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1
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poetry
→ poetic

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Lyrik, Poesie

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narrative prose

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Erzählprosa

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3
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genre

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Gattung, Genre

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tragedy
→ tragic

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Tragödie

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comedy
→ comic

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Komödie

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epic poetry

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epische Dichtung

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novel

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Roman

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biography

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Biographie

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9
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to share something

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hier: etwas gemeinsam haben

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10
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universal

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allgemein

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ambition
→ ambitious

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Ehrgeiz

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12
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revenge

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Rache

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13
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faith

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Glaube

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14
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fate

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Schicksal

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15
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hatred

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Hass

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deceit
→ to deceit someone
→ deceitful

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Betrug
→ jemanden betrügen
→ betrügerisch

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17
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ingredient

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hier: Bestandteil, Merkmal

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18
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imaginative
→ imagination

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phantasievoll
→ Phantasie, Vorstellungskraft

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19
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plot

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Handlung

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20
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sequence of events
→ event

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Handlungsablauf
→ Ereignis

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21
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chronological

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chronologisch, zeitlich geordnet

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22
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novelist

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Romanschriftsteller(in)

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23
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flashback

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Rückblende

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24
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anticipation

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Vorgriff, Vorwegnahme

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25
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suspense

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Spannung

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tension

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Spannung

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27
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setting

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Schauplatz, Zeit und Ort der Handlung

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to be set in a certain time/place

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sich zu einer bestimmten Zeit / an einem bestimmten Ort abspielen

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29
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fitting

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passend

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30
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believable
≠ unbelievable

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glaubwürdig

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31
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character

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Figur, Gestalt, Charakter

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32
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round

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hier: lebendig, komplex

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33
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personality

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Persönlichkeit

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34
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to identify with someone

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sich mit jemandem identifizieren

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35
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to hold someone‘s attention

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jemanden fesseln

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36
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appropriate

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geeignet, passend

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37
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stylistic device

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Stilmittel

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38
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to employ something

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hier: etwas anwenden

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39
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satire

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Satire

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40
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irony

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Ironie

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41
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understatement
≠ exaggeration

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Untertreibung

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42
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detective novel

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Kriminalroman

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43
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whodunit
“who has done it?“

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Krimi
„Wer hat es getan?“

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44
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to commit a crime

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ein Verbrechen begehen

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45
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criminal

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Verbrecher(in)

46
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investigation

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Ermittlung

47
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deduction
→ to deduce something

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Schlussfolgerung

48
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epistolary novel

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Briefroman

49
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Gothic novel

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Schauerroman

50
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popular

51
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key element

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Hauptelement

52
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mystery
→ mysterious

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Geheimnis, Mysterium

53
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the supernatural

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das Übernatürliche

54
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to depict something
= to describe something

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etwas schildern / beschreiben

55
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fictional
≠ real, factual

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frei erfunden

56
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roman à clef (“klei“) (French)

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Schlüsselroman

57
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thinly disguised

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oberflächlich getarnt

58
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fictitious

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fiktiv, frei erfunden

59
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to assume something
→ assumption

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hier: von etwas ausgehen
→ Vermutung, Annahme

60
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imaginary
→ to imagine something

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nur in der Vorstellung vorhanden
→ sich etwas vorstellen

61
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scientific

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(natur)wissenschaftlich

62
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advance

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Fortschritt

63
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to involve something

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etwas beinhalten

64
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espionage
→ spy

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Spionage
→ Spion(in)

65
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prose fiction

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Erzählliteratur

66
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precursor
≠ successor

A

Vorläufer

67
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fairy tale

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myth
→ mythical

69
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legend

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Sage, Legende

70
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parable

71
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anecdote

72
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prose narrative

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Prosaerzählung

73
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to require something

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etwas erfordern

74
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perusal

75
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to have something in common with something

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etwas mit etwas gemeinsam haben

76
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feature
= characteristic

77
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characterization

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Charakterisierung

78
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plot

79
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narrative point of view / perspective
→ narrator

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erzählerische Perspektive
→ Erzähler

80
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complex
≠ simple

81
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characteristic
= feature

82
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subject

83
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setting

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Schauplatz, Zeit und Ort der Handlung

84
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exposition

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Exposition, Einleitung

85
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rising action

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steigende Handlung

86
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climax

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Höhepunkt

87
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turning point/twist

88
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denouement
(french)

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Ausgang, Entscheidung, Lösung

89
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resolution

90
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open ending

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offenes Ende

91
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pattern

92
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to concentrate on something

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sich auf etwas konzentrieren

93
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“slice of life“

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repräsentativer Lebensausschnitt

94
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protagonist

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Hauptfigur, Protagonist(in)

95
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to react to something
→ reaction

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auf etwas reagieren

96
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to undergo a change

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eine Veränderung durchmachen

97
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initiation
→ to initiate someone (into something)

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Einführung/Aufnahme in eine Gemeinschaft

98
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to deal with someone/something

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von jemandem/etwas handeln

99
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unexpected twist

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unerwartete Wendung

100
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to be identical to / with someone / something

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mit jemandem / etwas identisch sein

101
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first-person narrator

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Ich-Erzähler(in)

102
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point of view

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hier: Erzählperspektive

103
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view

104
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third-person narrator

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Er-/Sie-Erzähler(in)

105
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omniscient

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allwissend

106
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to enable someone to do something

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jemandem ermöglichen etwas zu tun

107
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to direct someone‘s feelings

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jemandens Gefühle lenken

108
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selective
→ to select something = to choose something
→ selection

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hier: auswählend
→ etwas auswählen
→ Auswahl

109
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to present something through the eyes of someone

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etwas aus jemandens Blickwinkel darstellen

110
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unobtrusive

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unauffällig, zurückhaltend

111
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narrative technique

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Erzähltechnik

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