Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

A-Level vocabulary > Deutschland seit der Wiedervereinigung > Flashcards

Deutschland seit der Wiedervereinigung Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Vocab Builder flashcards
1
Q

To catch up

A

aufholen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

To take stock, to say on balance

A

ein Fazit ziehen (irreg)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Industrial society

A

die Industriegesellschaft (-en)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Cultural landscape

A

die Kulturlandschaft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

In retrospect

A

im Nachhinein

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Scepticism

A

die Skepsis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Waves of migration

A

die Abwanderungswelle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Age group

A

die Altersgruppe (-n)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

To last, continue

A

anhalten (ä-ie-a)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Impetus (to)

A

der Anstoß (ö-e) zu

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Gloomy, despondent

A

bedrückt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

To require, need

A

bedürfen (+Gen)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Affected by

A

betroffen von

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Population figures

A

die Bevölkerungszahlen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Migration from East to West

A

Migration von Ost nach West

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Motivation

A

der Beweggrund (ü-e)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

To evaluate

A

bewerten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Evaluation, assessment

A

die Bewertung (-en)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Internal migration

A

die Binnenwanderung

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Demographic changes

A

demografische Veränderungen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Densely populated

A

dicht besiedelt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Thinly populated

A

dünn besiedelt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Drab, cheerless

A

düster

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Depopulated

A

entvölkert

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Depopulation

A

die Entvölkerung

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

To move away

A

fortziehen* (irreg)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Shortage of women

A

das Frauendefizit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Educated

A

gebildet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Way of thinking, outlook

A

die Gesinnung

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

To bring about, cause

A

herbeiführen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

In particular

A

insbesondere

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Compatriots

A

die Landsleute

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Living conditions

A

die Lebensbedingungen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Lifestyle

A

der Lebensstil (-e)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Way of life

A

die Lebensweise (-n)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Surplus of men

A

der Männerüberschuss

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Devoid of people

A

menschenleer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

The East-West divide

A

das Ost-West-Gefälle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Decline

A

der Rückgang (ä-e)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Freedom to travel

A

die Reisefreiheit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

To shrink, contract

A

schrumpfen* (itr)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Increased proportion of older people

A

die Überalterung

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Earning possibilites

A

die Verdienstmöglichkeiten

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Increase in population

A

der Wanderungsgewinn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

S.o. wishing to emigrate

A

der Wanderungswillige (-n) (adj. noun)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

To move to the West

A

in den Westen ziehen* (irreg)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Migration / drift west

A

der Zug nach Westen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Those who have stayed

A

die Zurückgebliebenen (adj. noun)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

To decline

A

zurückgehen* (irreg)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Growth, increase

A

der Zuwachs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

Economic considerations

A

wirtschaftliche Erwägungen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

No longer limited by the authorities

A

nicht mehr behördlich beschränkt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

Young people with higher educational qualifications

A

junge Menschen mit höheren Bildungsabschlüssen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

Women of child-bearing age

A

Frauen im gebärfähigen Alter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

The disparities between East and West

A

die Disparitäten zwischen Ost und West

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

The emptying of rural areas

A

die Entleerung ländlicher Regionen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

To make the problems worse

A

die Probleme verstärken

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

To reduce, cut back

A

abbauen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

Reduction

A

der Abbau

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

Gap, difference

A

der Abstand (ä-e)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

Unemployment rate

A

die Arbeitslosenquote

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

To close down, disperse

A

sich auflösen (itr)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

To find fault, criticise for…

A

bemängeln, dass …

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

Deficiency in

A

das Defizit (-e) an (+Dat)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

To close down

A

dichtmachen (tr), stilllegen (tr)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

To be closed

A

dicht sein* (irreg)

67
Q

Disparity in income

A

die Einkommenslücke (-n)

68
Q

Gulf, gap

A

die Kluft (ü-e)

69
Q

To fire

A

kündigen (tr)

70
Q

Disadvantageous, detrimental

A

nachteilig

71
Q

Uncertain, precarious

A

prekär

72
Q

To cut jobs

A

Stellen streichen (ei-i-i)

73
Q

“It wasn’t all bad”

A

„es war nicht alles schlecht”

74
Q

Nobody foresaw that

A

das hat niemand vorhergesehen

75
Q

We took it for granted that…

A

es war für uns selbstverständlich, dass …

76
Q

The huge reduction in the number of jobs

A

der massive Abbau von Arbeitsplätzen

77
Q

They were laid off, made redundant, ‘let go’

A

sie wurden von der Arbeit freigestellt

78
Q

Rebuilding

A

Der Wiederaufbau

79
Q

To align

A

angleichen (ei-i-i) (tr)

80
Q

To become more alike, grow closer

A

sich angleichen (ei-i-i)

81
Q

Start-up funding

A

die Anschubfinanzierung

82
Q

To set up

A

aufbauen

83
Q

Construction, building up

A

der Aufbau

84
Q

Economic up-turn in the East

A

der „Aufschwung-Ost”

85
Q

To revive, reinvigorate

A

beleben (tr)

86
Q

Independent

A

eigenständig

87
Q

To integrate

A

eingliedern

88
Q

To outweigh / to predominate

A

überwiegen (ie-o-o) (insep)

89
Q

To overcome

A

überwinden (i-a-u) (insep)

