German - English, Part II Flashcards
Das Nadelholz
softwood, coniferous wood
Das Nadelbaum
conifer, coniferous tree
Das Leinöl
linseed oil, flaxseed oil
Leinsamen
linseed, flaxseed
das Ackerland
arable land, farmland, cropland
das Grünland (Agrar)
grassland, pastureland
die Staatsgewalt
state power, state authority
der Eichelhäher
jay, jaybird
der Augentrost
eyebright, euphrasy
das Verfassungsorgan
constitutional body
die Verfassung
constitution, state, condition
das Plenum
plenary sitting, plenary assembly, plenary session
der Ausschuss
committee, commission, board, panel
das Gremium
committee, board, panel
der Vermittlungsausschuss
mediatory committee, conciliation committee
der Gemeinsamer Ausschuss
joint committee
paritätisch
equal, equally, on equal terms
die Parität
parity, equal value
das Ressort
department, portfolio, area of responsibility
die qualifizierte Mehrheit
supermajority vote, qualified majority
das Landgericht
district court
das Amtsgericht
local court, county court, magistrate’s court, trial court
das Oberlandesgericht
Higher Regional Court, appellate court, provincial high court and court of appeal
das Bundesgericht
federal court, Federal Supreme Court
das Bundesverfassungsgericht
Federal Constitutional Court
die Revision
appeal, audit, examination, review
die Berufung
appeal, calling, vocation
das Arbeitsgericht
labour court
das Landesarbeitsgericht
state labour court
das Oberverwaltungsgericht / der Verwaltungsgerichtshof
Higher / supreme administrative court
das Sozialgericht
social court / social welfare court
das Landessozialgericht
higher social / social welfare court
das Bundessozialgericht
Federal Social Court
das Finanzgericht
fiscal, finance, tax court
das Bundesfinanzhof
Federal Fiscal Court / Federal Finance Court
das Verwaltungsgericht
administrative court
das Bundesverwaltungsgericht
Federal Administrative Court
der Landeplatz
aerodrome, airstrip
das Oberhaupt
head, leader, sovereign, chief
das Oberhaupt der Kirche von England
Supreme Governor of the Church of England
die Abwechslung
change, variety, diversity
der Arbeiter
worker, workman, labourer
die Sachlage
situation, state of affairs, circumstances
gedenken
to commemorate, to remember
Jahrestag
anniversary
hundertster Jahrestag
centenary
zweihundertster Jahrestag
bicentenary
bezeichnen
to call to describe to designate to denote to name to label
sich wenden
to appeal to
to turn to
kündigen
to terminate to cancel to give notice to resign to quit to dismiss / to lay off
die Einsichtnahme
inspection, viewing, examination, reading
beiliegend (letter)
enclosed
beigefügt (letter/email)
attached
der Studiengang
course of study, degree course, degree program, university/college course
geschickt
skillful, clever, deft, adroit, good at, proficient…
zeitnah
prompt, in good time, in a timely manner, in the near future
unbehaglich
uncomfortable, uneasy, ill-at-ease
(wohl) zumute / zum Heulen zumute
feel (at ease) / feel like crying
beachten
to observe, to respect, to comply with, to bear in mind, to take into account, to pay attention…
beruhigen
to calm, to reassure, to soothe, to comfort, to pacify…
der Lohn
wage, pay, renumeration
der Gehalt
content, substance, contents
das Gehalt
salaray, pay, wage
verleugnen
to deny, to renounce, to disavow
einfallsreich
imaginative, resourceful, inventive, ingenious, canny
innerhalb
within, inside
die Tribüne
stand, platform
der Fanblock
(group of) fans
die Haupttribüne
the grandstand, the main stand
die Schlussfolgerung
conclusion, deduction, inference
hartnäckig
stubborn, persistent, dogged, obstinate
das Versprechen
promise, pledge, vow
der Paukenschlag
bang, beat of the drum, drumbeat
zu etw. beitragen
to contribute to sth.
anregen
to stimulate, to encourage, to induce, to excite, to inspire, to motivate…
aufwendig
expensive, costly, elaborate, time-consuming, laborious…
abtauchen
to disappear, submerge
ausharren
to endure, perservere, wait, hold out, stay put
sich etw. hingeben
indulge in sth. , to succumb to sth. , to devote oneself to sth.
