Unit 12 Flashcards
disaster
Katastrophe
undersea
unter Wasser
volcanic eruption
Vulkanausbruch
ausbrechen (Vulkan)
erupt
Veränderung
A volcanic eruption could cause a dramatic change in the world´s weather.
Wechsel
collapse
zusammenbrechen, einstürzen
Asche
Ash
warnen
warn
crush
If a building collapses, you could be crushed by it.
zusammendrücken, zerquetschen
verletzt
injured
evacuate
Evakuieren
(ab-)messen
measure
(rescue)operation
Rettungseinsatz
fernbleiben von
keep away from
Keep away from windows, and from heavy furniture that might fall over.
survivor
Überlebende*r
glücklicherweise
luckily
eingeschlossen sein
be trapped
Two children were trapped in a building.
aktiv
active
unter
underneath
Get underneath the kitchen table in an earthquacke
Schnittwunde
cut
bruise
Bluterguss
Floß
raftq
desert island
einsame insel
werden; sich verwandeln
turn into
The rainfall quickly turned into a snowstorm.
Freude, Vergnügen
pleasure (no plural)
genügend, jede Menge
plenty
Rat
advice
bewegend, ergreifend
moving
This movie was so moving. I had to cry all the time.
an avalanche
eine Lawine
an earthquake
ein Erdbeben
a flood
eine Flut
a drought
eine Dürre
a forest fire
ein Waldbrand
a tsunami
ein Tsunami
a mudslide
eine Mure (Schlammlawine)
magma
Magma
lava
Lava
dormant
schlafend
The volcano has been dormant for four years now.
extinct
ausgestorben
Dinosaurs are extinct.
Rhinos are about to go extinct.
