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1
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Lyrik, Poesie

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poetry

poetic

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Erzählprosa

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narrative prose

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Gattung

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genre

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Tragödie

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tragedy

tragic

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Komödie

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comedy

comic

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epische Dichtung

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epic poetry

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Roman

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novel

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Biographie

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biography

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etw. gemeinsam haben

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to share sth

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allgemein

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universal

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Ehrgeiz

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ambition

ambitious

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Rache

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revenge

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Glaube

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faith

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Schicksal

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fate

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Hass

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hatred

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Betrug

  • jdn. betrügen
  • betrügerisch
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deceit

  • to deceive s.o.
  • deceitful
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Bestandteil, Merkmal

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ingredient

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phantasievoll

- Phantasie, Vorstellungskraft

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imaginative

- imagination

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Handlung

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plot

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Handlungsablauf

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sequence of events

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Ereignis

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event

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chronologisch, zeitlich geordnet

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chronological

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Romanschriftsteller

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novelist

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Rückblende

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flashback

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Vorgriff, Vorwegnahme

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anticipation

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Spannung

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suspense, tension

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unerwartete Wendung

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twist

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Schauplatz, Zeit und der Ort der Handlung

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setting

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sich zu einer bestimmten Zeit/

an einem bestimmten Ort abspielen

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to be set in a certain time/place

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passend

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fitting

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glaubwürdig

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believable

antonym: unbelievable

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Figur, Gestalt

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character

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lebendig, komplex

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round

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Persönlichkeit

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personality

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sich mit jemandem identifizieren

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to identify with s.o.

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jdn. fesseln

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to hold s.o.’s attention

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geeignet, passend

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appropriate

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etw. anwenden

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to employ sth.

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Satire

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satire

- satirical

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Ironie

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irony

- ironic

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Untertreibung

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understatement

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Übertreibung

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exaggeration

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Kriminalroman

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detective novel

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Krimi

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whodunit (informal)

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ein Verbrechen begehen

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to commit a crime

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Verbrecher

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criminal

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Ermittlung

A

investigation

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Schlussfolgerung

- etw. schlussfolgern

A

deduction

- to deduce sth.

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Briefroman

A

epistolary novel

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Schauerroman

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Gothic novel

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beliebt

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popular

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Hauptelement

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key element

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Geheimnis

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mystery

- mysterious

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das Übernatürlich

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the supernatural

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etw. schildern/beschreiben

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to depict sth.

- synomnym: to describe sth

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frei erfunden

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fictional

- antonym: real, factual

57
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Schlüsselroman

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roman à clef

58
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oberflächlich getarnt

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thinly disguised

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fiktiv, frei erfunden

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fictitious

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von etw. ausgehen

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to assume sth

- assumption

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nur in der Vorstellung vorhanden

- sich etw. vorstellen

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imaginary

- to imagine sth.

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naturwissenschaftlich

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scientific

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Fortschritt

A

advance

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etw. beinhalten

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to involve sth

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Spionage

A

espionage

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Spion

A

spy

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Erzählliteratur

A

prose fiction

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Vorläufer

A

precurser

- antonym: successor

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Märchen

A

fairy tale

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Fee

A

fairy

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Mythos

- mythisch

A

myth

- mythical

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Sage, Legende

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legend

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Parabel

A

parable

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Anekdote

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anecdote

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Prosaerzählung

A

prose narrative

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etw. erfordern

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to require sth

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Lektüre

A

perusal

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etw. mit etw. gemein haben

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to have sth in common with sth

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Merkmal

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feature

- synonym: characteristic

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Charakterisierung

A

characterisation

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erzählerische Perspektive

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narrative point of view

- synonym: narrative perspective

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komplex

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complex

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Erzähler

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narrator

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Thema

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subject

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Einleitung

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exposition

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steigende Handlung

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rising action

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Höhepunkt

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climax

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Wende

A

turning point

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Ausgang, Entscheidung, Lösung

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denouement

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Lösung

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resolution

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offenes Ende

A

open ending

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Muster

A

pattern

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sich auf etw. konzentrieren

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to concentrate on sth

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repräsentativer Lebensausschnitt

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“slice of life”

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Hauptfigur

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protagonist

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auf etw. reagieren

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to react to sth

- reaction

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eine Veränderung durchmachen

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to undergo a change

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Einführung/Aufnahme in eine Gemeinschaft

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initiation

- to initiate so into sth

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von jdm. /etw. handeln

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to deal with so. /sth

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unerwartete Wende

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unexpected twist

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mit jdm./etw. identisch sein

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to be identical with so/ sth

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Ich-Erzähler

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fist-person narrator

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Erzählperspektive

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point of view

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Sicht

A

view

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Er- Sie- Erzähler

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third-person narrator

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allwissend

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omniscient

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jdm. ermöglichen etw. zu tun

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to enable so. to do sth

108
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etw auswählen

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to select sth

to choose sth

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Auswahl

A

selection

110
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etw. aus jds. Blickwinkel darstellen

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to present sth through the eyes of so.

111
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unauffällig, zurückhaltend

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unobstrusive

112
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Erzähltechnik

A

narrative tequniche

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