Pechvogel
unlucky person, walking disaster (area)
der Abgeordneter (UK/US)
UK: Member of Parliament
US: Member of Congress, Congressman, -woman, -person
der Außenminister (UK/US)
UK: Foreign Secretary
US: Secretary of State
der Bundespräsident
German (federal) president
das Bundestagsmitglied
member of the Bundestag
die Bundesversammlung
the Federal Assembly, Federal Convention
der Finanzminister (UK/US)
UK: Chancellor of the Exchequer
US: Secretary of the Treasury
die Fraktion
parliamentary group, Parliamentary Party
Handelsminister (UK/US)
UK: Minister of Commerce, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade
US: Secretary of Commerce
Innenminister
UK: Home Secretary,
US: Secretary of State
Präsident des Parlaments
UK and US: Speaker of the House
Regierender Bürgermeister
Governing Mayor
das Überhangsmandat
supernumerary seat,
der Bundestag
German Bundestag, German Parliament, the lower house of the German Parliament
der Bundesrat
German Bundesrat, Federal Council, the upper house of the German Parliament
Rot-Grün-Koalitionsregierung
the governing coalition of Social Democrats and Greens
FDP
the Free Democrat Party
die Stasi
Stasi, the (former) east German secret police
der Altzkanzler
the former chancellor
der Appell
appeal, plea, rallying cry
deutschsprachig
German-speaking
das Siedlungsgebiet
settlement area
die Voraussetzung
condition, prerequisite, requirement, assumption
Kindereintrag im Elternreisepass
registration of children in a parent’s passport
der Nachwuchs
offspring, trainees, new blood, young talent
biometrische Daten
biometric / biometrical data
der vorläufige Pass
temporary passport
vorher
before, previously, beforehand, prior to
von Bord geführt
led / carried / escorted from board
vermeintlich
supposed, alleged, presumed, seeming
unerlaubt
prohibited, illegal, unauthorised
der Flugpassagier
passenger
das Herrchen
master
berichten
to report, tell, give account
innehaben
to have, hold, occupy, possess…
die Sachen
things, goods, items, stuff
versauen
to mess up, to screw up, to spoil sth.
sich daran machen
to set out, to start
nämlich
namely, actually, particularly, that is to say
derweil
meanwhile, in the meantime, for the time being
umrunden
to orbit sth. , to go around, to circumnavigate
unüberbrückbar
irreconcilable, insurmountable, unbridgeable
nachdrücklich
insistent, emphatic, urgent, vehement…
immerwährend
eternal, everlasting, perpetual, ever-present
aufzählen
to list, to enumerate,
die Not
need, distress, necessity, hardship
der Alltag
everyday life, daily life, daily routine
zum Alltag geworden
become commonplace, become routine, become an everyday occurrence
gemütlich
comfortable, cosy, comfy, homey, snug
die Einstellung zu etw.
attitude to/towards sth.
