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| Kopf und Kragen |
| n. (idiomatic, figurative) safety, well-being |
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| sich um Kopf und Kragen reden - to get oneself in trouble by talking |
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| jemandem um Kopf und Kragen bringen - to put someone in danger, lit=to deprive somebody of safety |
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| Kopf und Kragen riskieren - to risk one's neck, lit=to risk (one's) safety |
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| Analysis |
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| Kopf |
| n. (anatomy) head |
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| Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf. - He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head. |
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| n. crown, top |
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| n. heading, title |
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| n. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality) |
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| und |
| conj. (co-ordinating) and |
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| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake |
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| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. |
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| conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them |
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| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! |
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| Kragen |
| n. collar |
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| n. (obsolete, except in, fixed terms) neck |
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