voc 1

sth. meeting mutual approval, expectations, etc

here:

make one’s voice, opinion, etc. heard/ seen/ noticed

• (sich zu Wort melden)
• develop a habit or steady practice: take to drink

• become fond of/ attached to sb.
• jmd. liebgewinnen, sympathisch finden;

• sth. an activity, object, etc.,
• an etw. Gefallen finden

• (among other meanings) begin/ start getting involved in an activity, such as a hobby.
• She took up fishing after the children had moved out.

• contribute (as in a discussion: one’s opinion, an argument, etc.), with some “weight”;
• beitragen (usually sth. of at least some importance)

• trite or overused expression or idea;
• a person/character whose behavior is predictable or superficial;
• commonplace, platitude, bromide (ou/ ai); hackneyed phrase/expression/ idea (AE: hack-need/ BE: hack-nedd; overfamiliar through overuse; trite: banal, abgedroschen)
• a hence note: not all that often taken for stereotype

• (here):
• storyline: way the story goes/ direction it takes
• Handlungsstrang/ Haupthandlung

claim, statement (Behauptung); also: proposal; plan to be considered; thesis; offer (of a private bargain, usually sexual; cf. solicit: usually “straight-up business”); intent(ion); subject for discussion or analysis; a matter to be dealt with/ task

• devise a new word or term;
• einen Begriff praegen

worn/ worn thin/ out; shabby, tattered; flimsy; spurious, specious (fallacious, deceptive, misleading à

• e.g. argument; excuse); obvious, banal, stale, corny, trite;
• abgewetzt/ -nutzt; fadenscheinig

• (also ascendence/ ascendancy) dominance, supremacy, prevalence, pre-eminence; rule,
• control; condition of being dominant, esp. through

• superior economic or political power; be in the ascendant: be dominant; gain ascendancy (over):
• Vormachtstellung

act/process of rising/ going upward; social advancement/ upward social mobility;

• upward slope/ incline:
• Aufstieg; Steigung

• (also descendent/ also as adj.: primary spelling as adj.: descendent):
• Nachfahre etc.; sb./ sth. derived from an earlier representative of same group

act/instance of descending; downward slope/ incline; decline; lineage/ hereditary

• derivation: be of x descent:
• Abstammung; Abstieg; Gefaelle; Herkunft

• barely sufficient; in short supply; short; inadequate; knapp (be scant of money) (cf. skint; broke); common combinations: be scantily clad; scant chance/ evidence/ vegetation;
• (also as vb.: similar to curtail: beschneiden) (on the off chance [that y vb.; of x-ing]: fuer den/ in dem unwahrscheinlichen Fall, dass…/ remote/ slight chance/ with the hope)

• introductory, prefatory, preparatory (im Vorfeld von:
• in/ during the preliminary stages; in the run-up to; in advance of; prior to; ahead of; beforehand…)

• (trad. AE) – an increase, often of a sudden nature (run-up in gas prices, interest rates, gold value)
• (cf. vb.: run up a bill/ debts: anhaeufen); (adopted from BE): preliminary period, period/ phase leading up to sth. (sort of the opposite of “aftermath”)

• extended walk for pleasure or exercise:
• Wanderung;
• rise; increase/ raise in amount: price hike: Erhoehung;

• leaving or telling so. to leave because their presence is not wanted/desirable
• (abhauen; abziehen; sich trollen)

sharp point; sharp, pointed projection: increase/ reach a high point:

• e.g. unemployment (numbers) spiked… : probably refers to graphs here;
• spike/ lace a drink (with alcohol; poison…); also: thorn, bristle, also: thwart/ spoil: plans, etc.: s.b.

• one-shot; sth. done/ happening only once, sth. not repeated or reproduced;
• also as noun: a one-off: einmalige Angelegenheit/ Ereignis (one-off job);
• (also used for Ausrutscher/ cock-up/ mishap; slip, error, gaffe, mistake…);
• einmalig

• custom-made/ made to customer’s specifications; (besprochen und) bestelltes x; Mass-;
• bespeak/ bespoke/bespoken: besprochen; be/ give a sign of/ indicate/ betoken/ suggest/portend/ augur/ foreshadow: hinweisen auf/ andeuten/ bedeuten/ ankuendigen/ ahnen lassen… (his smile bespeaks kindness; the empty streets bespeak the calamity)

