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Vocabulary from A-Z Shortstories (Make a new section for each story, stating the title of the story.)
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word / expression in English |
Translation into German |
example sentence / phrase in English from the story
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Orbital Road
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1 heat haze
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Flimmern über dem Asphalt
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There was a heat haze over the asphalt of the road.
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2 behaviour / behavior
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Verhalten
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His behaviour was extremely strange that day.
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3 bonnet
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Motorhaube
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Under the bonnet of a car, theres the engine.
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4 orbital
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kreisförmig / Umlaufbahn
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The orbital highway goes around the city like a planet around a star in its orbital.
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5 witness
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Zeuge
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There were no witnesses.
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Straits |
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1 sailor
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Seemann |
The sailors were forced to stay on their ships. |
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2 savior |
Retter |
The islanders were hailed as saviors and invited to stay as guests of honor. |
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3 widow |
Witwe
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Widows and orphans grieved for the lost sailors.
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4 straits |
Schlucht, Meerenge |
Near the centre of the straits lies a small island. |
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5 memorial |
Denkmal / Mahnmal
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The only memorial to the year of the White Death was.... |
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Quayside
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1 quayside |
Kai / Hafen |
She had never left the quayside. |
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2 logbook |
Logbuch / Tagebuch |
At dawn the captain called for the ship's logbook and his niece to read it to him. |
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3 captain |
Kapitän |
He was probably the greatest sea captain in the world. |
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4 engineer |
(Schiffs-)ingenieur |
When the chief engineer arrived, it was already dark. |
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5 double-masted vessel |
Zweimaster (Schiff) |
A double-masted vessel will be more weather-proof than a single sail. |
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Frontier |
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1 tribe |
Stamm |
There are different tribes of indians. |
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2 fugitive |
Flüchtling |
Many fugitives arrive in Europe each day. |
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3 barren |
unfruchtbar |
Deserts are barren. |
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4 to scorn (v) |
verachten |
They were scorning the soldiers because they volunteered to fight for their country. |
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5 vengeful |
rachsüchtig |
The tribe was vengeful because the queen had betrayed them. |
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Excavation |
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1 ribcage |
Brustkorb |
He got punched on/into the ribcage.
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2 excavation |
Ausgrabung |
Samsung funded an excavation in India to develop their image further.
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3 reputation |
Ansehen |
His reputation meant less to him than his life. |
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4 solitude |
Einsamkeit |
If solitude was the price of survival, then so be it. |
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5 to marvel at
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erstaunt sein über
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He marveled at how he had made it to the top. |
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Youth Hostel |
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1. scruffy |
vergammelt |
If I came from here, I wouldn't be so scruffy, nor would I cook rice in my room over a camping stove. |
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2. to witness |
bezeugen |
He invited his two sisters and his mother over so that they, too, could witness the proceedings. |
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3. jagged |
gezackt |
He recognized her strong, jagged script (handwriting) at once. |
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4. to refurbish |
aufpolieren, restaurieren, aufmöbeln
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Isn't it a pleasure to be able to refurbish your own home. |
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5. gaudy |
kitschig |
In contrast, the hostel was a gaudy splash of colours. |
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Valley |
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1.Valley |
Tal |
The opposite of a hill is a valley. |
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2.diligent |
sorgfältig |
In order to get a good mark, you need to do diligent studies. |
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3. to be proficient in sth
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geübt/gekonnt sein in, etwas beherrschen, fähig sein |
To be proficient in a language means that you have mastered the language and can speak it fluently and using correct grammar. |
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4. to dazzle sb with sth |
jem. blenden mit ... |
This light is dazzling me, can you turn it off? / He dazzled them all with his lots of money.
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5. flamboyant (adj.) |
extravagant,auffällig/auffallend |
A flamboyant man catches your attention more than others, because of his clothing style and colours. |
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Kingdom |
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maintenance |
die Aufrechterhaltung, Unterhalt, Pflege
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Many returned to join the teams of maintenance workers. / Maintenance is the most expensive part of owning a big house.