die Einstellung
attitude, outlook, configuration, setting, preference
wesentlich
crucial, influential, important, essential
die Gestirne
stars, heavenly bodies, celestial bodies
das Schicksal
fate, destiny, fortune
überwiegend
predominant, dominant, outweighing, mainly, largely
die Herrschaft
rule, control, reign, governance, domination
heute noch
to this day, this very day, later today
übermäßig
excessive, profuse, exceeding…
verschreiben
to prescribe
sich etw. verschreiben
to devote oneself to sth.. to dedicate oneself to sth. (to give/ sacrifice)
das Polizeirevier
police station, police department, precinct
angesetzt
to start, to position
die Auseinandersetzung
conflict, discussion, altercation, examination, dispute, argument…
die Einigkeit
agreement, consensus, union, unanimity, accord
die Umfrage
survey, poll, questionnaire
gut daran tun
do well to…
das Menschsein
humanity, being human, being humane
(dein) gutes Recht
(you have) every right to…
sich ausruhen
to take / have a rest, to relax, to unwind
der Anlauf
attempt, start-up, go, run-up, warm-up, approach
in jüngster Zeit
recently, most recent, in recent times, in recent years…
ermöglichen
to enable, to allow, to facilitate, to make sth. possible, to allow for sth. , to pave the way
Früchte tragen
to bear fruit, to yield fruit, come to fruition
der Ton
sound, tone, audio, clay, shade (hue)
plagen
to plague, to bother, to ail, to pester
geplagt
plagued, worried, troubled, niggled,
schlechtes Gewissen
a guilty / bad conscience
gutes Gewissen
a clear / good conscience
das Haus
house, building, dwelling, establishment
der Maurer
bricklayer, mason, brickie
die Antriebskraft
driving force, motivation
die Völkerwanderung
migration, mass migration, mass exodus
die Devise
motto, maxim, slogan
herbeireden
to talk until it becomes reality
der Wahlkampf
campaign, election campaign
thematisieren
to broach the issue, to make sth. a subject of discussion
beständig
steady, constant, enduring, resistent, continual
drängend
urging, pressing, pestering, insistent
die Beschimpfung
insult, verbal abuse, bashing, name-calling
die Haushaltsdefizit
budget deficit
der Haushalt
budget, household, housekeeping
eine verfahrene Situation
messy / muddled situation
die Ausbreitung
spread, proliferation, propagation, expansion…
eindämmen
to contain, to curb, to dam…
das Schwellenland
emerging / threshhold country (nation)
das Entwicklungsland
developing country (nation)
biologisch abbaubar
biodegradable
die Erträge
yields, income, earnings, revenue
Methusalem
Methuselah (longest living biblical person)
rabiat
brutal, rough, violent, ruthless, furious
langlebig
durable, long-lived, long-lasting, persistent
der Genetiker
geneticist
Mangeldiät
undernourishment, diet of depravation
herunterfahren
to shut down, to slow down, to scale down
trotzen
to defy, to brave, to resist, to buck
vorerst
initially, for the time being…
der Altersforscher
gerontologist
zweifelhaft
doubtful, dubious, questionable, debatable, …
die Qual
torture, agony, anguish, pain…
die Gentechnik
genetic engineering,
die genetische Veränderung
genetic modification
Breitbrand Herbizid
broad-spectrum herbicide
die Stammzellforschung
stem cell research
biologisch abbaubar
biodegradable
(nicht) vorstellbar
(in)conceivable
zugeschnitten
tailored, customised, adapted, fitted…
das Rückenmark
spinal marrow
das Spendergewebe
donor tissue
US-Landschaftsministerium
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
der Ertrag
yield, harvest, income, gain, revenue
der Einsatz
use, usage, application, commitment, service, dedication insert deployment, assignment mission, engagement ...
der Abstand
distance, gap, clearance, spacing, interval…
das Antigen
antigen
das Erkennungszeichen
distinguishing mark/feature,
distinctive feature,
identification mark
das Schibboleth
shibboleth
überblicken
to survey, to overlook, to oversee, to review, to monitor, to have/gain an overview
der Siebenschläfer
dormouse / 27th June
der Brillant
cut diamond, diamond, brilliant
glänzen
glitter, shine, glisten, beam, gleam…
funkeln
sparkle, glitter, twinkle
edel
precious, noble, fine, exquisite
elektrisieren
to electrify
das Jahrtausend
millenium (pl. millenia, thousands of years)
gewaltige Summe
enomous sum, massive sum, huge amount
erzielen
to obtain, to reach, to realize, to fetch…
der Jahresumsatz
