Focus 4_Unit_6

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barrier

Schranke

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competitive

konkurrierend

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competition

Wettbewerb, Konkurrenz

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competitior

Konkurrent, Gegner

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opponent

Gegner

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to outsource

auslagern

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to exploit

ausbeuten

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the exploitation

Ausbeutung

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supply and demand

Angebot und Nachfrage

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inequality

Ungleichheit

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monopoly

Monopol

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poverty

Armut

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the poor

die Armen

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subsidy

Subvention

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working conditions

Arbeitsbedingungen

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obvious

offensichtlich

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hauled

transportiert / befördert

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unlikely

unwahrscheinlich

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gradual

allmÀhlich / steigend

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refitted

umgerĂŒstet / umfunktioniert

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stack

Stapel

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to stack

stapeln

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Seamless(ly)

nahtlos

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[the] seam

Naht / Saum

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tied up

verbunden

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cargo

Fracht

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cargo ship

Frachter

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hugely

außerordentlich / immense

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labor-intensive

arbeitsaufwÀndig

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manufacture

herstellen

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port

Hafen / Anschluss

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economical

wirtschaftlich / sparsam

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grow by

wachsen um

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creak

knarren

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to strain

belasten

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[the] strain

Belastung

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congested

ĂŒberfĂŒllt

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the congestion

VerkehrsĂŒberlastung, Stau, Verstopfung

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to tear down

niederreißen

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trade relations

Handelsverbindungen

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free trade

freier Handel

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(un)restricted movement of goods

(un)eingeschrÀnkte Warenbewegung

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to ban= to put a ban on

etwas verbieten

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temporary

vorĂŒbergehend

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to establish

grĂŒnden, einrichten, aufbauen

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approach

Zugang, Herangehensweise

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to approach

sich annÀhern, herangehen

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to empower

ermÀchtigen

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conventional

herkömmlich, ĂŒblich

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to marginalise

an den Rand drÀngen

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sustainable

nachhaltig

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sustainability

Nachhaltigkeit

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downturn

Niedergang, RĂŒckgang

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to consult

hinzuziehen, berĂŒcksichtigen, um Rat fragen

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consulting room

Behandlungszimmer, Ordinationszimmer

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to be prominent

herausragend, hervorstechend

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vital

lebensnotwendig, wichtig, unverzichtbar

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holistic

ganzheitlich

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small-scale

kleinformatig

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proximity

NÀhe, Nachbarschaft, nÀhere Umgebung

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to access

betreten, zugreifen auf

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subsistence

Lebensunterhalt, Existenz

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subsistence farmer

Haupterwerbsbauer

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remote

abgelegen

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marginalised

an den Rand gedrÀngt, am Rande stehend

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medical service

Ă€rztliche Versorgung

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[the] vessel

Wasserfahrzeug, GefĂ€ĂŸ, BehĂ€ltnis

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[cargo] vessel

Frachter

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timber

Nutzholz

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[the] tackle

Angriff

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to tackle [sth.]

[etw.] anpacken / angehen

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aviation

Luftfahrt

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aviation industry

Flugzeugindustrie

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reveal

offenbaren / hervorbringen

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though

jedoch

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[the] tow

Seil

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to tow

ab-/schleppen

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[the] propulsion

Antrieb

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to propel [sb./sth.]

[jmd./etw.] antreiben

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launch system

Start-System

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easily accessible

leicht erreichbar

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[the] construction equipment

BaugerÀt / Bauvorrichtung

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does not apply to

nicht zutreffen

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achieve

erreichen, erzielen

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vast

gewaltig / enorm

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tiny

winzig

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particulate matter= particulates

Feinstaub

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exhaust gases = fumes

Abgase

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due to

wegen

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abroad

im Ausland, außerhalb des Landes

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accelerate

beschleunigen

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Alexander the Great

Alexander der Große

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bankrupt

pleite, bankrott, insolvent

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colony

Siedlung Kolonie

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confront

sich stellen (einem Problem) entgegentreten, die Stirn bieten

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controversial

gegensÀtzlich

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corporation

Unternehmen, Körperschaft

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costume

Tracht, KostĂŒm

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custom

Gewohnheit, Brauch, Sitte

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cotton

Baumwolle

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