Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
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Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful pages 47 - 60 to be a close shave to make oneself scarce to catch sb red-handed a rascal in disgust a disgrace magistrate to give sb a hiding examples German I was almost hit by a car – it was a close shave. Whenever there is work to be done, Tony makes himself scarce! They caught the burglars red-handed, as they climbed out of the window. Some rascals made a fire in our garden! She looked at her parents in disgust. You’re a total disgrace to our family! Magistrates are judges that deal with smaller offences. Our teacher would give us a hiding if we didn’t behave. beinahe ins Auge gehen; knapp glimpflich verlaufen a kennel sich aus dem Staub machen jem. auf frischer Tat ertappen Lausbengel angewidert Schande; Blamage Amtsrichter jem. verdreschen; durchbläuen Hundehütte; Zwinger to deserve sth She was so naughty – she deserves to be punished. etw. verdienen to pet Most cats like being petted. streicheln to be full of oneself Serves (you) right! to chart sth the pantry I don’t like Ada – she is so full of herself. So you didn’t win? Serves you right! Scientists are charting the effects of climate change. The food in a house used to be kept in the pantry. eingebildet sein Geschieht (dir) recht! etwas genau mitverfolgen Vorratskammer the vicarage Pfarrhaus a meadow Wiese a buzzard to lark about protective a tantrum Bussards are birds of prey related to hawks. After school we would often lark about on the way home. Mothers are usually protective of their children. Two-year-olds often throw terrible tantrums. Bussard herumalbern beschützend Tobsuchtsanfall; Wutausbruch a puddle When the rain stopped, there were large puddles in the street. Pfütze to think sth fit I shall act as I think fit. etwas angebracht finden spellbound We watched the spectacle spellbound. gebannt; wie verzaubert to beckon sb over He beckoned us over. jem. herwinken Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful to hesitate When he asked me, I didn’t hesitate one second. Better be off. (= I had better be off.) to confiscate defiance to summon up (the) courage a shack to drop off zögern Ich gehe wohl besser. They confiscated my new laptop at the customs. He looked at his teacher in defiance. I wanted to tell her but couldn’t summon up the courage. There’s a small shack for the boat on the beach. I wanted to stay awake but couldn’t help dropping off. beschlagnahmen Trotz; Widerstand (den) Mut aufbringen Hütte einnicken