German-English Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on German-English translations from the provided lecture transcript.

seltsam

strange, odd

Steigen

Go up

Sonst

Otherwise

Versperren

To block

Retten

Save (rescue)

Furchtbar

Terrible

Ewig

Forever

Überleben

Survive

Ebenfalls

As well

Bedürfnis

the need

Übrig

Remaining / left over

Notwendig

Necessary

Behalten

Keep

Unbedingt

Absolutely

Anfassen

Touch

Allerdings

However

Hauptsächlich

Mainly / mostly

Vorsorge

precaution, prevention

übertreiben

to exaggerate

verfügbar

available

überlegen

to consider, think about

betreiben

to operate, run

Vorteil

advantage

oben

above, up/top

Fortschritt

progress

herausfordern

to challenge

Gegenstand

object, item, subject/topic

sich um etwas kümmern

to take care of something

erscheinen

to appear, show up

Zeitschrift

magazine, journal

erledigen

to complete, take care of

ständig

constant, continual

sobald

as soon as

Auskunft

information, details

verbringen

to spend (time)

mittlerweile

meanwhile, by now, in the meantime

Beleidigung

insult

Bescheid

notice, information (“Bescheid sagen” = let someone know)

beeilen

to hurry

beinhalten

to include, contain

Einsatz

deployment, use, effort, commitment

unterhalten

to entertain; to converse/talk

Schicksal

fate, destiny

leisten

to achieve, accomplish, provide

spüren

to feel, sense

Nachteil

disadvantage

anpassen

to adjust, adapt

zuständig

responsible (for)

überzeugt

convinced

Forderung

demand, claim

Verantwortung

responsibility

bestrafen

to punish

Scheidung

divorce

Anspruch

claim, entitlement, expectation

Anwälte

lawyers

Verbrechen

crime

sich wehren

to defend oneself, resist

auffallen

to stand out, attract attention

Gelegenheit

opportunity

quasi

practically, virtually, basically

Brauch

custom, tradition

angeworben

recruited

leiten

to lead, manage

Einspruch einlegen

to appeal, lodge an objection

Behörde

authority, government office

Widerspruch

contradiction, objection

Regierung

government

Auswirkungen

effects, impacts

gelten / gilt

to apply, be valid, be true

Pflicht

duty, obligation

Mehrheit

majority

geehrt

honoured

Leistung

achievement, performance

Vernichtung

destruction, annihilation

Zwang

coercion, compulsion

erschweren

to make more difficult

vertreten

to represent

verhaftet

arrested

Standesamt

registry office

Gewalt

violence, force, power/authority

Beitritt

accession, joining

Ordnungsamt

public order office

enthalten

to contain, include

ansonsten

otherwise, apart from that

beachten

to pay attention to, observe

weder … noch

neither … nor

Opfer

victim, sacrifice

vereinbar

compatible, consistent with

Wehr

defence, military defence

fremd

foreign, strange, unfamiliar

Schuld und Strafe

guilt and punishment

Pflege

care, nursing, maintenance

Anwesenheitspflicht

compulsory attendance

deutlich

clear, clearly

ansprechen

to address, speak to, bring up

Anpassungen

adjustments, adaptations

Änderung

change, modification

nötig

necessary

Einfluss

influence

obdachlos

homeless