vocabulary 8C german-americans Flashcards
sich anpassen
to assimilate
to fit in
Botschafter/in
ambassador
sb who represents a foreign country abroad
Ehrgeiz, Ziel, Ambition
ambition
ambitious
Abstammung
ancestry
the family or the race of people that you come from
jdn ernennen, jdn berufen
to appoint sb
to give sb a position or job
kaum
barely
almost nothing
etw brauen
to brew sth
brewery
Kohl, Kraut
cabbage
a kind of vegetable
(Bundes-) Kanzler/in
chancellor
head of government
die Einberufung
the draft (AE)
the parctice of ordering people to serve in the army
treu, loyal
faithful
loyal
fruchtbar
fertile
able to grow plants well
etw aromatisieren, etw würzen
to flavour sth
to add more taste to sth
Gründer/in
founder
to found
Historiker/in
historian
sb who studied history
Heimat(land)
homeland
country where sb comes from
Klo
loo (infml) (BE)
bathroom (AE)
Hersteller/in
maker
builder, producer
überwiegend
predominantly
mostly, mainly
florieren
to prosper
prosperity
jdn/etw umbenennen
to rename sb/sth
to give sb/sth a new name
Sündenbock
scapegoat
sb who takes all the blame for a problem
qualifiziert, Fach-
skilled
trained and experienced
Gipfel(treffen)
summit
meeting between heads of government
maßgeschneidert
tailored
made specifically for sb
etw (zurück)verfolgen
to trace sth
to follow sth
Branche, Gewerbe
trade
profession
schwanken, wackeln
wobble
<> to be stable
