Unit 1 - Station 3: Making a living in California Flashcards
surfboard
Surfbrett
surfboard -> surfing -> to surf
to hand out
austeilen
Can you hand out the exam papers to the class, please.
hardly
kaum
Hardly had he noticed her when she suddenly got up and left the café.
working
Arbeits-
How long are working days in the car industry?
not only
nicht nur
not only did i lose my passport at the airport, but I also lost my smartphone. Waht a trip!
female
weiblich
A lot of women work in my job. I’ve got mostly female colleagues.
Lat. femina (f)
to eat out
auswärts essen; essen gehen
I’m too lazy to cook today. Let’s eat out!
pay
Lohn; Gehalt; Bezahlung
= money a person receives for doing their job
pay -> to pay
rarely
(nur) selten
=not often
Lat. rarus/-a/-um (adj)
to afford
sich leisten
That bag is too expensive. I can’t afford it.
firefighter
Feuerwehrmann/-frau
What do youwant to become when you’re an adult? - A firefighter!
wildfire
Waldbrand; nicht zu kontrolierender (Großflächen)brand
Wildfires are a serious problem in California
firefighting
Brandbekämpfung
firefighting -> firefighter
worthwhile
wertvoll; lohnend
= worth spending time and effort on (doing) sth
fruit picker
Erntehelfer/in (bei der Obsternte)
A lot of immigrants work as fruit pickers in the US.
to pick
plücken
Fruit tastes best when it has been freshly picked.
grape
(Wein)Traube
Wine is made from grapes.
healthcare
Gesundheitsversorgung; Gesundheitswesen
I work in healthcare. I’m a nurse.
no sooner
kaum
No sooner had I told her my secret then the whole school knew! What a friend!
lightning engineer
Lichttechnicker/-in
lightning engineer -> camera operator -> director -> actor
production
Produktion; Herstellung; Erzeugung
production -> to produce -> producer
Californian
Kalifornier/-in; kalifornisch
Californian -> California
agriculture
Landwirtschaft; Agrikultur
agriculture <-> industry
Fr. agriculture (f); Lat. ager (m) + cultura (f)
income
Einkommen
= the money you earn either from work or investments
applicant
Bewerber/-in
applicant -> application
smooth
geschmeidig; glatt; weich
Feel this wood - it’s really smooth
transition
Übergang
Transitions in a presentation should be smooth.
