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to turn
Aufsehen erregen
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heads
The Game Of Thrones star enjoyed an afternoon of relaxing with her spouse, but it was her outfit that undoubtedly turned heads.
to feel
Die Pfandhäuser boomen weil es den Mittelstand 《hart trifft.》
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the pinch
Pawnbrokers shine as the middle class feels the pinch.
to call
Ich bin es leid, nach ihrer Pfeife zu tanzen.
persons who are in the driving seat
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the shots
I'm done letting them call the shots.
to cut
das Gegacker
very British for get down to brass tacks
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the cackle
The pain maketh hens and poets cackle.
to come
when a loan reaches maturity
«Ways and Means Advances» mature three months after issue.
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due
«Ways and Means Advances» or WMAs come due three months after issue.
to expose
Schwachstellen aufzeigen
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vulnerabilities
The urgent global scale-up of nucleic acid amplification testing, including PCR, exposed supply chain vulnerabilities, such as shortages of swabs and reagents.
to end on
in einer Enttäuschung enden
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a sour note
In the end, the Cavaliers' season ended on a sour note, but head coach Tony Bennett was proud of his team's effort during one of the most unusual seasons in college basketball history.
the only
der einzigste Wehrmutstropfen (war)
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sour note (was)
The only sour note came from some opposition politicians who insisted it was the fulfilment of a bribe announced in the run-up to the 2019 general election.
to learn
auswendig lernen
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by rote
Back in those postwar days of the 1940s and 1950s, British schoolchildren learned by rote the names and lineages of her regal forebears.
a layer
eine Rußschicht
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of grime
Car parks are filthy places where cars belch out fumes and coat everything with a layer of grime.
part
fester oder wesentlicher Bestandteil
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and parcel
The original Haymarket affair of 1886 was part and parcel of a massive, national May Day rally and strike led, by and large, by America's immigrant workers.
the issue at
der zentrale Punkt (der Heumarkt-Affäre)
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the heart (of the Haymarket affair)
The irony is that the issue at the heart of the Haymarket affair -- the hours of labor -- is now quite significant in the white collar world.
to prove
als ausschlaggebend erweisen
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decisive
It proved decisive in the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
to make
eine Herausforderung bestehen
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the grade
Gérard Depardieu didn't make the grade as a printer but rose to stardom as an actor.
to know
etwas auswendig wissen
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off by heart
He got his school-leaving certificate, and at the same time learnt the Koran off by heart at a madrasa.
to turn
zum Besseren wenden
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the corner
With widespread distribution of coronavirus vaccines, we have an opportunity to turn a corner on the pandemic.
to hit
auf eine Straßensperre treffen
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a roadblock
The COVAX program hit a roadblock in recent weeks when India outlawed exports of COVID-19 vaccines as the nation deals with rapidly rising case and death numbers.
to take
sich dagegen positonieren
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a stand against (it)
Ben & Jerry’s took a stand against what it called the Trump administration’s regressive policies by rebranding one of its flavors Pecan Resist in 2018, ahead of midterm elections.
to tread
vorsichtig vorgehen
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lightly
While many businesses tread lightly in politics for fear of alienating customers, the ice cream maker has taken the opposite approach, often espousing progressive causes.
to not shy
nicht davor zurückschrecken
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away from (it)
Founded in Vermont in 1978, but currently owned by consumer goods conglomerate Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s has not shied away from social causes.
to come
zustande kommen
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to pass
That hasn’t yet come to pass, but there are initiatives afoot that could help climate models, such as an EU-backed project to build a “digital twin” of Earth.
to run
ein Risiko eingehen
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a risk
The company now «runs a lesser risk» of antitrust violations and is also better able to account for income streams from various subsidiaries.
to put
belasten
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under strain
Health officials fear that a coronavirus resurgence alongside other seasonal illnesses could put the British health system under strain once again.
to make
deutlich machen
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plain
The evidence makes it plain that he is guilty.
to fall
verfehlen (seine Versprechungen)
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short of (its promises)
The move by Germany came even as a top European Union official criticized the bloc as falling far short of its promises to donate vaccine doses to Africa and Latin America.
with a stroke
mit nur einem Federstrich
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of a pen
With a stroke of the pen, the 1763 Treaty of Paris stripped France of its North American empire. Spain, which allied with France in 1762, was also forced to cede Florida to the British.
to stand
angeklagt sein wegen (Königsmord)
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accused of (regicide)
Tyrion of the House Lannister, you stand accused by the Queen Regent of regicide.
to find
gemeinsame Basis finden
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common ground
As Taliban successes grew in recent weeks, the mujahedeen leaders who led the resistance to the Russians suddenly found common ground that had eluded them for years.
to come
dadurch entsteht der Bedarf für
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the need for (it)
With the revolution that started in August 1830 and the birth of a nation came the need for a Belgian flag.
to steal
die Nase vorn haben
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a march on (it)
After all, Alan Shepard paved the way for American astronauts on May 5, 1961, while Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin stole a march by rocketing into Earth orbit a few weeks earlier on April 12.
to stay
die Nase vorn behalten
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ahead of the curve
We aim to stay ahead of the curve. To exceed expectations we spark our creativity and fresh thinking by sharing ideas and experiences every day, as well as taking on future challenges together.
to make
keine Angaben dazu machen
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no mention of (it)
It was not immediately clear whether Williamson would be moving to another ministerial post after leaving education, but he made no mention of a new job so it looks likely he will be returning to the backbenches.
to meet
den erhöhten Anforderungen entsprechen
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the exacting requirements
Today the produce from Czech farmers is so good, they are able to satisfy the exacting requirements of most chefs".
to take
wine Lanze für etwas brechen
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up the cudgels for (it)
He was a bold, vehement nonconformist both in science and in his personal life; he fiercely took up the cudgel for what he believed, regardless of the force of his opposition.
a safe
eine verlässliche Person
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pair of hands
Citizens “want a change in government,” said Scholz, who ran an error-free campaign that cast him as a safe pair of hands, contrasting sharply with Laschet’s series of gaffes.
news
Nachrichtensperre
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blackout
Despite the news blackout, reports still surfaced that a secretive excavation project had commenced on the heels of the discovery.
to strike
syn: to set aside a decision
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down (a resolution)
A popular city-wide rent cap was introduced in 2020 but struck down by the federal constitutional court this spring.
legal
Juristendeutsch
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jargon
to go
verrückt spielen (kaputt gehen)
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haywire
For those who experience it in chronic form, pain is its own disease, not just a symptom. Scientists now say it might be caused by specialized nerve cells going haywire.
to tighten
die Schlinge enger zusammen ziehen
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the noose (on it)
Step by step, you tighten the noose until the criminal is caught in your net and you arrest the villain.
to be at/on
der Leittragende sein
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the receiving end
It is highly unfair that a country which contributes less than 1% in global emissions is at the receiving end of the climate catastrophe.
to file
Einwohner und kriegsgefangene Wehrmachtsoffiziere wurden gezwungen, an den Toten vorbeizugehen.
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past
The local population, including captured Wehrmacht officers, was required to file past the dead.
to raise
stark auf (etwas) hindeuten
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the prospect (of something)
But our results do raise the prospect that some of these big open problems in theoretical physics could be provably unsolvable.

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