The British Isles (p. 197) Flashcards by Colin Eicher

Q

die Britischen Inseln

A

the British Isles

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See (irisches Wort für “lake”)

A

Lough

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See (Schottisch)

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Loch

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Hochland

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highlands (antonym: lowlands)

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tiefe, lang gestreckte Meeresbucht in Schottland

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firth

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Gebiet

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district

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Moor, Heidelandschaft

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moor(s)

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Gebirgskette in Grossbritannien

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the Pennines

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Ebene

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plain

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Bucht

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bay

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die Niederungen in East Anglia

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the Fens

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Sumpfland, Moorland

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fen

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Hügel

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hill

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Gebirgsläufer

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foothills

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Grüngürtel (hier: um London)

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Green Belt

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Trichtermündung

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estuary

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Hügelland

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downs

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Felsen

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cliff

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der Ärmelkanal

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the (English) Channel

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Küste

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coast (antonym: inland)

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Grafschaft

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county

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ansteigend

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sloping

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Hang

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slope

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Hochebene, Plateau

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plateau

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fruchtbar

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fertile (antonym: barren)

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Erde, Boden

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soil

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hier: Landschaft

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countryside

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wild, felsig

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rugged

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kahl

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stark

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atemberaubend

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spectacular = breathtaking

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Landschaft(en)

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scenery

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gebirgig, bergig

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mountainous

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tief gelegen

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low-lying

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sumpfig

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marshy

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an der Küste

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on the coast

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nördlich von…

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(to the) north of…

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im Norden

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in the north

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liegen (örtlich)

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to be situated / to lie

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an…grenzen

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to border on…

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nördlich/südlich/…von…liegen

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to be north/south/east/west of…

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…m über dem Meeresspiegel liegen

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to be…m above sea level

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auf Meereshöhe liegen

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to be at sea level

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von…umgeben sein

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to be surrounded by…