• engage in light, casual talk; talk in an easy, familiar way (plaudern);
• also: verbally establishing contact with so. with the objective of future “romantic/ sexual” exploits (“anbaggern”)

• Do-It-Yourself x; a DIY enthusiast: tinkerer, home improvement
• enthusiast/ activities/…

at an early stage, early in the game, etc. (It’s still early days.); a lot can still happen

so. who sells fish/ retailer of fish

• flabbergasted, amazed, astounded, astonished; stupefied, dumbfounded;
• es bleibt einem die Spucke weg

in the future (AE) (cf. at university: at the university; in hospital: in the hospital)

• a time limit, as for completion of an assignment, payment of a loan, etc.;
• Abgabe-/ Fertigstellungstermin, , Faelligkeitstermin, Frist

• commotion, disorder, agitation, disruption, disturbance, hoo-ha(h), turmoil;
• Laerm, Gedoens, Balgerei, Theater

smart, fashionable, upper-class, genteel; highfalutin/ hifalutin/ highfaluting: pompous, pretentious

announcer, host, anchor(man/ -woman); newscaster, newsreader

list of preferable items or candidates that have been selected for final consideration, as in making an award or filling a position; engere Auswahlliste

straighten out; try find a solution, make tidy; separate; beat, punish; set straight

right away

(sugar in a bowl), ergaenzen, nachfuellen, nachschenken; top off, fill up, refill

overly precious, nice, sweet, pretty, sentimental

prove the point; provide the evidence

• twist; particular take on sth.; the way sth. is presented, often
• implying manipulation of the object/ matter at hand;

cf. spin doctor – so. who publicizes favorable interpretations of the words and actions of a public figure, esp. a politican; PR officer, press agent; (Meinungsmache, Verdrehung der Tatsachen)

churlish, crude

throw

• the educated sections of society, considered as
• enjoying discussion of political, social, and cultural issues

(nattering nabobs – )

language; dialect; slang/ jargon; sociolect…

journalist

• ubiquitous/ omnipresent; dominant; widespread, prevalent; inescapable;
• beherrschend; durchgaengig, weit verbreitet

• Ansturm,
• assault massive in scale, number, etc

ostentatious, conceited, puffed-up, pompous

unmarked, regular, common

• prevailing fashion, style, practice; popularity;
• The vogue for baggy pants is far from over. Smart phones
• have been in vogue for several years now.

• slogan,motto, popular phrase, saying;
• (Schlagwort; Slogan; Redensart)

• have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications
• (ein zweischneidiges Schwert sein)

• do sth. the easiest and/ or cheapest way (which is often not necessarily the best); (take a short-cut).
• The accident was bound to happen, what with management cutting corners in even basic equipment, let alone safety precautions.

• have no effect, make no impression.
• His argument cut no ice with the boss.

• deteriorate;
• sich verschlechtern

• be given/ inclined/ likely to, tend to;
• neigen/ tendieren zu, anfaellig sein fuer.
• He’s prone to migraines. These
• pencils are prone to breaking off at the tip.

• understand sth. that is communicated indirectly;
• einen Wink verstehen;
• [cf.: drop a hint]. Larry just won’t take a hint; you have to come straight out and be rude to let him know he’s not welcome around here.

• [elaborate style] – say goodbye and leave;
• sich (von jmd.) verabschieden;
• cf. take one’s leave: leave; take leave: take time off from work (e.g. take [vacation] leave; take sick leave]); cf.

• go on a hike, go hiking/ go for a walk; as command:
• telling so. to beat it, get the heck out/ away

• offense/offence (at);
• Anstoss an etw. nehmen

• possess a special skill, aptitude, talent for sth.;
• ein Haendchen fuer etw. haben

• understand, figure out, grasp (sth. or the technique of doing sth.); learn/ master/ acquire the skill(s) necessary to do sth.;
• den Dreh ‘rauskriegen/ ‘raushaben

• look at so. in a flirtatious, sexually/ “romantically” inviting or provocative manner; make eyes at;
• jmd. schoene Augen machen

• be good at noticing a particular thing/ quality, etc.; have a special inclination for sth.;
• ein Auge fuer etw. haben

• lay/(set) eyes on: see
• I wish I had never clapped/ laid eyes on him.