90
Q

To change the way one thinks

A

umdenken (irreg)

91
Q

To turn into

A

umwandeln

92
Q

Change, transformation

A

die Umwandlung (-en)

93
Q

Few mourned the end of the GDR

A

nur wenige trauerten der DDR nach

94
Q

To earn more

A

besser verdienen

95
Q

The other side of the coin

A

die Kehrseite der Medaille

96
Q

To boost the economy

A

die Konjunktur ankurbeln

97
Q

To put a time limit on

A

befristen

98
Q

Earning power

A

die Ertragskraft

98
Q

Earning power

A

die Ertragskraft

99
Q

Basic needs

A

die Grundbedürfnisse

100
Q

Staple food

A

die Grundnahrungsmittel (pl)

101
Q

Fundamentally different

A

grundverschieden

102
Q

Life-expectancy

A

die Lebenserwartung

103
Q

Earnings

A

der Verdienst (-e)

104
Q

Disposable income

A

das verfügbare Einkommen

105
Q

Return to work (e.g. by mothers)

A

der Wiedereinstieg

106
Q

The public finances

A

die öffentlichen Haushalte

107
Q

Extra income tax on Germans to fund rebuilding of GDR

A

der Solidaritätszuschlag

108
Q

The social market economy (market economy with welfare state)

A

die soziale Marktwirtschaft

109
Q

Deutschmark (currency which preceded the euro)

A

die Deutsche Mark (DM)

110
Q

Nostalgia for aspects of life in the GDR

A

die Ostalgie

111
Q

Becoming more alike

A

die Angleichung an (+Acc)

112
Q

Orientation to, gearing to

A

die Ausrichtung auf (+Acc)

113
Q

Discipline

A

die Disziplin

114
Q

Lack of discipline

A

die Disziplinlosigkeit

115
Q

To develop

A

erschließen (ie-o-o) (tr)

116
Q

= OFSTED inspection

A

die externe Evaluation

117
Q

To take a subject

A

ein Fach belegen

118
Q

All-day care (for younger pupils)

A

die Ganztagsbetreuung

119
Q

Successful

A

gelungen

120
Q

Comprehensive school

A

die Gesamtschule (-n), die Einheitsschule (-n)

121
Q

Tertiary education

A

die Hochschulbildung

122
Q

Touchy-feely teaching methods

A

die Kuschelpädagokik

123
Q

Teaching staff

A

das Lehrpersonal, die Lehrerschaft

124
Q

Focus on performance

A

der Leistungsgedanke (-n)

125
Q

Poorly performing

A

leistungsschwach

126
Q

Top-performing

A

leistungsstark

127
Q

To imitate

A

nachmachen

128
Q

Politicised

A

politisiert

129
Q

Framework, outline plan

A

der Rahmenplan

130
Q

Freedom of speech

A

die Redefreiheit

131
Q

Casualness, inefficiency

A

der Schlendrian

132
Q

Creative

A

schöpferisch

133
Q

Type of school

A

die Schulform (-en)

134
Q

To put the emphasis on

A

den Schwerpunkt auf (+Acc) legen

135
Q

Independent learning

A

das selbstbestimmte Lernen

136
Q

Strict

A

straff

137
Q

Firm but fair

A

streng, aber gerecht

138
Q

To put into action

A

in die Tat umsetzen

139
Q

Radical, far-reaching

A

tiefgreifend

140
Q

High-flyer

A

der Überflieger (-)

141
Q

Rebuilding the education system

A

der Umbau des Schulsystems

142
Q

Radical change

A

der Umbruch (ü-e)

143
Q

Period of upheaval

A

die Umbruchphase (-n)

144
Q

To retrain

A

umschulen

145
Q

Standardisation

A

die Vereinheitlichung

146
Q

To set goals

A

Ziele festlegen

147
Q

To merge

A

zusammenlegen (tr)

148
Q

Two- / three tier, bi- / tripartite

A

zwei- / dreiliedrig

149
Q

In the wake of unification

A

im Gefolge der Einigung

150
Q

Everything was upside down

A

es ging alles drunter und drüber

151
Q

Variety of types of school

A

die Vielfalt der Schulformen

152
Q

Political education (GDR)

A

die politische Erziehung

153
Q

Rushed transition

A

der viel zu schnelle Übergang

154
Q

Top-down regulation

A

die Reglementierung von oben

155
Q

Abolishing comprehensive schools

A

die Abkehr von der Einheitsschule

156
Q

Linked to social background

A

an die soziale Herkunft gekoppelt

157
Q

To integrate special-needs pupils into mainstream schools

A

Förderkinder in die Regelschule integrieren

158
Q

With an emphasis on science

A

naturwissenschaftlich geprägt

159
Q

The STEM subjects (maths, ICT, sciences, technology)

A

die MINT-Fächer (Mathe, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften, Technik)

160
Q

To drop a subject you don’t like

A

ein ungeliebtes Fach abwählen

161
Q

Many parents shirk their responsibilities

A

viele Eltern kommen ihren Verpflichtungen nicht nach

162
Q

To shift the responsibility onto the school

A

die Verantwortung auf die Schule abwälzen

163
Q

Really taught, or just gone over?

A

Beigebracht oder nur durchgenommen?

A-Level vocabulary (18 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions