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Englisch (Subject) / USA - Dreams and Struggles (Lesson)
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- (to) follow a course The Prime Minister urged the people not to * of revenge. einem Kurs folgen, eine Richtung einschlagen
- (to) deny sth. ´I saw you stealing the T-Shirt, so don´t try to * ist.` etwas abstreiten, etwas leugnen
- contemporary On average Asian students perform better than their European *-ies. Zeitgenosse
- mainstream Mp3 players and laptops have become * gadgets among most people. hier: etabliert; anerkannt
- creator One way of interpreting God is as an almighty *. Schöpfer
- questionnaire It would be great if I could just have a few minutes of your time to fill out the * . Fragebogen
- religious service There will be a * to remember those who died in the tragedy. Gottesdienst
- somewaht It is * unusual to see owls in a city centre but one has been spotted from the town hall. ziemlich
- major Our generation has seen some * advances in technology. bedeutend, wichtig
- Orthodox If you go to Russia you should visit the beautiful * churches. orthodox
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- controversy * surrounds the government´s plan to introduce compulsory identity cards. Auseinandersetzung, Meinungsfreiheit
- (to) prohibit sth. smoking is *-ed inside the terminal area. etwas verbieten
- circumstance Due to unforseen *-s, the performance will not go ahead. Umstand
- (to) conduct a search the police are * -ing a search for the escaped convict. eine Suche leiten
- (to) endanger sb./sth. Driving under the influence of alcohol *-s not not only your own life , but also other people´s lives. jdn./etwas in Gefahr bringen
- optional Maths and English are compulsory subjects but music is * . optional, fakultativ, freiwillig
- policy I voted for the green Party because I like their enviromental *-ies. hier: politische Linie; politischer Kurs
- (to) secure sth. It´s a bodyguard´s job to * their employer´s safety. etwas sicherstellen, etwas gewährleisten
- (to) threaten sb./sth. He was *-ed by the mafia for not playing the money. jdn./etwas bedrohen
- (to) claim to do sth. He * -s to have married her out of love but we all know it was because of her money. behaupten, etwas zu tun
- control Strict * -s on alcohol sales have been introduced. hier: gesetzliche Regelung
- law-abiding I can´t believe that felix has to go to court. As far as I know, he was always been a * citizen. gesetzestreu
- (to) be in place The rules are in * for your own safety. vorhanden sein
- (to) ignore sth. She * -d the warnings and went travelling alone. sich über etwas hinwegsetzen, etwas ignorieren
- patriot She´d do anything for her country - she´s a true * . Patriot
- nationalism * is rising in working-class areas with high unemployment. Nationalismus
- (to) live up to sth. I´ll never * up to his expectations. etwas erfüllen
- essentially The play is * a love story but it also deals with the theme of justice. im Grunde
- principle Killing animals to make food or clothing is against my * -s. Grundsatz
- (to) leap I tried to * over the stream instead of using the bridge, but I landed in the water. springen
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- (to) insist (on sth.) No, let me play - I * . auf etwas bestehen
- evident Somebody has * -ly been stealing my work. offenbar, offensichtlich
- essentials I don´t have room to pack everything else - just the * . Grundlebensmittel
- (to) go to waste Tonnes of food go to * every week if supermarkets can´t sell their produce. verfallen
- contradictory The internet is full of * information. widersprüchlich
- reverse I didn´t mean to get you into trouble - quite the * . I wanted to help. Gegenteil
- tremendous America´s nature is * with its huge open spaces. enorm; gewaltig
- vast We have a * collection of books in our library. unermäßlich
- widespread The earthquake has caused * devastation across Chile. weitverbreitet
- attorney Looking through the old case notes, the * discovered a mistake in procedures. Anwalt
- miracle It was a * that the boy was found alive. Wunder