annual turnover, annual sales, annual revenue, yearly turnover
verlässlich
reliable, dependable, solid, trustworthy
die Konstante
constant, invariable
das Kennzeichen
mark, characteristic, sign, hallmark, indicator…
die Modernität
modernity, modernness
bewusst werden
to appreciate, to become aware of
der Homo sapiens
homo sapiens
lebenswichtig
vital, essential, crucial
das Bedürfnis
need, requirement, desire, want, longing, craving, necessity…
plündern
plunder, loot, raid, pillage, ransack
überflüssig
superfluous, redundant, waste, dispensable, expendable, pointless, …
überragend
phenomenal, paramount, surpassing, formidable, superlative, …
die Bedeutung
importance, value, meaning, significance, sense, weight
die Frauensache
women’s matter, women’s issue, job for a woman, women’s business, to be a female preserve…
der Viehbesitz
livestock
ordinär
vulgar, common, boorish, crude
erkennen
to recognise, to identify, to detect, to see, to perceive, to discern, to realise, to spot, to determine, to establish, …
jdm. gefallen
to be liked, to please, to appeal to sb., to take sb.’s fancy, to catch sb.’s fancy
die Anerkennung
recognition, respect, appreciation, acknowledgement, …
der Zweck
purpose, point, aim, intention
unterscheiden
to distinguish, to differentiate, to discern
die Selbstinszinierung
self-presentation, self-portrayal, self-staging
die Stimmung
mood, atmosphere, feel, sentiment, vibe, spirit
der persönliche Geschmack
personal taste, personal preference
die Gruppenzugehörigkeit
group membership
die Machtstellung
position of power
der Zusammenhang
connection, relation, correlation, link, …
die Überschuldung
over-indebtedness, excessive indebtedness
die Fettleibigkeit
obesity, adiposity
die Freizeit
leisure time, recreational time, recreation, spare time
die Freizeitaktivität
leisure activity, recreational activity
die Überschuldung
over-indebtedness, excessive debts, debt overload
die Fettleibigkeit
obesity, adiposity
der Bevölkerungsdurchschnitt
the average population
auswerten
to evaluate, to assess, to analyze…
belastend
onerous, burdensome, detrimental, strenuous, …
das Trost-Essen
eating for comfort, emotional eating
die Zahlungsunfähigkeit
insolvency, illiquidity, financial insolvency
die Wahrscheinlichkeit
probability, likelihood
die Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Schuldnerberatung
the Federal Association for Debt Counselling
widerwärtig
disgraceful, repugnant, repulsive, appalling, disgusting…
das Innenministerium
Home Office / Ministry of the Interior / Department of Internal Affairs
das BKA (Bundeskriminalamt)
(German) Federal Criminal Police Office
das Bundesverfassungsgericht
(German) Federal Constitutional Court
das Bundesjustizministerium
(German) Federal Ministry of Justice / Department of Justice
der Bundestag
Lower House of (German) Parliament / German Bundestag
die gesetzliche Regelung
legal regulation / directive / guidelines / measures
Verfolgung schwerer Verbrechen
to combat and investigate crime
die Aufklärug von Straftaten
criminal investigation / to solve crime
die Abwehr von Gefahren
to ward off danger
das Urteil (Gericht)
court decision / verdict
die Vorschriften kippen
to overthrow / to topple the regulations
die Verfassungsbeschwerde
petition at the Constitutional Court
der Grundsatz der Verhältnismäßigkeit
principle of proportionality
der Gesetzentwurf
draft legislation
säuseln
to murmur, to whisper, to purr
zerknirscht
contrite, rueful
verkniffen
pinched, denied
pochen
to insist, to throb, to pound, to thump
zugreifen
to access, to take hold, to seize, to retrieve
parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer
parliamentary secretary / whip
anlasslos
groundless, without occasion, unfounded
die Schwelle
threshold, brink, doorstep
das Murmeltier
groundhog, marmot
das Trampeltier
Bactrian camel
die Zeitschrift
magazine, journal, periodical
die Geburtsstunde
hour of birth, birth, …was born
die Zeitung
newspaper, paper
epochal
epoch-making, epochal
die Geistesgeschichte
intellectual history
der Abolitionismus
abolitionism
die Abschaffung
abolition, elimination, removal, abolishment
die Herrenrunde
circle / round of gentleman, gentleman’s evening
publizistisch
journalistic
Sprachrohr
mouthpiece, megaphone
das Bürgerrecht
civil right
das Gespür
sense, feel, intuition, instinct
gebildet (mensch.)
