General Reading II Flashcards
attrition
Abrieb, Abnutzung, Verschleiß
Russian President Vladimir Putin is apparently settling in for an extended war of attrition in Ukraine.
ignominy
Schmach
But the that defeat paved the way for the ultimate collapse of the Soviet empire – an ignominy that Putin has called the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century
collectively
alle zusammen
On the other hand, the U.S. and NATO have collectively pledged more than 50 billion euros in military aid
diametrical
diametral, in genau entgegengesetzter Richtung liegend
But it was in diametrical opposition to comments made by Scholz and Macron.
utter
total, völlig, vollkommen,
(to utter sth) etw äußern
The German chancellor has never even uttered the word victory
sought (seek sought sought)
- ambitransitive To try to find; to look for; to search for.
- transitive To ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
- transitive To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
Macron has repeatedly sought to pursue dialogue with Moscow
though
obwohl, (je)doch, denoch, immerhin, trotzdem
Behind the scenes, though, leading officials like National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and CIA chief William Burns have said in closed-door meetings with allies that the words of the Pentagon chief have been overinterpreted.
astounding
erstaunlich, verblüffend, außergewöhnlich
Ukraine may have achieved astounding successes early on in the war
astute
schlau, clever
Putin, they say, is now pursuing a strategy that is far more astute than the poorly planned advance on Kyiv seen in the first days of the war.
to discard
wegwerfern, abwerfen, ablegen
Instead of completely encircling the Ukrainian troops in the Donbas, a goal that Russia quickly had to discard, Putin’s army is now focusing its attentions on the eastern tip of the Donbas
sputtering
Stottern, stottern, schwanken, zischen
A leading German official says that the Russian war machine will only begin sputtering once the embargo results in a lack of important electronic parts necessary for modern weapons systems.
protracted
langwierig
(to protract sth) etw in die Länge ziehen
the U.S. is prepared for a protracted conflict.
to muster sth
etw aufbringen, versammeln, antreten.
For a breakthrough, one side has to have a 3:1 advantage over the other, a dominance that neither the Russians nor the Ukrainians can muster.
to pan out
Sich bezahlt machen, aufgehen
carve-out
bahnen
if Roe v. Wade is overturned do not contain carve-outs that were once widely supported by abortion opponents.
undo
rückgängig machen
the United States, abortion opponents from Ronald Reagan to Donald J. Trump generally supported those exceptions, even as they worked to undo Roe.
anguish
Qual, Schmerz
He said he had heard testimony from rape and incest victims who expressed “the mental anguish they went through when they dealt with the fact they terminated the life of their own baby
revive
wiederleben
At least nine more states are weighing similar bans — some of which have been paused by courts — or could revive pre-Roe abortion prohibitions
punitiveness (pu ni tive ness)
Bestrafung
I think we are heading in a direction of increasing absolutism and punitiveness
fervent
inbrünstig, glühend
that turnout typically consists of the most fervent voters
expedient
zweckmäßig, berechnend
Though embracing limited exceptions might have once seemed politically expedient, the aims of the anti-abortion movement have grown increasingly unconditional.
stillbirth
Totgeburt
rubella
Röteln
to wax
zunehmen, wachsen
Police enforcement of the bans waxed and waned over the decades
to wane
schwinden
Police enforcement of the bans waxed and waned over the decades
liability
Verpflichtung, Bürde
To offer doctors criminal liability shields, hospitals set up committees to evaluate which cases qualified for “therapeutic” abortions
scant
knapp
Although the exceptions in the new abortion bans are scant, states nonetheless require doctors as well as patients to supply substantial documentation to justify the need.
