Das Gemälde Flashcards

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a synonym for die Sorge

concern
But I understand your (inf. pl.) concern
There is no cause for concern, no need to worry

Chapter 7 Das mysteriöse Gemälde

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die Besorgnis
Aber ich verstehe eure Besorgnis.
should be euere but awkward so it becomes eure

Es besteht keinen Grund zur Besorgnis.
Es gibt keinen Grund zur Besorgnis.

ihr for plural you informal
but ihr is also their and her

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to be about something (not sein)

Translate:
It is probably a mistake

note that the literal meaning is more like “it is a question of something” but is rarely translated that way.

Chapte 7 and Chapter 10

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(etwas sein)
um etwas sich handeln
Es handelt sich wahrscheinlich um einen Fehler.

Worum handelt es sich? - what is it about?

Very formal, not used in speech.

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out of nowhere
to appear, to turn up, to emerge (not auftauchen)
The painting had appeared out of nowhere.

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aus dem Nirgendwo
erscheinen, erschien, ist erschienen
Das Gemälde war aus dem Nirgendwo erschienen.

Aus dem Nichts

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mysterious

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mysteriös

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It reminded (use simple past) her of a book.

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Es erinnerte sie an ein Buch.
erinnert, erinnerte
hat erinnert
this form takes akk obj and an is also akk

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for the first time

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zum ersten Mal

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what adjective means exact or precisely as well as carefully or thoroughly

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genau, genauer, genausten

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Sie hat sich das Gemälde genauer angeschaut (angesehen).
Redewendung!

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Vt, sepa umgangssprachlich ([etw] untersuchen)
She took a closer look at the painting. Or she looked more closely at …
anschauen is synonym for ansehen which means to look at sby or smthg. Reflexiv form to examine, check or inspect

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at least (adverb)
It was a large painting, at least 2 meters wide and 1 meter high

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Es war ein großes Gemälde, mindestens 2 Meter breit und 1 Meter hoch.

zumindest

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Several scenes were depicted on the painting.

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Auf dem Gemälde waren mehrere Szenen dargestellt.
mehrere means several and is used in the plural and conjugated like dieser

passive voice here with sein plus past participle.
Szene (f.) (-n)

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to check or review
Check the inspector’s (female) pockets.

I am reviewing my German lessons.

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überprüfen
Überprüfen die Taschen von Kommissarin.
Ich überprüfe meinen Unterricht
Der Unterricht no pl.

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what is the German adj. adv. for this definition

adj
Freundlichkeit natural; Wahrheit self-evident;
adv
of course; wie ~ as if it were the most natural thing in the world

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selbstverständlich

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nothing yet

Of course, we have nothing to do with it yet.

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noch nicht
Selbstverständlich haben wir damit noch nichts zu tun.

noch nicht - not yet noch nichts nothing yet
Notice how English separates the phrases.

of course is also natürlich, or gewiss
as interj. use na klar! or ja natürlich!
Selbstverständlich can also mean natural , obvious , doubtless

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to fear, to suspect, to be afraid of and painting canvas

Well, we fear that there is a strange device in the frame or behind the canvas.

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Nun, wir befürchten, dass es im Rahmen oder hinter der Leinwand ein seltsames Gerät gibt.

etwas befürchten Leinwand (f.) Rahmen (m.)

also could use befindet sich
Nun, wir befürchten, dass ein seltsames Gerät sich im Rahmen oder hinter der Leinwand befindet.

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to take action

We decided to act without telling anyone beforehand.

Chapter 50 Das mysteriöse Gemälde

intransitive verb

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handeln
Wir haben beschlossen zu handeln, ohne vorher jemandem Bescheid zu geben.

decide entscheiden, wählen or beschließen

vorher also previously, or before Am Abend vorher (before)
jemandem Bescheid (m.) geben to let someone know something

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16
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a new way to say unless which is a figure of speech or idiom

Unless it is simply a mistake.

Chapter 10

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Es sei denn, es handelt sich einfach um einen Fehler.
or Es sei denn, es war einfach ein Fehler.

Außer is the conj for except for, apart from, besides

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Let me know colloquial phrase

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Gib mir Bescheid

the person is usually in dative case

Sag mir Bescheid is more informal
Der Bescheid notification
Bescheid bekommen to be informed to be told dthg