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65 Cards in this Set
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-e bedrängnis
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hardship, plight
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in etw. (akk.) geraten
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to get into sth.
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daraufhin
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thereupon
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-e überbewertung
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overestimation
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-e anwerbung
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enlistment
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wenngleich
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even though, although
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sich auf etw.Akk. belaufen
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to total sth. (as in the crop totaled 30 billion potatoes -- the crop beläuft sich auf 30 milliarden Kartoffeln)
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jmdn. abwerben
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to lure so. away
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erwerbstätig
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gainfully employed
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-e größenordnung
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range, magnitude
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-e datenerhebung
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data acquisition
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-e gemengelage
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conglomeration
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-e auswertung
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examination
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-e unterlage
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document
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-e umfrage
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poll, survey
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als etw. (akk) einstufen
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to categorize as sth.
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umstritten
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disputed
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bisher
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so far
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etw. erfahren
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to find out about sth.
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-e auslegung
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construction, layout, design
(I think in the reading it's referring to the construction teams...but I'm not sure) |
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abstreiten
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to disclaim
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jegliche
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of any kind
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stutzig machen
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to perplex
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-r einsatz
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use
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etw. betreten
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to enter sth.
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arbeitsteilig
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division of labour
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-s vorgehen
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course of action
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-e abstimmung
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coordination
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-s ausbleiben
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absence
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derart
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in such a manner
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tabuisieren
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to make taboo
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jmdn./etw. meiden
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to avoid so/sth.
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-e wirkung
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impact, impression
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etw. (akk.) erzielen
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to attain
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verkehrt
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inverted, backward
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etw. beibehalten
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to maintain, retain sth.
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lautstark
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vocal
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-e Plünderung
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plundering
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-r menschenhändler
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slave trader
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-r diversant
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saboteur
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-r Spion (die Spionin)
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secret agent
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ködern
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to bait
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-r beirat
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advisory board
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-e Verweigerung
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denial
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etw. veranschlagen
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to assess, estimate the price
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eigenständig
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independent
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-s einvernehmen
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understanding/agreement
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-r ausschuss
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committee
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absichern
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to ensure, assure
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-e beschwerde
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grievance, complaint
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-r/-e Angehörige (adj. dekl.)
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family member
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übereinstimmen
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to be in agreement
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-e anwesenheit
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presence
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bedeutsam
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significant
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erstaunlich
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astonishing
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-e aufforderung
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invitation
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jmdm./etw. entgehen
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to escape so./sth.
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allem Anschein nach
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to all appearances
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entfallen
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to be inapplicable, to drop, to be dispensed with
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seit jeher
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(since?) all times
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-e Anhäufung
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accumulation
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arten
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to develop
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-e absprache
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consultation
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fraglich
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debatable
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-s Niederreißen
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demolition
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