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| Mülltrennung {f}; Abfalltrennung {f}; sortenreine Müllsammlung {f} [envir.] | waste separation; waste segregation; differentiated waste collection; waste collection by material type; rubbish separation [Br.] [coll.]; garbage separation [Am.] [coll.] | |
| die Dinge anpacken; die Dinge umsetzen; Taten sprechen lassen [geh.] {vi} [pol.] [soc.] | to walk the walk [Am.] | |
| Bei der Mülltrennung redet sie groß, macht es in der Praxis aber nicht. | When it comes to waste separation she talks the talk but she doesn't walk the walk. | |
| Man soll erst gackern, wenn das Ei gelegt ist. | Don't talk the talk unless you can walk the walk. |