Kapitel 5: Leipzig Flashcards

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abreißen (riss ab, hat abgerissen)

A

to tear down, demolish

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der Abriss

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demolition

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sich anschließen (schloss sich an, hat sich angeschlossen)

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to join a group

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der Bau

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construction

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bauen (hat gebaut)

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to build

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der Berufstätige, -/ die Berufstätige, -n

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employee

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besitzen (besaß, hat besessen)

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to own

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der Betrieb, -e

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workplace, factory

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die Bühne, -n

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stage

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dabei sein (ist dabei, war dabei, ist debai gewesen)

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to be there; to participate

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die DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik)

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(former) GDR (German Democratic Republic); East Germany

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die Demonstration, -en

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demonstration

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drohen (hat gedroht)

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to threaten

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der Eingang, -“e

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entrance

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die Einnahmen (pl.)

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revenue

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sich entwickeln (hat sich entwickelt)

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to develop, change, transform

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erhalten (erhält, erhielt, hat erhalten)

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to recieve, be given

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das Friedensgebet, -e

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prayer for peace

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friedlich

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peaceful, peacefully

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20
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zu etwas führen (hat geführt)

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to lead to smth.

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21
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der Garten, -“

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garden

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das Gebäude, -

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building

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die Gewalt

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force; violence

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die Gewaltlosigkeit

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nonviolence

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25
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die Gründerzeit

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late 1800s (years of rapid industrial expansion in Germany)

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das Haus, -“er

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house

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der Hof, -“e

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courtyard, yard

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hupen (hat gehupt)

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to honk (a car’s horn)

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die Innenstadt, -“e

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center of town, downtown

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die Jahrhundertwende

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turn of the century

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das Jubiläum, pl. Jubiläen

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jubilee, anniversary

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die Kerze, -n

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candle

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die Kosten (pl.)

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costs

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leer stehen (steht leer, stand leer, hat leer gestanden)

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to sit vacant

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die Lösung, -en

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solution

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die Mannschaft, -en

A

military unit

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die Messe, -n

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trade fair

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das Messegelände

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trade fair grounds

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die Oper, -n

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opera

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pflegen (hat gepflegt)

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to maintain, take care of

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der Platz, -“e

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place, room, square

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die Regierung, -en

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government

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der Ruf, -e

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call

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die Sanierung, -en

A

renovation

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schaffen (shuf, hat geschaffen)

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to shape; create

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sich sicher sein (ist sich sicher, war sich sicher, ist sich sicher gewesen)

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to be certain

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das Stadthaus, -“er

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townhouse (3-4 stories or more)

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das Stadtviertel, -

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city neighborhood, quarter

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schweigen (schwieg, hat geschwiegen)

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to be silent, say nothing

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verhaften (hat verhaftet)

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to arrest

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verlassen (verlässt, verließ, hat verlassen)

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to leave

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sich verlieben (hat sich verliebt)

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to fall in love

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vermieten (hat vermietet)

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to rent out

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vernachlässigen (hat vernachlässigt)

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to neglect

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versuchen (hat versucht)

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to try

56
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der Volksmund

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vernacular, the people’s language

57
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wie es im Volksmund heißt

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as they say

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vorschlagen (schlägt vor, schlug vor, hat vorgeschlagen)

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to suggest

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der Westen

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West Germany; the West

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die Wohnanlage, -n

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housing development

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die Wohnung, -en

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apartment, flat

62
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die Zentralheizung

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central heating

63
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das Zuhause

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home