Context@HTL 2 - Unit 3 (We are young)

adolescent

young adult (Jugendlicher)

demand

a need for sth. to be sold or supplied (Nachfrage; Anspruch)

strength

a quality you are good at (Stärke)

weakness

a quality you are bad at (Schwäche)

to quarrel

to fight (sich streiten)

peers

people of the same age who have similar interests (Gleichaltrige)

expectation

belief that sth. will happen (Erwartung)

dissatisfaction

state of not being pleased/happy about sth. (Unzufriedenheit)

receptive

willing to think about new ideas (aufnahmebereit)

appointment

a meeting (Termin)

greedy

wanting more than you need (gierig)

ignorant

lacking knowledge (unwissend)

thought-provoking

making you think (nachdenklich machend)

currency

money of a specific country (Währung)

to settle down

giving up single life and starting a family (sesshaft werden)

device

machine or tool made for a purpose (Gerät)

to pinch

squeeze tightly with your fingers (auf- und zuziehen; kneifen)

rebellious

resisting control or authority (rebellisch)

native language

mother tongue (Muttersprache)

conformist

someone who behaves the same as others (Konformist)

to speak out

talk openly (seine Meinung sagen)

to encourage

to support or praise (ermutigen)

to come into play

have an effect or become important (eine Rolle spielen)

to imitate

to copy (nachahmen)

to popularize

to make sth. widely known (bliebt machen)

influential

having or exercising impact or power (einflussreich)

uniqueness

the quality of being different from everyone else (Einzigartigkeit)

loner

a person who prefers to live, work, or play alone (Einzelgänger)

entrepreneur

a person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business; someone who runs a business (Unternehmer)

courage

quality of being brave (Mut)

occasional

happening once in a while (gelegentlich)

obscure

not discovered or known about (unklar; unbedeutend; rätselhaft; undurchschaubar)

justice

state of being fair and morally correct (Gerechtigkeit)

eating disorder

a mental illness such as bulimia or anorexia (Essstörung)

to conform

to stick to rules, standards or laws (entsprechen)

rebel

nonconformist; a person who rejects accepted conventions of behaviour etc. (Rebell; Auständische/r)