Wiederholung 1

Question 1

verlassen (transitive)
sich verlassen

Answer 1

to leave, abandon, forsake
rely, depend on (auf + accusative)
darauf kannst du dich verlassen/worauf du dich verlassen kannst
you can depend on or be sure of that

Question 2

verlässlich

Answer 2

reliable

Question 3

die Verlässlichkeit

Answer 3

reliability

Question 4

ziemlich

Answer 4

quite
fairly
quite a distance (od long way)
a considerable distance
eine ziemliche Strecke
it was quite hard work, it was quite a bit (od lot) of work, it was a fair bit of work
es war eine ziemliche Arbeit

Question 5

anders als

Answer 5

other than

Question 6

aufwachsen, wächst auf, wuchs auf, angewachsen

Answer 6

to grow up

Question 7

auf dem Laufenden

Answer 7

up to date
abreast of the times

Question 8

die Aufmerksamkeit

Answer 8

attention
thoughtfulness
vigilance

Question 9

zuwenden (transitive), wendet, wandte, gewandt

Answer 9

to turn
to turn one’s back on sb
jemandem den Rücken zuwenden
to turn one’s face toward(s) the sun
das Gesicht der Sonne zuwenden

Question 10

der Atomkraftwerk

Answer 10

atomic energy plant

Question 11

der Bautekniker

Answer 11

civil engineer

Question 12

abrücken (intransitive)

Answer 12

to move away
to move away from sth [sb]
von etwas [j-m] abrücken

Question 13

der Amtshauptmann

Answer 13

administrator
senior civil servant

Question 14

anbauen

Answer 14

to cultivate
grow
raise

Question 15

hochgewachsen

Answer 15

tall

Question 16

der Schiffskapitän, e

Answer 16

ship’s captain

Question 17

der Kreis schließt sich

Answer 17

the wheel turns full circle

Question 18

der Gemischtwarenladen, läden

Answer 18

general store

Question 19

die Ahnungforschung

Answer 19

genealogical research

Question 20

der Datensatz, sätze

Answer 20

data record
dataset

Question 21

bergen (transitive), birgt, barg, geborgen

Answer 21

to take in. salvage, rescue, harbour

Question 22

ganz groß

Answer 22

big time (adjective)

Question 23

füttern

Answer 23

to feed

Question 24

überschreien (transitive), überschreit, überschrie, überschrien

Answer 24

to shout down

Question 25

überschreiten (transitive), überschreitet, überschritt, überschritten

Answer 25

to exceed go beyond

Question 26

das Verhältnis

Answer 26

relationship he has a good [close] relationship (rapport) with his parents er hat mit (od zu) seinen Eltern ein gutes [enges] Verhältnis

Question 27

das Verhalten

Answer 27

behaviour manner conduct

Question 28

verhalten, (transitive), verhält, verhielt, verhalten

Answer 28

to hold back to stop short die Schritte verhalten (this idea can be encompassed with just verhalten in intransitive mode)

Question 29

sich verhalten

Answer 29

to behave oneself

Question 30

jedoch

Answer 30

however but still nevertheless

Question 31

jeweils

Answer 31

at the time at a time to observe the regulations valid at the time (in question) die jeweils geltenden Bestimmungen beachten jeweils zwei Mann two men at a time

Question 32

erheben, erhebt, erhob, erhoben

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to raise, to lift but also to compile (data, statistics)

Question 33

spiegeln, spiegelte, gespiegelt sich spiegeln

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to reflect, dazzle to be reflected (reflexive) the water reflected the sky das Wasser spiegelte den Himmel the trees are reflected in the lake die Bäume spiegeln sich im See

Question 34

widersprechen

Answer 34

to contradict

Question 35

die Ausgabe, n

Answer 35

giving out handing out dispersal issue edition

Question 36

bereinigen

Answer 36

to put in order adjust refine correct

Question 37

verdichten

Answer 37

to condense compress

Question 38

aufbereiten

Answer 38

to prepare refine

Question 39

zum Vorschein kommen

Answer 39

to come to light

Question 40

darunter

Answer 40

including amongst them underneath (adverb or conjunction)

