Eigene Englisch

Question 1

a doodle

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b) a drawing made while thinking about something else doodle = das Gekritzel, die Kritzeleien The Guardian reports that a DOODLE drawn by Damien Hirst in a Soho club is being put up for auction this week.(BBC News)---BBC apologizes over obscene Prince William DOODLE.(BusinessWeek magazine)

Question 2

let me digress

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c) let me change the subject digress = abschweifen, vom Thema abweichen Before I propose specifics, LET ME DIGRESS a bit and talk about how Saudi Arabia keeps their crime rate to near nonexistent and has no problem with over-crowded prisons.(from an internet political blog)---His comments were irrelevant and his manner crude and rude – but he was the president and he got a pass. BUT I DIGRESS because that had nothing to do with his capacity to lead or not lead the Federal Reserve.(Forbes magazine)

Question 3

swagger

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= a confident but arrogant way of behaving (benehmend) Die Angeberei, das Selbstbewusstsein swagger (Verb) : stolzieren, prahlen, wichtigtun Brand Britain has regained its global appeal and SWAGGER. Instead of being associated with poorly made cars and industrial disputes, UK companies are once again benefitting from a reputation for producing well-designed high-value products with international appeal.(London Telegraph)---"Some folks look at me and see a certain SWAGGER, which in Texas is called walking."(former U.S. president George W. Bush)

Question 4

regained

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erholt wiedergewonnen, zurückgewonnen

Question 5

I regained my composure

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Ich gewann meine Gelassenheit zurück

Question 6

associated

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Angegliedert, angeschlossen, begleitend, in Verbindung gebracht

Question 7

disputes

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Querelen, Streitfragen, Streitigkeiten, streitet

Question 8

reputation

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Ansehen Leumund, Ruf, Stellenwert

Question 9

value

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Wert, bewerten, hoch achten, den Wert schätzen, schätzen

Question 10

appeal

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Anklang, Anreiz, Attraktivität, Anziehungskraft

Question 11

folks

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Leute my Folks: meine Eltern, meine Alten hi folks: hallo Leute!

Question 12

certain

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bestimmt, gewiss, sicher a certain: ein gewisser absolutely certain: zweifelsfrei

Question 13

tailgate

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= to drive too close behind another car tailgate = zu dicht auffahren, drängeln tailgate = vor einem Spiel (z. B. Fußball) auf dem Stadionparkplatz Party machen. Sample text: A 19 year-old driver had pot, paraphernalia, and rum in his car when he was stopped for TAILGATING and missing a traffic signal, police said.(New Jersey On-Line news portal)---Drivers across Britain who hog lanes or TAILGATE can now be punished with on-the-spot police fines of up to £100, and be issued with three points.(BBC News)

Question 14

snub

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* * * snub * * * c) to insult someone by ignoring them__________________ GERMAN TRANSLATION : to snub = jmd. brüskieren, abweisen, vor den Kopf stoßen, rüffeln, anschnauzensnub = die BrüskierungEXAMPLE SENTENCE : When Mr Putin cancelled his visit to the US in May 2012, the White House downplayed the importance of his absence, insisting it was not a SNUB.(BBC News)---Kate Middleton and Prince William SNUBBED a number of royal family members by not inviting them to the christening of Prince George later this month.(International Business Times)____________________ DID YOU KNOW ? snubverb- to insult someone by not giving them any attention or treating them as if they are not important(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary) noun- the act of rebuffing or ignoring someone or something(Oxford English Dictionary)---Snub is from the mid 14th century and likely stems from the Old Norse "snubba," meaning to curse, chide or scold. The basic sense is perhaps "to cut off," and is probably related to snip. Snub is also related to the Swedish snobba, "to cut off, snuff (extinguish like a candle)" and the Old Norse snubbotr, meaning snubbed, nipped, with the tip cut off. The sense of ignoring or treating someone coldly appeared in the early 18th century.Snub has several other meanings including:- to cut off short, nip, stunt, stop something from growing- to check or stop suddenly; check the headway of, such as using a rope in order to turn a vessel into a narrow berth or to tame a wild horse to its halter. Commonly used with the preposition "up"- to fasten, or tie up, as to a snub or snubbing-post- (noun) a protuberance or knot in wood.- a nose turned up at the tip and somewhat flat, broad and short. Often used in the expression snub-nose, such as "snub-nosed gun," which is a revolver with a very short barrel.---SYNONYMSdisregard, ignore, neglect, rebuff, shun, brush off, offend, reject---SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation"He felt snubbed because he was not invited to the meeting."____________________PS"INT