(dialect) glance at; (“rueberspickeln”)

• be flirtatious, be open to flirts, flings, relationships in that one keeps one’s eyes “peeled” for potential “love interests”;
• (einen offenen Blick fuer potentielle Liebschaften haben/ die Augen offen halten/ das Auge wandern lassen)

Stimmzettel

election, referendum, vote

survey, tally, sample, canvass

• nonprescription available without doctor’s presciption;
• rezeptfrei

• available without a doctor’s prescription;
• verschreibungs-/ rezeptpflichtig

exaggerated

• increase the severity of sth. (bad), worsen;
• verschaerfen, verschlimmern

in fashion, trendy, smart, chic, stylish, swank, sharp, popular, hip, in…

• appear to be;
• (auf eine gewisse Art) ‘rueberkommen, wirken
• She came across as pretty standoffish because she hardly ever smiled, much less laughed.

• make an impression as (being);
• auf andere wirken (wie/ als ob)
• She struck people as a pretty standoffish person because she was always serious.

• appear to be, make an impression as (being);
• (auf eine gewisse Art) ‘rueberkommen, wirken

vanguard, forefront: in a/ having a/ the leading position

usually with technology) up to date, cutting edge

Thanks to their cutting edge products, they have been the market leader in household appliances for years.

• repercussions of an event, etc.; an effect or influence that gradually spreads;
• sich allmaehlich fortsetzende Auswirkung(en)
• [as in the effect that a stone thrown into water has]

• v.: take up/ dip into as with a scoop (schoepfen, ausschoepfen);
• hollow out by digging (ausgraben);
• grab, lift, pick up, sweep up (often: scoop up) (holen; sich greifen);
• win (prize/ jackpot/ award);
• top or outmaneuver (a competitor)
• in acquiring and publishing an important news story (zuvorkommen); (scoop out: excavate)

• n.: ladle/ spoon/ dipper (Schoepfloeffel, Kelle; Schaufel);
• spoonful, ball (Kugel);
• Fang; exclusive newspaper story (Exklusivmeldung/ Knueller)

Gerichtsmediziner

• come out better in a competition etc./
• jmd. zuvorkommen; jmd. schlagen, ausstechen, etc.

Berichterstattung

• transmission on the radio or television;
• Radio-/ Fernsehsendung/ -uebertragung

• news broadcast;
• Nachrichtensendung

• TV broadcast;
• Fernsehsendung

note, announcement, public note; notification, piece of info

cycle between releases of news media, e.g. 24-hour period between publications of newspapers

• employee, member of a company’s/ organization’s staff;
• Mitarbeiter

• personal rumor, trivial, chatty talk, tittle-tattle, chin-wagging;
• Tratsch;

(also used for the person engaged in gossiping: a gossip: eine Tratschtante, etc.)

• (humorous for) photograph of a person’s face (often one taken by the police);
• Kopfbild, Verbrecherfoto

• lascivious, lustful, bawdy, sexy, raunchy, lewd, obscene, indecent, erotic, steamy, ribald, smutty, ruttish,
• schluepfrig, aufreizend, anzueglich

• dirty, greasy,
• schmuddelig, schmierig

deal with/ in, peddle, sell, be in the business of selling; “traffic in” is usually used for illicit business, e.g. drugs, arms

give so. an advantage over; lead to so.’s leading in a race, competition, etc.

• visibly injured (showing discoloration, scratches, etc.);
• geprellt

• showing resolution and fortitude; plucky; hardy; coarse; tough, bold, feisty, unsentimental, realistic;
• lebensnah; grobkoernig;
• bold, tough, zaeh, draufgaengering
• (grit one’s teeth: Zaehne zusammenbeissen; cf. gnash one’s teeth)

Echtzeit

• appeal across a broad spectrum of consumers, transcending
• aspects like race, age, gender, etc.;
• as of yet, most often used in the context of “minority” vs. “majority” groups

• the booth where tickets to the movies are sold;
• Theaterkasse

a financially successful movie (is not always the same as a critically acclaimed movie)

switching channels quickly and repeatedly, often in search of a suitable broadcast

einspielen

most lucrative

• to adjust radio or TV set in order to receive a given broadcast;
• zu-/ einschalten

continue listening to/ watching a particular program on the radio or TV

• bystander, spectator, so. who watches, e.g. at the
• scene of an accident; rubberneck(er), gawker, etc.

person watching TV

attending a theater or other live performance with stress on visuals; onlooker

• (here) to one’s TV/ the screen:
• gebannt an der Mattscheibe haengen

agree

• in complete accord, in harmony;
• auf der gleichen Wellenlaenge sein

• be on the wrong course, ask the wrong person, make the wrong choice/ decision;
• auf dem Holzweg/ falschen Dampfer/ an der falschen Adresse sein

