Unit 12 Flashcards

1
Q

disaster

A

Katastrophe

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2
Q

undersea

A

unter Wasser

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3
Q

volcanic eruption

A

Vulkanausbruch

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4
Q

ausbrechen (Vulkan)

A

erupt

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5
Q

Veränderung

A volcanic eruption could cause a dramatic change in the world´s weather.

A

Wechsel

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6
Q

collapse

A

zusammenbrechen, einstürzen

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7
Q

Asche

A

Ash

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8
Q

warnen

A

warn

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9
Q

crush

If a building collapses, you could be crushed by it.

A

zusammendrücken, zerquetschen

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10
Q

verletzt

A

injured

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11
Q

evacuate

A

Evakuieren

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12
Q

(ab-)messen

A

measure

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13
Q

(rescue)operation

A

Rettungseinsatz

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14
Q

fernbleiben von

A

keep away from

Keep away from windows, and from heavy furniture that might fall over.

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15
Q

survivor

A

Überlebende*r

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16
Q

glücklicherweise

17
Q

eingeschlossen sein

A

be trapped

Two children were trapped in a building.

18
Q

aktiv

19
Q

unter

A

underneath

Get underneath the kitchen table in an earthquacke

20
Q

Schnittwunde

21
Q

bruise

A

Bluterguss

22
Q

Floß

23
Q

desert island

A

einsame insel

24
Q

werden; sich verwandeln

A

turn into

The rainfall quickly turned into a snowstorm.

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Freude, Vergnügen
pleasure (no plural)
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genügend, jede Menge
plenty
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Rat
advice
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bewegend, ergreifend
moving This movie was so moving. I had to cry all the time.
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an avalanche
eine Lawine
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an earthquake
ein Erdbeben
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a flood
eine Flut
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a drought
eine Dürre
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a forest fire
ein Waldbrand
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a tsunami
ein Tsunami
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a mudslide
eine Mure (Schlammlawine)
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magma
Magma
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lava
Lava
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dormant
schlafend The volcano has been dormant for four years now.
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extinct
ausgestorben Dinosaurs are extinct. Rhinos are about to go extinct.