The British Isles (p. 197) Flashcards by Colin Eicher

Q

die Britischen Inseln

A

the British Isles

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See (irisches Wort für “lake”)

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Lough

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See (Schottisch)

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Loch

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Hochland

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highlands (antonym: lowlands)

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tiefe, lang gestreckte Meeresbucht in Schottland

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firth

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Gebiet

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district

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Moor, Heidelandschaft

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moor(s)

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Gebirgskette in Grossbritannien

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the Pennines

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Ebene

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plain

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Bucht

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bay

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die Niederungen in East Anglia

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the Fens

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Sumpfland, Moorland

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fen

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Hügel

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hill

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Gebirgsläufer

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foothills

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Grüngürtel (hier: um London)

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Green Belt

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Trichtermündung

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estuary

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Hügelland

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downs

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Felsen

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cliff

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der Ärmelkanal

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the (English) Channel

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Küste

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coast (antonym: inland)

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Grafschaft

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county

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ansteigend

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sloping

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Hang

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slope

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Hochebene, Plateau

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plateau

fruchtbar

fertile (antonym: barren)

Erde, Boden

soil

hier: Landschaft

countryside

wild, felsig

rugged

kahl

stark

atemberaubend

spectacular = breathtaking

Landschaft(en)

scenery

gebirgig, bergig

mountainous

tief gelegen

low-lying

sumpfig

marshy

an der Küste

on the coast

nördlich von...

(to the) north of...

im Norden

in the north

liegen (örtlich)

to be situated / to lie

an...grenzen

to border on...

nördlich/südlich/...von...liegen

to be north/south/east/west of...

...m über dem Meeresspiegel liegen

to be...m above sea level

auf Meereshöhe liegen

to be at sea level

von...umgeben sein

to be surrounded by...