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plenty (of) |
reichlich |
There was plenty of space inside. |
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to survey |
begutachten, genau prüfen/anschauen, inspizieren
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Surveying the room and trying to take a mental picture of all that he saw, the traveller was looking forward to questioning his guide once the silence could be broken. |
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evidence
(sanitation)
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Anzeichen, Beweis(material)
(sanitäre Anlagen, d.h. WC etc.)
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There was no evidence of sanitation and the traveller could only assume that the occupant was incapable of using a toilet and was either assisted to the potty or spent his life in nappies. |
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ingenious |
genial |
It was protected by an ingenious system. |
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Underground |
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1.suburban life |
Vorstadtleben |
It is set in a suburban context. |
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2. suburb |
Vorort |
All the people live in a particular suburb of the big city. |
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3. commuter |
Pendler |
Many commuters travel back and forth by train everyday. |
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4.suitability
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Eignung |
Many doubted the suitability of this system to protect the data. / Suitability checks for new software solutions are often not rigorous enough. That is why a lot of ICT projects end up in disaster.
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5. surround |
umzingeln |
The members of the hunting pack gradually surround their prey, until there was no escaping any more.
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Golf course |
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golf course |
Golfplatz |
And he does need the money for his new golf course. |
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can't stand doing sth |
etw. nicht leiden können |
I can't stand riding. |
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entrepreneur |
Unternehmer(in) |
The entrepreneur buys his own golf club. |
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member |
Mitglied |
The golf course has 50 members. |
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company |
Unternehmen, Firma |
You're not gonna lose the company! |
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Dormitory Town
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dormitory
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Schlafsaal
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Our dormitory is on the second floor.
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justice
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Gerechtigkeit
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I want justice.
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vicinity
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Nähe, Nachbarschaft
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We've chosen a hotel in the vicinity of the museum.
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estate
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Anwesen, Vermögem
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Her son inherited the entire estate.
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nausea
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Übelkeit
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I've eaten something bad and now I suffer nausea. / Side effects such as nausea are common with this medicament. |
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Zero Gravity Zone |
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ground control |
Bodenkontrolle |
Ground control sits in the tower at the airport and controls the flights. |
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space shuttle |
Rakete |
The space shuttle is taking off. |
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contestant |
Teilnehmer |
The contestants are very competitive. |
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suffocate |
ersticken |
Without an oxygen-suit you will suffocate in space. |
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gravity |
Anziehungskraft |
There is no gravity in space. |
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X Marks the Spot |
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mass-produced |
in Massen produziert
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The clothes were mass-produced. |
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flamboyant
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auffallend |
Every act grew bigger and more flamboyant. |
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nostalgia |
Heimweh |
There is little nostalgia and much anxiety. |
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abandoned |
verlassen |
The spooky house was abandoned. |
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apprentice |
Lehrling |
The factory had employed many apprentices. |
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Metropolis |
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precaution |
Vorkehrung, Vorsichtsmassnahme
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The driver should have taken extra precautions.
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ferry |
Fähre |
There are car ferries across the strait |
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hirsute |
behaart |
Many men these days are very hirsuted |
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lopsided |
schief, einseitig |
The NFL is becoming very lopsided over the past 10 years. |
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shelter |
Schutz |
Take shelter immediately & stay safe everyone !
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T is for tundra |
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tundra |
Tundra |
The tundra is a frosty landscape in the north. |
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satisfaction |
Genugtuung, Zufriedenheit
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How is satisfaction sometimes sought without making war? / You can get no satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
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barges |
Frachtkahn, Schiff
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Ten extra barges were used during this fireworks show on the lake. |
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wigwam |
Wigwam |
The Native Americans in the north of America lived in wigwams. |
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thundercloud |
Gewitterwolcke |
Thunderclouds are already highly charged with electricity. |
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