0_VOC_Lektion 14

Question 1

etw. mitteilen; jmd. Etw. vermitteln; etw. befördern; etw. versenden

Answer 1

to convĕy sth. (An example of convey is to present a speech that addresses the importance of health care reform.)

Question 2

Überzeugung; Urteil; Verurteilung; Schuldspruch

Answer 2

conviction

Question 3

vorbestraft sein

Answer 3

to have no previous convictions

Question 4

erschaudern; fremdschämen

Answer 4

to cringe

Question 5

Angeklagter; Schuldiger; Täter

Answer 5

culprit (Kulprit; An example of a culprit is a paper jam that is responsible for a printer not printing.)

Question 6

abschreckend; entmutigend

Answer 6

daunting (doonting; The final, however, was a more daunting prospect.)

Question 7

etw. entschärfen (Bombe)

Answer 7

to defuse sth. (The package of incentives and penalties, backed by six world powers, seeks to defuse a standoff over iran’s nuclear program.)

Question 8

Guss; Sintflut; Überschwemmung

Answer 8

dĕluge (Däljutsch)

Question 9

Auftreten; Benehmen; Verhalten

Answer 9

demĕanour (Dämiena; A person who is generally friendly and kind to everyone he or she meets is an example of someone with a friendly demeanour.)

Question 10

dementieren

Answer 10

to disclaim; repudiate

Question 11

die Abwertung; Degradierung

Answer 11

demotion (to reduce to a lower grade; lower in rank)

Question 12

etw. bedauern; beklagen; missbilligen

Answer 12

to deplore sth. (I deplore when people don’t make an effort to use grammatical sentences. )

Question 13

verdienend; verdienstvoll

Answer 13

deserving (a firefighter who rescued a family and their pets from a burning home; a deserving firefighter.)

Question 14

geringschätzen; verachten

Answer 14

to despise

Question 15

etw. nach etw. aufteilen; unterscheiden

Answer 15

to differentiate sth. (differ’äntschiäit - by sth./between)

Question 16

etw. erkennen; unterscheiden

Answer 16

discern (dissörn; The purpose of the study is to discern patterns of criminal behavior.)

Question 17

bestürzend; beunruhigend

Answer 17

disconcĕrtingly

Question 18

Bestürzung; Betroffenheit

Answer 18

dismăy (An example of dismay is feeling defeated after applying to dozens of jobs and being offered none of them.)

Question 19

etw. abbauen; abtragen; verschwenden; verprassen

Answer 19

to dissipate sth.

Question 20

jmd. Verpetzen

Answer 20

to dob (I’ll dob on you if you break in.)

Question 21

Petze

Answer 21

dobber (Aus.) / tattletale (Am.)

Question 22

Mach mal halblang!

Answer 22

draw it mild

Question 23

Attraktion; Ausspielung

Answer 23

draw

Question 24

schläfrig; schlaftrunken

Answer 24

drowsy

Question 25

Besorgungen machen

Answer 25

to run errands (I have to run an errand)

Question 26

durchstreichen

Answer 26

to cross sth. Out

Question 27

sich in etwas ergehen; bei einem Thema verweilen

Answer 27

to dwell on sth.

Question 28

Einsamkeit

Answer 28

solitude

Question 29

Anstrengung; Bemühen

Answer 29

(to) endĕavour

Question 30

Ausstattung; Stiftung; Fonds; Begabung

Answer 30

endŏwment

Question 31

hintergründig; rätselhaft

Answer 31

enigmatic(al)

Question 32

entschlossen

Answer 32

determined

Question 33

beneidenswert

Answer 33

ĕnviable ('Enwiäbel - A really nice house and car are examples of things that would be described as enviable.)

Question 34

Gelassenheit; Gleichmut

Answer 34

equanîmity (equanmity is when you react calmly when you are given bad news about your health or your job.)