Video gaming Flashcards
(43 cards)
What does ‘addictive’ mean?
The quality of something that you cannot stop doing or using.
Suchterzeugend
What does ‘cognitive’ mean?
Connected with thinking or conscious mental processes.
kognitiv
What does ‘harmless’ mean?
Not able or not likely to cause physical or other injury or damage.
unbedenklich
What does ‘nuanced’ mean?
Slightly different.
nuanciert
What does ‘reliable’ mean?
Deserving trust; dependable.
zuverlässig
What does ‘skilful / skillful’ mean?
Good at doing something.
Geschickt
What is ‘addiction’?
An inability to stop doing or using something.
Sucht
What are the Columbine shootings?
A school shooting that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Colorado, US.
What does ‘consensus’ mean?
A generally accepted opinion; a wide agreement.
Einigkeit
What is a ‘disorder’?
An illness of the body or mind.
Störung
What are ‘monkey bars’?
An equipment on which children can climb from one bar to the next.
Hangelleiter
What is ‘scholarship’?
Serious, detailed study.
Wissenschaft
What is the WHO?
A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global public health.
What does ‘to defeat’ mean?
To win against.
besiegen
What does ‘to display’ mean?
To show a feeling.
Zeigen
What does ‘to engage in something’ mean?
To take part in something.
Sich an etw. beteiligen
What does ‘to emerge’ mean?
To appear.
Aufkommen
What does ‘to induce’ mean?
To cause.
veranlassen
What does ‘to inflict something on someone’ mean?
To force someone to experience something very unpleasant.
Jdmd etwas zufügen
What does ‘to pop up’ mean?
To appear or happen, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
Auftauchen
What does ‘to recall’ mean?
To remember.
sich an etwas erinnern
What does ‘to succumb to something’ mean?
To lose the determination to oppose something.
Etwas erliegen
What does ‘to waylay’ mean?
To wait for and then stop something.
Wegelagern
What does ‘compulsive’ mean?
Having a very strong desire to do sth repeatedly.
Zwanghaft
