Vocabulary-Stuber Flashcards

(109 cards)

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Fortschritt

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advance

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Zerstörung

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destruction

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Massenvernichtungsmittel

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weapons of mass destruction

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Kraftwerk

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power plant

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gründen/einführen/in Bewegung setzen

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to launch

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Gerät/Vorrichtung

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appliance

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Chirurg

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surgeon

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Versicherung

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insurance

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Rezept/verschreibungspflichtig

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prescription

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Beschwerde

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complaint

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11
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Heilmittel

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cure

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künstlich

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artificial

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Ersatz-/stellvertretend

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surrogate

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Abtreibung

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abortion

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für etw. anfällig machen

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to predispose

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Treffpunkt

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venue

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Selbstachtung

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self-esteem

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18
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schlank/mager

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slender

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19
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makellos

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blemish-free

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20
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einspurig denkend

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one-track mind

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21
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Anhang

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attachment

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22
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Kleinfamilie

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nuclear family

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Großfamilie

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extended family

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künstliche Befruchtung

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artificial insemination

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Vorschriften machen
to lay down the law
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Gehorsamkeit
obedience
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einen Kredit aufnehmen
to take out a loan
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Unterkunft
accommodation
29
Praktikant
intern
30
Herkunft/Abstammung
ancestry
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vererbt/angeboren
hereditary
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erworben/anerzogen
acquired
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durchsetzungsfähig
assertive
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bestreiten/verleugnen
to deny
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Ehrgeiz
ambition
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reif/erwachsen
mature
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Defizit
shortcoming
38
Befangenheit/Verlegenheit
self-consciousness
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Unterlegenheit
inferiority
40
Unternehmung
enterprise
41
vernichten
devastate
42
Filiale
chain store
43
Handelsvertreter
sales rep
44
Fabrikarbeiter
blue-collar worker
45
Firmenchef
chief executive officer
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entlassen
to lay off
47
Bürojob
nine-to-five job
48
Lohnniveau
wage level
49
Ungleichheit
inequality
50
Arbeitslosigkeit
unemployment
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Konjunkturabschwung
recession
52
Nachlassen der Gewinne
a slump in profits
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Gesellschafter
share holder
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Börsenmakler
stockbroker
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aus den roten Zahlen kommen
to break even
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kürzen
to cut back
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Wohlstand
prosperity
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subventionieren
subsidize
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Beitrag
contribution
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Sozialhilfe bekommen
to be on welfare
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ernten/abschneiden
crop
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Bewässerung
irrigation
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Umgebung
surroundings
64
schädlich
harmful
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für etw. spenden
to contribute to
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Abholzung
deforestation
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etw. fällen
to chop sth. down
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ausschöpfen/aufbrauchen
to exhaust
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Ausstoß
emission
70
Mülldeponie
landfill
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Giftmülldeponie
toxic waste dump
72
Bodenertrag/-erosion
soil erosion
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Wüstenbildung
desertification
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Dürre
drought
75
Unterernährung
malnutrition
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Hungersnot
famine
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aussterben
to become extinct
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bedroht
threatened
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gefährdet
endangered
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bioabbaubar
biodegradable
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wegwerfbar
disposable
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Lebensmittelkette
food chain
83
Lebensraum/Heimat
habitat
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Erdwärmekraftwerk
geothermal power station
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Atomkraftwerk
nuclear power station
86
Windpark
wind farm
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Windturbine
wind turbine
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Abwasser
sewage/effluent
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Abwasser abführen
to discharge effluent into (a river)
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Sonnenkollektor
solar cell/panel
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fossile Brennstoffe
fossil fuels
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Abbau der Ozonschicht
depletion of the ozone layer
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nachhaltig
sustainable
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Umweltschützer
environmentalist
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erheben
to levy (a tax)
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Naturschutz/Konservierung
conservation
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erforschender Journalismus
investigative journalism
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Leitartikel
feature story
99
einfühlsam/scharfsinnig
perceptive
100
berechenbar
predictable
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befangen
biased
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Massenmarkt
downmarket
103
Zwangslizenz-frei
compulsory licence free
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Berichterstattung
coverage
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Moderator
anchorman
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misstrauen
to be suspicious of sth.
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Katalysator
catalytic converter
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Verbrennungsmotor
internal combustion engine
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radioaktiver Strahlung ausgesetzt sein
to be exposed to radioactivity