• a mediocre or less than mediocre writer, such as a journalist;
• Schmierfink

physician; charlatan; quacksalver = Quacksalber

• (ham actor) an actor who exaggerates;
• schlechter (uebertriebener) Schauspieler

• dissemination of printed matter; number of copies of an issue of such printed matter;
• Verbreitung; Auflage

• in a very favorable position
• (es gut haben; es sich wohl sein lassen…)

• (not) be agreeable to, please;
• (nicht) gut ankommen bei jmd./ (gar nicht) gefallen

• be approved/ disapproved of;
• etw. (nicht) gut finden
• This won’t go down well with your dad.

trick, deception, practical joke, fraudulence, dupery;

• Scherz, Schwindel, blinder Alarm;
• in journalism: Zeitungsente/ Falschmeldung,
• sometimes even forgery on the scale of the alleged Hitler diaries

failure; something that proves unsuccessful (esp. in terms of general public acceptance/ popularity and hence of profit)

• increase, raise, improve, encourage, promote, hype …; foerdern, erhoehen, ankurbeln, werben fuer, unterstuetzen, verstaerken, in die Hoehe treiben…
• [VERY useful word; can be used in various contexts, e.g. with self-esteem, morale, sales, circulation, the economy…]

• type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and
• lurid exaggeration to attract readers; cf. sensationalism

• (special report) – a news item considered of such urgency that scheduled programming is interrupted;
• Sondermeldung/ Eilmeldung

• make a formal declaration;
• eine Erklaerung abgeben, verlautbaren lassen

• nicht bestaetigen koennen/ nicht bestaetigt werden koennen
• Police said they were unable to confirm as of yet whether the unidentified body was indeed that of missing millionaire XY. The identity of the body could not be confirmed

• shock/ upset people; cause difficulty; cause a stir; often this is used in negative structures:
• Theydecided to wait with their announcement, not wanting to make waves so close to the election. The expression is closer to rock the boat than to cause a stir, though make waves and cause a stir intersect where they refer to shocking or upsetting people;
• Wellen schlagen

• cause trouble, shock, alarm; cause interest, excitement; cause a commotion;
• Aufsehen erregen, Aufruhr verursachen, Unruhe bereiten

• newspaper vendor;
• Zeitungshaendler/ -kiosk

• visuals (photographs, film, video) on a subject;
• Filmmaterial (zu einem Thema)

• sensationalist tabloid, characterized by little text and plenty of (loud red) headlines;
• Sensations-/ Revolverblatt

• paper designed to appeal to a mass audience/ readership, often employing sensationalism;
• Boulevardblatt, Klatschzeitung

kind of sensationalist, scandal-mongering publication the gutter press publishes

print media dealing in sensationalism, scandals, etc.

• originally a newspaper printed on large sheets; later acquiring meaning of quality paper, as opposed to tabloids;
• serioese Zeitung

colloquial for newspaper; tabloid

newspaper that appears on a daily basis

ewspaper that appears on a weekly basis

• publication published at regular intervals, usually monthly or weekly;
• Zeitschrift; Journal; Periodikum; often: Fachzeitschrift

Hochglanzzeitschrift; Illustrierte

Illustrierte

Extrablatt

cartoons in a newspaper; cartoons section in a newspaper

Todesanzeige

• ads concerning jobs, cars, accommodation, etc.;
• (Klein-)Anzeigen

Anzeigenteil

alles Journalisten…

• a feature article that appears regularly in a publication such as a newspaper;
• Kolumne, regelmaessig erscheinende Artikel

• foreign correspondent; journalist reporting from abroad;
• Auslandskorrenspondent; Auslandsberichterstatter

• critical assessment of such works of art as paintings,
• books, plays, concerts, movies, etc.

the person who reviews such works of art

positive/ negative review

• soil, besmirch, taint, defile;
• beschmutzen, in den Schmutz ziehen, mit Schmutz bewerfen, entehren, besudeln.
• Reputations are easily sullied.

• defamation, false and malicious statement about so., false allegations injurious to the person thus accused;
• Verleumdung;
• (also as verb)
• They’re suing the paper for slander.

