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| Bahnhofswartesaal, der, -e | train station waiting room, 1998 |
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| ballen die Fäuste | to make fists, 1904 |
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| Bankfiliale, die, -n | branch of a bank, 1989 |
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| Bauernregel, die, -n | country saying, 1989 |
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| beabsichtigt | intended, 1961 |
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| bedauern, jdn bedauern | to feel sorry for someone, 1932 |
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| bedrohen | to threaten, 1969 |
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| bedrücken, jdn bedrücken | to depress, to make someone depressed, 1961 |
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| bedrückt | depressed, dejected, 1998 |
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| beeden, für die beeden leje ick meine Hand ins Feuer | Berlin dialect, I will vouch for the both of them, 1969 |
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| beflissen | zealously, 1932 |
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| befördern, etwas ans Licht befördern | to bring into the light; here to pull out of his pocket, 1969 |
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| begegnen | to encounter, 1989 |
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| begehren | to desire, 1998 |
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| begeistern, sich begeistern für | to be enthusiastic about, 1961 |
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| begeistert, von etwas begeistert sein | to be excited about something, 1969 |
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| Begeisterung, die | enthusiasm, 1961 |
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| begreifen | to comprehend, 1969 |
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| behäbig | portly, 1932 |
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| behaglich | comfortable, 1923 |
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| behalten, etwas für sich behalten | to keep something for oneself, 1969 |
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| behandeln | to treat, 1941 |
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| behandeln, wie den letzten Dreck behandeln lassen | to let oneself be treated like dirt, 1904 |
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| beharren | to insist, 1969 |
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| behutsam | carefully, 1904 |
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| beifällig | approving, 1989 |
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| Beine, die Beine in die Hand nehmen | to take to one's heels, 1923 |
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| beistehen, jdm beistehen | to stand by somebody, 1989 |
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| Bekanntmachung, die, -en | announcement, 1961 |
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| Beklemmung, die | feeling of apprehension or trepidation, 1941, 1961 |
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| bekümmert | worried, 1923 |
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| belegt, belegte Brote | sandwiches, 1941 |
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| beleidigt | offended, 1998 |
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| beleidigt sein | to be insulted, 1969 |
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| Belohnung, die, -en | reward, 1998 |
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| belustigt | amused, 1989 |
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| bemühen, sich bemühen | to try hard, to endeavor, 1941 |
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| bemüht, bemüht sein | to try hard, to endeavor, 1941 |
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| beraten, damit sind Sie gut beraten | you have made a good choice, 1989 |
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| bereuen | to regret, 1961 |
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| Bericht, der, -e | report, 1989 |
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| berlinern | to speak Berlin dialect, 1969 |
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| Berufschule, die, -n | vocational school, 1961 |
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| Beruhigendes, etwas Beruhigendes | something comforting, 1941 |
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| berühren | to touch, 1904 |
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| besaufen sich | to get plastered, 1904 |
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| beschäftigen | here: to employ, 1932 |
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| beschäftigen sich mit | to occupy oneself with, 1904 |
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| Bescheid sagen, jdm Bescheid sagen | to let somebody know, 1989 |
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| Bescheid, besser Bescheid wissen | to know better, to be better informed, 1961 |
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| Bescheid, jdm Bescheid sagen | to let somebody know, 1932 |
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| Beschluss, der, -schlüsse | resolution, 1961 |
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| Beschwerde, die, -n | complaint, 1932 |
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| beschweren, sich beschweren | to complain, 1932 |
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| beschwören | to implore, to beseech, 1941 |
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| beschwörend | imploring, beseeching, 1961 |
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| besiegen | to defeat, 1941 |
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| besinnungslos | unconscious, insensible, 1941 |
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| Besitzer, der, - | owner, 1941 |
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| Besorgte, der, -n | someone who is anxious or worried, 1989 |
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| Besorgung, die, -en | purchase, errand, 1941 |
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| Besprechung, die, -en | discussion, meeting, 1932 |
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| Besteck, das | flatware, cutlery, 1923 |
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| bestehen | to come through, 1941 |
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| bestehlen | to rob, 1969 |
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| bestrafen | to punish, 1904, 1941, 1969 |
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| bestürmen | to bombard, to inundate, 1998 |
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| bestürzt | filled with consternation, 1969 |
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| betragen | to come to, to amount to, 1989 |
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| Betrieb, der, -e | business, concern, factory, 1961 |
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| Betrieb, nicht viel Betrieb heute | not many customers today, 1998 |
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| Betriebskampfgruppe, die, -n | GDR: workers and employees who were organized in military units, 1961 |
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| betroffen | full of consternation, 1961 |
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| Betrug, der | deceit, deception, 1932 |
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| Bettlaken, das, - | sheet, 1923 |
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| beurteilen | to judge, 1989 |
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| bewaffnet | armed, 1961 |
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| beweisen | to prove, 1961 |
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| bewenden lassen | to leave it be, 1904 |
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| bewirten, jdn bewirten | to entertain, here also, to serve, 1969 |
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| Bewusstsein, das | consciousness, 1989 |
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| Bild, das, die Bilder | picture, painting, 1923 |
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| blaken | to smoke, 1904 |
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| Blase, die, -n | blister, 1989 |
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| Blase, die, -n | blister, 1932 |
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| blechern | tinny, hollow empty (sounding), 1961 |
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| Blöde, der, - | a stupid person, 1989 |
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| Blödsinn, der, Blödsinn machen | to do something stupid, 1932 |
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| blutverschmiert | smeared with blood, 1998 |
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| Bogen, einen weiten Bogen um jdn machen | to keep well clear of somebody, to give someone wide berth, 1969 |
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| Bomberjacke, die, -n | bomber jacket, 1998 |
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| Bonbon, das, Bonbons | candy, 1941 |
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| Bonze, der, -n | (pejorative) big-wig, big shot, 1961 |
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| Botschaft, die, -e | embassy, 1989 |
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| Brand, in Brand stecken | to set on fire, 1941 |
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| Brei, jdn zu Brei schlagen | to beat somebody to a pulp, 1969 |
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| Briefschlitz, der, -e | letter slot, 1904 |
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| Brüderlichkeit, die | fraternity (goal of the French Revolution), 1961 |
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| Buchhalter, der, -hälter | bookkeeper, accountant, 1941 |
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| buckeln | to bow down, 1932 |
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| Bückling, den Bückling machen | to bow, 1969 |
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| bugsieren | to maneuver, 1904 |
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| bummeln | to stroll, 1932 |
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| Bündel, das, - | bundle, 1941 |
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| Bündelchen, das, - | bundle, small heap, 1989 |
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| Bürgermeister, der, - | mayor, 1961 |
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| Bürstenschnitt, der | crew cut, 1998 |