Question 15

snub

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to insult someone by ignoring them Beleidigen, verletzen, treffen (emotional) snub = jmd. brüskieren, abweisen, vor den Kopf stoßen, rüffeln, anschnauzen snub = die Brüskierung EXAMPLE SENTENCE : When Mr Putin cancelled his visit to the US in May 2012, the White House downplayed the importance of his absence, insisting it was not a SNUB. (BBC News) --- Kate Middleton and Prince William SNUBBED a number of royal family members by not inviting them to the christening of Prince George later this month. (International Business Times)

Question 16

Copenhagenization

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making a city more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists Copenhagenization = eine Stadt fußgänger- und radfahrerfreundlich machen EXAMPLE SENTENCE : How COPENHAGENIZATION Saves Time, Money, and Lives (The Atlantic magazine, article headline) --- COPENHAGENIZATION has become another of Denmark's selling points when it tries to promote itself as an environmental leader. (The Copenhagen Post)

Question 17

lumber room

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a storeroom lumber room = die Abstellkammer, der Speicher --- EXAMPLE SENTENCE : They gave us a room that clearly had been a LUMBER ROOM before. (TripAdvisor online travel portal) --- A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the LUMBER ROOM of his library, where he can get it if he wants. (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: "The Five Orange Pips")

Question 18

a snowball’s chance

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a little or no chance of success snowball’s chance = nicht die Spur einer Chance EXAMPLE SENTENCE : How can you tell if a technology company has a SNOWBALL’S CHANCE of going anywhere? (Fox News) --- "We are trying to make it as easy as possible for people who have thoughtful things to say to get those ideas and stories out there, and to tie it into a network where it has more than a SNOWBALL’S CHANCE in hell of getting the audience it deserves." (Twitter Co-Creator Ev Williams)

Question 19

fly in the ointment

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an irritating factor fly in the ointment = ein Haar in der Suppe ointment = Salbe, Balsam EXAMPLE SENTENCE : A study found that companies in general are increasingly leveraging the cloud to deliver business-critical applications. However, there’s A FLY IN THE OINTMENT. Most companies aren’t doing it right. (ABA Banking Journal) --- For some housing-market analysts there's a big FLY IN THE OINTMENT that could spoil the housing market recovery for us all: rising interest rates. (Time magazine)

Question 20

ointment

Accepted Answer

Balsam Salbe blistering ointment - Zugsalbe

Question 21

blistering

Accepted Answer

Blasenbildung Abplatzen einer Glasur in kleinen Teilen glühend

Question 22

phubbing

Accepted Answer

ignoring those around you by using your mobile phone phubbing = die Angewohnheit, sich mit dem Handy zu beschäftigen, während man die Menschen, mit denen man gerade gesellschaftlich verkehrt, vernachlässigt PHUBBING: the war against anti-social phone use(Guardian, article headline)---Have you ever PHUBBED?(www.tvm.com)

Question 23

dovetail

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make something fit exactly together dovetail (fig.) = zusammenpassen, einpassen, verzahnen, aufeinander abstimmendovetail (tech) = verzinken, eine Schwalbenschwanzverbindung herstellendovetail (tech.) = Schwalbenschwanzverbindung, Zinke UK bookseller Waterstones is to sell Amazon's Kindle book-reader and launch other Kindle digital services. Waterstones says the deal will DOVETAIL with its current store refurbishment scheme, which is creating dedicated areas for digital books, free wireless internet and new coffee shops.(BBC News)---One place hoping to become known for its wine is China, where improved growing conditions DOVETAIL with rising demand as the country’s middle class develops a taste for chardonnay.(BusinessWeek magazine)

Question 24

dovetail

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a) to make something fit exactly together German translation: dovetail (fig.) = zusammenpassen, einpassen, verzahnen, aufeinander abstimmendovetail (tech) = verzinken, eine Schwalbenschwanzverbindung herstellendovetail (tech.) = Schwalbenschwanzverbindung, Zinke Sample: UK bookseller Waterstones is to sell Amazon's Kindle book-reader and launch other Kindle digital services. Waterstones says the deal will DOVETAIL with its current store refurbishment scheme, which is creating dedicated areas for digital books, free wireless internet and new coffee shops.(BBC News)---One place hoping to become known for its wine is China, where improved growing conditions DOVETAIL with rising demand as the country’s middle class develops a taste for chardonnay.(BusinessWeek magazine)

Question 25

go commando

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c) to be dressed, but without underwear German translation: go commando = keine Unterwäsche tragen--- Sample: There is another matter to ponder, which is whether we have reached the low-water mark of political debate when candidates are routinely required to field questions about their underwear. The answer is no. That will probably happen sometime next year, when Tony Blair explains that most days he prefers to GO COMMANDO.(The Guardian)---Cannes Film Festival: Which Celebrity WENT COMMANDO?(fashiontv.com)

