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120 Cards in this Set
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der Aufprall
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Bounce, collision
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der Hausbesuch
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House call, visit
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der Stamm
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Clan, line, log
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der Notruf
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Emergency call
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der Notdienst
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Emergency Department
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das Unglück
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Accident, Bad Luck
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der Unfall
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Accident, casualty, disaster
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der Insasse
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Inhabitant, resident (male)
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die Insassin
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Inhabitant resident (female)
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die Steuer
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Duty, levy
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das Steuer
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helm, rudder
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das Lenkrad
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Steering wheel
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die Windschutzscheibe
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Front Windshield
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der Ärger
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Aggravation, anger, fret
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der Auspuff
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Exhaust, exhaust pipe
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der Begleiter
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Attendant, chaperon
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der Knöchel
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Ankle, knuckle
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der Zeuge
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Witness, voucher, evidence (m)
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die Zeugin
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Witness, voucher, evidence (f)
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der Krankenwagen
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ambulance
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die Geschwindigkeit
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Rate, speed, Velocity
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vereister
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icy
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Nadelkurve
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hairpin curve
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Aufprall
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impact
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hineinfraß
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dug into [lit: ate into]
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dringenden
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urgent
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waren
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passive voice: had been called
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Notdienst
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emergency service [we would say, “He was on call that weekend.”]
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diphtherieverdächtiges
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suspected of having diptheria
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mäßiger
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moderate
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Steuer
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at the wheel
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willen
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for God’s sake
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pflichtete ihm bei
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agreed with him
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nuschelte sie
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murmured
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scheu
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timidly
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tatü
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Tatü –[sound of a German police car siren]
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tastete sich
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crept, “felt its way”
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bekreuzigte sich
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crossed herself
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Scherereien haben
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trouble
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Das fehlte noch
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That’s all I need [lit: that was still lacking]
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um den Baum gewickelten
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extended adjective: the around-the-tree-wrapped car
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beleibt
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portly
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die zerborstene Windschutzscheibe
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shattered windshield
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abgefahrenen Reifen
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worn-out [lit: driven out] tires
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Auspuffs
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exhaust pipe
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schlich
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crept
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ihr blöden Gänse
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you stupid geese
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ratlos
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helplessly
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der muß vielleicht einen Zahn drauf
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he must have really been speeding
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die sind alle hops
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done for
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ich hab doch eine Fahne
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alcohol on my breath
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Wenn ich blasen muß
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If I have to take a breathalyzer test
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spaßig
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funny
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gähnt
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yawns
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Zeugen
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witnesses
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hast du vielleicht ein Brett vor dem Kopf
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are you out of your mind?
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die Vorladung
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summons [to appear in court as a witness]
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der Streuwagen
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truck spreading sand or salt
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Daß die aber nicht früher entdeckt wurden
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[It’s odd] that they weren’t discovered earlier.
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den Tatbestand zu protokollieren
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to write up the report
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behandeln
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To address, to cover
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sich ereignen
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To come about, to happen
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sich nähern
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To advance
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schaukeln
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To rock, to sway
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an+halten
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To stick with
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schütteln
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To agitate
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bei+pflichten
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With duty, Agreed with
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melden
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To notice, to announce
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an+zünden
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To ignite
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zittern
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To shiver, to shake
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schweigen
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To keep still, silent
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sich tasten
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To feel one’s way
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behalten
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To keep, to retain
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schliessen
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To close
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flüstern
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To whisper
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denken
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thinking
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bewegen
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To budge, to affect
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saufen
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To booze, to guzzle
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sich leisten
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To afford
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gähnen
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To yawn
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auf+treten
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To slam on the brakes
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kleben
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To adhere, to cleave
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entdecken
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To detect, to find
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protokollieren
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To record in writing
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verunglücken
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To be in an accident
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hinzu+eilen
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To hurry away
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auf+schreien
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Screaming, to exclaim
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an+nehmen
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To notice about something
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der Schlamassel
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Mess, snafu
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die Schererei
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Annoyance, bother
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vereist
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frosted
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mäßig
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Moderate, reasonable
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um Himmels willen
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For heaven’s sake
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“mir wird schlecht”
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To feel queasy
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zerborsten
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disrupted
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“verdammt noch mal”
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Gosh darn it!
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eine Fahne haben
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To have boozy breath
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Kapieren
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To catch on
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überhöht
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Excessive, inflated
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spiegelglatt
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As smooth as glass
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vorsichtig
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carefull, cautious, discreet
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trotzdem
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anyhow, anyway
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die Mühe
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effort, pain, trouble, arduousness
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melden
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to notify, to announce
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einfach
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basic, easy, common, just
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der Ort
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city, location, place, position
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der Quatsch
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baloney, balderdash
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klapprig
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rickety
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erschrecken
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to appal, to scare
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ansteigen
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to arise, to rise, to surge
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der Arme
Armer Kerl Armer Schlucker |
pauper
Poor old chap poor devil |
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irgendwie
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anyhow, somehow
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leblosen
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lifeless
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zufällig
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accidentally, at random, incidental
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vorne
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ahead, in front of
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Verdammt
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blasted, condemned, cursed
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bewegen
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to budge, to move
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treten
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to step, to tread
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dran
schlect dran gut dran besser dran |
badly off
well off better off |
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leichtsinnig
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careless, frivolous
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