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sich an etw verschlucken
- to choke on sth
- (She was choking on a fish bone).
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etw unterdrücken (to hide or control a strong emotion)
- to choke sth back
- (to choke back tears/anger).
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anderer Meinung als jd sein
- to differ (with sb) (about/on sth)
- (I'm afraid I differ with you on that question).
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sich (von etw) unterscheiden
- to differ (from sb/sth)
- (How does this car differ from the more expensive model?)
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Überdies, zudem, ferner (written: used for adding another fact)
- moreover
- (This firm did the work very well. Moreover, the cost was not too high).
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zugegebenermassen
- admittedly
- (The work is very interesting. Admittedly, I do get rather tired).
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zugegeben, ich hätte mir mehr Mühe geben können
admittedly, I could have tried harder
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jdn (zu etw) befördern
- to promote sb (from sth) (to sth)
- (He's been promoted from assistant manager to manager).
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jdn (zu etw) zurückstufen, degradieren
to demote sb (to sth)
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berücksichtigen
to take into account
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vorsichtig, achtsam
- cautious
- (I'm very cautious about expressing my opinions in public).
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sich einsetzen; sich anstrengen
to make an effort
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Beginn, Anfang (the fact of sb/sth arriving)
advent
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der Anbruch eines neuen Zeitalters
the advent of an era
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Erlös; Einnahmen
- proceeds
- (The proceeds from the sale will go to charity)
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eine gute Sache / ein guter Zweck
a good cause
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(nach)folgend, anschliessend, später
- subsequent
- (formal: only before a noun)
- (I thought that was the end of the matter but subsequent Events proved me wrong).
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Verhandlung
- negotiation
- (to enter into/break off negotiations. The pay rise is still under negotiation).
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Zuschuss, Subvention
- subsidy
- (agricultural/state/housing subsidies)
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Niederschlag
(the total amount of rain that falls in a particular place durin a month, year etc)
rainfall
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Wassermangel, Wasserknappheit
water shortage
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die (natürliche) Tier- und Pflanzenwelt
wildlife
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Abholzung, Waldrodung
deforestation
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(Wieder)aufforstung
afforestation
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schädlich
- harmful
- (Traffic fumes are harmful to the Environment).
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nächstens, demnächst
before long
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Töpferscheibe
potter's wheel
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schätzen (annehmen), dass...
- to estimate that...
- (She estimated that the work would take three months.)
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etw (ein)schätzen
- to estimate sth (at sth)
- (The police estimated the crowd at 10000.)
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jdn/etw überbewerten (überschätzen)
to overrate
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etw/jdn unterschätzen
to underrate
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1) dicht (containing a lot of people or things close together)
2) difficult to see through
3) (informal) not intelligent
- dense
- (dense forests, areas of dense population)
- (dense fog)
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dicht bevölkert
densely populated
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spärlich
- sparse
- (He just had a few sparse hairs on his head.)
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spärlich (Adverb)
- sparsely
- (a sparsely populated area)
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