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Smoking = tuxedo
smoking = Rauchen |
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Peperoni = Jalapeno pepper
pepperoni = (scharfe) Salami |
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muss nicht = don't have to
must not = darf nicht |
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Flur = hall(way)
floor = (Fuß-)boden |
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kurios = strange
curious = neugierig |
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Oldtimer = classic car
Old-timer = älterer Mensch |
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kontrollieren = check, test
control = steuern, zügeln |
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Billion = trillion
billion = Milliarde |
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Allee = (tree-lined) avenue
allee = Gasse |
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Slip = unterwear
slip = unterrock, (aus)rutschen |
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Genie = genius
genie = Flaschengeist |
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A typical American address:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor's Office
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 92814
USA
92814 = zip code |
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Wie geht's? = How are you?
How do you do? = Guten Tag, Angenehm |
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Unternehmer = businessperson
undertaker = Leichenbestatter |
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überhören = miss
overhear = zufällig mitbekommen |
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sensibel = sensitive
sensible = vernünftig |
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Handy = cell phone (Br. mobile phone)
handy = praktisch / handlich |
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eventuell = possibly
eventually = schließlich |
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überschlafen = sleep on
over sleep = verschlafen |
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Mist = manure
mist = Dunst |
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dezent = subtle, discreet
decent = anständig |
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Kritik = criticism
critic = Kritiker |
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Beamer = BMW Auto
beamer = (data) projector |
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Chef = boss
chef = Chefkoch |
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also = therefore
also = auch |
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übersehen = overlook
oversee = beaufsichtigen |
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Gift = poison
gift = Geschenk |
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bekommen = get, receive
become = werden |
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(001) 202 456-1111
(001) = country code for the USA
202 = area code for Washington D.C.
11 = extension (Durchwahl)
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Warenhaus = department store
warehous = Warenlager |
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übernehmen = take over
overtake = überholen |
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sympathisch = nice, likeable
sympathetic = verständnissvoll, mitleidsvoll |
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Note = grade (Br. mark)
note = Musiknote, Geldschein |
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Gymnasium = high school (Br. grammar school)
gymnasium = Turn-, Sporthalle |
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aktuell = current
actual = eigentlich / tatsächlich |
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