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14 Cards in this Set
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Faux pas,Fehler, Patzer |
Blunder |
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Das große Thema , das man nicht anspricht |
The elephant in the room |
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Jemanden runtermachen, eine Tür zuknallen |
To slam somebody, to slam a door |
Whopy Goldberg slammed Anna Serokin joining "Dancing with the Stars" |
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Verurteilt, vorbestraft, rechtskräftig verurteilt Jmd. Einer Sache verurteilen, überführen, schuldig sprechen |
Convicted, be previously convicted FOR, finally convicted convict s.b. OF sth. / doing sth. |
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Viel Geld im Spiel |
A lot of money on the line, put your own money on the line |
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Zoll / Zölle Die Entscheidung der Europäischen Kommission Zölle auf batteriebetriebene Elektroautos aus China erhielt die nötige Unterstützung der EU-Mitglieder |
Tariff The European Commission’s decision to impose tariffs on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China has received “the necessary support” from EU members |
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Antisubventionsverfahren das Brüssel im Oktober 2023 gelauncht hat |
anti-subsidy investigation [ FINAN. ] The decision marks “another step” towards the conclusion of the EC’s anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese-made electric cars, which Brussels launched in October 2023 |
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Erhebungen, Zölle Einfuhrzoll |
Levy, levies Importduties The new levies range from 7.8% for foreign companies such as Tesla, which manufacture their vehicles in Asian countries, to 35.3% for Chinese firms that reportedly did not cooperate with the investigation. The new tariffs, which are to be enforced for the next five years, come on top of the EU’s standard 10% import duty on cars. |
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Staatliche Subventionen Chinesische Autobauer profitieren von staatlichen Subventionen |
State subsidies Chinese carmakers profit from state subsidies |
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Starke Einwände äußern |
Germany, the EU’s largest economy and a major car producer, has voiced strong objections to the tariffs. |
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Kentern, umkippen Eine Fähre kenterte auf dem See Lake Kivu |
At least 78 people have been confirmed dead after a ferry capsized on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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(Sich) an etwas festhalten, an einer kühlbox, der Vergangenheit, Mama |
Cling to a cooler, you cannot cling to the past, he was clinging to his mother, clung, clung |
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Prosecutor Prosecutors are investigating the incident |
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Dahintreibend, dahinschwimmend |
While adrift The brother and the son both died while adrift |
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