• false, defamatory publication injurious to a person’s reputation, often in printed form; smear, denigration, defamation, slander;
• Verleumdung; (also as verb);
• libel suit/ action – Verleumdungsklage/ -verfahren
• They’re suing the paper for libel over the article.

charge, statement, claim; Behauptung, Anwurf (often against so.)

• uncultivated,vulgar;
• niveaulos, unkultiviert, unbedarft

• highly cultured, intellectual, highfalutin;
• niveauvoll, anspruchsvoll, hochgestochen, hochintellektuell

• neither highbrow nor lowbrow; conventional;
• zwischen niveaulos und anspruchsvoll

• tendency, leaning, bent, proclivity, partiality, prejudice, bigotry, one-sidedness, unfairness;
• Ausrichtung, Vorliebe, Voreingenommenheit, Vorurteil, Neigung
• The paper was known for its left-wing bias.

Film

screen film/ movie; the movie industry; the screen onto which movies are projected

movie theater/ cinema; as opposed to:

• small screen – television, TV, telly, (tv), the box, the tube; tv
• set; idiot box, goggle box

What’s on TV/ the box/ the tube?

TV viewer; couch potato; square eyes; vidiot

movie-/film-going public; (movie) audience; cineaste/ (cineaste); movie buff

audience present at a live TV broadcast

• observer, bystander, looker-on, onlooker, gawker,
• looky-loo, rubberneck

cf. crane one’s neck; crane (v.)

send on TV; (broadcast, transmit, and air also on the radio)

• editorial room (newspaper); studio (radio, TV);
• Nachrichtenredaktion

• editorial desk; in TV also editorial room; term used in structures like “straight from our news desk”;
• “live from our Ankara studio/ live from our studio/ news desk in Ankara”;

• Nachrichtenredaktion
• (“straight from our newsdesk”; “live from our Ankara studio/ live from our studio in Ankara”);

Wochenschau

-

-

• (e.g., game show host; late night show host)
• Moderator/in einer Show/ Sendung

• scheduled programming/ broadcasts;
• Fernsehprogramm

brochure/ newspaper insert featuring the TV schedule

Hauptsendezeit

Vorabendprogramm

• sports broadcast;
• Sportübertragung, Sportsendung

• discussion of a popular subject by a group of people in front of an audience;
• Podiumsdiskussion

• promotional presentation, e.g. a TV or radio spot, video clip, personal appearance;
• Werbespot, Werbevideo, Werbeauftritt, etc.

Vorschau

• a gently satirical parody of a given topic;
• Parodie, Burleske
• The movie was a spoof on the royal family.

• final version of a movie;
• Endfassung

• shoot in the location the movie is set in, not in a studio;
• vor Ort filmen

young, inexperienced actress who’s considered to have star potential

• impassive, pokerfaced, expressionless;
• ausdruckslos;
• deadpan humor – trockener Humor; a deadpan delivery of a joke; deadpan expression

• a movie that is a hit, highly successful; the fact of grossing a lot of money at the box office;
• Kassenschlager

a movie that flops; the movie may also be said to bomb or tank

usually used for actors who are highly unpopular, making box office success unlikely

• enclosure in which a movie is filmed; sound stage;
• Kulisse

• (Requisiten) (usu. theater: object that serves as a
• means of support/ assistance)

• (v.: hype a product; n.: the hype around …);
• Wirbel, Rummel, Tamtam; Werbung; Hochloben

• bootleg (v.; adj.) – produce, distribute, transport, sell illegally; illegal, illegally produced, distributed, transported, sold…;
• Raub-

an ad/ an ad campaign used/ run during an election campaign

• dramatized presentation of actual events;
• Doku-Drama

• commercial presented in the form of a documentary;
• Dauerwerbesendung

situation comedy; auf Situtionskomik beruhende Komoedie; usually TV series

• public promotion of a product via print notices, commercials, etc.;
• Werbung, Anzeige, Inserat, Werbespot, etc.

• sentimental movie;
• Schmachtfetzen

Krimi

• number of viewers;
• Einschaltquote

classification system used to determine the age-appropriateness of movies; movies may be rated PG (Parental Guidance advised; G-rated for general audiences, etc.)

