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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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(to) litter

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Abfälle zurücklassen

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Litter

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Abfall

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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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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.

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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

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Nine Eleven (der Terroranschlag am 11. September 2001)

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hijacker

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(Flugzeug) Entführer/in

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(to) take sth. over

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etwas übernehmen; etwas in seine Gewalt bringen

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skyscraper

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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!

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brennen, verbrennen

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(to) collapse

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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) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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the best Aussicht der Welt

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perfect

! ! ! ! ! stress: perfect

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perfekt; ideal; vollkommen

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Lobby

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Eingangshalle

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visibility

The fog was so bad that visibility was only 10 feet.

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Sicht(weite)

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ticket office

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Kasse (für den Verkauf von Eintrittskarten); Fahrkartenschalter

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floor

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Stock(werk)

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one floor up

one floor up < > one floor down

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ein Stockwerk höher

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(to) sweat

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schwitzen

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Thank God.

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Got sei Dank.

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a while

We waited a while and went on.

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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?

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genug von etwas haben, etwas satt haben

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myself

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selbst

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movie (AE)

film (BE)

(to) go to the movies (AE)
(to) go to the cinema (BE)

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Film

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jungle

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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.

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vor jm./aus etwas fliehen;

entkommen

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death

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Tod

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whatever the movie

I just want to go to the cinema, whatever the film.

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egal, welcher Film

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tall

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(Gebäude) hoch

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(to) enter

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betreten;

(in ein Land) einreisen

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observatory

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Aussichtsplattform

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(to) offer

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(an)bieten

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spectacukar

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spektakulär, atemberaubend

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static,

static electricity

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elektrische Aufladung

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fence

a fence

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Zaun

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(to) kiss

He is kissing her.

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sich küssen

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kiss

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Kuss

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spark

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Funke

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lip

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Lippe

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deli

If you are hungry, we can get some sandwiches at the deli on the way home

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Deli (Lebensmittelgeschäft mit Fastfoodrestaurant)

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bagel

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Bagel (ringförmiges Brötchen )

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cream cheese

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Frischkäse

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cream

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Sahne; Creme

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plain

I want a plain answer in plain English: where were you last night?

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einfach, schlicht

hier: “natur”, “ohne alles”

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coffee

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Kaffee

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counter

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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?

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probieren, kosten;

schmecken

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taste

She doesn’t like the taste of wisky.
He has terrible taste in music.

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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.

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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.

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(jn. an) lächeln

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jewish

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jüdisch

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dough

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Teig

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(to) boil

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kochen (Flüssigkeit, Speise)

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oven

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Ofen, Backofen

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filling

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Füllung, (Brot-)Belag

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