Wordpool English as a lingua franca 2 Flashcards

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Patwa

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Dialekt der englischen Sprache, der hauptsächlich in Jamaica gesprochen wird

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Creole

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kreolisch, Kreolsprache; in ehemaligen überseeischen Kolonien gesprochene Sprache, die sich aus einer nicht europäischen und einer europäischen Sprache zusammensetzt

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distinctive

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unverwechselbar, markant

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to embark on sth

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hier: etw beginnen

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elite

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Elite-, elitär

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pointless

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sinnlos, zwecklos

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renowned

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Texts: The global language of the future
berühmt, angesehen

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predominant

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vorherrschend, überwiegend

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to diminish

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(sich) verringern, (sich) reduzieren

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diminution

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Verringerung

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prediction

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Prognose, Vorhersage

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12
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launch

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Einführung, Start

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13
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fluency

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fließende Beherrschung (einer Fremdsprache)

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aspiration

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Anspruch, Bestreben

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decline

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Verfall, Niedergang

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to peak

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den Höchststand erreichen, gipfeln

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to outpace

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abhängen, ausstechen, hinter sich lassen

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asset

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Gewinn, Vorteil, Bereicherung

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principal

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Haupt-, wesentlich, vorrangig

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complacency

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Selbstzufriedenheit, Bequemlichkeit

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resentment

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Feindseligkeit, Missgunst

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to emerge

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auftauchen, entstehen, hervortreten

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to evolve

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(sich) entwicklen, (sich) herausbilden

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to coincide

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zusammenfallen, zusammentreffen

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to carry prestige

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Ansehen besitzen

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to preserve

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bewahren, erhalten

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to displace

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verdrängen

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consistency

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Beständigkeit, Einheitlichkeit

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variant

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abweichend