence (i.e the berlin wall was supposed to have 10,000 days of Bestand)
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durchlässig
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permeable, penetrable
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-r rentner (die rentnerin)
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retired person
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-r antrag
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petition
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freikaufen
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to buy off (as in someone's freedom...I think)
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je nach
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depending on
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-s abkommen
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(political) agreement
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-e frist
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(time) period
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-e vereinbarung
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agreement (mainly in law...)
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-r zugangsweg
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access path
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fortan
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henceforth
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-e entstehungsbedingungen
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circumstances surrounding something's development
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über etw.Akk. rätseln
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to puzzle over sth.
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-e einmütigkeit
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unity of sentiment
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etw. kennzeichnen
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to mark sth. (designate, denote)
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auf etw. verweisen
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to refer to sth.
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-r hebel
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lever(age)
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absterben
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to die off
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-e abrede
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understanding
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-e Unterbindung
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prevention
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auf etw.Akk. abzielen
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to be targeted at sth.
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akzentuieren
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to accentuate
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-e überlegung
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consideration
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von etw. ausgehen
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to act on the assumption
(or to emanate from sth.) |
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geschickt
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clever(ly)
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etw. verengen
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to narrow sth. (or constrict)
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etw. anzweifeln
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to challenge sth.
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Unruhe stiften
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to disturb the peace
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unterstellen
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to assume
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zulässig
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valid
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erlangen
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to obtain
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offen
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open-ended
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"der Schwanz hat mit dem Hund gewackelt"
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the tail wagged the dog
(anyone ever see Wag the Dog? I thought it was boring. but then again, I was little drunk) |
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abwegig
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fallacious
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abstreiten
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to dispute
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vorangegangen
vorangehen |
preceeding
to precede sth. (also to pioneer. exciting!) |
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-r stellvertreter (die stellvertreterin)
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surrogate, proxy, representative
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-e vorstellung
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presentation (projection?)
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-r bogen
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arc
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jmdn. von etw. abbringen
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to dissuade so. from sth.
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überstürzen
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to rush
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hinausschieben
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to postpone
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(zu etw.) verkommen
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to degenerate (into sth.)
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-r Sprung
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fissure
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verbürgt
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warrented
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jmdn. berühren
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to strike a chord with so.
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vielerlei
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all kinds of (many-sided?)
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-e gefolgschaft
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loyalty
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verstreichen
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to elapse
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herb
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bitter, harsh
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-r ersatz
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replacement
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-e beruhigung
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pacification
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