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Schweiz Folie: Wortschatz Flashcards

1
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die Flagge, -n

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Flag

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die Schweizerfahne (nur Sg.)

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Flag of Switzerland

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der Grieche, -n

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Greek

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die Gebietskörperschaft, -en

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Territorial entity

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5
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unterteilen

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to divide, to subdivide, to compartmentalize

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die Verteilung, -en

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distribution, dispersion

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mehrsprachig

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polyglot, multilingual

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mehrheitlich

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predominantly, mostly

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die Romandie

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Romandy (French speaking part of Switzerland)

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Räter (Pl.

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Räetia

(Raetia was a province of the Roman Empire, named after the Rhaetian people. It bordered on the west with the country of the Helvetii, on the east with Noricum, on the north with Vindelicia, on the south-west with Transalpine Gaul and on the south with Venetia et Histria, a region of Roman Italy.) WIKI

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vorromanisch

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pre-Romanesque

(Pre-Romanesque art and architecture is the period in European art from either the emergence of the Merovingian kingdom in about 500 AD or from the Carolingian Renaissance in the late 8th century, to the beginning of the 11th century Romanesque period.)

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12
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das Graubünden

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Canton of Grisons

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ansässig

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resident, located

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die Dolomiten (nur Sg.)

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Dolomite Alps

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Friaulisch

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Friulian Language (Spoken in northern Italy)

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vereinzelt

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scattered, isolated

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die Tälern (Pl.)

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Valleys

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die Romanisierung, -en

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Romanization

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die Überschreitung, -en

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Transgression, Overriding

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der Alemanne, -n

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Alemanni

(The Alemanni (also known as the Alamanni and the Alamans, meaning “All Men” or “Men United”) were a confederacy of Germanic-speaking people who occupied the regions south of the Main and east of the Rhine rivers in present-day Germany)

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die Gründung, -en

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Inception, Foundation

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die Eidgenossenschaft, -en

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Confederation (Swiss Confederation)

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der Anschluss, die Anschlüsse

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Connection, Port,Terminal

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Ennetbirgische

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(Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy)

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der Feldzug, die Feldzüge

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Campaigns, expedition

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der Eidgenosse, -n

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Swiss Confederates

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erobern, eroberte, erobert

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to conquer, to capture

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28
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das Erobern

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the Conquering

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Das Tessin

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Tessin Alps (Ticino is an Italian-speaking region in southern Switzerland with palm-lined lakes and sharp Alpine peaks. Its architecture, cuisine and culture is closely related to that of neighboring Italy. Bellinzona, the capital of Ticino, is home to medieval castles. Lugano, a town on glacial Lake Lugano, is known for its waterfront promenade and Piazza della Riforma, a square lined with neoclassical buildings. )

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die Vogtei, -en

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Guardianship, Governorship

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zuwiesen, zuwies/ wies zu, zugewiesen

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to allocate, to assign

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die Verwaltungsangestellte, -n

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Administrative staff

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der Vasallenstaat, -en

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Vassal state

(: a state with varying degrees of independence in its internal affairs but dominated by another state in its foreign affairs and potentially wholly subject to the dominating state.)

34
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Der Tyrannenmörder, die Tyrannenmörder

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Tyrannicide

Definition of tyrannicide
1 : the act of killing a tyrant.

35
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verweigern, verweigerte, verweigert

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to refuse, to deny

36
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habsburgischen

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Habsburg

(The House of Habsburg, alternatively spelled Hapsburg in English, also known as the House of Austria, is an Austrian and Spanish dynasty which was once one of the most prominent royal houses of Europe in the 2nd millennium.)

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der Landvogt, die Landvögte

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provincial governor, bailiff

(an official employed by a British sheriff to serve writs and make arrests and executions. b : a minor officer of some U.S. courts usually serving as a messenger or usher. 2 chiefly British : one who manages an estate or farm. Other Words from bailiff Example Sentences Learn More About bailiff.)

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Gessler

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(A place)

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die Strafe, -n

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Punishment, Penalty

40
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der Vogt, die Vögte

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Reeve (a local official), Governor, Steward

41
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Küssnacht

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Village in Switzerland

42
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überführt als Adjektiv

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convicted, found guilty

43
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überführen, überführte, überführt

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to convict, to transfer

44
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entkommen, entkam, entkommen

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to escape, to elude (jemandem)

45
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lauern, lauerte, gelauert

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to lurk, to skulk

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die Gasse, -n

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Alleyway, Alley

47
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der Rütlischwur, die Rütlischwüre

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Rütli Oath

(The Rütlischwur is the legendary oath taken at the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy by the representatives of the three founding cantons, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, traditionally dated to 1307. It is named after the site of the oath taking, the Rütli, a meadow above Lake Uri near Seelisberg.)

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der Schutzbund, e

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Protection association

49
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der Urkanton, -e

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Original Canton

50
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die Legende, -n

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Legend, Key

51
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die Not, die Nöte

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Distress, Hardship

52
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das Rütli

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Rütli

Rütli or Grütli is a mountain meadow on Lake Lucerne, in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the site of the Rütlischwur in traditional Swiss historiography, the oath marking the foundation of the original Swiss Confederacy. As such it is treated as a national monument of Switzerland

53
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trennen, trennte, getrennt

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to separate, to divorce

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die Gefahr, -en

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Peril, Hazard, Danger

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eher

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rather, sooner

56
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die Knechtschaft, -en

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Servitude, Subjugation

57
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die Einsprachigkeit, -

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Monolingualism

58
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anderssprachige

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foreign-language; in / of other languages

59
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die Untertan, -en

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Subjects (of a monarch)

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Zugewandt

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facing, caring

61
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die Durchsetzung, -en

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Enforcement, Implementation

62
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die Aufnahme, -n

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Intake, admission, inscription

63
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die Kenntnis, -se

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Knowing, Knowledge, Acquaintance

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die Mehrsprachigkeit, -

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Multilingualism

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die Amtssprache, -n

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Administrative language

66
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der Verkehr, die Verkehre

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Communication

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bestimmen, bestimmte, bestimmt

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to determine, to decide

68
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das Einvernehmen

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Agreement, Understanding

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die Sprachgemeinschaft, -en

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language community

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wahren, wahrte, gewahrt

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to keep, to preserve, to protect

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herkömmlich

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conventional, traditional

72
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die Zusammensetzung, -en

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Composition, Structure

73
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das Gebiet, -e

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Area

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die Rücksicht, -en

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Consideration, Concern

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angestammt

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ancestral, hereditary

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die Verständigung, -en

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Rapprochement, understanding

77
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der Bund, -e

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Association, Federation

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fördern, fördete, gefördert

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to promote, to encourage

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