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Position; Rang
- rank
- (General is one of the highest ranks in the army.)
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sich an etw machen (to start doing sth, especially dealing with a problem or task)
- to set about sth
- (How would you set about tackling this problem?)
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Studie
- Survey
- (Surveys have shown that more people are getting into debt.)
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Kriegsbeute ; Diebesbeute
loot
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plündern (to steal Things from shops or buildings during a war, a fire etc.)
to loot
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etw abriegeln, absperren
- to seal sth off
- (The building was sealed off by the police.)
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1) etw aufrechterhalten;
2) jdn/etw am Leben erhalten;
3) to experience sth bad
to sustain
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1) nachhaltig
2) haltbar
sustainable
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Überleben
- survival
- (A heart transplant was his only chance of survival)
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1) (Wieder)Erkennung
2) Anerkennung
- recognition
- (When I arrived no sign of recognition showed on her face at all.)
- (She has received public recognition for her services to charity.)
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unpassend
- incongruous
- (That huge table looks incongruous in such a small room)
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1) wiersprüchlich
2) unbeständig
- inconsistent
- (The witnesses' accounts of the event are inconsistent.)
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Respektlosigkeit
disrespect
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unstillbar, unersättlich
- insatiable
- (insatiable desire for knowledge)
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wohlhabend, reich
affluent
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Wohlstand, Reichtum
- affluence
- (Increased exports have brought new affluence.)
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Pause (a period of time between two Events or activities)
interlude
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Pause (a short break separating the different parts of a play, film, concert, etc. )
interval
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Besetzung (all the actors in a play, film etc.)
cast
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1) Dirigent
2) Schaffner
3) Leiter (a substance that allows heat or electricity to pass through or along it)
conductor
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Zweitbesetzung
understudy
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1) Messing
2) Blechinstrumente
brass
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Schlaginstrument
percussion
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Holzblasinstrument
woodwind
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Dame (Damespiel)
draughts
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Würfel
- dice
- (Throw the dice to see who goes first)
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um es deutlich zu sagen
to put it bluntly
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Gesamteindruck
overall impression
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hinter der Zeit zurückbleiben
to be behind the times
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1) Asyl
2) Irrenanstalt
- assylum
- (to seek / apply for / be granted asylum)
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Wahlprogramm
election manifesto
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1) Umfrage
2) the process of voting in a political election
- poll
- (This was voted best drama series in a viewers poll.)
- (The country will go to the polls (=vote) in June).)
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berüchtigt, berühmt
well known for sth bad
- notorious (for / as sth)
- (a notorious drug dealer)
- (This road is notorious for the number of accidents on it)
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jdn unterdrücken
to oppress sb
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Unterdrückung
- oppression
- (a struggle against oppression)
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