English lessons with Daniel 2

Question 1

half snow, half rain

Answer 1

sleet

Question 2

das ist nicht so meins

Answer 2

not my cup of tea

Question 3

stick to what you do and can do

Answer 3

stick to your guns

Question 4

nicht in dem maße wie die…

Answer 4

not on the same scale as the…

Question 5

da kommen die ganz schön ins zittern

Answer 5

shaking in their boots

Question 6

einen kurzen text auf unserer website / etwas auf unsere website setzen

Answer 6

a short write-up on our website

Question 7

der großteil meiner zeit

Answer 7

the majority of your time

Question 8

was leute anspricht

Answer 8

what makes people click

Question 9

einkommen erzeugen

Answer 9

to generate income

Question 10

das ist befriedigend

Answer 10

it’s satisfying

Question 11

einen besseren weg für seine karriere wählen

Answer 11

to choose a more suitable way for your career

Question 12

Das weniger schlimme

Answer 12

The lesser of two evils

Question 13

Schuldiger

Answer 13

Culprit

Question 14

messen

Answer 14

to gauge

Question 15

Entlassen

Answer 15

to lay off

Question 16

manipulationssicher (zb auch für giftige Haushaltsmittel)

Answer 16

tamper-resistant

Question 17

Ich mußte mein Umfeld wechseln

Answer 17

I needed to change my surroundings

Question 18

to think about the extent of a situation

Answer 18

to gauge a situation

Question 19

sie aus den Läden nehmen

Answer 19

to pull them off the shelf

Question 20

es wurde manipuliert

Answer 20

got tampered with

Question 21

in den sauren Apfel beißen

Answer 21

To bite the bullet

Question 22

zu den bekehrten predigen

Answer 22

to preach to the converted

Question 23

wie wir es für richtig halten

Answer 23

As we see fit / do we just use them as we see fit

Question 24

to make something illegal or unacceptable

Answer 24

to outlaw

Question 25

the fact that a person or family is not always able to get enough food

Answer 25

food insecurity

Question 26

to make something that is already bad even worse

Answer 26

to exacerbate

Question 27

to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time

Answer 27

to plague / this crisis is plaguing our country for years now

Question 28

an organization that helps people to start new companies, especially ones involved with advanced technology

Answer 28

incubator

Question 29

Du hast es genau richtig gemacht!" / "Du hast es genau auf den Punkt gebracht!

Answer 29

You got on it exactly

Question 30

having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions

Answer 30

eligible

Question 31

expanding

Answer 31

scaling out

Question 32

surprising us

Answer 32

it caught us off guard

Question 33

serious and graceful in manner or style in a way that deserves respect

Answer 33

dignified

Question 34

to consider or judge

Answer 34

to deem / to be deemed eligible

Question 35

gained steam

Answer 35

has taken off

Question 36

erosion globaler normen

Answer 36

erosion of global norms

Question 37

fruchtbarer boden für aufständische Gruppen

Answer 37

fertile ground for insurgent groups

Question 38

(especially of older people) active and able to move quickly and energetically

Answer 38

to be spry / he is really spry for a 80-year old

Question 39

vertrauenswürdig

Answer 39

trustworthy

Question 40

having a limit or end

Answer 40

finite (fainait)

Question 41

without limits; extremely large or great

Answer 41

infinite

Question 42

bad situation, swamp, swampy situation

Answer 42

quagmire

Question 43

to make something that is already bad even worse

Answer 43

to exacerbate

Question 44

to get rid of something completely or destroy something bad

Answer 44

to eradicate

Question 45

auf den zug aufspringen

Answer 45

jumping on the bandwagon

Question 46

present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place / present everywhere

Answer 46

pervasive (pervasive issue)

Question 47

very serious or extreme

Answer 47

dire / dire consequences / in dire need of help

Question 48

continuing for a long time / never-ending

Answer 48

chronic

Question 49

urgent issue

Answer 49

pressing issue

Question 50

causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument

Answer 50

contentious

Question 51

selbstbewußt

Answer 51

assertive

Question 52

augen vor der schwierigen situation verschließen / uns abwenden

Answer 52

turn our backs

Question 53

desensibilisiert / seeing too much violence on television can desensitize people to it

Answer 53

desensitized

Question 54

to make someone extremely tired

Answer 54

to wear someone out / to wear the West out

Question 55

an emotion, belief, or characteristic of a situation that is hidden and usually negative or dangerous but that has some effect

Answer 55

undercurrent / undercurrents of racism / there are dangerous undercurrents

Question 56

unpredicted event

Answer 56

black swan

Question 57

something includes

Answer 57

entails

Question 58

doing things that are too advanced or too hard

Answer 58

over our head

Question 59

aus einer anderen perspektive / linse

Answer 59

looking fro a different lens

Question 60

happening many times, or happening again

Answer 60

recurring / recurring themes, problems