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Englisch (Subject) / Vokabeln (Lesson)

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• copyright infringement - infringement Regelverstoß, Verletzung
• we received a summons of the court - summons Ladung
• the court sent us a writ in which it said that it doesn´t share our opinion - writ gerichtliche Verfügung
• the court´s decision hinged on an unexpected fact - (to) hinge on so./sth. von etw. abhängen
• a futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage - futile ("fiutail") vergeblich, zwecklos
• We make no distinction between old and new customers - distinction Unterschied, Unterscheidung, Auszeichnung
• he proposition that men and women are equal - proposition Aussage, Behauptung, Vorschlag
• it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion - (to) prevail herrschen, durchsetzen, überwiegen
• there is no other way of putting it man kann es nicht anders nennen
• few things are more tedious to read than an annual report - tedious langeilig, ermüdend
• Advertisement
• he proposed a new nine-point peace plan - (to) propose vorschlagen, beantragen, einbringen
• the lawyer conceded that the document was wrong - (to) concede einräumen, eingestehen, nachgeben
• from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing - (to) infer ableiten, rückschließen, schlussfolgern
• the court held that the contract was valid - (to) hold (jur.) entscheiden, urteilen
• the book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968 - (to) revise überarbeiten, ändern, wiederholen
• the student submitted the essay too late - (to) submit einreichen, vorlegen, nachgeben
• he was advised to terminate the contract - (to) terminate beenden, kündigen, enden
• the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem- (to) exacerbate verschärfen, verschlimmern, vergrößern
• Jackson said her boss became increasingly depressed and reverted to smoking heavily - (to) revert zurückfallen, zurückgreifen
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists - (to) oust verdrängen, vertreiben
• Rote-learning is sometimes necessary to pass the exam - rote learning Auswendiglernen
• immediate action was imperative - imperative zwingend erforderlich, unerlässlich
• lawyers are commonly requested to conduct contract negotiations - (to) conduct führen, leiten
• on behalf of ("behaf") im Auftrag von
• the data could be used in fraudulent purposes - fraudulent betrügerisch, arglistig
• (to) rescind ("räsind") aufheben, außer Kraft setzen, widerrufen
• I want to make you the proposition that we could work together - proposition Vorschlag, Aussage
• remedy/appeal Rechtsmittel
• being an alcoholic is such a pathetic way of life - pathetic erbärmlich, armselig
• she was so emaciated she could hardly stand - emaciated abgemagert, ausgemergelt
• Advertisement
• the firm predicted a 20% surge in sales - surge Anstieg, Schwall
• the sea was tranquil - tranquil ("tränkwill") still, ruhig
• his sons took sanctuary in the church - sanctuary Zuflucht, Heiligtum
• she ascended the stairs - (to) ascend aufsteigen, steigen, besteigen
• Generally, a contract operates to confer rights - (to) confer verleihen, übertragen, beraten
• court ruling Gerichtsentscheidung
• The law stipulates that.. The law provides that.. Das Gesetz schreibt/sieht vor, dass..
• (to) file an appeal Rechtsmittel einlegen
• a former employee swore an affidavit relating to his claim for unfair dismissal - affidavit eidesstattliche Versicherung
• Would you opt for a life with no pain - (to) opt for sth. etw. wählen, sich für etw. entscheiden
• he managed to elude his pursuers by escaping into an alley - (to) elude sth. ausweichen, sich entziehen, entkommen
• a scorned lover tried to kill her - (to) scorn verachten, verschmähen
• (to) solicit sth./so. um etw. werben, bewerben, um etw./jmd. bitten
• People would renounce many things for the sake of money - (to) renounce sth auf etw. verzichten
• The organization has been afflicted by political corruption for decades - (to) afflict zusetzen, plagen, belasten
• She was besieged by the press and the public - (to) besiege (to) besiege so. with sth. bedrängen, belagern jmd. mit etw. überhäufen
• They endured five years of privation during the Second World War - privation Entbehrung
• the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties - (to) thwart vereiteln, durchkreuzen
• blooms are a harbinger of spring - harbinger ("harbinscher") Vorbote, Bote
• Don't assume your baby automatically needs feeding if she's fretful - fretful unruhig, weinerlich

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