Tricky translations 2

Question 1

Bedeutungen von fuel (Sprit, Benzin) (5)

Answer 1

1) substance that can be burned to produce energy: Brennstoff, Treibstoff
2) In connection with vehicles as Kraftstoff, Sprit
3) As a verb to express that anything is powerd with (fulled with) (ex. gas): betrieben mit
4) to express that something is increasing like schüren, anheizen (the climate change is fulled by burning coal)
5) As an idiom “add fuel to the fire” - couterpart Öl ins Feuer gießen

Question 2

aufladen

Answer 2

charge

Question 3

einladen

Answer 3

load

Question 4

Explain: “green premium”

Answer 4

extra amount of money which has to be paid for more environmentally friendly products

Question 5

Erkläre umweltbewusst werden

Answer 5

to go green: getting more sustainable and environmentally friendly

Question 6

Erkläre das Ende von etwas einläuten

Answer 6

to call time on sth.: when something comes to end: “I call the time on using coal to produce energy”

Question 7

Erkläre ein Vermögen kosten

Answer 7

to cost an arm and a leg: means that something is extremely expensive

Question 8

Erkläre rapider Klimawandel

Answer 8

runaway climate change: Mean the very fast deteriorating climate change

Question 9

Erkläre Nettonull/Klimaneutralität erreichen

Answer 9

reach net zero: means reaching the point where our behavior doesn´t harm the environment and live carbon neutral

Question 10

Erkläre jemanden auf Kurs bringen

Answer 10

to put something on track: when you want to get someone to do somethin maybe in a certain way

Question 11

CO2

Answer 11

carbon dioxid (carbon)

Question 12

CO2-Emissionen

Answer 12

carbon emissions

Question 13

Klimaneutralität

Answer 13

carbon neutrality

Question 14

CO2 Kompensation

Answer 14

carbon offset

Question 15

CO2 Speicherung

Answer 15

carbon storage

Question 16

CO2 Emisionen eindämmen

Answer 16

to curb carbon emissions

Question 17

CO2 ausstoßen

Answer 17

to emit CO2

Question 18

Usage of “by”

Answer 18

• to give a time limit for something to happen
• has to be completed before ot at that time at the latest
• bis spätestens
• also to specify an amount of difference between values (by half, by third)

Question 19

Usage of “until”

Answer 19

• state that some action or state will continue up to some point in time
• can be translated with bis zu einem Zeitpunkt

Question 20

Use of Gesund in English

Answer 20

1) When it refers to a person´s health it´s translated as healthy/fit/good in shape.
“I feel healthy/good in shape.”
2) When you want to refer to a company you use healthy/viable/financially sound
“The company financially sound.”
3) When you want so say someone is healthy you can also say top fit/well or more humorous alive and kicking/alive and well
“We are alive and well and enjoy the weather.”
4) As a closing remark you can say Take care or Stay safe
“It was great to see you. Stay safe!”

Question 21

ärztliches Rezept

Answer 21

prescription

Question 22

Quittung, Beleg

Answer 22

receipt

Question 23

Rezept (kochen, backen)

Answer 23

recipe

Question 24

Explain “infodemic”

Answer 24

An overabundance of information during a pandemic

Question 25

Explain “top fit sein”

Answer 25

to be fighting fit

You use this idiom when you are very fit and good in shape.

Question 26

Explain “jemandem auf die nerven gehen”

Answer 26

to be a pain in the neck

You use this idiom when something or someone is extremely annoying.

Question 27

Explain “neue Kräfte tanken”

Answer 27

to recharge one´s battaries

You use this idiom when you relax to get your strength back.

Question 28

Explain “sich niedergeschlagen fühlen”

Answer 28

to feel run-down

You use this idiom when you feel tired and unwell.

Question 29

Explain “eine Energiespritze sein”

Answer 29

to be a shot in the arm

You use this idiom to express that something might give you an energy kick.

Question 30

Explain “jemandem richtig guttun”

Answer 30

to be the world of good

You use this idiom when something woul be good for you and makes you feel better.

Question 31

angegriffener Gesundheitszustand

Answer 31

ill health

Question 32

allgemeine Gesundheit

Answer 32

overall health

Question 33

schlechter Gesundheitszustand

Answer 33

poor health

Question 34

strotzende Gesundheit

Answer 34

rude health

Question 35

Gesundheitsgefahr

Answer 35

health hazard

Question 36

Gesundheitsrisiko

Answer 36

health scare

Question 37

Gesundheitsfachkraft

Answer 37

health professional

Question 38

die gesundheit beeinträchtigen

Answer 38

to affect one´s health

Question 39

seine Gesundheit gefährden

Answer 39

to jeopardize one´s health

Question 40

seine Gesundheit schützen

Answer 40

to safeguard one´s health