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81 serve up
transitive verb1) (put before eaters) servieren2) (offer for consideration) auftischen (ugs.)* * *(to start serving (a meal).) auftischen* * *◆ serve upvt▪ to \serve up up ⇆ sth etw servieren [o auftischen]I'm about to \serve up up! das Essen kommt gleich!* * *vt sepyou can't serve this stuff up (inf) — so etwas kann man doch niemandem vorsetzen!
* * *transitive verb1) (put before eaters) servieren2) (offer for consideration) auftischen (ugs.) -
82 fudge
I noun(sweet) Karamellbonbon, der od. dasII 1. transitive verbfrisieren (ugs.) [Geschäftsbücher]; sich (Dat.) aus den Fingern saugen [Ausrede, Geschichte, Entschuldigung]2. nounSchwindel, der* * ** * *[fʌʤ]I. n▪ to \fudge sthto \fudge an issue einem Thema ausweichen* * *[fʌdZ]1. n2) (PRESS: space for stop press) Spalte f für letzte Meldungen; (= stop press news) letzte Meldungen pl3)her answer was a fudge — ihre Antwort war ein Ausweichmanöver
2. vt3)to fudge the books — die Bücher frisieren (inf)
* * *fudge [fʌdʒ]A v/t2. frisieren umg, fälschen3. einem Problem etc ausweichenB v/i2. Unsinn redenC s1. Unsinn m2. Zeitung:a) letzte Meldungen plD int Mist!* * *I noun(sweet) Karamellbonbon, der od. dasII 1. transitive verbfrisieren (ugs.) [Geschäftsbücher]; sich (Dat.) aus den Fingern saugen [Ausrede, Geschichte, Entschuldigung]2. nounSchwindel, der* * *n.Fälschung f. v.fälschen v.pfuschen v.
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