Question 26

scrimp

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Definition: a) save money German translation: scrimp = knausern, sparen---Sample: For lessons in how to spend millions, Russian billionaires are a good place to start. It is considerably over budget at a reported $1.2 billion, but Roman Abramovich's yacht is a fine example of how not to SCRIMP.(BBC News)---Hospitals SCRIMP; Safety Is Sacrificed(New York Times, article headline)

Question 27

break a duck

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a) to end a series of defeats German translation: break a duck = eine Pechsträhne beenden Sample Text: The manager has been scarred by each of his previous matches away to German opposition, six trips to the country with three different clubs having ended in defeat. This was an emphatic way to BREAK THAT DUCK. (The Guardian)---Sergio Garcia Tries To BREAK THE DUCK(deadspin.com sports news portal)

Question 28

follow suit

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c) do the same thing as someone else German translation: follow suit = es jemandem gleichtun to suit: Klagen, passen zu, sich eignen für, übereinstimmen ----------------------- Sample text: Google to Manufacture Google Gem Smartwatch, Nokia to FOLLOW SUIT(International Business Times, article headline)---Primark, the budget fashion chain owned by Associated British Foods Plc, will pay long-term compensation to victims of the collapsed Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh and called on others to FOLLOW SUIT.(Bloomberg business news portal)

Question 29

take a gander

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b) to look at something German translation: take a gander = einen Blick auf etwas werfengander (zool.) = der Gänserich/Ganter Sample Text: Google is now letting people TAKE A GANDER at an "improved" version of its search engine.(The Guardian)---TAKE A GANDER at the chart below. These countries account for 29% of the daily world oil supply.(International Business Times)

Question 30

denizen

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c) someone who resides in, or often visits a particular place German translation: denizen = der/die Einwohner/Einwohnerin, der/die Bewohner/Bewohnerin, der/die Stammgast/Stammgäste Sample Text:Amongst the colourful DENIZENS of the Oxfordshire music scene resides the small, yet potently rich, Hip Hop, Dubstep and Drum & Bass set.(BBC News)---New findings suggest that the mysterious DENIZENS of the deep may, like whales, be damaged by humans surveying the sea bed.(New Scientist magazine)

Question 31

staffer

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c) an employee of a political organization Angestellter einer Organisation Sample Text: According to CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson, members of the House and Senate and their STAFFERS have held two classified hearings on the attacks in the past few weeks.(International Business Times)---White House national security STAFFER fired for Twitter postings(Washington Post news headline)

Question 32

lapdog

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someone who is easily controlled by another person = der Schoßhund Sample Text: "Only 14% of Russians believe Medvedev is the real president," says Lilia Shevtsova of the Carnegie Moscow Centre. "The population considers him to be a non-entity, a shadow and simply Putin's LAPDOG."(BBC News)---"The EU cannot continue to remain silent in the face of these ongoing revelations. It gives the impression we are little more than a LAPDOG of the United States," said Jan Albrecht, a German Green in the EU parliament.(Reuters news service)

Question 33

handbag

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to severely criticise someone handbag = (fig.) jmd. an den Pranger stellenhandbag = (wörtlich) jmd. mit der Handtasche schlagen Sample Text: 'What a question! I support sterling because it is better. As a broadcaster you should know that.' said Thatcher. A short time afterwards she was advised to give up public speaking, Mr Hayes says it was the last ever public "Maggie HANDBAGGING"BBC News---I wonder, however, whether others will feel HANDBAGGED by his rhetoric.(from an Internet blog)

Question 34

broadcaster

Accepted Answer

Rundfunksprecher Ansager Sprecher

Question 35

cock your head

Accepted Answer

Definition: c) to move your head up or to one side when you notice something = den Kopf auf die Seite legen, den Kopf schief legen Sample Text: At the defendant's table, Bernard B. Kerik COCKED HIS HEAD toward the left side of the courtroom, waiting for a door to open. (New York Times)---The wren COCKED ITS HEAD and hopped tentatively out of its hiding place, right in front of me. It was a huge leap of faith for a wild bird(npr.com)

Question 36

gardening leave

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paid time off work, until the end of an employment contract = die Freistellung Sample Text Two of the UK's biggest printers have their sales director on GARDENING LEAVE due to an unusual incidence of simultaneous recruitment activity.(printweek.com, print industry online portal)---Cardiff City (football club) have called a board meeting for Monday following their decision to place head of recruitment Iain Moody on GARDENING LEAVE.(BBC News)

