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Text 12 Derek Walcott (SM2) Flashcards

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1
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watercolorist

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Aquarellmaler

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daffodils

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Narzissen

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oleander

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Oleander, Rosenlorbeer

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4
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loan

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Darlehen, Kredit, Anleihe

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paphlet

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Flugblätter, Merkblätter, Prospektmaterial

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6
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West Indies

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karibische Inseln

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7
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to major in

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etw. im Hauptfach studieren

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8
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to produce (radio, TV)

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inszenieren

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9
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to stage a play

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ein Stück auf die Bühne bringen

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10
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folk tale

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Volksmärchen

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11
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directing

film and television directing

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Regiearbeit, Regieführung

Film- und Fernsehregie

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12
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to open (theatre, film)

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erstmals aufgeführt werden

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13
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castaway

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Verstoßener, Schiffsbrüchiger

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14
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aficionado

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Liebhaber, Genießer

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to be aware of

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etw. gegenwärtig sein, sich über etw. im Klaren sein, sich etw. bewusst sein

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16
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to emerge from

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hervorgehen aus, hervortreten, sich entpuppen

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17
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review

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Rezension, Kritik

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18
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stature

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geistige Größe, Gestalt, Format

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19
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to take front rank

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das Feld anführen

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20
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strain

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Belastung, Anspannung, Druck

Hang zu

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21
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to take on

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annehmen, auf sich nehmen, übernehmen, einstellen

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22
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interwining

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Verflechtung

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23
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lush

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üppig, luxuriös, satt, geil, saftig, ansprechend

24
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to set the bar high

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die Messlatte hoch legen

25
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to cast one’s net wide

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seine Fühler in alle Richtungen ausstrecken

26
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from time immemorial

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seit Menschengedenken

27
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to refract

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ablenken, brechen

28
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backwater

to put sb in a backwater

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Nebengewässer, Stauwasser, Altwasser, Wasserstau

jdn. aufs Abstellgleis schieben

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crossroads

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Kreuzung

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crossroads

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Kreuzung

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disperson

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Verteilung, Zerstreuung, Streuung, Disperson

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switchboard

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Telefonzentrale, Vermittlung, Schalttafel

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accomplished

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versiert, vollkommen, fähig, geleistet

34
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book jacket

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Buchhülle

35
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to intersperse

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dazwischenstreuen, einstreuen, zerstreuen, hier und da einfügen

36
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to rival sb sth

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jdm./etw. gleichkommen, konkurrieren

37
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prodogial

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Verschwender

38
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summation

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Plädoyer, Aufrechnung, Addition

39
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elegiac undercurrent

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elegischer Unterton

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wandering

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Umherirren, Wandern

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survivor

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Überlebender, Hinterbliebener

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playwright

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Bühnenautor, Dramatiker, Bühnendichter, Theateratutor

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honorary post

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Ehrenamt

44
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sexual harrassment

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sexuelle Belästigung

45
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to cause sb embarrassment

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jdn. in Verlegenheit bringen

46
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to degenerate into

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in etw. entarten, zu etw. verkommen, zu etw. ausarten

47
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degrading

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entwürdigend, erniedrigend, menschenunwürdig, herabwürdigend

48
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character assassination

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Rufmord

49
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to be still in its infancy

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noch in den Kinderschuhen stecken

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peculiar

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seltsam, merkwürdig, eigenartig, besonders, befremendend

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virtue

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Tugend, Wirkung, Eigenart, Tugendhaftigkeit

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deprivation

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Entzug, Mangel, Verlust, Entbehrung

53
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insomniac

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an Schlaf leidende Person

54
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awe

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Ehrfurcht

55
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elemental

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ursüchtig, natürlich, elementar

56
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visual culture

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Bildkultur

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