Legalizing Cannabis Flashcards
Authentisch
Genuine:
Real
Rechtswidrig
Illicit:
Not legal or not approved of by society
Geregelt
Regulated:
Controlled by rules or laws
Aufeinanderfolgend
Successive:
Happening after each other
Knapp
Tight:
Only just enough
Unangezapft
Untapped:
Not yet used
Elend
Woeful:
Very bad
Bewusstsein
Awareness:
The mental state of knowing about sth
Schwarzmarkt
Black market:
Illegal trading of goods
Kartell
Cartel:
A group of companies who join together to control prices
Herausforderung
Challenge:
Sth that needs great mental or physical effort
Bürger
Citizen:
A person who is a member of a particular country
Abhängigkeit
Dependency:
An inability to stop using sth harmful, esp. a drug
Fonds
Fund:
The money needed or available to spend on sth
The Labour Party
A political party in the UK that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum
Gesetzesvollzug
Law enforcement:
The activity of making certain the laws of an area are obeyed
Geburtshelfer
Midwife:
A person who is trained to help women when they are giving birth
MP
Member of Parliament:
The representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district
NHS
The National Health Service:
Umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the UK
The Observer
British compact Sunday newspaper (2018-present), tabloid (2006-2018)
Opiat
Opioid:
Any drug that has an effect similar to opium
Grundsatz
Policy:
A set of ideas of what to do in particular situations
Wirksamkeit
Potency:
Strenght
Senkung
Reduction:
The act of making sth smaller
Überbleibsel
Remnant:
A small amount of sth that is left from a larger original amount
Einkommensquelle
Revenue:
The income that a government or company receives regularly
Strom
Stream:
A continuous flow of
Denkfabrik
Think tank:
A group of experts brought together, usu by a government
Giftigkeit
Toxicity:
The level of poison contained in a drug
Fülle
Wealth:
A large amount of
Nulltoleranz
Zero tolerance:
The act of punishing all criminal behaviour severly
Vorsichtige schätzung
Conservative estimate:
A guess or calculation that is likely less than the real amount
Jeglicher Couleur
Of all stripes:
Of all types
Jmdm etw ermöglichen
To afford sb sth:
To allow sb to do sth
Ausbeuten
To exploit, exploitation:
To use smn or sth unfairly for your own advantage
An etw festhalten
To cling to sth:
To stick to sth tightly
Kriminalisieren
To criminalize, criminalisation:
To make sth illegal
Entkriminalisieren
To decriminalize, decriminalisation:
To stop sth from being illegal
Etw hochfahren
To drive sth up:
To force sth to go up
Stagnieren
To flatline:
To be at a low level and not increase
Hinterherhinken
To lag behind:
To make progress so slowly that you are behind
Legalisieren
To legalize, legalisation:
To allow sth by law
Zusichern
To pledge:
To make a formal promise to do sth
Steigern
To raise:
To cause sth to increase
Verbieten
To prohibit, prohibition:
To officialy forbid
Verfolgen
To pursue:
To follow
Sich einer Herausvorderung stellen
To step up to sth:
To take action when sth needs to be done
Etw in den Griff bekommen
To get a grip on sth:
To control sth
Argumente für etw liefern
To make a case for sth:
To argue that sth is the best thing to do
Etw in den Händen von jmdm lassen
To leave sth in the hands of sb:
To let sb stay in the control of sth
Umstritten
Disputed:
Disagreed on
Schädlich
Harmful:
Likely to cause hurt or damage
Ganz schön
Jolly:
Very
Neheliegend
Self-evident:
Obv very true and not needing to be explained
Zwingend
Stringent:
Very strict or extreme
Anfällig
Susceptible:
Easily influenced or armed
Befürworter
Advocate:
Sb who supports a particular idea or way of doing things
Kegelbahn
Bowling alley:
The narrow track along which balls are rolled during bowling
Klischee
Cliché:
An idea that has been used too often
Mittelweg
Compromise:
An agreement in which people reduce their demand
Misserfolg
Failure:
The fact that sth isn’t succeeding
Gosse
Gutter:
The edge of a road
The independant
British daily online newspaper (2016-present); printed tabloid (1986-2003); printed broadsheet (2003-2016)
Vorrat
Supply:
An amount of sth that is available for use
Auslöser
Trigger:
An event or situation that causes sth to start
In der Gesamtwertung
On aggregate:
After adding everything together
Auf alle Fälle
By all means:
Used to give permission
Etw stillegen
To shut sth down:
To stop sth from operating
Krieg führen
To wage war:
To fight a war