Question 37

alleviate

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a) to lessen, to reduce = lindern, mildern, erleichtern Sample Text: Playing a selection of Antonin Dvorak, a string quartet from the Philadelphia Orchestra helped ALLEVIATE boredom for passengers stuck onboard a flight in China during a lengthy delay.(The Daily Telegraph)---The prime goal is to ALLEVIATE suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped.(Dr. Christian Barnard)

Question 38

mosey around

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a) to walk or move in a relaxed way = schlendern, bummeln Sample Text: GPS System Helps Blind People MOSEY AROUND Town(Techcrunch Internet technology news portal)---The park, which now stretches from Gansevoort Street to West 30th Street, is also a great place just to MOSEY AROUND.(New York Times)

Question 39

lie in

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a) to stay in bed longer than usual lie in = ausschlafen Sample Text: When asked how often they had a LIE-IN, 44 per cent of those polled said they never enjoyed one.(The Daily Mail)---It’s fairly cold this morning. I had a real problem getting up, so I LIED IN until 9.(from an Internet travel forum)

Question 40

confident

Accepted Answer

Selbstsicher

Question 41

wheeling and dealing

Accepted Answer

dubious business or political negotiations wheeling and dealing = die Geschäftemacherei, die Mauschelei, die Kungeleiwheel and deal = mauscheln, kungeln Sample Text: Filmmaker Andreas Hoessli brought a camera crew to New York City and spent a year following the WHEELING AND DEALING at the stock exchange and capturing the ideas and motives of the traders who work there.(New York Times)---Despite his reputation for idealism, he has also shown a pragmatic side, having worked for both Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and was known for closed-door WHEELING AND DEALING while serving on the City Council.(BusinessWeek magazine)

Question 42

not a bed of roses

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It's not easy (life is) not a bed of roses = (das Leben ist) kein Zuckerschlecken(that was) not a bed of roses = das war nicht einfach sample Text: The road to the lucrative India market has not exactly been A BED OF ROSES for H&M.(The Business Standard)---David Beckham has spoken about how being on loan at Preston helped develop his career and that it made him understand that real football was not always A BED OF ROSES.

Question 43

to accustom

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gewöhnen, eingewöhnen to accustom oneself - sich eingewöhnen to accustom oneself to sth - sich an etwas gewöhnen

Question 44

delay

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Aufschieben verzögern zaudern to delay sth - etwas hinauszögern

Question 45

weed-out

Accepted Answer

remove unwanted things weed-out = aussortieren, ausmerzen, aussondern, jäten Pakistan has promised to WEED-OUT elements sympathetic to the Taliban in one of its intelligence agencies. (The Guardian) ---Statistics show that employers routinely WEED-OUT job candidates because they post offensive or inflammatory things on Facebook.

Question 46

weed-out

Accepted Answer

remove unwanted things weed-out = aussortieren, ausmerzen, aussondern, jäten Pakistan has promised to WEED-OUT elements sympathetic to the Taliban in one of its intelligence agencies. (The Guardian) ---Statistics show that employers routinely WEED-OUT job candidates because they post offensive or inflammatory things on Facebook.

Question 47

weed-out

Accepted Answer

remove unwanted things weed-out = aussortieren, ausmerzen, aussondern, jäten Pakistan has promised to WEED-OUT elements sympathetic to the Taliban in one of its intelligence agencies. (The Guardian) ---Statistics show that employers routinely WEED-OUT job candidates because they post offensive or inflammatory things on Facebook.

Question 48

penultimate

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the one before the last penultimate = vorletzte/vorletzter/vorletztes Contador began the Tour de France as one of the overall favourites, but challengers to Astana rider Nibali have faded away and his grip on this year's title was strengthened further in the PENULTIMATE mountain stage. (BBC News) ---The conversation, becoming lively as the PENULTIMATE entree was reached, had turned naturally on the affair of the theatre... (An Old Maid, by Honore de Balzac) It's hard to believe this is my penultimate week at the company before I retire

Question 49

soft-pedal

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to minimise or ignore something negative soft-pedal = etw. runterspielen While both Paris and Berlin are seeking to SOFT-PEDAL the dispute, it has nevertheless emerged as an important complication for European Commission President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker. (MNI news portal) ---Back in the day, Oscar Pistorius took every opportunity in public to SOFT-PEDAL his disability. (Eyewitness News, South Africa)

Question 50

keep your wits about you

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be ready to think and act quickly keep your wits about you = wachsam sein, auf der Hut sein, beim klaren Verstand sein Iran’s 32-year-old centre-back will have to KEEP HIS WITS ABOUT HIM against Argentina’s talented attack. The spotlight will be on him as he tries to stop Messi from sparkling like he did in the second half against Bosnia-Herzegovina. (The Daily Mail) ---Learning a second language could help you KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU for longer, according to researchers. (Science magazine)

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