• a comical element, character, or scene used in non-comedy works (such as dramas) in order to relieve the dramatic tension or effect a heightened emotional impact by means of contrast; the effect of employing this method;
• humorvolle Einlagen zur Auflockerung oder Spannungssteigerung; die durch diese Methode erzielte Auflockerung/ erhoehte Spannung

colloquial term for movie/ motion picture/ film

• principal/ main/ full-length film;
• Spielfilm

• blunder, bungle, flaw, goof, flub;
• Ausrutscher, Patzer, Outtake

a scene that has been taken out of a movie/ series; in music, it may be an entire track that is omitted

Statist

Statisten

minor role, non-speaking role

small, insignificant role, usually involving a few spoken words or lines

an actor/ actress playing bit parts

action movie involving (East Asian) martial arts

open-ended movie/ episode

of a literary work made into a film

• a movie enjoying unexpected success, often being advertised through word of mouth;
• Geheimtipp

Western

Stummfilme

• a brief appearance of a well-known persona (often, but not necessarily, an actor/ actress; Hitchcock famously cameoed in many of his movies) in a scene;
• Kurzauftritt

relating to physical humor, practical jokes, horseplay; Laurel and Hardy

• a show, movie, etc. derived from an earlier show, movie, etc.; e.g. the countless Law and Order spin-offs, Frazier as a spin-off from Cheers, etc.;
• Ablegerserie

• continuation of a previous movie/ a movie about the time preceding the one depicted in a successful movie;
• Fortsetzung, Nachfolgefilm/ Vorlaeufer

• movie/ series about crime and litigation;
• Gerichtsdrama

misleading foreshadowing; false clue

a giveaway/ clue or full disclosure of a movie’s/ episode’s/ book’s ending; therefore, critics often give

warning that a spoiler is ahead in the program/ review, etc.

• acting out a past event, situation, etc.;
• Nachstellen;
• often used in docudramas

• the funny culmination of a joke, sketch, episode, etc.;
• Pointe

commercial venture connected to a film, like a book, action figures, T-shirts, video games

• adding translated dialogue to a film;
• Synchronisation

• add up in import/ effect; be equivalent/ tantamount to;
• hinauslaufen auf

make so. hesitate/ think/ doubtful

• Ich kann einfach nicht [verben]”
• (e.g. I just can’t seem to find my keys. Ich kann meine Schluessel einfach nicht finden.)

• courteousness, courtesy, politeness, cordiality;
• Hoeflichkeit, Verbindlichkeit, Zuvorkommenheit

• vote;
• seine Stimme abgeben (Wahl)

• rebel, nonconformist, dissenter, iconoclast;
• Eigenbroetler, Querdenker

• do sth./ let sth. happen regardless of the consequences;
• etw. auf sich zukommen lassen, die Dinge einfach laufen lassen, ungeachtet der Konsequenzen handeln

• plunge; decline suddenly and steeply (often used with stocks, prices, approval ratings, etc.);
• (ab)stuerzen, fallen

• in violation of good taste, often verging on the indecent; often in bawdy humor, ribald, indelicate;
• also: not healthy;
• verfaenglich, leicht unanstaendig; (sich) nicht ganz wohl/ auf dem Posten sein/ fuehlen

foreshadow

• indicate
• andeuten

• all social, economic, and ethnic groups;
• alle Gesellschaftsschichten und –gruppen;
• typically with “from [all walks of life]”

• Driving Under the Influence (driving drunk or under the influence of other drugs causing disorientation);
• Driving While Intoxicated

reminder, prompting, signal, (z.B. Stichwort); hint,

suggestion; clue; line (Warteschlange); pigtail/ braid; billiard cue

line; pigtail

• braid;
• Zopf

• in single file: one after the other (im Gaensemarsch);
• to file in/ out of a room (nacheinander einen Raum betreten/ verlassen), etc.

• Gefolge/ Abfolge: procession of vehicles (à motorcade)/ people following so./ entourage;
• train of thought (Gedankenfaden/ -strang/ -gang); Schleppe (wedding dress)

• belittle, disparage; underestimate the true value/ worth of so.(/ sth.); don’t sell yourself short:
• stell dein Licht nicht untern Scheffel; keine falsche Bescheidenheit

cheat, treat unfairly (usually in money matters); give so. less change than is due in the course of a transaction;

• exclude, bar, ban, boycott so. after putting them on a blacklist: list of people, organizations, etc. considered
• suspicious, disloyal, untrustworthy, etc., usually compiled and used by governments, companies, etc.

