Vocabuary Unit 6 and 7

Accountability (n)

Rechenschaft

Responsible for your decision or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked

(Set the) agenda

Tagesordnung

A list of items to be discussed at a meeting

Archival footage

Archivaufnahmen

Film or video footage from the past that can be used in other films

(To be) armed (with)

Bewaffnet sein

Audio engineer

Toningenieur

Axe (v)

To get rid of a service,system or sb‘s job

Back (v)

Unterstützen

To give help or support

Ban (v)

To decide or say officially that sth is not allowed

Bid (v9

Bieten

to offer to provide a service for a particular price, in competition with other companies

Boom

A sudden increase in trade and economic activity

(Expose) corruption

Dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority

Costume designer

A person who designs costumes for plays and films

Cover-up

Action that is taken to hide a mistake or illegal activity from the public

(Lack) credibility

Glaubwürdigkeit

Crowd funding

The practice of funding a project or venture by raising many smal amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet

Curb v

Eindämmen

To contro, or limit sth, especially sth bad

Delve (into)

In etwas eintauchen

To search for somting inside a bag or container

Devastated

Extremly upset and shocked

Docu-ganda

Film that uses documentary style to spread propagand

Explore

Erkunden

Fly-on-the-wall (style)

Doing sth or watching /filming sb without them noticing

Gem

Juwel

Go viral

An image, video,or linke that spreads rapidly through a population by being frequently shared with a number of individuals online

(Make) headlines

The most important items of news, at the beginning of a news programme or at the start of a newspaper article

In one‘s element

Doing what you are good at and enjoy

In step with

Having ideas that are the same as other people‘s

In the limelight

The center of public attention

In the offing

Likely to appear or happen soon

Lighting

The arrangement or type of light in a place

Location

A place where sth happens or exists

Out of charater

Not typical of a person‘s character

Out of favor

Disapproval or support for sb/sth

Out on a limb

Not supported by other people

Out of one‘s depth

To be in a situation that you cannot control

Plea

An urgent emotional request

Prop

Stütze

A small object used by ators during a performance

Quit

Aufhören

Riddle

Rätsel

Rigged

Manipulieren

(Spread a ) rumour

Gerüchte

(Fall for a) scam

Betrug

(Musical) score

The misic writtren for a film/ movie or play

Scramble (up)

To move quicly especially with difficulty, using your handy to help you

Screenplay

Drehbuch

Scriptwriter

Drehbuchautor

Scrutinize

Prüfen

Shot on location

Practice or filming in an actual setting rather than on a sound stage

(Trace) sources

Quellen

Staged (scenes)

Inszenieret

Deliberately arranged for effect

Storyboard artist

A profession specialized in creating storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions

Storyline

The basic story in a novel, play, film, movie etc.

Stuntman

A person who does dangerous things in place of an actor

Sweep

To remove quickly with force

Terrified

Verängstigt

Voice-over

Information or comments in a film/ movie, television programm etc. That are given by a person who is not seen on the screen

Vow

Gelübte

Vulnerable

Verletzlich

Adolescent

Jugendlicher

ahead of time

Earlier than was expected

All the time

Die ganze Zeit

At one time

Auf einma

At the best of times

Zu den besten Zeiten

Even when the circumstances are very good

At the same time

Gleihzeitig

Be yourself

Sei du selbst

Before my time

Vor meiner zeit

Behind the times

Altmodisch

Breathe life into

ed in itLeben einhauchen

To improve sth by introducing new ideas and making people more interes

Brush of

Abwimmeln

Call off

Absagen

Childish

Kindisch

Cross off

Durchstreichen

Cut off

Abschneiden

Dependent

Abhängen

Dynamic

Dynamisch

Ease off

to become or make sth become less strong, unpleasant etc

Elderly

Alten

Every walk of life

Every status andoccupation

Jedn lebensbereich

Experienced

Erfahren

Fend off

Abwehren

Fight off

Abwehren

Foolish

Töricht

For the time being

Vorerst

From time to time

Von zeit zu zeit

Get away with

Damit davon kommen

Get up to

To be busy with sth, especially sth surprising or unpleasant

Get your own way

Geh deinen eigenen Weg

Give in to

To agree to do sth you don‘t want

Go on about

To talk about sb/sth for a long time, especially in a boring or complaining way

In next to no time

Im Handumdrehen

In the course of time

Im laufe der Zeit

In the nick of time

In letzter Sekunde

Independent

Unabhängig

Inexperienced

Unerfahren

Infantile

Kindisch

Juvenile

Jugendlich

Laugh off

Auslachen

Live a charmed life

To always be lucky and safe from danger

Long in the tooth

Old or ageing

Make off

Abmachen

To steel somthing an hurry away with it

A matter of life and deth

Eine frage um leben und tod