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- disgusting
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- superstitious
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- disparaging, derogatory
- (In the context of comments and remarks.)
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- trite, overused, hackneyed
- (Mainly used for things people say or for ideas. Think a boring, cookie cutter plot twist in a movie. Comes from the verb "dreschen" which is a niche term for beating up. )
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- out of touch
- (In the sense of "having lost touch with the real world". Sounds negative and conceited.)
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- expired
- (for food and voucher codes)
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- remote
- (In the sense of "far away from settlements". )
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- distracted
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- worn out, drawn
- (for people, not too common)
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- desensitized
- (Literally, it means "dulled down" for a knife.)
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- worn out, shabby
- (For clothes only)
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- addicted
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- disparagingly, dismissive
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- awful, abhorrent, repulsive
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- forseeable
- (Sounds technical and dry)
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- on purpose, intentionally
- (Sounds a bit reproachful.)
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- alternating, alternatingly, taking turns
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- varied, diversified
- (Think of it as the opposite of monotone. Lit.: "rich in variation")
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- divergent, deviant, varying
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- absent minded
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- mindful, careful
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- aggressive
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- similar(ly)
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- clueless, unwitting
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- current(ly), up to date, at the moment
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- silly
- (The idea is "not to be taken seriously")
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- single parent
- (lit: alone raising)
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- single
- (Pretty much only used for people who already have kids. Also works for a house that's secluded from other houses. )
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- omnipresent
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- universally valid
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- old, former
- (For an apartment for instance. Also works for people, but there it's ambiguous.)
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- old fashioned, old school
- (It has a slight undertone of "out of date", so unlike its English translations, it leans negative.)
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- other, different
- (In the sense of "not this one")
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- susceptible
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- initial(ly)
- (Not very common, usually refers to a gradually changing process of some kind, NOT to a step by step thing.)
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- initially
- (Not very common, usually refers to a gradually changing process of some kind, NOT to a step by step thing.)
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- supposedly, people say/so called, allegedly, purportedly
- (Expresses that some information is someone’s claim. Has a slightly skeptical undertone.)
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- inborn, natural, inherent
- (The core idea is that someone is born with something. Can be instincts or a crooked toe or whatever.)
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- slightly pissed
- (literally: "eaten on", quite colloquial)
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- appropriate
- ("in measure" for an occasion. Works in a wide variety of contexts. )
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- pleasant, comfortable, likeable
- (The focus is on vibe, not on "cushy-ness". There are boatloads of translations because it is used in a wide range of contexts.)
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- pissed (off)
- (a bit vulgar)
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- a little under the weather, slightly sick
- (In sports also used in the sense of "banged up")
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- stressed, strained, tense
- (for muscles as well as for people or situations)
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- employed
- (With a normal contract, not gig-work or freelance)
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- tipsy, slightly drunk
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- angsty
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