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to confidently state or declare something as true

behaupten, erklären

to allow and not oppose to something that one usually finds to be unpleasant

dulden, ertragen

to agree and not oppose to something that one generally finds unacceptable or unpleasant

tolerieren, unterstützen

to give an explanation in detail and with precision

umreißen, genau beschreiben

to help a person rid themselves of their misconceptions

jmd. von einer Illusion befreien, Missverständnisse ausräumen

to either predict the future or uncover hidden truths with the use of supernatural forces

wahrsagen

to purposely speak in a way that is confusing and open to different interpretations, aiming to deceive others

ausweichen, eindeutig sprechen

to severely condemn through a harsh verbal criticism or attack

verurteilen, heftige Kritik üben

to strongly and enthusiastically encourage someone who is doing something

auffordern, anregen

to give a speech that is lengthy, loud, and angry intending to either persuade or criticize

schimpfen, mahnend reden

to question someone's honesty, quality, motive, etc.

anzweifeln, in Frage stellen

to officially document all the information or events that have taken place, particularly on a plane or ship

protokollieren, aufzeichnen

to talk continuously and aimlessly

schwatzen, labern

to aimlessly talk a lot

labern, schwatzen

to argue over unimportant things or to complain about them

herumstreiten, kleinkariert streiten

to blame someone for a mistake they made

vorwerfen, tadeln

to avoid or ignore doing something that one finds to be difficult or controversial

umgehen, vermeiden

having the quality of being appropriate or closely connected to the subject or situation at hand

angebracht, passend

meaning to end a dispute or to stop or lessen someone's anger

versöhnlich, schlichtend

causing disagreement or controversy among people

heikel, streitbar

lacking sincerity and honesty, particularly by not revealing as much as one knows

unaufrichtig, falsch

able to utilize language to convey something well, especially in a persuasive manner

eindrucksvoll, wortgewandt

providing reasons that justify or reduce the seriousness of something bad, such as an offense

mildernd, mindernde Umstände

making insincere and deceiving statements with ease

oberflächlich, zügellos

(of an idea, intention, or act) deserving of admiration and praise, regardless of success

lobenswert, würdig der Anerkennung

possessing a limited understanding or point of view, and not open to broadening it

engstirnig, lokal

creating a combination of different beliefs, ideas, traditions, etc.

synkretisch, kombiniert

stating a cause or opinion that one strongly believes in, particularly one that causes a lot of controversy

tendenziell, vorgeschoben

used to introduce additional information or to emphasize a point

darüber hinaus

a harsh and severe criticism or verbal attack that is aimed toward a person or thing

Diatribe, Wortgefecht

a situation that is very complex and confusing, particularly a political or social one

Wirrwarr, Verwirrung

the act of dealing with a situation in a subtle and skillful way

geschickt lösen

a very small and barely noticeable difference in tone, appearance, manner, meaning, etc.

Nuance, Nuanzierung