African-American History Flashcards

1
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(black)
inferiority

A

(schwarze)
Minderwertigkeit

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opposite: (black)
inferiority

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white superiority

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3
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to be inferior to

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minderwertig sein

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4
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opposite: to be inferior to

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to be superior to

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5
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(white)
supremacist

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someone who feels superior to other groups

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6
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equal

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gleich

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opposite: equal

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unequal

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unjust

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ungerecht

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to face sth (segregation, discrimination, poverty etc.)

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etw. gegenüberstehen

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synonym: to face sth

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to be confronted with

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11
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slavery

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Sklaverei

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12
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slave

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Sklave

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enslaved

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versklavt

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14
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slave trade

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Sklavenhandel

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profitable business

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gewinnbringendes Geschäft

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16
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to import

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importieren

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17
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plantation

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Plantage

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18
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to harvest crops

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Ernte einbringen/ernten

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19
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living conditions

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Lebensverhältnisse/Wohlverhältnisse

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20
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hardship

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Not, Elend

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21
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forced labour

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Zwangsarbeit

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22
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forced to do sth.

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gezwungen etw. zu tun

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23
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to force sb. to do sth.

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jmd. zwingen etw. zu tun

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24
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disobedient

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ungehorsam

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25
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opposite: disobedient

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obedient

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26
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disobedience

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Ungehorsamkeit

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opposite: disobedience

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obedience

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28
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torture

A

jmd. quälen/foltern; Folter, Qual

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29
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to escape to freedom

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in die Freiheit fliehen

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30
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synonym: to escape to freedom

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flee

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31
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sympathy

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Mitgefühl, Mitleid

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32
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to sympathize with sb.

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für jmd. Verständnis haben/mit jmd. Mitleid haben

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33
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sympathizers

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Sympathisant

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34
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to outlaw

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etw. verbieten/für ungesetzlich erklären

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35
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meaning: to outlaw

A

to make sth. illegal or unacceptable

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36
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opposite: to outlaw

A

legalize

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37
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Emancipation Proclamation

A

Verkündung der Sklavenbefreiung

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38
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to rely on sth.

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von etw. Abhängig sein

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39
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synonym: to rely on sth.

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to depend on sth.

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40
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13th Amendment to the US Constitution

A
  1. Zusatzartikel zur Verfassung
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41
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abolish

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abschaffen, aufheben

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42
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synonym: abolish

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to ban, to forbid, to put an end to sth.

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43
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abolition

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Abschaffung

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44
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abolitionist

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Abolitionist

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45
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meaning: abolitionist

A

a person who supports the abolition of something

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46
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Civil War

A

Bürgerkrieg

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47
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segregation

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Trennung

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48
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collocation: segregation

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to experience segregation

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49
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to seperate

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trennen

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50
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seperation

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Trennung

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51
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(public) facilities

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(öffentliche) Einrichtungen

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52
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prejudice

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Vorurteil

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53
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second-class citizen

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Bürger zweiter Klasse

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54
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to be made law

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zu einem Gesetz gemacht werden

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55
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to pass a law

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ein Gesetz verabschieden

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to dictate sth.

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etw. bestimmen/anordnen

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to discriminate against sb.

A

jmd. diskriminieren

58
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collocation: to discriminate against sb.

A

to face discrimination

59
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discriminated

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diskriminiert

60
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discriminatory

A

diskriminierend

61
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discrimination

A

Diskriminierung

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to deprive sb. of sth.

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jmd. einer Sache berauben/jmd. etw. vorenthalten

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deprivation

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Entbehrung

64
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to rule

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entscheidung

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to violate sth.

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etw. verletzen
gegen etw. verstoßen

66
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collocation: to violate sth.

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violate a law/rule/regulation

67
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civil rights

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Bürgerrechte

68
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civil rights activist

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Bürgerrechtler

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social unrest

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soziale Spannungen/Unruhen

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to draw attention to sth.

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Aufmerksamkeit auf etw. lenken

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to protest

A

protestieren

72
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collocation: to protest

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to do sth. under protest,
to do sth. in protest, to make a protest

73
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protester

A

Protestant

74
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synonym: to protest

A

to demonstrate

75
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synonym: a protest

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demonstration

76
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racial injustice

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Rassenungerechtigkeit

77
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collocation: racial injustice

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to fight against racial injustice

78
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to refuse to do sth.

A

ablehnen etw. zu tun

79
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to trigger sth.

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etw. auslösen

80
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to boycott sth.

A

etw. boykottieren

81
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meaning: boycott

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to refuse to buy a product or take part in an activity as a way of expressing strong disapproval

82
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boycott

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to deliver a speech

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eine Rede halten

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to riot

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randalieren, toben, wüten

85
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riot

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Aufruhr, Aufstand

86
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to encourage sb. to do sth.

A

jmd. ermutigen/bestärken etw. zu tun

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opposite: to encourage sb. to do sth.

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to discourage sb. to do sth.

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to urge sb. to do sth.

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jmd. eindringlich bitten etw. zu tun

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to take action

90
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to grant equality

A

Gleichheit gewähren

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Civil Rights Act

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Bürgerrechtsgesetz

92
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legislative measure

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gesetzliche Maßnahmen

93
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inevitable

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unvermeidbar

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opposite: inevitable

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to march

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marschieren

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march

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police brutality

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Polizeigewalt

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to be unarmed

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unbewaffnet sein

99
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opposite: to be unarmed

A

to be armed

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to be placed in a chokehold

A

in den Würgegriff genommen werden

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acquitted

A

freigesprochen

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acquittal

A

Freispruch

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to acquit sb. of a charge

A

jmd. freisprechen

104
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opposite: to acquit sb.

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to be convicted

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in response to

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in Erwiderung auf etw.

106
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to act in self-defence

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in Notwehr handeln

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to be outraged by sth.

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über etw. empört sein

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to spark outrage

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Empörung auslösen

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to be charged with

A

wegen etw. angeklagt sein, beschuldigt werden

110
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to be on the decline

A

zurückgehen

111
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opposite: to be on the decline

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to be on the rise

112
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progress

A

Fortschritt

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collocation: progress

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to make progress

114
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systematic racism

A

systematischer Rassismus

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everyday decision

A

alltägliche Entscheidungen

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to detect

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synonym: to detect

118
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to run for president

A

als Präsident kandidieren

119
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presidential candidate

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Präsidentschaftskandidat

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wealth gap

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Wohlstandslücke

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wealth

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unemployment rate

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Arbeitslosigkeitsrate

123
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to be more likely

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wahrscheinlicher sein

124
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to be sentenced

A

verurteilt werden

125
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synonym: to be sentenced

A

to be convicted

126
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to enjoy greater racial equality

A

Rassengleichheit genießen

127
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overt

128
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more subtle forms of discrimination

A

subtilere Formen der Diskriminierung

129
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under-represented

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unterpräsentiert

130
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great disparity

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große Ungleichheit

131
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urban ghetto

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urbanes Ghetto

132
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drug trafficking

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Drogenhandel

133
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we live below the poverty line

A

unter der Armutsgrenze leben

134
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welfare

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Sozialhilfe

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housing

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Wohnverhältnisse

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integration

A

Integration