American's Changing role Flashcards

(100 cards)

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Einbürgerungstest

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citizenship test

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Staatsbürgerschaft

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citizenship

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jmdn. willkommen heissen

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to welcome sb

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Kommune, Gemeinde

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local community

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hier: einheimisch

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home-grown

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Selbstmordattentäter(in)

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suicide bomber

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auf jmdn. abzielen

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to target sb

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Zivilist(in)

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civilian

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öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

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public transport

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10
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gescheitert

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failed

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Versuch

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attempt

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hier: ethnische Gruppe

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community

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die gegenteilige Wirkung haben

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to have the opposite effect

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voneinander trennen

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to keep sb apart (keep,kept)

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integrieren in

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ti integrate into

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Gesellschaft

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society

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Grundwerte

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core values, pl

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auf gemischte Reaktionen stossen

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to receive mixed reactions

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Isolationismus

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isolationism

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20
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Rede

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speech

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21
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der Kongress

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Congress

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Nachfolger (in)

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successor

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Wiederwahl

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re-election

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hier: Wahlspruch

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slogan

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Eingreifen, Intervention
intervention (to intervene)
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(eine bestimmte) Politik
policy
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Isolation, Abgeschiedenheit
isolation (to isolate sb,sth)
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gegen etw stimmen
to vote against sth
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etw unterzeichnen
to sign sth
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einer Organisation beitreten
to join an organization
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Bombardierung
bombing
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die Rückkehr zu etw
a return to sth
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verhindern, dass etwas geschieht
to prevent sth from happening
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sich zurückziehen
to retreat
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die Vereinten Nationen
the United Nations (+sing. verb)
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Epoche, Ära
era
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Bedrohung
threat
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sich verpflichten, etw zu tun
to be committed to doing sth
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jmdn/etw verteidigen
to defend sb/sth (defence)
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Verwicklung in etw
involvement in sth
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in etw gipfeln
to culminate in sth
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(Kriegs) Opfer
casualty
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Waffenruhe ausrufen
to declare a ceasefire
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etw ungern tun
to be reluctant to do sth
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sich in etw einmischen
to get involved in sth
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Entspannung
détente
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Spannungen entschärfen
to de-escalate tensions
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Abrüstung
disarmament
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abrüsten
ti disarm
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finanzielle Unterstützung
funding
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etw finanzieren
to fund sth = to finance sth
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örtlich
local
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jmdn mit Waffen versorgen
to supply arms to sb
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Einmarsch, Invasion
invasion (to invade)
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Zusammenbruch
collapse
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etw fördern
to promote sth
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jmdn zu Hilfe kommen
to come to sbd's aid (came,come)
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Kritik
criticism
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jmdn/etw kritisieren
to criticize sb/sth
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im eigenen Interesse handeln
to act in one's own interests
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etw einläuten
to herald sth
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eine neue Ära einschalten
to herald a new era
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Terroranschlag
terrorist attack
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Wendepunkt
turning point
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Unverwundbarkeit
invulnerability
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unverwundbar
invulnerable
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Boden
soil
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(auf etw) reagieren
to respond (to sth)
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in den Krieg ziehen
to launch a war = to go to war
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im Inland
on a domestic level
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Interventionismus
interventionism
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Angelegenheiten
affairs, pl
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verheerend
devastating
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Ansatz, Vorgehensweise
approach
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hier: ausdrücken
to enunciate (formal)
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Thema, Angelegenheit
issue
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Aufgabe
task
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gemeinsames Handeln
collective action
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einen Alleingang machen
to go it alone (fixed expression)
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eine Last tragen
to bear the burden (bore,borne)
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etw verstärken
to step up sth
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Verbündete(r)
ally
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Menschenwürde
human dignity
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etw aufrechterhalten
to uphold sth (upheld,upheld)
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hier:Regierung
Administration
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gemeinsame Reaktion auf etw
shared response to sth
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einen klaren Kurs vorgeben
to chart a clear course
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Aussenpolitik
foreign policy
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etw maximieren
to maximize sth
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Vorteil, Nutzen
benefit
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ein wesentlicher Bestandteil von etw sein
to be essential to sth
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hier:gemeinsam
common
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Standards entsprechen
to meet standards (met,met)
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etw sammeln
to rally sth
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hier: globales Handeln
global response
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akute Bedürfnisse
critical needs
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als Antwort auf etw
in response to sth
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Naturkatastrophe
natural disaster
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Erdbeben
earthquake
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eingreifen
to intervene