unit1: New York, New York Flashcards

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immigrant

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Einwanderer/Einwanderin

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immigration

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Einwanderung

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(to) immigrate

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einwandern

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avenue

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Allee, Boulevard

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Ground Zero

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Bodennullpunkt

Bezeichnung für das zerstörte World Trade Center in New York

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liberty

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Freiheit

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block

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(Häuser-, Wohn.-) Block

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also

Jack is nice and Ben is nice too = Ben is also nice

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auch

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downtown bus (AE)

In New York, the souh of Manhattan is called downtown.

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Bus in Richtung Stadtzentrum

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distance

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Entfernung

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crosswalk,

pedestrian crossing

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Fußgängerüberweg

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pedestrian

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Fußgänger/in

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line (AE)
queue (BE)

a line (AE)
a queue (BE)
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Schlange, Reihe (wartender Menschen)

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Hostess

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Gastgeberin ( in USA auch: Frau, die im Restaurant die Gäste empfängt und an ihren Platz führt)

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host

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Gastgeber

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sidewalk (AE)

pavement (BE)

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Gehweg, Bürgersteig

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dollar

How much is £900 in dollar?

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Dollar

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fine

My mum got a fine for speeding.

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Geldstrafe

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18
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(to) litter

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Abfälle zurücklassen

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Litter

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Abfall

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20
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fire station

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Feuerwache

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otherwise

Go to bed now. Otherwise you’ll be tired tomorrow.

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sonst

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22
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firefighter

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Feuerwehrmann, -frau

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(to) put out a fire

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ein Feuer löschen

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shift My dad works 8-hour shifts. There are eight men and women on his shift.
Schicht (bei der Arbeit)
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9/11 Dates are different in American English: AE: 11/25/2010 = BE (and German): 25.11.2010
Nine Eleven (der Terroranschlag am 11. September 2001)
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hijacker
(Flugzeug) Entführer/in
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(to) take sth. over
etwas übernehmen; etwas in seine Gewalt bringen
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skyscraper
Wolkenkratzer
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(to) burn The light in the bedroom was still burning st 4 am. Don't burn those newspapers! Recycle them!
brennen, verbrennen
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(to) collapse
zusammenbrechen; einstürzen
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the best view in the wold He is the most intelligent student in the class. (nicht: of the class) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
the best Aussicht der Welt
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perfect ! ! ! ! ! stress: perfect
perfekt; ideal; vollkommen
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Lobby
Eingangshalle
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visibility The fog was so bad that visibility was only 10 feet.
Sicht(weite)
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ticket office
Kasse (für den Verkauf von Eintrittskarten); Fahrkartenschalter
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floor
Stock(werk)
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one floor up one floor up < > one floor down
ein Stockwerk höher
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(to) sweat
schwitzen
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Thank God.
Got sei Dank.
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a while We waited a while and went on.
eine Weile, einige Zeit
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(to) be tired of sth. I am really tired of that CD. I am really tired of listening to that CD. Can't you play something else?
genug von etwas haben, etwas satt haben
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myself
selbst
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movie (AE) film (BE) (to) go to the movies (AE) (to) go to the cinema (BE)
Film
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jungle
Dschungel
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(to) escape from sb./sth. His father escaped from Germany before the war. They escaped from the police but were caught later.
vor jm./aus etwas fliehen; | entkommen
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death
Tod
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whatever the movie I just want to go to the cinema, whatever the film.
egal, welcher Film
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tall
(Gebäude) hoch
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(to) enter
betreten; | (in ein Land) einreisen
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observatory
Aussichtsplattform
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(to) offer
(an)bieten
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spectacukar
spektakulär, atemberaubend
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static, | static electricity
elektrische Aufladung
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fence | a fence
Zaun
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(to) kiss He is kissing her.
sich küssen
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kiss
Kuss
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spark
Funke
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lip
Lippe
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deli If you are hungry, we can get some sandwiches at the deli on the way home
Deli (Lebensmittelgeschäft mit Fastfoodrestaurant)
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bagel
Bagel (ringförmiges Brötchen )
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cream cheese
Frischkäse
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cream
Sahne; Creme
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plain I want a plain answer in plain English: where were you last night?
einfach, schlicht | hier: "natur", "ohne alles"
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coffee
Kaffee
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counter
Theke, Ladentisch
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(to) taste Have you ever tasted kangaroo? Taste this and tell me if it's too sweet. This tastes wonderfull! Did you make it?
probieren, kosten; | schmecken
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taste She doesn't like the taste of wisky. He has terrible taste in music.
Geschmack
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plenty of We don't have to hurry: we have got plenty of time still. There are plenty of reasons to learn English.
reichlich, viel(e)
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(to) give (sb.) a smile He gave her a big/shy/silly smile. = He smiled in a big/shy/silly way.
(jn. an) lächeln
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jewish
jüdisch
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dough
Teig
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(to) boil
kochen (Flüssigkeit, Speise)
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oven
Ofen, Backofen
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filling
Füllung, (Brot-)Belag