Lektionswortschatz II Flashcards
(155 cards)
Verkehrsunfall
accident / car accident
der Unfall, Unfälle
accident, misfortune
der Unfallhergang, Unfallhergänge
course of events leading up to and during an accident
die Unfallstelle, -n
scene of the accident
ereignen, sich
happen (itself?)
beteiligt sein an + D
be involved in sth (accident, negotiation) / have a share in sth / be a party to sth (deal, crime) / [Economics] have a share in sth, have an interest in sth / share in sth
der/ die Beteiligte, -n
person concerned or involved / participant, contestant, competitor / partner, party
der Fahrer / Fahrerin, -nen
driver, rider
der Beifahrer / Beifahrerin, -nen
[PKW front-seat] passenger / co-driver, driver’s mate / pillion rider / navigator (races)
die Fahrbahn, -en
road, lane, carriageway
die Gegenfahrbahn
opposite or oncoming carriageway
die Ampel, -n
traffic light
wechseln auf + A
change to
auf Rot wechseln
change to red
blinken
sparkle / twinkle / flash / (flash a) signal / indicate
ausweichen
avoid [sth], evade [sth] / make way, get out of the way / be evasive or non-committal, hedge, talk (a)round
entgegenkommen
come toward(s), come to meet / make concessions to (sb) or toward[s] sb’s wishes / oblige sb / comply with
geraten auf + A (die Gegenfahrbahn)
end up on the wrong side of the road
schuld sein an + D
be guilty, have fault, be at fault
schuldig
responsible, culpable / guilty / indebted
der / die Schuldige, -n
culprit / guilty party, offender
verursachen
cause, bring about, give rise to
überholen
pass, overtake, outstrip, surpass / overhaul, recondition, refit
übersehen
grasp, assess / overlook, miss / ignore / turn a blind eye to