6.4 America's changing role 175/177 Flashcards by Tatjana Zehnder

Q

akute Bedürfnisse

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critical needs

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Aussenpolitik

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foreign policy

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unverwundbar

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invulnerable

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Aufgabe

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task

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Ausrüstung

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equipment

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jmdm zu Hilfe kommen

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to come to sb’s aid

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hier: globales handeln

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global response

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Kritik

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criticism

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etw. sammeln

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to rally sth

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Angelegenheiten

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affairs

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als Antwort aus etw

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in response to sth

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gemeinsame Reaktion auf etw.

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shared response to sth

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örtlich

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local

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Spannungen entschärfen

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to de-escalate tensions

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(auf etw.) reagieren

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to respond (to sth)

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Standards entsprechen

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to meet standards

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im Inland

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on a domestic level

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etw. ungern tun

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to be reluctant to do sth

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Einmarsch, Invasion

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invasion

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Zusammenbruch

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collapse

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in den Krieg ziehen

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to launch a war = to go to war

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im eigenen Interesse Handeln

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to act in one’s own interests

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eine neue Ära einläuten

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to herald a new era

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einen Aleingang machen

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to go it alone

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etw. finanzieren

to fund sth = to finance sth

Abrüstung

disarmament

hier: gemeinsam

common

(in ein Land) einmarschieren

to invade (a country)

finanzielle Unterstützung

funding

Ansatz, Vorgehensweise

approach

Thema, Angelegenheit

issue

Vorteil, Nutzen

benefit

abrüsten

to disarm

Terroranschlag

terrorist attack

Abteilungsleiter(in) im Auswärtigen Amt

Assistant Secretary of State (US)

jmdn mit Waffen versorgen

to supply arms to sb

Menschenwürde

human dignity

Unverwundbarkeit

invulnerability

ein wesentlicher Bestandteil von etw sein

to be essential to sth

gemeinsames Handeln

collective action

etw. einläuten

to herald sth

Wendepunkt

turning point

verheerend

devastating

Boden

soil

eine Last tragen

to bear the burden

sich in etw. einmischen

to get involved in sth

etw. verstärken

to step up sth

hier: ausdrücken

to enunciate

multilaterale Zusammenarbeit

multilateral engagement

jmdn/etw kritisieren

to criticize sb/sth

Entspannung

détente

hier: Regierung

Administration

einen klaren Kurs vorgeben

to chart a clear course

etw. maximieren

to maximize sth

*zusammenbrechen

to collapse

Waffenruhe ausrufen

to declare a ceasefire

Interventionismus

interventionism

Naturkatastrophe

natural disaster

Verbündete(r)

ally

Erdbeben

earthquake