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| Pappe, alles nur noch nasse Pappe in Osten | literally: everything is just wet cardboard in the East, figuratively, no body has any backbone anymore, 1989 |
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| Pappe, die | cardboard, 1941 |
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| Pappenstiel, etwas ist wohl ein Pappenstiel | that's chicken feed, 1969 |
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| Partei, die, -en | political party, 1961 |
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| Parteiauftrag, der, -träge | task for the party (SED), 1961 |
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| Parteinahme, die | partisanship, 1932 |
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| pausbäckig | chubby-cheeked, 1923 |
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| peinlich, es ist ihr peinlich | it is embarrassing for her, 1989 |
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| Pelzmantel, der, -mäntel | fur coat, 1923 |
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| Petroleumfunzel, die, -n | dim petroleum light, 1904 |
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| Pfau, der, -en | peacock, 1998 |
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| Pfeil, der, der Pfeil kann abgeschossen werden | here: ready to go; literally: the arrow can be shot, 1932 |
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| picklig | pimply, 1998 |
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| PKW, Personenkraftwagen, der | car, 1989 |
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| Plan, der, Pläne; Pläne in der Schublade haben | plan, to have plans ready (in the drawer), 1961 |
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| plärren | to howl, to bawl, 1904 |
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| Pleite machen | to go bankrupt, 1989 |
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| Polizeirevier, das | police station, 1941 |
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| Polsterwolke, die, -n | dense cloud, 1989 |
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| Porträt, das, -s | portrait, 1923 |
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| Porzellan, das | porcelain, 1923 |
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| prall | blazing, 1932 |
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| Preis, der, -e | price, 1923, 1969 |
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| Preisunterschied, der, -e | difference in price, 1989 |
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| Probezeit, die, -en | trial period, 1932 |
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| probieren | to try (out), 1989 |
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| prügeln | to beat, 1961 |
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| prügeln sich | to beat up on one another, 1904 |