Vocabulary from Lecture on the Berlin Wall
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A collection of vocabulary terms and their definitions related to the Berlin Wall and historical context.
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Berliner Mauer
The Berlin Wall.
die Wende
The change, specifically referring to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
die Regierung
The government.
die Konferenz
The conference or meeting.
teilen
To divide or split.
zerstören
To destroy.
ziehen
To pull.
ausziehen
To pull out.
die Luftbrücke
The airlift.
der Bürger
The citizen (male).
die Bürgerin
The citizen (female).
fliehen
To flee.
flüchten
To flee.
der Flüchtling
The refugee.
die Grenze
The border.
die Macht
The power.
an die Macht kommen
To come to power.
das Ziel
The goal.
versprechen
To promise.
möglich
Possible.
die Gelegenheit
The opportunity.
stattfinden
To take place.
der Jahrestag
The anniversary.
die Mauer
The wall (exterior).
die Wahl
The election or choice.
die Mehrheit
The majority.
die Minderheit
The minority.
die Wirtschaft
The economy.
sich verlieben in (+ Akk)
To fall in love with someone.
die Reklame
The advertisement.
endlich
Finally.
verwandt
Related.
eigentlich
Actually.
satt
Full (referring to stomach).
verdauen
To digest.
saufen
To drink (animal context).
der Sprit
The gasoline (colloquial).
das Benzin
The gasoline.
ungleich
Unequal.
die Zukunft
The future.
der kalte Krieg
The Cold War.
die BRD
The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany and the reunified country).
die DDR
The German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
der/die Genosse/Genossin
The comrade.
das Asyl
Political asylum.
die Währung
The currency.
kaum
Barely or hardly.