6.4 America's changing role 175/177 Flashcards by Tatjana Zehnder

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akute Bedürfnisse

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critical needs

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Aussenpolitik

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foreign policy

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unverwundbar

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invulnerable

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Aufgabe

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task

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Ausrüstung

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equipment

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jmdm zu Hilfe kommen

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to come to sb’s aid

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hier: globales handeln

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global response

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Kritik

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criticism

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etw. sammeln

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to rally sth

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Angelegenheiten

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affairs

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als Antwort aus etw

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in response to sth

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gemeinsame Reaktion auf etw.

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shared response to sth

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örtlich

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local

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Spannungen entschärfen

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to de-escalate tensions

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(auf etw.) reagieren

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to respond (to sth)

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Standards entsprechen

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to meet standards

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im Inland

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on a domestic level

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etw. ungern tun

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to be reluctant to do sth

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Einmarsch, Invasion

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invasion

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Zusammenbruch

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collapse

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in den Krieg ziehen

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to launch a war = to go to war

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im eigenen Interesse Handeln

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to act in one’s own interests

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eine neue Ära einläuten

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to herald a new era

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einen Aleingang machen

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to go it alone

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etw. finanzieren

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to fund sth = to finance sth

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Abrüstung

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disarmament

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hier: gemeinsam

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common

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(in ein Land) einmarschieren

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to invade (a country)

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finanzielle Unterstützung

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funding

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Ansatz, Vorgehensweise

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approach

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Thema, Angelegenheit

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issue

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Vorteil, Nutzen

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benefit

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abrüsten

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to disarm

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Terroranschlag

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terrorist attack

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Abteilungsleiter(in) im Auswärtigen Amt

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Assistant Secretary of State (US)

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jmdn mit Waffen versorgen

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to supply arms to sb

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Menschenwürde

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human dignity

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Unverwundbarkeit

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invulnerability

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ein wesentlicher Bestandteil von etw sein

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to be essential to sth

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gemeinsames Handeln

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collective action

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etw. einläuten

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to herald sth

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Wendepunkt

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turning point

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verheerend

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devastating

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Boden

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soil

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eine Last tragen

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to bear the burden

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sich in etw. einmischen

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to get involved in sth

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etw. verstärken

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to step up sth

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hier: ausdrücken

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to enunciate

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multilaterale Zusammenarbeit

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multilateral engagement

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jmdn/etw kritisieren

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to criticize sb/sth

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Entspannung

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détente

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hier: Regierung

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Administration

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einen klaren Kurs vorgeben

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to chart a clear course

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etw. maximieren

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to maximize sth

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*zusammenbrechen

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to collapse

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Waffenruhe ausrufen

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to declare a ceasefire

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Interventionismus

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interventionism

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Naturkatastrophe

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natural disaster

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Verbündete(r)

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ally

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Erdbeben

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earthquake