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Cartes-fiches
in die Tonne werfen
to scrap, cancel, get rid of
jmd. hängen lassen, jmd. im Regen stehen lassen
leave sb in the lurch
abwenden (Gefahr)
to ward off
drosseln, bremsen, eindämmen
to curb (shoplifting)
direkt, voll und ganz
squarely (the accident was squarely his fault)
Kaufrausch
spending binge (I wish I had not gone on that spending binge...)
Schwindel, gefälscht
bogus (they made a bogus insurance claim to try and get money)
Einkaufen bis zum Umfallen
shop till you drop
Einzelhandel / Grosshandel
retail / wholesale
minderwertig, schäbig
shoddy (the goods are shoddy)
zweifelhaft
dubious
der Lehrplan
syllabus
to go back to the point of origin / Zum Ursprung gehen
to go straight to the source (if you don't believe me, why don't you go straight to the source and ask mary?)
die Herrlichkeit, Pracht, Prunk
the splendour (I will never forget the splendour of his home)
lebhafte Farben
vivid colours
Pinselstrich
brushstroke
hämmernde Musik
pounding music
einblenden
fade in
Kulisse
backdrop
Es gib nichts bessers als...
one can't beat the feeling of ... (if you want to relax after a long day, you can't beat the feeling of a hot bath)
Blaskapelle
brass band
der Fokus
the focal point
Zustrom von Touristen
influx of tourists
aussterben
to die out
seine Rede aufpeppen
to pepper his speech with ...
die Spannung
the suspense
einen anhaltenden Effekt haben
to leave one's mark on something (they want to leave their mark on the world)
neue Shoppingcenter kommen auf
new shopping centres spring up
die Handwerker
the craftspeople
Schloss, altes öffentliches Gebäude, dass angesehen werden kann
stately home
die Qual der Wahl haben
be spoiled for choice (there were so many dresses that i was spoiled for choice and I didn't know which one to take)
Ahnung, Vermutung
a hunch
einen Wutanfall haben, ausflippen
to throw a tantrum (this little boy just threw a tantrum at his mother)
überflüssige Frage
superfluous question (superfluity)
die Gesetzeswidrigkeit
the illegality
ästhetisch
aesthetic
obszön
obscene
natürliche Begabung
natural flair
der Schandfleck
the eyesore
seinen Eltern Weisheit anrechnen
to ascribe wisdom to our parents
