Deutsch 210: Wortschatz 2

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die Herkunft

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origin (of a person: birth, descent); origins, background

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vor etwas/ vor jemandem fliehen

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to flee, run away, escape from s.o. or s.th.

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stammen aus

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to come from; to date from, to go back to

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zerrisen

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torn

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gelegentlich

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occasional(ly), sometime(s)

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etwas nachholen

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to make up (lost time, etc.); to catch up on (work, sleep, etc.); to fetch s.o./s.th. later

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die Geste

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gesture

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die Handbewegung

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gesture

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bedeuten

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to mean, to stand for

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gebräuchlich

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common, normal

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raten (riet, geraten)

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1. to advise s.o. (to do s.th./zu + etwas)
2. to recommend

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die Botschaft

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1. message, news
2. embassy

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die Körpersprache

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body language

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etwas/jnd. wahrnehmen

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1. to perceive, notice, see, hear, observe
2. to use, seize (opportunity), protect, safeguard (interests)

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achten auf

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1. to pay attention to
2. to keep an eye on
3. to be careful with
4. to attach importance to

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eindeutig

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clear, plain

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vielseitig

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1. versatile, varied
2. many-sided

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ausgeprägt

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marked, pronounced

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erwerben (erwarb, erworben)

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1. to acquire, purchase
2. to earn, gain, win

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gleichgültig

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1. indifferent (to=gegen)
2. unimportant, trivial

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ausreichend

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sufficient, enough

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bestreiten (bestritt, bestritten)

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1. to dispute, contest
2. to deny
3. to bear, meet, pay (for)
4. to fill

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sich befassen mit

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to concern oneself with, to deal with

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nach/weisen

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to prove, establish

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die Bereitschaft (pl)

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1. readiness
2. (police) squad

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kurzfristig

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1. short-term, short-range
2. sudden, immediate
3. At short notice, for a short period

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langfristig

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1. long-term, on a long-term basis, in the long term

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Kritik üben an + Akk

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to criticize, to review

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Kritik aus/teilen

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to give a critique

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Kritik ein/stecken

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to take a critique

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etwas bewahren

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to keep, to preserve

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ehrlich

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honest, sincere, frank

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sich streiten (stritt, gestritten)

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to quarrel, to have an argument, to fight

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der Streit

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quarrel, argument, brawl, fight, controversy, dispute

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sich einigen

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to agree on, to reach an agreement (about)

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die Lösung

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solution

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die Ansicht vertreten (als)

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to take a different point of view (from)

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sich in jdn versetzen

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to put oneself in someone's place or position

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übernehmen

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1. to take over
2. to accept (goods)
3. to take on (responsibility)
4. to adopt (ideas)

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ausnutzen

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to use, exploit, or take advantage of

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die Probe

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1. sample, speciman, test
2. try-out
3. check, rehearsal, screen test

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die Rücksicht (pl)

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consideration

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berücksichtigen

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to consider, to take something into consideration, to bear something in mind, to allow for

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sich Notizen machen

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to take notes

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der Anlass

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occasion, cause, reason

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das Gespräch

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talk, conversation, discussion, telephone call

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der Ausgang

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exit, end, close, result, outcome, outing

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handeln

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1. to act, to take action
2, to trade, to do business
3. to bargain for (um) to haggle over (um)