Vokabeln Flashcards

Basicw

1
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remote adj.

to operate by remote control

A

adj. entfernt, fern

Fernsteuern (cars)

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2
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thickness

A

die dicke

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3
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released

A

freigeschaltet

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4
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suggest

A

vorschlagen

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5
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experienced

A

erfahren

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6
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directly connected

A

direkt verbunden

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7
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to extract sth.

A

etw. herausfiltern

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8
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for the sake of sth.

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um einer sache willen
z.B. for the sake of our planet.
they didn’t break up for the sake of the children.

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9
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to put up sth. into reverse

A

etw. umkehren, rückgängig machen

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10
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to allocate sth.

A

etw. zuteilen

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11
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provided

A

vorausgesetzt

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12
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to cancel sth.

A

etw. streichen

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13
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compensation

A

Wiedergutmachung, schadenersatz

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14
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to be entitled to sth.

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ein recht / anspruch auf etw. haben

z.B. The people are entitled to the truth

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15
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to be compensated for sth.

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für etw. entschädigt werden

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16
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to face up sth.

A

etw. ins Auge Blicken, sich etw. stellen

z. B. He’ll have to face up that he might not become the next picasso.

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17
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to keeo up sth.

A

etw. beibehalten

z. B. Keep up the good work!

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18
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to sort out sth.

A

etw. klären, lösen

z. B. if we hadn’t sorted out our differences, we couldn’t have worked as a team again.

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19
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ethnicity

A

Ethische Zugehörigkeit

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20
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Feud

A

Fehde

an angry and often violent Argument between two people or groups that has existed

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21
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at the suggestion of sb.

A

auf jmds. anraten/anregung

z.B. I went to the River Street dentist’s at Kim’s suggestion.

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22
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to madiate

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vermitteln

z.B. She said the EU should mediate between Russian and its neighbours.

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23
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terminal

A

unheilbar

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24
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applications

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anwendung

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25
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weird, strange

A

komisch

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26
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rather

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lieber, eher

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27
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repeatedly

A

mehrmals, wiederholt, öfters

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28
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ranked

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einordnen, einschätzen

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29
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keen on

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auf etw. lust haben

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30
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awkward

A

schwierig, ungünstig

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31
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promotes

A

fördern

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32
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interaction

A

beeinflussung, einwirkung

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33
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causal encounters

A

zwanglose begegnungen

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34
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encouraged

A

ermutigen, fördern

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35
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to devote sth. to so. /sth

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jmd. etw widmen

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36
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occasion

A

anlass, Möglichkeit

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37
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to gather

A

sich versammeln

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38
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compensated

A

abgefunden

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39
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recognise

A

begreifen, verstehen

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40
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attitude

A

verhalten

41
Q

matching up

A

aufeinander abgestimmt

42
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honed

A

geschliffen, poliert

z.B. Esther is drawing on years of carefully honed teaching skills to engage the local kids.

43
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secretive

A

verschwiegen

44
Q

to come up with sth.

A

etw. finden, auf etw. kommen

45
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obligatory

A

verpflichtend

46
Q

to crown it all

A

zum krönenden Abschluss

47
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low-key

A

einfach, ungezwungen, ohne großen aufwand

48
Q

targeted

A

geplant

49
Q

joinly

A

gemeinsam

50
Q

contribute

A

beitragen

51
Q

the most popular mode of..

A

Die beliebteste

52
Q

efficient

A

leistungsfähig

53
Q

demostrated

A

demonstrieren

54
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viable

A

durchführbar, brauchbar

55
Q

predicted

A

vorhersagen

56
Q

disappeared

A

verschwinden

57
Q

expected

A

erwartet

58
Q

hit upon the daring idea of…

A

auf die gewagte Idee von…

59
Q

measurements

A

Abmessungen

60
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accelerated

A

beschleunigt

61
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abruptly

A

plötzlich

62
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steadily

A

stetig, ununterbrochen

63
Q

triggers

A

auslösen

64
Q

accelerate

A

beschleunigen

65
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astounded

A

beeindruckt, impressed

66
Q

keep up

A

mithalten

67
Q

let alone

A

in ruhe lassen

68
Q

transmit

A

übertragen, übermitteln

69
Q

to counteract sth.

A

etw. entgegenwirken, etw. bekämpfen

z. b. to counteract stress we recommend a healthy diet and and enough sleep

70
Q

synthetic

A

künstlich, synthetisch

71
Q

coated

A

überzogen

72
Q

deceptive

A

täuschend

73
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obstinate

A

stärrisch, hartnacking

74
Q

to leg behind sb.

A

hinter jmd. zurückbleiben

75
Q

objective

A

zielsetzung, Zielvorgabe

76
Q

tag

A

identifizierungskennzeichen, Markierung

77
Q

status-quo

A

ist-zustand

78
Q

to accumulate sth.

A

etw. ansammeln

z. B. they are accumulating wealth and power at the expense of others.

79
Q

astounded

A

bestürzt, verblüfft

80
Q

to replenish sth.

A

etw. auffüllen

81
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to erode sth.

A

etw. abtragen, auswaschen

82
Q

to be suceptible

A

für etw. empfändlich, anfällig sein

83
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resistent

A

wiederstandsfähig

84
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to breed

A

sich vermehren

85
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striking

A

auffallend

86
Q

stunning

A

umwerfend

87
Q

heart-rending

A

herzzereißend

88
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hideous

A

scheußlich, grässlich

89
Q

notorious

A

berüchtigt

90
Q

jagged

A

gezackt, spitz

91
Q

to smother sth.

A

etw. unter sich begraben

92
Q

decisively

A

entschieden

it’s vital to act decisively to end the recent outbreak of violence

93
Q

to vanish

A

verschwinden

94
Q

daring

A

waghalsig, kühn

95
Q

to accelerate

A

beschleunigen

96
Q

to maintain an equilibrium

A

das Gleichgewicht wahren

97
Q

to elapse

A

vergehen, verstreichen

z.B. theee years had been elapsed since she had left school and still hadn’t found a job

98
Q

to clave

A

kalben

99
Q

eerily beautiful

A

unheimlich schön