mark; with a red flag: warning signal;

be bankrupt, dead; sloppy drunk

to go bankrupt, go “bust,” (business); also: tank

explain/give good reasons/ argue in favor of why sth. should be done

• prove the point, provide the evidence (refers to sth. specific that was mentioned before);
• Argumente/ Gruende fuer etw. liefern, fuer etw. plaedieren

• den Vogel abschiessen/ dem Fass den Boden ausschlagen:
• take the biscuit: usu. w/ sth. bad

• sth. whose outcome is unpredictable,
• ungewisse/ offene Sache;
• it’s a toss-up: es ist voellig offen, …; (from tossing up a coin to reach a decision)

plaudern

• talk excessively and usually indiscreetly, often unkindly, denigratingly;
• tratschen, schwaetzen, (in gewissen Kontexten: sich das Maul zerreissen)

talk rapidly, incessantly, about unimportant matters; jabber

talk idly, chatter

• get to the point, focus on/ talk about what’s important, get to the main point/
• zur Sache kommen (à movie business: cut to the action scene)

learned person, expert, critic

(TV) newscaster/ presenter

unfamiliar, unknown language or jargon; jargon, specialized language of a particular field

• particular idiom or manner of speaking; (e.g.: in legal parlance – “auf Juristendeutsch”);
• Ausdrucksweise

take a shorter route; cf. cut corners: (usually pl: take shortcuts) spend less money/ effort/ time/ etc. than necessary on sth.

• bringing one’s power to bear, often without actually or officially being in a position to boss others around; act important:
• den grossen Macker markieren, gross tun

• also: face down, lying with [its] face/ front downward;
• anfaellig, geneigt; baeuchlings;
• cf. accident-prone

• permeating, pervading, inescapable, omnipresent,
• durchdringend, beherrschend

• convincing, winning, compelling,
• ueberzeugend

omnipresent

• deceptive, indirect, shifty; avoiding;
• ausweichend

• run (for); onslaught; stampede;
• Ansturm auf;
• People made a mad dash for the door as soon as the store opened

• a sudden frenzied rush of animals or crowds of people, usually in a panic;
• wilde/ panikartige Flucht; Massenansturm

• violent physical or verbal attack; also for sexual attack and rape; an unlawful threat or attempt to injure sb.;
• Angriff, Ueberfall, Koerperverletzung, Notzucht

show a widespread interest in potential objects of one’s amorous aspirations

• stare at; stare at so. flirtatiously, amorously, impertinently; look so. up and down; give the glad eye;
• beaeugen, begaffen, anglotzen, schoene Augen machen

• achieve a goal, be successful at achieving sth. (e.g. getting into the news; catching the early bus; having financial/ economic/ social success in life; etc.);
• es/etw. schaffen

can’t be used in factual article; polemic term for investigative journalist; cf.whistleblower: informant, source; squealer, snitch, rat (rat so. out/ rat on so.), canary, sneak, fink (also: hired strikebreaker); stool pigeon/ stoolie (also: police decoy: Lockvogel)

issued by PR depts., not the press; official public announcement/ statement

criminal/ also: overdue: a delinquent account (ueberfaellig); so. guilty of delinquency/ unlawful acts: often: juvenile delinquent

accurate, precise, valid; spot on

leftist; centrist; radical; extremist; conservative; liberal; moderate; the left/ the right; left-/ right-leaning; left-/right-of-center; right-/ left-wing extremist; a fringe conservative/ he conservative fringe…

declare solemnly that one will follow a particular course of action; cf. promise to write soon; pledge to uphold the law; swear to get revenge; vow to fight to the finish; cf. threaten, warn

consequence, esp. of a disaster, misfortune; period following a disastrous event; cf. in the wake of; upshot, outcome, result, ramifications, repercussions, after/effects

cf. indiscretion; spill the beans/ blab/ let the cat out of the bag/ let slip; cf. betrayal, disclosure, revelation, exposure, divulgence, admission, unearthing, uncovering

marked by/ exercising/ showing prudence/ circumspection and wise self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect; modest, unpretentious: diskret, verschwiegen, dezent, umsichtig;(handle sth. with discretion)

• separate/ distinct in form or concept; individual; unconnected, standing on its own: eigenstaendig, separate,
• einzeln

circumspection/ quality of being discreet; prudence; ability/ power to decide responsibly; freedom to act/ judge on one’s own; tact, consideration, judgment; choice, preference: Ermessen, Urteil, Besonnenheit…

• He conducted the whole affair with the utmost discretion.
• The money was left to them to spend at their own discretion.