Artist At Work: Ron Mueck

Question 1

Bemühen

Answer 1

Endeavour:

A serious determined effort

Question 2

Gussform

Answer 2

Mould:

Container used to give shape to material

Question 3

Schimmel

Answer 3

Mould:

Soft, green growth that develops on old food

Question 4

Eindringlichkeit

Answer 4

Poignancy:

Affecting you deeply

Question 5

Vorzeichen

Answer 5

Rumblings:

General but unofficial talk

Question 6

Grollen

Answer 6

Rumbling:

Continuous low sound

Question 7

Strudel

Answer 7

Vortex:

A situation you are being forced into

Question 8

Wirbel

Answer 8

Vortex:

Masses of air that spin around very fast

Question 9

Meiden

Answer 9

To eschew:

To avoid intentionally

Question 10

Fesselnd

Answer 10

Arresting

(very attractive in a way that attracts a lot of attention)

Question 11

Ausdruckslos

Answer 11

Blank

(Showing no feeling or understanding)

Question 12

Verstorben

Answer 12

Deceased

(dead)

Question 13

Monumental

Answer 13

Epic

(Imposing)

Question 14

Schwabbelig

Answer 14

Flabby

(Having too much loose fat on your body)

Question 15

Sinnend

Answer 15

Meditative

(Involving serious thought or study)

Question 16

Namhaft

Answer 16

Renowned

(Famous)

Question 17

Geschrumpft

Answer 17

Shrunken

(Having become smaller)

Question 18

Unheimlich

Answer 18

Sinister

(Making you feel that sth bad or evil might happen)

Question 19

Einsam

Answer 19

Solitary

(Done alone)

Question 20

Rash

Answer 20

Swift

(Happening quickly)

Question 21

Greifbar

Answer 21

Tangible

(Real; which can be seen, touched, or measured)

Question 22

Frappierend

Answer 22

Uncanny

(Strange and impossible to explain)

Question 23

Noch nie da gewesen

Answer 23

Unprecedented

(Never having happened before)

Question 24

Ermüdet

Answer 24

Weary

(Tired)

Question 25

Im Großformat

Answer 25

Writ large

(Similar to, but larger or more obvious)

Question 26

Ton

Answer 26

Clay

(Thick, heavy soil)

Question 27

Klausel

Answer 27

Clause

(A particular part of an agreement)

Question 28

Augenöffner

Answer 28

Eye-opener

(Sth that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life)

Question 29

Direktheit

Answer 29

Immediacy

(The fact that sth seems real and important, so that you feel involved with it)

Question 30

Verwandlung

Answer 30

Metamorphosis

(A complete change)

Question 31

Achtung

Answer 31

Regard

(Respect)

Question 32

Harz

Answer 32

Resin

(A thick, sticky substance that is produced by some trees)

Question 33

Schimmer

Answer 33

Sheen

(A smooth shine)

Question 34

Dreifuß

Answer 34

Tripod

(A support with three legs for a camera)

Question 35

Warnen

Answer 35

To caution

(To warn)

Question 36

Füllen

Answer 36

To crowd into sth

(To fill a place completely)

Question 37

Etw auf den Grund kommen

Answer 37

To fathom sth out

(To understand why or how sth happens or works)

Question 38

Ausweichen; meiden

Answer 38

To shun

(To avoid)

Question 39

Erstrecken

Answer 39

To span

(To exist for a particular length of time)

Question 40

Sprießen

Answer 40

To sprout

(To begin to grow)

Question 41

Nicht umhinkommen etw zu tun

Answer 41

To be bound to do sth

(Certain to happen)