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54 Cards in this Set
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behaupten |
allege (v) |
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zweideutig |
ambiguous (adj) |
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behaupten |
assert (v) |
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stumpf |
blunt (adj) |
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prahlen |
boast (v,n) |
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Klarstellung |
clarification (n) |
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umgangssprachlich |
colloquial (adj) |
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verstehen |
comprehend (v) |
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anvertrauen |
confide (v) |
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bestätigen |
confirm (v) |
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widersprechen |
contradict (v)
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vermitteln |
convey (v) |
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erklären |
declare (v) |
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heruntermachen |
denounce (v) |
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preisgeben |
disclose (v) |
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übertreiben
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exaggerate (v) |
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schmeicheln |
fetter (v) |
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Kern / Hauptinhalt |
gist (n) |
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unleserlich |
illegible (adj) |
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Andeutung |
inkling (n) |
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bestehen |
insist (v) |
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wörtlich |
literal (adj) |
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murmeln |
mumble (v, n) |
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Rauschen |
murmur (v, n) |
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kleinlich sein / nörgeln |
quibble (v) |
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schimpfen |
rant (v, n)
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kritzeln |
scribble (v) |
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stolpern |
stumble (v, n) |
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Stottern |
stutter (v, n) |
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äussern |
utter (v) |
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verankern |
anchor (v, n) |
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übertragen |
broadcast (v, n) |
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Beschriftung |
caption (n) |
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Berichterstattung |
coverage (n) |
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Handbuch |
handbook (n) |
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Broschüre |
pamphlet (n) |
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aufgezeichnet |
prerecorded (adj) |
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Wirbelsäule |
spine (n) |
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Zusatz |
supplement (n) |
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Boulevardzeitung
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tabloid (n) |
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blurt out |
say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have |
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catch on |
understand; become popular or fashionable |
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come out |
become available to buy or see; become easy to notice; become known |
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come out with |
say something suddenly, usually something that surprises or shocks people |
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dry up |
stop talking because you have forgotten what you were going to say |
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get across |
make people understand something |
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get (a)round |
if news get (a)round, a lot of people hear it |
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get trough (to) |
make someone understand what you are trying to say |
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let on |
talk about something that is intended be a secret |
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big mouth |
used as a criticism of someone when they say things they should not |
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come clean (about sth) |
tell the truth about something that you have kept secret |
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get/catch sb's drift |
understand the basic meaning |
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get sth off your chest |
talt to someoene about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it |
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get the wrong end of the stick |
understand something completely wrongly |