Video gaming Flashcards
What does ‘addictive’ mean?
The quality of something that you cannot stop doing or using.
Suchterzeugend
What does ‘cognitive’ mean?
Connected with thinking or conscious mental processes.
kognitiv
What does ‘harmless’ mean?
Not able or not likely to cause physical or other injury or damage.
unbedenklich
What does ‘nuanced’ mean?
Slightly different.
nuanciert
What does ‘reliable’ mean?
Deserving trust; dependable.
zuverlässig
What does ‘skilful / skillful’ mean?
Good at doing something.
Geschickt
What is ‘addiction’?
An inability to stop doing or using something.
Sucht
What are the Columbine shootings?
A school shooting that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Colorado, US.
What does ‘consensus’ mean?
A generally accepted opinion; a wide agreement.
Einigkeit
What is a ‘disorder’?
An illness of the body or mind.
Störung
What are ‘monkey bars’?
An equipment on which children can climb from one bar to the next.
Hangelleiter
What is ‘scholarship’?
Serious, detailed study.
Wissenschaft
What is the WHO?
A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global public health.
What does ‘to defeat’ mean?
To win against.
besiegen
What does ‘to display’ mean?
To show a feeling.
Zeigen
What does ‘to engage in something’ mean?
To take part in something.
Sich an etw. beteiligen
What does ‘to emerge’ mean?
To appear.
Aufkommen
What does ‘to induce’ mean?
To cause.
veranlassen
What does ‘to inflict something on someone’ mean?
To force someone to experience something very unpleasant.
Jdmd etwas zufügen
What does ‘to pop up’ mean?
To appear or happen, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
Auftauchen
What does ‘to recall’ mean?
To remember.
sich an etwas erinnern
What does ‘to succumb to something’ mean?
To lose the determination to oppose something.
Etwas erliegen
What does ‘to waylay’ mean?
To wait for and then stop something.
Wegelagern
What does ‘compulsive’ mean?
Having a very strong desire to do sth repeatedly.
Zwanghaft
What does ‘diverse’ mean?
Very different from each other.
verschieden
What does ‘excessive’ mean?
Too much or too many.
übermäßig
What does ‘moderate’ mean?
Not extreme.
gemäßig
What does ‘superficial’ mean?
Not deep.
Oberflächlich
What does ‘tumultuous’ mean?
Very loud, or full of confusion, change, or uncertainty.
Turbulent
What does ‘worrisome’ mean?
Worrying.
Besorgniserregend
What does ‘coping’ mean?
The fact of dealing successfully with problems or difficult situations.
Bewältigung
What does ‘crackdown’ mean?
An action by an authority to stop sth.
Hartes Durchgreifen
What does ‘demographic’ mean?
A group of people.
Demografie
What does ‘diversity’ mean?
A variety.
Vielfalt
What does ‘pandemic’ mean?
A dangerous disease that infects many people at one time.
Pandemie
What does ‘shift’ mean?
A change in position or direction.
Verschiebung
What does ‘workaround’ mean?
A way of dealing with a problem or making sth work despite a problem.
Umgehungslōsung
What does ‘to evade’ mean?
To avoid or escape from.
Aus dem Weg gehen
What does ‘to impair’ mean?
To damage or weaken.
Beeinträchtigen
What does ‘to impose sth on sb’ mean?
To force a rule to be obeyed.
Jmdm etwas aufzwingen
What does ‘to maintain’ mean?
To continue to have; to keep in existence.
Aufrechthalten
What does ‘to monitor’ mean?
To watch and check a situation carefully for a period of time.
beobachten
What does ‘to relate to sb’ mean?
To be able to understand sb’s feelings.
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