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140 Cards in this Set
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to fiddle with, fumble with
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nesteln an + D
Ich nestelte an meiner Halskette. |
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to poke around, pick at
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herumstochern
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chopstock
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das Eßstäbchen, -
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to stick out (physically)
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abstehen
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to watch, see
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zusehen
Du sollst zusehen, wie ich in ihrem Blut bade. |
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to skewer, gore, lance
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aufspießen
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to bend down, bend forward, bend over
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sich bücken
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rigid, frozen, stiff
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starr
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to rise, climb up
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emporsteigen
zur Oberfläche emporsteigen - to rise to the surface |
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emergency room
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die Notaufnahme
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stretcher
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die Trage, n
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ice cube
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der Eiswürfel, -
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to crunch, grate, scrunch
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knirschen
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bruise
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die Prellung, en
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graze, scrape, abrasion
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die Schürfwunde, n
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clipboard
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das Klemmbrett, er
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scab
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der Schorf, e
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to pull off
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abpulen
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spic and span
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blitzblank
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wavy, rippled
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wellig
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cement
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der Kitt, e
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neck, nape, scruff, back of the neck
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der Nacken, -
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saying, quote, slogan
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der Spruch, "e
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to drone out, to rattle out
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herunterleien
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chipper, happy as a lark
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quietschfidel
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skull
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der Schädel, -
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funfair, carnival
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die Kirmes, sen
Auf der Kermis |
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scarred
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vernarbt
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hastily
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hastig
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verbeult
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dented, battered
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downright, absolutely, really
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regelrecht
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to divide up, to dissect, break up
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zerteilen
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to be on the lookout for
to watch out for to keep an eye out for |
die Ausschau halten nach
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ablaze, flaming, blazing
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lodernd
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to flare, blaze
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lodern
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to roar, drone, boom, din (like when you say something)
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dröhnen
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to swipe, pilfer, snitch
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stibitzen (ugs)
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sandpaper
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das Schirmgelpapier, -
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branch
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der Zweig, e
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twig
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dünner Zweig
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once, erstwhile, at one time
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einst
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perfect, absolutely, utter
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vollkommen
Tinkerbells einst vollkommene Nase war komplett verschwunden. |
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spot, stain, patch, blotch
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der Fleck, e
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bow and arrow
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Pfeil und Bogen
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arrow
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der Pfeil, e
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preserving jar
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das Einmachglas, "er
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to growl, snarl, rumble
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knurren
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to seize, grasp, grip
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packen
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drippy, sentimental
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gefühlsduselig
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to distract, divert, sidetrack
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ablenken
um die Kinder abzulenken, ... |
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sweeping, energetic, rousing
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schwungvoll
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debt collector
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der Geldeintreiber, -
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sparce, scarce
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spärlich
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dilapidated, ramshackle, derelict
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baufällig
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to cruise around
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herumkurven
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to arc (a ball, etc)
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kurven
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crone, hag, old bag
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alte Weib
das Weib, er |
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squalid, deprated, debauched
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verkommen
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to rot
to rot away to rot off |
faulen
verfaulen abfaulen |
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to shrug one's shoulders
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die Achseln zucken
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wrinkled, lined, wizened
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runzlig
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callous, welt
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die Schwiele, n
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blade (of a knife)
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die Klinge, n
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ever (in case the FBI ever finds us)
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falls das FBI uns je umzingeln sollte. |
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to surround, encircle, circumvent
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umzingeln
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to crackle, rustle, sizzle
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knistern
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as well, too, likewise
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ebenfalls
Sie sind ebenfalls möglich. They are also possible. |
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barefoot
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barfuß
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chewy, tough, hardy, gritty
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zäh
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sole of the foot
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die Fußsohle, n
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to be advancing
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in Anmarsch sein
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shed, shack, shanty
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der Schuppen, -
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lap
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der Schoß
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muggy, sultry, sticky, stuffy, oppressive
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schwül
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marble
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die Murmel, n
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to patter, pelt, hail down
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prasseln
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to derail, go off the rails
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entgleisen
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grape
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die Traube, n
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wine growery, winery owner
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der Winzer, -
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to unscrew, screw open
to come unscrewed |
aufschrauben
(think, Hubschrauber does the same sort of action) sich aufschrauben |
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merely, just, only
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bloß
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temporary, passing, momentarily
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vorübergehend
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nuclear energy
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die Kernenergie
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to blow (like to waste all at once)
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verpulvern
Geld verpulvern - to blow money |
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gap, clearance, space
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der Abstand, "e
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strip of wood
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die Holzleiste, n
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grid, bars, lattice, grate
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das Gitter, -
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to sift, strain, filter
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sieben
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anhand + G
"Anhand des Gewichts konnte er feststellen, ob ein Stein aus Gold war oder nicht." |
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sawdust
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das Sägemehl, e
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daunting, appalling, frightening, alarming
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beängstigend
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beating, lashing, spanking
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der Prügel, -
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to get in someone's way
to cross someone's path |
jm in die Quere kommen
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to faint
to overturn, capsize, upend, keel over, topple over |
umkippen
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to beg, cajole
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betteln (um)
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to assert, assure, affirm
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beteuern
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pack, pride, herd, troop
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das Rudel, -
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to catch, nab, get
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erwischen
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always, invariably, at all times
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stets
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to let someone in on
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einweihen in + A
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astraddle of
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rittlings auf
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to straddle sth
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sich rittlings auf etwas setzen
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to read off
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ablesen
das Thermometer ablesen - to read the thermometre |
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sewage plant
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die Kläranlage, n
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to struggle with
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sich mit etw schwertun
Dad tat sich schwer, von seinen Eltern zu erzählen. |
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cliff
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die Klippe, n
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to show off sth, make a feature of
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etw zur Geltung bringen
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spunk, guts, grit
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der Mumm
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at once, immediately, on the spot
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auf der Stelle
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dive
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der Kopfsprung, "e
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to dive
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einen Kopfsprung machen
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parachute
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der Fallschirm, e
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to palm off
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abspeisen
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to quit
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quittieren
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to sputter, prattle, babble
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plappern (ugs)
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incessantly
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ohne Unterlass
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bony, angular
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knochig
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seizure, fit, attack
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der Anfall, "e
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accidentally, by accident
on purpose |
aus Versehen
absichtlich mit Absicht |
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to mollycoddle
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betütern
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face, expression, look
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die Miene, n
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to harden (look, expression, die Miene)
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sich versteinern
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to petrify, ossify, turn to stone
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versteinern
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to pawn, hock
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verpfänden
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collar
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der Kragen, -
Mom platzte die Kragen (she blew her lid) |
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to burst, crack, split, rupture
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platzen
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caboose
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die Kombüse, n
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to christen, baptise, dub
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taufen
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to proclaim, declare, announce
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verkünden
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sip, gulp, swig
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der Schluck, e
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in one gulp, swallow
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auf einen Schluck
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vulture
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der Aasgeier, -
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to snatch, nab, catch
to snatch at |
schnappen
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jerky
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das Dörrfleisch
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to steer, direct, drive
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lenken
jds Aufmerksamkeit auf etw lenken - to draw someone's attention to |
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to tumble, topple, fall, roll out
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purzeln
Ich purzelte aus dem Auto |
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nuisance, bother, pest
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die Plage, n
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to blubber, snivel, bawl
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flennen (ugs)
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tweezers
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die Pinzette, n
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to trickle, drip, dribble
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tröpfeln
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