German 18
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German | English |
|---|---|
 erheblich | considerable, important (not beachtlich) |
| Ersterer | former, the former |
| die Erhebung | elevation |
| der Notstand | emergency |
| jmdn angehen | to conern somebody |
| überlassen | to surrender |
| sich etwas (dat) ergeben | to surrender oneself to something |
| zeitweilig | temporarily |
| gleichsam | as it were |
| die Umkehr | reversal, reversion, repentance |
| die Ergebung | resignation, submittal, surrender |
| düster | dire, dismal, gloomy |
| der Pfau | peacock |
| der Abweg | wrong way, error |
| verführen | to seduce, to mislead |
| das Labsal | refreshment, balm |
| vorwiegend | predominant |
| ausserhalb | outside |
| oberhalb | above |
| das Rechnen | calculating, computation |
| die Beschaffenheit | constitution, nature |
| die Tollheit | madness |
| zunächst | first of all, to begin with |
| in Bausch und Bogen | lock, stock and barrel; tout court |
| der Verdacht | suspicion |
| der Krawall | riot |
| vernichten | to annihilate, destory |
| abgeschafft | disestablished |
| die Volksabstimmung | referendum, plebiscite |
| die Schlichtungsgespräche | mediation talks |
| das Siechtum | infirmity, lingering illness |
| der Gewinn | benefit, yield |
| noch nicht ausgeschöpft | not utilized |
| vierschrötig | square (adj) |
| das Eingeweide | bowls |
| treffen | to strike, to hit (not only to meet!) |
| nüchtern | sober, dry |
| obendrein | on top of that |
| gutmütig | good natured |
| versteigert | auctioned |
| der Einfallsreichtum | imagination, ingenuity |
| das Urteilsvermögen | the ability to judge, discriminate |
| herausragend | prominent |
| der Wesenzug | characteristic trait |
| der Vorstandchef | chief executive |
| entlarven | to debunk, expose, unmask |
| verschwenderisch | extravagant, thriftless, wasteful |
| vermeiden | avoid (not ausweichen) |
| die Geiselnahme | hostage taking |
| erschlaffen | to relax, |
| die Herrschsucht | impersiousness |
| kostspielig | costly |
| höchst | extremely, supremely |
| töricht | fatuous, silly, foolish |
| das Gemüt | mind |
| ausreichen | to suffice |
| die Seligsprechung | beatification |
| sich abzeichnen | to become apparent, to show, to emerge |
| ums Leben kommen | to lose one's life, to perish |
| die Schlappe | debacle, defeat |
| argwöhnisch | mistrustful, distrustful |
| der Schleichweg | secret path |
| die Abwesenheit | absence |
| das Selbstgefühl | ego, pride, self-esteem |
| großmütig | magnanimous, noble |
| die Brut | offsrping, spawn |
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