Environmental, cultural & social issues Flashcards

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Abfall(eimer)

A

rubbish (bin/dustbin)

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Ampel

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traffic lights

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Angst haben

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to be frightened

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anspringen

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to start (cars)

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arm

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poor

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Blei

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lead

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Brand

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fire

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Erde

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earth

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Grad

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degree

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Grenze

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border

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herrlich

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splendid / wonderful

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Himmel

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sky

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hoch

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high

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Jahr(eszeit)

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year (season)

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jährlich

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annually

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Luft

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air

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Müll(tonne)

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rubbish/waste (dustbin)

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Nachteil

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disadvantage

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niedrig / tief

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low

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Norden (nördlich)

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north (to the north)

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Osten (östlich)

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east (to the east)

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22
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Panne

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breakdown

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Parkhaus

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multi-storey car park

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Parkplatz

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car park/ parking space

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Partei

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party (=political)

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Polizei(wache)

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police (station)

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Polizist/in

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policeman/woman

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28
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Portemonnaie

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purse

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29
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Rauch

A

smoke

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30
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rauchen

A

to smoke

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Recht haben

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to be right

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Rechtsanwalt/anwältin

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lawyer

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33
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Rede

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speech

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34
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reden

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to talk

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35
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Reifen

A

tyre

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36
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Reifenpanne

A

puncture

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37
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Reparatur

A

repair

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reparieren

A

to repair

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39
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Scheinwerfer

A

headlight

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40
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Schornstein

A

chimney

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Strom

A

electricity

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Süden (südlich)

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south (to the south)

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43
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Umwelt

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environment

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44
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verbieten (verboten)

A

to forbid (forbidden)

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45
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vergessen

A

to forget

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46
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Vorteil

A

advantage

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Welt

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world

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48
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Westen

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west

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49
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Zigarette

A

cigarette

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50
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Zoll

A

customs

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51
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Abschleppwagen

A

breakdown lorry

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52
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abschliessen

A

to lock up

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53
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Altpapier

A

recycled paper

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54
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anzünden

A

to light

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55
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aufgeben

A

to stop / give up e.g.smoking

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behandeln

A

to treat

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Behandlung

A

treatment

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behindert

A

disabled

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beklagen (sich)

A

to complain

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Q

beleuchten

A

to light up

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beschädigen

A

to damage

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beschäftigt

A

busy

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beschließen

A

to decide

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beschweren (sich)

A

to complain

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bessern (sich)

A

to improve

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Besserung

A

improvement / getting better

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bestätigen

A

to confirm

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bestehen auf

A

to insist on

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betrügen

A

to deceive

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betrunken

A

drunk

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beweisen

A

to prove

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Dieb(stahl)

A

thief (theft)

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dringend

A

urgent

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drohen

A

to threaten

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drogensüchtig

A

drug dependent

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Einbrecher

A

burglar

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ertrinken

A

to drown

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Q

Flaschencontainer

A

bottle bank

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Fleck

A

stain / spot

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Gefängnis

A

prison

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Geldstrafe

A

fine (money)

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Gesetz

A

law

81
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gestattet

A

permitted

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Gewohnheit

A

custom / habit

83
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globale Erwärmung

A

global warming

84
Q

klagen

A

to complain

85
Q

Kraftwerk

A

power station

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Q

löschen

A

to extinguish / put out

87
Q

lösen

A

to solve

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Q

lügen

A

to lie

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Q

Missverständnis

A

misunderstanding

90
Q

Mond

A

moon

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Mord

A

murder

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Not(ruf)

A

emergency (phone call)

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Rat

A

advice / council

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raten

A

to advise / guess

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recyceln

A

to recycle

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reduzieren

A

to reduce

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Regel

A

rule

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Regierung

A

government

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Retten

A

to save / rescue

100
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Rettung

A

rescue

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Risiko

A

risk

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Rollstuhl

A

wheelchair

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schämen (sich)

A

to be ashamed

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schulden

A

to owe

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schuldig

A

guilty / owing

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schützen

A

to protect

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Sozialwohnung

A

council house

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Q

stehlen

A

to steal

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Q

sterben

A

to die

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Q

Tod

A

death

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töten

A

to kill

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trampen / per Anhalter fahren

A

to hitch-hike

113
Q

Treibhauseffekt

A

greenhouse effect

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Q

überschwemmen

A

to flood

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Q

umkommen / ums Leben kommen

A

to die

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Q

umtauschen

A

to exchange

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Q

Unterschied

A

difference

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verbrauchen

A

to consume / use up

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verderben

A

to spoil / pollute

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vergiften

A

to poison

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Vergleich (vergleichen)

A

comparison (to compare)

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verhaften

A

to arrest

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verirren / verlaufen (sich)

A

to lose one’s way/ to get lost

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vermeiden

A

to avoid

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verschmutzen (Verschmutzung)

A

to pollute (pollution)

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verschwenden

A

to waste

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verschwinden

A

to disappear

128
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versichern (Versicherung)

A

to insure (insurance)

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verstecken

A

to hide

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wegwerfen

A

to throw away

131
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wieder verwerten

A

to recycle

132
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zerstören

A

to destroy

133
Q

Zeuge

A

witness