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8-social and global issues Flashcards

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Abfall

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rubbish/waste

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Abfalleimer

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rubbish bin

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Abgase

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exhaust fumes

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Abholzung

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deforestation

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alternative Energyquelle

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alternative source of energy

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Altpapier

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waste paper

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anbauen

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to grow

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aussterben

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to dry out

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bedrohen

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to threaten

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bekämpfen

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to fight/combat

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beitragen zu

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to contribute to

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Benzin

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petrol

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Bevölkerung

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population

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biologisch

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biological/organic

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Biomüll

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organic waste

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bleifrei

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lead-free

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brauchen

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to need

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Brennstoff

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fuel

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chemisch

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chemical(ly)

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Dürre

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drought

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Energiequelle

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energy source

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entsorgen

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to dispose of

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Erdbeben

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earthquake

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Erderwärmung

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global warming

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Erdrutsch

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landslide

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erheblich

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significant

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erneuerbare Energie

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renewable energy

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extreme Wetter-bedingungen

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extreme weather conditions

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Fahrradweg

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cycle lane

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Fahrzeug

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vehicle

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FCKWs

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CFCs

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Folge

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consequence/effect

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fossile Brennstoffe

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fossil fuels

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führen zu

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to lead to

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Gebrauch

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usage

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Hochwasser

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flood/flooding

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Klimawandel

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climate change

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Kohle

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coal

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Kohlendioxid

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carbon dioxide

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Kraftwerk

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power starion

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Kunstoff

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man-made material

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Luft

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air

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Luftverschmutzung

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air pollution

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Müll

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rubbish/waste

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Mülltonne

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dustbin

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Naturkatastrophe

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natural disaster

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Orkan

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hurricane

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Ozonloch

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hole in the ozone layer

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Ozoneschicht

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ozone layer

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Pfand

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deposit

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produzieren

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to produce

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reinigen

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to clean

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sauber

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clean

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Sauerstoff

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oxygen

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saure Regen

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acid rain

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schmutzig

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dirty

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Solarzelle

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solar panel

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Sonnenenergie

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solar energy

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sparen

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to save/conserve

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Spraydose

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aerosol

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Statt…

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Instead of…

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Treibhauseffekt

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greenhouse effect

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Tsunami

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tsunami

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ultravioletten Strahlen

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ultraviolet rays

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umstritten

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controversial

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umwandeln

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to convert

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Umwelt

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enviroment

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umweltfeindlich

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bad for the eviroment

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umweltfreundlich

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environmentally friendly

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sich verbessen

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to get better

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Verbrauch

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consumption

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Verkehr

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traffic

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Verkehrsmittle

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means of transport

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verlangsamen

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to slow down

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Verpackung

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packaging

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verschmutzen

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to pollute

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Verschmutzung

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pollution

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verschwinden

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to disappear

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Wasserkraft

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hydroelectric power

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wegwerfen

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to throw away

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Windpark

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wind farm

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Wirbelsturm

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tornado

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zestören

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to destroy

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zusammenarbeiten

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to work together

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arbeitslos

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unemployed

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Arbeitslosigkeit

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unemployment

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arm

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poor

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Armut

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poverty

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Ausländer/in

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foreigner

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Bedingungen

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condition

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Behinderte

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disabled person

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belohnend

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rewarding

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Bettler/in

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beggar

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Deutschkurs

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German course

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Dieb/in

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theif

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Diskriminierung

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discrimination

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ehrenamtlich

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voluntarily

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Einbruch

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burglary

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Einliederung

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integration

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einsam

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lonely

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Einwanderer/in

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immigrant

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Einwanderung

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immigration

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erfrieren

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to freeze to death

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fliehen

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to flee

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Flüchtling

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refugee

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Gesellschaft

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society

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Gewalt

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violence

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gewalttätig

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violent

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Gleichheit

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equality

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Hautfarbe

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colour of skin

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Ich mache mir Sorgen um…

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I am worried about…

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integrieren

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to integrate

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keinen festern Wohnsitz haben

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to have no fixed abode

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Kluft

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gap

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Kreig

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war

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Lärm

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noise

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laut

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noisy

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Leben

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life

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Lösung

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solution

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Menschenrechte

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human rights

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menschlich

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human(e)

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Migrant

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migrant

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Not

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need

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obdachlos

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homeless

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Obdachlosenheim

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hostel for homeless people

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Opfer

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victim

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Rasse

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race

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Rassismus

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racism

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Rassist/in

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racist person

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Regierung

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government

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reich

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rich

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das Rote Kreuz

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the Red Cross

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Sexismus

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sexism

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Sozialhilfe

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income support

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Sozialwohnung

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council flat

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spenden

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to donate

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stehlen

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to steal

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Straftat

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criminal offence

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Suppenküche

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soup kitchen

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Tierheim

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animal shelter

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überbevölkert

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over-populated

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Umfrage

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survey/opinion poll

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unterstützen

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to support

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Unterstützung

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support

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Vandalismus

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vandalism

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Verbrechen

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crime

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Verbrecher/in

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criminal

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Verhältnisse

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(living) conditions

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vertreiben

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to drive out/expel

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weltweit

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world wide

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wiederverwerten

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to recycle

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Wiederverwertung

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recycling

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Wohltätigkeit

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charity

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Wohltätigkeitkonzert

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charity concert

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Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung

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charity event

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ziehen nach

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to move to

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Zuhause

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home/house

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