Einmal Kind, immer Kind

Question 1

Abhängigkeit

Answer 1

(die, -en)

(1) dependence; addiction
(2) [in Abhängigkeit von] as a function of, subject to, dependent on

Question 2

(sich) absetzen

Answer 2

(setzt ab) [schwaches, trennbares Verb]

(1) take off, remove (e.g., hat, glasses)
(2) to discontinue, break off (doing something) (e.g., taking a medication)
(3) to let someone out, drop someone off (e.g., in reference to a car)
(4) [sich absetzen] to take off, abscond

Question 3

aktuell

Answer 3

(adj., adv.) current

Question 4

Angelegenheit

Answer 4

(die, -en) matter, issue, affair, concern

Question 5

Anwalt / Anwaltin

Answer 5

(der; ä, -e. die; -nen)

attorney, lawyer

Question 6

Auseinandersetzung

Answer 6

(die, -en)

(1) contention, quarrel, altercation, dispute
(2) (intellectual) involvement, struggle

Question 7

sich auseinandersetzen

Answer 7

[schwaches, trennbares Verb]

to struggle, grapple, come to grips [+ mit]

Question 8

begrenzen

Answer 8

[schwaches Verb]

to restrict, bound, limit

Question 9

belasten

Answer 9

[schwaches Verb]

to strain, burden, encumber

Question 10

berechnen

Answer 10

schwaches Verb]

(1) to calculate
(2) to charge

Question 11

Betrag

Answer 11

(der; ä, -e)

amount, sum

Question 12

Bürgerliche Gesetzbuch (BGB)

Answer 12

(das)

civil code, civil law

Question 13

decken

Answer 13

[schwaches Verb]
to cover (both literally—e.g., with a blanket or lid—and metaphorically—e.g., shield from harm or pay debt]

Question 14

gegenseitig

Answer 14

[Adjektiv/Adverb]

mutual, reciprocal

Question 15

Gericht

Answer 15

(das, -e)

1) court (of law
(2) dish (i.e., food)

Question 16

Hinblick

Answer 16

[der, kein Pl.]

(1) view, regard
(2) [im Hinblick + auf + Akk.] with respect to, in view of, with regard to

Question 17

hinweg

Answer 17

(adv. )

(be) over, for (many years) (e.g., “über Jahre hinweg”

Question 18

Jahrzehnt

Answer 18

(das, -e)

decade

Question 19

Pflicht

Answer 19

(die, -en)

duty, obligation

Question 20

rechnen

Answer 20

[schwaches Verb]

(1) reckon, calculate, compute
(2) [+ mit] to reckon on, take into account, to bank on

Question 21

schildern

Answer 21

[schwaches Verb]

depict, portray, delineate

Question 22

stoßen

Answer 22

(stößt, stieß, hat/ist gestoßen) [starkes Verb]

(1) [hat gestoßen] push, shove
(2) [ist gestoßen] to hit upon (something), to come across (something/someone) [+ auf + Akk.]

Question 23

Trennung

Answer 23

(die, -en)

separation

Question 24

Umstand

Answer 24

(der; ä, -e)

(1) circumstance
(2) [unter Umständen] in some/certain circumstances

Question 25

Urteil

Answer 25

(das, -e) judgment, verdict

Question 26

Vermögen

Answer 26

(das, -)

1) fortune, assets, estate
(2) faculty, power (e.g., “das Sehvermögen”

Question 27

Verweis

Answer 27

(der, -e)

(1) reference
(2) [mit Verweis + auf + Akk.] with reference to

Question 28

vollziehen

Answer 28

(vollzieht, vollzog, hat vollzogen) [starkes, untrennbares Verb]
to fulfill, accomplish, perform, consummate