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Learning English with TV-Shows #39: hijinkery

by David on Oktober 30, 2011

aus: The Big Bang Theory S05E07– The Good Guy Fluctuation Sheldon: All right, all right. I see what’s going on. A little pre-Halloween hijinkery. A ghostly moan, a rattling of chains, a witch’s cackle. The trifecta of haunted house clichés. (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #38: impudent

by David on August 14, 2011

aus: Game of Thrones S01E07 – You Win Or You Die Theon: You’re an impudent little wench, aren’t you? Osha: Couldn’t say, my lord. Didn’t know what impunent means. Theon: Impudent. It means rude. Disrespectful. impudent — frech, dreist, unverschämt, (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #37: skimpy

by David on Juni 26, 2011

aus: Futurama S06E14 – Neutopia Leela: There. It was hard work but it beats posing in demeaning, skimpy modelling outfits. Farnsworth: Ladies — here are your demeaning, skimpy stewardess outfits. skimpy — dürftig, knapp Weitere Begriffe: demeaning — erniedrigend Alle (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #36: shenanigans

by David on Juni 10, 2011

aus: Doctor Who (2005) S06E06 – The Almost People (2) The Doctor: I was going to drop you off for fish and chips first, but things happened and there was stuff and shenanigans. Beautiful word, shenanigans. shenanigans — Blödsinn, Unfug, (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #35: foibles

by David on Mai 10, 2011

aus: The Simpsons S22E20 — Homer Scissorhands Kirk: Well, Homer, you’re safe here. You can forget everything they said. Homer: When I look at you, all I see are the foibles that drive your women crazy! Foibles! Foibles! Foibles! Moe: (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #34: sigil

by David on April 25, 2011

aus: Game of Thrones S01E01 — Winter Is Coming Jon Snow: Lord Stark? There are five pups… one for each of the Stark children. The dire wolf is the sigil of your house. They were meant to have them. Lord (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #33: to bequeath

by David on März 10, 2011

aus: Community S02E16 — Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking Nurse: Mr. Hawthorne is ready to commence his bequeathings. Troy: Shouldn’t you be telling that to an orderly? Annie: He’s gonna give us gifts. Troy: Oh, cool! I mean… Cool. I don’t want (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #32: scoundrel

by David on März 1, 2011

aus: How I Met Your Mother S06E17 — Gargabe Island Ted: Look, look, yes, yes, the doorman is a scoundrel. The mustache alone gives that away. He’s a rake, a rogue, a rapscallion! The Captain: Whoa, “rapscallion” may be going (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #31: bodacious

by David on Februar 22, 2011

aus: The Big Bang Theory S04E16 — The Cohabitation Formulation Penny: Really, I am not upset about Leonard and Priya. Amy: Oh. Then perhaps you don’t understand what’s going on. Your former boyfriend has replaced you with what appears to (…)

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Learning English with TV-Shows #30: MIA

by David on Dezember 7, 2010

aus: The Simpsons S22E08 – The Fight Before Christmas Homer: Sweetie, if your mother was in trouble they’d tell us as soon as they could. Postman: Telegram! Homer: D’oh! (reading) Marge is Mia? Oh my God, she changed her name. (…)

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