CD II sect. 4 Flashcards
aufschließen
to open up, to unlock
emporziehen
to pull up
If you are about to give someone the shaft, you first must occupy their attention, engage them (e.g. calling a meeting)
beschäftigen: to employ, to occupy, to engage
zurückstehen
to stand behind
mitteilen/mittheilen
to impart, to communicate, to disclose
Having to stand while you work is inconvenient, circuitous, laborious
umständlich: inconvenient, circuitous, laborious
we have sonar in our submarine; therefore/consequently, we can find the enemy ships
sonach: therefore, consequently
ansehen
to face, to inspect, to behold
treffen looks like ‘traffic’; to exceed/surpass someone in traffic
übertreffen: to exceed, to surpass
erfassen
to conceive, to apprehend, to capture
Alf (as an army general) puts/places (stellen) troops somewhere, so he marshals/deploys troops
aufstellen: to marshal, to deploy
übertreffen
to exceed, to surpass
sonach
therefore, consequently
in a séance, you face/inspect/behold the dead
ansehen: to face, to inspect, to behold
beschäftigen
to employ, to occupy, to engage
If you have multiple girlfriends, and if they find out about each other, then in each case / respectively you need to buy her jewelry
jeweils: in each case, respectively
aufstellen
to marshal, to deploy
Alf opens up / unlocks the jail cell of a sleazy person (Jeffrey Epstein)
aufschließen: to open up, to unlock
abgeben sich
to bother about, to have to do with
jeweils
respectively, in each case
wohnen is ‘to dwell’; in a place where you dwell, you are accustomed to it – everything is habitual and familiar
gewohnt [adj.]: accustomed, habitual, familiar
gewohnt [adj.]
accustomed, habitual, familiar
umständlich
inconvenient, circuitous, laborious