English lessons with Daniel 2 Flashcards
half snow, half rain
sleet
das ist nicht so meins
not my cup of tea
stick to what you do and can do
stick to your guns
nicht in dem maße wie die…
not on the same scale as the…
da kommen die ganz schön ins zittern
shaking in their boots
einen kurzen text auf unserer website / etwas auf unsere website setzen
a short write-up on our website
der großteil meiner zeit
the majority of your time
was leute anspricht
what makes people click
einkommen erzeugen
to generate income
das ist befriedigend
it’s satisfying
einen besseren weg für seine karriere wählen
to choose a more suitable way for your career
Das weniger schlimme
The lesser of two evils
Schuldiger
Culprit
messen
to gauge
Entlassen
to lay off
manipulationssicher (zb auch für giftige Haushaltsmittel)
tamper-resistant
Ich mußte mein Umfeld wechseln
I needed to change my surroundings
to think about the extent of a situation
to gauge a situation
sie aus den Läden nehmen
to pull them off the shelf
es wurde manipuliert
got tampered with
in den sauren Apfel beißen
To bite the bullet
zu den bekehrten predigen
to preach to the converted
wie wir es für richtig halten
As we see fit / do we just use them as we see fit
to make something illegal or unacceptable
to outlaw
the fact that a person or family is not always able to get enough food
food insecurity
to make something that is already bad even worse
to exacerbate
to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time
to plague / this crisis is plaguing our country for years now
an organization that helps people to start new companies, especially ones involved with advanced technology
incubator
Du hast es genau richtig gemacht!” / “Du hast es genau auf den Punkt gebracht!
You got on it exactly
having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions
eligible
expanding
scaling out
surprising us
it caught us off guard
serious and graceful in manner or style in a way that deserves respect
dignified
to consider or judge
to deem / to be deemed eligible
gained steam
has taken off
erosion globaler normen
erosion of global norms
fruchtbarer boden für aufständische Gruppen
fertile ground for insurgent groups
(especially of older people) active and able to move quickly and energetically
to be spry / he is really spry for a 80-year old
vertrauenswürdig
trustworthy
having a limit or end
finite (fainait)
without limits; extremely large or great
infinite
bad situation, swamp, swampy situation
quagmire
to make something that is already bad even worse
to exacerbate
to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad
to eradicate
auf den zug aufspringen
jumping on the bandwagon
present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place / present everywhere
pervasive (pervasive issue)
very serious or extreme
dire / dire consequences / in dire need of help
continuing for a long time / never-ending
chronic
urgent issue
pressing issue
causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument
contentious
selbstbewußt
assertive
augen vor der schwierigen situation verschließen / uns abwenden
turn our backs
desensibilisiert / seeing too much violence on television can desensitize people to it
desensitized
to make someone extremely tired
to wear someone out / to wear the West out
an emotion, belief, or characteristic of a situation that is hidden and usually negative or dangerous but that has some effect
undercurrent / undercurrents of racism / there are dangerous undercurrents
unpredicted event
black swan
something includes
entails
doing things that are too advanced or too hard
over our head
aus einer anderen perspektive / linse
looking fro a different lens
happening many times, or happening again
recurring / recurring themes, problems
