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28 Cards in this Set
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Prince and Pauper
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Prinz und Bettelknabe
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to long to, yearn for
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herbeisehen
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Prince and Pauper
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Prinz und Bettelknabe
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long to, yearn for
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herbeisehen
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London was a sight to see.
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London bot ein sehenswertes Bild.
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to wave
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wehen
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gay banners waved.
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Bunte Fahnen wehten.
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organise, hold, arrange.
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veranstalten
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splendid pageants marched along. [were organised]
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Prachtvolle Umzuege wurden veranstalten.
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hustle, press, push
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drängen
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attend, serve, coach, advice
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betreuen
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Let us skip a number of years.
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Last uns ein paar Jahre ueberspringen.
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the labyrinthine allies of the old town
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Verwinkelte Altstadtgassen
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to fettle, plaster
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verputzen
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coated with plaster
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mit Moertel verputzt
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to project, rise, tower
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ragen
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jut out, protrude
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hinausragen (ueber)
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derelict, decayed, dilapidated
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verfallen
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to get in a bad state,to fall into disrepair, to go to seed
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verwahrlosen
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neglected, seedy, squalid, unkempt, out at heels, down at heel, depraved,
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verwahrlost
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It was small, decayed,
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Es war klein, verfallen und verwahrlost
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brush, mop, sweep
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fegen
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to get drunk
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sich betrinken
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bash, beat, clober, cudgel,drab, thras, wallop
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verpruegeln
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They fought each other.
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Sie verpruegelten sich gegenseitig.
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curse, swear, rail
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fluchen
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blaspheme, rail, slander, backbite
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laestern
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They cursed and swore always, drunk or sober.
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Den ganzen Tag fluchten und laesterten sie, ob sie nun betrunken oder nuechtern waren.
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