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German part 115
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52
Language - German
Intermediate
11/09/2019

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Term
Ich halte nicht viel davon
Definition
I don’t think much of it
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Was hältst du von…
Definition
exp for what do you make of… what do you think of…
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Halten/Gehalten von
Definition
to think of… to make of…
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Blöderweise
Definition
stupidly
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Regen/Geregt
Definition
to stimulate, to move, to excite
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Die Kundschaft
Definition
the clientele
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Unliebsam
Definition
disagreeable, unpleasant
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Wachrufen/Wachgerufen
Definition
to arouse, to bring back
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Unliebsame Kindheitserinnerungen wachrufen
Definition
to bring back unpleasant childhood memories
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Der Lebertran
Definition
the cod-liver oil
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Der Kassenschlager
Definition
the runaway hit, the best-seller, the money-printer
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Die Einreibung
Definition
the unction, the ointment, the salve
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Sich-dative schweben/geschwebt etwas… vor
Definition
expression for I’m thinking of something…, I could imagine something…,
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Es schwebt mir eine gute Geschäftsidee vor
Definition
I have a good business idea in mind
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Die Enthaltung
Definition
the abstention
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Vor etwas platzen/geplatzt
Definition
to be bursting with something, to be full of something
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Der Heißhunger auf--akk, nach
Definition
the sudden craving for…
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Es fällt ihm schwer
Definition
he finds it hard…
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Schwerfallen/Schwergefallen
Definition
to be difficult for, to not be easy for…
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Kniffelig
Definition
fiddly, tricky
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Hieven/Gehievt
Definition
to heave, to hoist
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Auf die Bühne hieven
Definition
to hoist up on stage, to put on a platform, to present to the public
Term
Zäumen/Gezäumt
Definition
to bridle
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Das Pferd von hinten aufzäumen
Definition
expression--to do something incorrectly, to put the saddle on the horse the wrong way
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Die Kneifzange
Definition
the pair of pincers, the pincers
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Aus dem Nähkästchen plaudern
Definition
expression for to tell tales out of school, to give away secrets, to say something you should probably keep to yourself
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Das Nähkästchen
Definition
the sewing box
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Die Hauptlast
Definition
the main burden, the brunt of it
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Teilnahmslos
Definition
apathetic, uninterested, indifferent
Term
Weitreichend
Definition
far-reaching
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Die Floskel
Definition
the meaningless phrase, the empty words
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Faseln/Gefaselt über
Definition
slang for to drivel on about, to blather about
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Der eiserne Vorhang
Definition
the iron curtain
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Brummen
Definition
to growl, to hum
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Die Branche brummt
Definition
the industry is humming
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Horrend
Definition
shocking, ridiculous
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Feindselig gegen
Definition
hostile towards, malevolent towards
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Schallend
Definition
resounding
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Ballern/Geballert
Definition
to bang away
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Gegen etwas ballern
Definition
to hammer away at something
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Mit Volldampf
Definition
at full steam
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Das Wagnis/Wagnisse
Definition
the venture, the risk
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Der Tatendrang
Definition
the zest, the get-up-and-go energy
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Einäugig
Definition
one-eyed, short-sighted
Term
Augenscheinlich
Definition
evident, apparent
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Haufenweise
Definition
slang for in piles, in droves
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Wir kriegen haufenweise Beschwerden
Definition
we get heaps of complaints
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Die Scheuer
Definition
the barn
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Das/Der/Die Gleichgesinnt
Definition
the kindred spirit
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Bäuerlich
Definition
rural, rustic
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Zu etwas Jemanden einspannen/eingespannt
Definition
to rope someone into doing something
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Besprühen/Besprüht
Definition
to spray
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