Englisch (Fach) / Vocab Test 27. April 2013 (Lektion)
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National Identity and Diversity
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- caste = a social class, often elite and unwilling to let others join it Kaste; Gesellschaftsklasse
- canvas = The artist used a large * to depict this impressive scene of the war Leinwand
- overcast = today was really * but hopefully the sun will be out tomorrow! bewölkt, bedeckt
- (to) cast = The last tree * a shadow across the stony path werfen
- apologetic = the waiter was very * for spilling (= verschütten) wine down my shirt entschuldigend
- defiant = I was a * teenager - I never listened to what my parents told me trotzig
- hyphen = Greenhouse is one word, it doesn´t have a * in it Bindestrich
- misfit = He was a social * and seemed to belong nowhere Außenseiter/in
- convict = Many *s were sent to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries Verurteilte(r); Sträfling
- demographic = referring to the changing numbers of births and deaths in a community over a period of time demografisch
- (to) retain = Although he´s lived in England for many years, he´s *ed his American accent beibehalten
- splinter = A * of glass got stuck in my finger when I dropped the jar (= Gefäß, Krug) Splitter
- (to) descend from sb. = According to Darwin´s theory of evolution, humans *ed from monkeys von jdm. abstammen
- lullaby = I can still remember the * my mother sang to me every night when I was a small child Schlaflied
- homesickness = I suffered terrible * when I worked as an au pair in London Heimweh
- godfather = My * sends me 10 dollars every year for my birthday Pate, Patenonkel
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- godchild = We always look after our * when his parents go away Patenkind
- tracksuit = Our hockey club is getting new matching *s to train in next week Trainingsanzug
- ingredient = The most important * in chocolate is cocoa Zutat
- parish = The * have been doing lots of fundraising for the church youth centre Gemeinde
- (to) murmur = You two have been *ing to each other the whole way through the test. Enough! murmeln, raunen
- scarlet =She turned up at school wearing a shocking * lipstick scharlachrot
- (to) anticipate sth. = We * strong economic growth in the coming year etwas annehmen, etwas erwarten
- intense = The * heat was making me feel faint (=schwach) stark, heftig
- (to) approve of sb./sth. = I don´t * of your behaviour; stop that immediately! mit jdm./etwas zufrieden sein
- perception = children have a naive * of the world Wahrnehmung
- distinguishing = His most * feature is his height kennzeichnend
- humiliating = The football team suffered a * defeat today demütigend
- tangled = my necklaces (= Halsketten) are horribly *. It´ll take me ages to untagle them verworren, verknotet
- sibling = My father has only one *, whereas (= wohingegen) my mother has four Bruder oder Schwester
- intertwined = My love of languages is * with my multicultural background verflochten
- (to) feel compelled (to do sth.) = feel obliged or forced (to do sth.) sich gezwungen fühlen, etwas zu tun
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- proficiency = How would you describe your IT *? Fertigkeit, Befähigung
- bicultural = The documentary examined the integration of * children. zwei Kulturen angehörend
- upbringing = I had an unsual * as I was home-schooled Erziehung
- depression = The Wall Street Crash in 1929 led to a worldwide * . Wirtschaftskrise
- assembly line = These toys are made on a * line in china. Fließband
- inheritance = His father cut him off from his * when he refused to work for the family company Erbe
- (to) pass on sth. = My mother *ed on her knowledge of wildlife to me weitergeben
- precious = My friends are very * to me hier: geliebt, wertvoll
- niece = daughter of a brother or sister Nichte
- nephew = son of a brother or sister Neffe
- conventional = Our washing powder is 10 times stronger than * washing powders üblich, herkömmlich
- spacegoat = The government turned him into a * for their mistakes Sündenbock
- perceived = The * threat of violence caused the riot police to release tear gas on the crowd vermeintlich
- (to) assert = The oil company *ed that all business deals were legal behaupten
- flimsy = He offered a * argument on why he shouldn´t have to help out at the book fair fadenscheinig
- atrocity = a cruel or violent act Gräueltat
- (to) proclaim sth. = The heads of state *ed peace between their countries etwa verkünden