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English Vocabulary I.2 > competing visions of the american dream are driving democrats and republicans apart > Flashcards

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trennen

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to drive apart

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ein begriff prägen

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to coin a phrase

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erfassen

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to capture

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einzigartigkeit

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uniqueness

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sammlung

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constellation

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auf etwas zurückgehen

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to date to something

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selbst-verständlich

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self-evident

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ausstatten, beschenken

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to endow

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schöpferisch

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creator

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unveräußerlich

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unalienable

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streben

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pursuit

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Ambition, Erwartung

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aspiration

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sich bemühen

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to seek

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erobern

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to occupy

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gestalten

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to shape

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Selbstversorgung

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self-sufficiency

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auf Kosten von

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at the expense of

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landwrtschaftlich

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agrarian

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Rädchen im Getriebe

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cog

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Verstädterung

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urbanization

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einleiten

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to usher in

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inmitten

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in the midst of

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Weltwirtshaftskrise

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Great Depression

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ein Präzedenzfallschaffen

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to establish a precedent

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Rückschlag

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setback

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finanzielle Unterstützung

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handout

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Hilfestellung

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hand up

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Vorort

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suburb

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Küchengerät

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kitchen gadget

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auf Konsum ausgerichtet

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consumerist

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erschaffen, entwickeln

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to craft

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widmen

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to dedicate

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partizipative D.

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participatory democracy

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sichern

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to secure

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etwas anführen

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to spearhead something

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Stärkung

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empowerment

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ethnische Minderheit

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racial minority

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Betonung

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emphasis

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erneut

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anew

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experte

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pundit

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Selbstverwirklichung

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self-fulfillment

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beitragen

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to contribute

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sich etwas anschließen

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to sign on to something

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Neuinterpretation

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reimagining

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an etwas festhalten

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to cling to something

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Beschwerde

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grievance

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profitieren

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to benefit

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Wohlstand

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prosperity

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unerreichbar

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unattainable

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nicht verlockend

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uninviting

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beflügeln

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to energize

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entfremden

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to alienate

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ins Abseits drängen

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to marginalize

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jemanden im Stich lassen

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to abandon someone

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beleidigen

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to offend

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Einberufungsbescheid

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draft card

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schweigende Mehrheit

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silent majority

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Wiederherstellung

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restoration

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andererseits

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on the other hand

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voll und ganz

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wholeheartedly

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sich zu eigen machen

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to embrace

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bahnbrechend

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landmark

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Bürgerrechtsgesetze

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civil rights legislation

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Unterstützung

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championing

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Vielfalt

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diversity

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zu etwas führen

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to translate into something

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dunkler Hautfarbe

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of color

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Parteitag

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convention

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darauf ausgelegt sein

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to be designed to

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nicht beachten

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to overlook

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fest entschlossen zu

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intent on

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Fortschritt

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advance

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helfen

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to aid

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genau den…

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the very

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die das Rückgrat bildende Wählerschaft

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electoral backbone

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polarisierendes Reizthema

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wedge issue

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ausnutzen

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to exploit

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vage

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vague

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Wiederwahl

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reelection

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verbunden mit

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coupled with

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unheilvolle Prophezeiung

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ominous prediction

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Produktionsbetrieb

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manufacturing plant

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Gegner

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opponent

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abschaffen

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to abolish

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polarisierend

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divise

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zu etwas passen

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to dovetail with something

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Vetternwirtschaft

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crony capitalism

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