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- Neid / vor Neid platzen envy to burst with envy < a feeling of grudging or somewhat admiring discontent aroused by the possessions, achievements, or qualities of another>
- Unzufriedenheit discontent not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
- geweckt/ hervorgerufen Der Verdacht der Beamten wird geweckt durch Alter, Aussehen insbesondere Kleidung aroused Officers' suspicions are aroused by age, appearance particularly clothing, arouse <to awaken; wake up: The footsteps aroused the dog.>
- widerwillig/ missgönnend grudging <to give or permit with reluctance; submit to unwillingly: The other team grudged us every point we scored>
- im Besitz von ... in possession of ...
- etw. beeinträchtigen / aufs Spiel setzen to gamble/ compromise sth. to compromise (on) einen Kompromiss schließen zu einer Übereinkunft gelangen (über)
- Umfang / Bereich Anwendungsbereich scope scope of application
- unter Zwang under duress
- etw. einreichen to submit <to present for the approval, consideration, or decision of another or others: to submit a plan; to submit an application>
- Feuerlöscher fire extinguisher
- (Groß-)brand blaze verb - to burn brightly (sometimes followed by away, up, forth ): The bonfire blazed away for hours. The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match.
- Lagerfeuer / Osterfeuer bonfire bonfire on Easter Saturday
- für heute nicht mehr erreichbar gone for the day
- John: Er hat sich viel Mühe gegeben Mary: Allerdings! John: He tried really hard. Mary: Indeed, he did!
- Weisheit Wisdom the ability or result of an ability to think and act utilizing knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight
- Scherzfrage / Rätsel conundrum [kuh-nuhn-druhm] a riddle, esp one whose answer makes a play on words
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- Leuchtraketen signal flares
- Vorschlag / Angebot Proposition the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- planlos, einfach so aimless / willy-nilly Without direction or planning, carelessly. Also, if something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether you want it or not. It is a later spelling of “will I, nill I”, which means “ I am willing, I am unwilling”
- herumtrödeln / bummeln goof around dilly-dally to waste time especially by stopping often or by dealing with unimportant tasks. She's always dilly-dallying on the way to school.
- Flucht der Intelligenz Brain drain a loss of trained professional personnel to another company, nation, etc., that offers greater opportunity.
- Rolltreppe escalator A moving stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt.
- In der Hochsaison soll es dort ungemütlich voll sein During the high season, it's supposed to be uncomfortably full there
- Rätsel riddle A riddle is a statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved
- verschleiert/ versteckt auf versteckte Weise kritisiert criticised in a veiled manner [veyld] not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden; obscure: a veiled threat.
- berüchtigt notorious widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler.
- ausgestorben/ erloschener Vulkan extinct / extinct vulcano no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: an extinct species of fish. 2. no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom.
- bequem, komfortabel, praktisch, geeignet convenient easy, or comfortable for use.
- das Recht auf etwas haben/ stimmberechtigt be entitled to sth. / entitled to vote to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- Beweis / Belege evidence
- mehrdeutig, unklar ambiguous [am-big-yoo-uhs] of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend,
- wieder aufnehmen/ fortsetzen resume to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue: to resume a journey.
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- Faustregel rule of thumb thumb = Daumen
- Pelzmantel fur coat
- Vergänglich / kurzlebig transience (ˈtrænzɪənt) for a short time only; temporary or transitory
- wie ein Bleigewicht like a lead weight
- auf die Waage legen put on the scales
- weder vorsätzlich noch fahrlässig gehandelt have acted neither intentionally nor negligently
- Quecksilber mercury
- glänzend shiny
- Brüche infolge von Materialermüdung brakages due to material fatigue [fah-teeg]
- jdm. etw. auferlegen impose sth. to sb. to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- etwas benoten Die Anweisungen zur Evaluierung geben den Schülerinnen und Schülern die Kriterien bekannt, nach denen ihre Arbeit/Leistung benotet wird grade sth. The evaluation instructions give the students the criteria by which their performance will be graded
- unschlüssig/ unsicher hesitant hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined
- Sarg coffin the box or case in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial; casket.
- Beerdigung funeral
- aufwendig / sorgfältig ausgeführt elaborate worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness
- aus Überzeugung by conviction
- gedeihen/ florieren to thrive [thrahyv] 1. to grow strongly and vigorously 2. to do well; prosper
- wir planen hier für eine längere Zeitdauer we have a long timeline for here
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