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57 Cards in this Set
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der Eigensinn,die Dickköpfigkeit |
stubbornness |
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einfach,direkt |
straightforward |
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Aufstand, Getue |
fuss |
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Weltsprache |
global language |
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umfangreiches Vokabular |
vast vocabulary |
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etwas kennzeichnen, etwas markieren, etwas benoten |
to mark sth. |
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die Endung |
ending |
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Flexionsendung |
inflection |
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Geschlecht |
gender |
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Fall |
case |
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Hilfsverb |
auxiliary |
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Wortstellung im Satz, Satzstellung |
word order |
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Verbreitung des Englischen |
spread of English |
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Verschiedene Arten des Englischen |
varieties of English |
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Pidgin-Englisch und Kreolisch |
English-based pidgins and creoles |
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Kontaktsprache |
contact language |
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Muttersprache |
mother tongue |
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ethnische Zugehörigkeit |
ethnic identification |
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Sprachgemeinschaft |
speech community |
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Das Englisch der schwarzen Bevölkerung |
Black English |
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Feindseligkeit gegenüber der englischen Sprache |
antagonism towards the English language |
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Linguistischer Imperialismus |
linguistic imperialism |
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Landessprache |
official language |
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dominierende Sprache |
dominant language |
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jmd./etw. gefährden |
to endanger sb/sth |
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ausgestorben |
extinct |
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sprachliche und kulturelle Vielfalt |
linguistic and cultural diversity |
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Kommunikationstechnologie |
communication technology |
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die Kommunikation behindern |
to hamper communication |
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Schutzmaßnahmen |
protective measures |
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das globale Sprachsystem |
the world language system |
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eine hohe Sprachfertigkeit |
a high proficiency level |
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sagen, erzählen |
to tell |
I told you you'd miss the bus, didn't I? Dora told her friends about the accident. |
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Bericht, berichten, Bericht erstatten |
report |
This is Sandra Mills reporting from (mit einem Bericht aus) Belfast. |
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Zeitungsbericht |
newspaper report |
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Bemerkung,Kommentar, kommentieren, sich äußern |
comment |
Would you like to comment on what Dr. Watson has just said? |
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eine Bemerkung machen |
make a comment |
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auf etwas bestehen |
to insist |
I must insist that you leave now. The costumer insisted on making her point (ihre Meinung zu sagen) |
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überzeugen, überreden |
persuade |
How can you persuade more people to save even more energy? The workers were persuaded to work longer hours for lower wages. |
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überzeugen |
to convince |
Glen couldn't convince me that his ideas about education were any good at all (ganz und gar nicht). |
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mit etwas prahlen,angeben |
to boast about sth |
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Lüge,lügen |
lie |
He never tells lies, he's an honest boy. Tim was quite sure his brother would never lie to him. |
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zugeben, eingestehen |
to admit, admitted, admitted |
The young man admitted having stolen the money. |
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Entschuldigung, Ausflucht |
excuse |
That's no excuse! Paula always makes excuses when she is late. |
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Versprechen, versprechen |
promise |
Sam is always making promises he cannot keep. |
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ein Versprechen brechen |
to break a promise |
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lauter Ruf, Schrei, laut rufen, schreien,brüllen |
shout |
Gillian gave a shout of joy when her girlfriend scored a goal. Jim always shouts at his children when he is angry. |
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flüstern, heimlich erzählen |
to whisper |
She spoke in a whisper (im Flüsterton) because she was so nervous. |
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jemandem leise einen Tipp geben |
to whisper a word in(to) somebody's ear |
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vorschlagen |
suggest |
May I suggest that we meet at my office tomorrow morning? |
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verlangen, fordern |
to demand |
I'm sorry, but I must demand a refund (Rückzahlung). |
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akzeptieren, annehmen |
accept |
We must accept the fact that Celia wants her money back. |
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erlauben |
to allow |
The youths were not even allowed one drink at the pub. |
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sich weigern, etwas verweigern |
to refuse |
The barman strictly refused to serve them at all. (Der Barkeeper weigerte sich strikt, sie überhaupt zu bedienen.) |
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sich beschweren, beklagen |
to complain |
Our neighbours complained to us because our dog was too loud. Edward often complains of headaches in the morning. I am surprised they are still married as much as Wendy complains about her husband. (Wendy beklagt sich so viel über ihren Mann, dass es mich wundert, dass sie noch verheiratet sind.) |
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warnen, aufmerksam machen, hinweisen |
to warn |
She warned him not to complain to his boss. The boss warned him that he might lose his job soon. |
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die Warnung |
warning |
Let's hope this'll serve as a warning to him. ( dass ihm das eine Warnung ist) |