educated, well-mannered, sophisticated, intellectual
die Auflage (Zeitschrift)
edition, circulation, number of copies, print run
nicht (ganz) geheuer sein
feel uneasy about, feel uncomfortable about, a bit fishy, a bit scary
eine Kandidatur unterstützen
support a candidature, endorse a candidate
lancieren
launch, float, spread
der Grundstein
foundation stone, cornerstone, groundwork …
die Furore
furore, sensation
die Wochenzeitschrift
weekly, weekly journal, weekly magazine
die Nachrichtenmagazine
newsmagazine
in die roten Zahlen
in the red
differenziert
differentiated, discriminating, nuanced, sophisticated
der Straftäter
offender, perpetrator, delinquent, criminal offender
das Jugendstrafrecht
juvenile criminal law
eine Fülle
abundance, wealth, plethora, opulence, richness, plenitude, overabundance …
Sanktionsmöglichkeiten
possible sanctions
das Erziehungsinstrument
disciplinary measure, educational tool
anwenden
to apply, to use, to deploy, to adopt, to adminster, to implement …
die Ermahnung
admonition, warning, exhortation, reprimand, rebuke, caution
das Laubharken
rake for foilage / leaves
die Haft
detention, imprisonment, sentence, confinement, custody, detainment
das Erwachsenenstrafrecht
adult criminal law
der Deutsche Juristentag e.V.
Association of German Jurists
der Rechtspolitiker
legal policy maker
der Rechtspraktiker
legal practitioner
Der Verurteilte
convict, sentenced person
unpraktisch
impractical, inconvenient
ungerecht
unfair, unjust
unangemessen
inappropriate, unreasonable, inadequate, improper, unsuitable
die innere Verbindung
the intrinsic connection / link
eindeutig
clear, explicit, unambiguous, clear-cut, straightforward …
die Freiheitsstrafe
imprisonment, prison sentence, custodial sentence, prison term
der Verstoß
breach, violation, infringement, infraction
nach sich ziehen
to entail, to imply, to involve
die Geltung
validity, application
die Allgemeinheit
general public, community, public
der Rechtsbruch
breach of law
vornehm
elegant, distinguished, noble, genteel, refined …
die Einschränkung
restriction, limitation, contraint, …
insofern
insofar, in this respect, to this extent, inasmuch
graduell
gradual, slight, by degree
eine ganze Reihe von
a whole string / range / series of
ausgeprägt
pronounced, distinct, marked, full-fledged, well-developed
der Ganove
thug, hoodlum, crook
der Gesetzgeber
legislator, lawmaker
der Strafrichter
criminal judge
beurteilen
to assess, to evaluate, to judge, to determine, to gauge …
der Rückfall
relapse, recurrence, fallback, regression, a step backwards
der Gewinn
profit, asset, gain, return, prize, yield …
die Wende (polit.)
the fall of the Berlin Wall, the fall of communism in Eastern Europe
der Wohlstand
prosperity, wealth, affluence, well-being
vor diesem Hintergrund
against this background / backdrop
Gegner der EU
EU opponents
begründen (Argument)
to justify, to explain, give reasons for, account for
einhergehend
along with, accompanying, hand-in-hand
die Ostmitteleuropäer (pl.)
Central and Eastern Europeans
entrinnen
escape, run away from, free from
die Selbstbestimmung
self-determination
das Fremdwort
foreign word, foreign concept, alien word/concept
großen Einfluss nehmen
to have great influence on
die Förderung
promotion, support, funding, subsidy, grant …
Förderungen der EU
EU subsidies / grants / funding
Maßnahmen beschließen
to determine measures
der Euroskeptiker
Eurosceptic
das Kernkraftwerk
nuclear power plant / station
die Mehrheitsmeinung
majority opinion
ausschlaggebend
decisive, pivotal
sachlich
objective, factual, …
das Vorgehen
approach, procedure, course of action, way of working/dealing…
ein Beleg
proof, evidence, receipt, testament
dazu dienen
to serve to
extremen Nationalisten
extremist nationalists, extreme right-wing nationalists
Recht geben
agree with
die Freizügigkeit
permissiveness, freedom, liberalness, free movement
die Freizügkigkeit für Arbeitnehmer
freedom of movement for the workforce
behaupten
to claim, to assert, to maintain, to allege, to purport, …
staunen
to be amazed, to marvel at sth. , to be astonished
verheerend
devastating, disastrous, abysmal …
Ur- (z.B. Urbewohner)
first, orginal
aus sich selbst heraus
intrinsic, from within itself, (by) itself
die Aufzählung
list, listing
das Postulat
postulate, posit
angreifen
to attack, to contest, to engage, to tackle …
