Englisch Vokabel vom Buch

onset

Start

budding

angehend, aufkeimend

rite of passage

Übergangsritus, Erwachsenwerden

(to) emancipate oneself from sb./sth.

sich von jdn./etwas emanzipieren/ loslösen

to indulge in

Gefallen finden an

to occur

auftreten, geschehen

to cope with sth

mit etw. zurechtkommen; = manage sth

glimpse

flüchtiger Blick; = a quick look

to fuel sth

etw. anregen, anheizen ; cause sth to increase

to grow accustomed to sth

= to get used to sth

household income

Haushaltseinkommen; = amount of money parents/adults in a family earn per year

vast

gewaltig, riesig

roughly two thirds of

ungefähr zwei Drittel von

figures for ...

Nummern, Daten zu...

under half of

weniger als die Hälfte von

pathetic jerk

erbärmlicher Idiot; = sad loser

purposely

absichtlich; = deliberately

on the spot

= feeling awkward

to hit on sb

jmd anmachen; = to flirt with sb

to shrug sth off

etw. als nichtig abtun; = casually treat sth as if its not important

Twelfth and Luther

= the corner of Twelfth Street and Luther Street

glacial

eisig, Gletscher-; = like ice

ice pick

Eispickel; = tool with a sharp point for breaking up ice

six (feet) two (inches)

= ca. 180m

lifting barbells

Gewichte heben; = bodybuilding

scooper

Eisportionierer; = tool for serving ice cream

Darth Vader

= evil character from the Star Wars film series

to wait on sb

jmd bedienen (in einem Restaurant); = to serve sb. (in a restaurant)

craggy

rau; = deep, rough

to kneel (over)

zu Knie gehen; = fall down

to hit a chord

(bei jdm.) den richtigen Ton treffen; (bei jdm.) auf Anklang stoßen; = to do sth that results in sympathy or enthusiasm

freshman

Student im ersten Jahr; = student in his/her first year

Penn State

= Pennsylvania State University

major

= main subject of sb's studies

Rutgers

university in New Jersey

to pass gas

einen fahren lassen

term paper

Semesterarbeit, Hausarbeit

decaf/ decaffeinated coffee

koffeinfrei; = coffee without caffeine

to groan

stöhnen

to gyrate

kreisen, rotieren; = move in circles

to backfire

nach hinten losgehen; = to go completely wrong

out of hand

außer Kontrolle; = out of control

dorm / dormitory

Schlafsaal, Wohnheim; = building on a university campus where students live

to feel your resolve slipping

die Entschlossenheit dahin schmelzen sehen; = to feel that you're about to do sth (bad) that you had decided not to do

tender

zärtlich, liebevoll; = soft and loving

to get the idea

verstehen; = understand

four letter word

Schimpfwort; swear word

gorgeous

wunderschön; = beautiful

to pick sth out

etw. aussuchen; = to choose sth

to find sth out

etwas herausfinden; = to discover sth

to head sth off

etwas verhindern; to prevent sth

to dismiss sth

etw. abtun

to turn sb off

(jmdn.) abschrecken, abtörnen (colloq.); = to displease sb

to displease sb

jmd verärgern

to cut sb off

jdn unterbrechen; = to interrupt sb

to take sth off

etwas ausziehen; = to remove sth

to fiddle with sth

(an etw) herumfummeln; = to mess around with sth

to keep hold of sth

etw. behalten; = to hang on to sth

to seperate

trennen; = to split up

to run off

weglaufen; = to escape

to come out

herauskommen; = to be spoken

to be spoken

Herauskommen mit etw., etw. ansprechen

to get rid of sth

etwas loswerden; = to lose sth/ throw sth away

vasectomy

Kastration

withdrawal method

coitus interruptus

contraception

Empfängnisverhütung

contraceptives

Verhütungsmittel

emergengy contraceptives

Notfallsverhütungsmittel

diaphragm

Zwerchfell

tubal ligation

Eileiterunterbrechung

fertility

Fruchtbarkeit

sexual abstinence

sexuelle Enthaltsamkeit

intrauterine device

Spirale

patch

Hormonpflaster

Calendar Based Methods

Kalendermethode

barrier contraceptives

Barriere Verhütung

safe sex

geschützter Sex

sex education

Sexualkunde

birth control

Verhütung

pill

Pille

aligned with

ausgerichtet, abgestimmt mit

nausea

Übelkeit; = the feeling that you are about to be sick

to extol

hoch loben, rühmen; = to say very positive things about sth

to constitute

darstellen, bilden; = to make up or be a part of sth

to implode

zusammenbrechen; = to crumble violently in on itself

a fairy tale resolution

Ende wie im Märchen; = a happy ending

inessential

unnötig, unwesentlich; = unnecessary

to attain

erreichen; = to achieve sth.

to emerge

auftauchen, entstehen; = to come out from somewhere or from a situation

gasp

nach Luft schnappen; = short breath

to envision sth

sich ausmalen, sich vorstellen; = to imagine sth

to empathise with sb

mitfühlen mit jmdm.; = share sb's feelings

to endure sth

etwas aushalten/ertragen; = to suffer because of sth

to inflict sth on sb

jdm etw zufügen; = to do sth (bad) to sb against their will

courtesy

Höflichkeit, = politeness

retailation

Heimzahlung, Vergeltung; = act of revenge

to seize sb

jdn. packen, ergreifen; = to take and hold sb against their will

legal representation

rechtliche Vertretung; = lawyers

assured

versichert/garantiert; = guaranteed

participation

Teilnahme; = act of taking part in sth