Question 41

zurückverfolgen

Answer 41

to retrace backtrack

Question 42

umfassen

Answer 42

to embrace comprise

Question 43

di Nutzbarkeit

Answer 43

usefulness utility

Question 44

nachgehen (intransitive)

Answer 44

nachgehen jemandem nachgehen einer Spur

Question 45

die Langlebigkeit

Answer 45

longevity

Question 46

sich auswirken

Answer 46

to have an effect günstig - favourably ungünstig - unfavourably

Question 47

erhöht

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heightened

Question 48

die Sterblichkeit

Answer 48

mortality

Question 49

widerlegen

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to refute disprove

Question 50

mitunter

Answer 50

occasionally from time to time

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das Erkenntnis

Answer 51

knowledge

Question 52

entkräften

Answer 52

to weaken

Question 53

abgleichen, glich ab, abgeglichen

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to compare balance square

Question 54

verlängern

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to extend prolong

Question 55

knapp

Answer 55

barely

Question 56

die Ausstattung

Answer 56

supply provision

Question 57

demnach

Answer 57

thus according to that

Question 58

Schluss ziehen

Answer 58

to draw conclusion

Question 59

entkräften

Answer 59

to weaken enfeeble debilitate

Question 60

klngen, klang, geklungen

Answer 60

to sound (intransitive) ring resound

Question 61

durchschnittlich

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average

Question 62

deutlich

Answer 62

obvious distinctly

Question 63

nach wie vor

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now as before

Question 64

vorzugsweise

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preferably particularly

Question 65

die Wahrscheinlichkeit

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probability likelihood

Question 66

der Nachweis, e

Answer 66

proof

Question 67

heikle Angelegenheit

Answer 67

delicate matter

Question 68

bezüglich + genitive

Answer 68

regarding concerning

Question 69

weiterhin

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furthermore still

Question 70

erben

Answer 70

to inherit

Question 71

der Freimut

Answer 71

candour openness

Question 72

die Bügelwäsche

Answer 72

ironing

Question 73

erledigen

Answer 73

to manage

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überzeugt

Answer 74

confidently

Question 75

das Kritikerlob anziehen

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to attract critical acclaim

Question 76

angesehen

Answer 76

prestigious

Question 77

bemerkenswert

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remarkably

Question 78

behaupten

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to assert, maintain

Question 79

vorzüglich

Answer 79

exquisite

Question 80

die Icherzählung

Answer 80

first person narrative

Question 81

die Jugendzeit

Answer 81

adolescence

Question 82

die Fünfzigerjahre

Answer 82

the Fifties

Question 83

die Sechzigerjahre

Answer 83

the Sixties

Question 84

die Hauptfigur

Answer 84

the main character

Question 85

außerordentlich

Answer 85

extraordinary

Question 86

die Vergewaltigung

Answer 86

rape

Question 87

der Hungertod

Answer 87

death from starvation

Question 88

vorzeitig

Answer 88

prematurely

Question 89

das Ufer, -

Answer 89

riverbank

Question 90

die Zeitungsausschnitt, e

Answer 90

newspaper cutting

Question 91

anregen

Answer 91

to stimulate

Question 92

entrücken

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to entrance

Question 93

örtlich

Answer 93

local

Question 94

wie besessen

Answer 94

obsessively

Question 95

nachsinnen

Answer 95

to ponder over (+ Dative)

Question 96

die Besessenheit

Answer 96

obsession

Question 97

der Gleichartiger

Answer 97

peer

Question 98

verachten

Answer 98

to despise

Question 99

tyrannisieren

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to bully

Question 100

ungelesen

Answer 100

unread

Question 101

der Prosastil

Answer 101

proses style

Question 102

beschreibend

Answer 102

descriptive

Question 103

die Zeitverlauf

Answer 103

lifetime

Question 104

auf eine Weise

Answer 104

in a way that

Question 105

dringend

Answer 105

strongly