Keynote Advanced Unit 5

contradiction

contradiction

Widerspruch, syn: paradox

exceptional

aussergewöhnlich, syn: unusual, extraordinary, unique, outstanding

inspiration

Inspiration, syn: motivation, encouragement

integrate

integrieren, syn: incorporate, assimilate

master

beherrschen, syn: skilled, expert, proficient

motivational

motivierend, syn: inspirational

nominate

nominieren, syn: entitle, name, designate, assign

objectification

Objektifizierung, syn: image, manifestation

meaning: the action of degrading someone to the status of a mere object

progagate

verbreiten, syn: multiply, spread, transmit, broadcast

workplace

Arbeitsplatz, syn: studio, workroom, office

caption

Bildunterschrift, syn: subtitle, legend, cutline

dawn on somebody

jemandem dämmert etwas, syn: to suddenly understand something

diagnosis

Diagnose, syn: conclusion, verdict, decision

impress something upon someone

jemandem etwas einschärfen, meaning: make someone fully aware of something

lose count of something

etwas nicht mehr zählen können, meanng: not being able to remember a total

low key

zurückhaltend, syn: subdued, restrained, understated, unpretentious, simple, toned-down

objectify

objektifizieren, syn: symbolize, fetishize

out of the ordinary

etwas Aussergewöhnliches, syn: exceptional, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable

radiate

ausstrahlen, syn: branch, emanate

repetitive

iterativ, syn: reiterative, redundant

serve a purpose

einem Zweck dienen, meaning: to have a particular use or funktion

take something out of the equation

etwas ausser Acht lassen, meaning: remove something from the argument/discussion…

disregard

it’s high time that

es ist höchste Zeit dass, meaning: it’s time to do something that should have been done a long time ago

adjacent

annährend, syn: adjoining, neighboring, bordering

appealing

reizvoll, syn: attractive, charming, seductive

be stuck for ideas

keine Ideen einfallen, meaning: can’t come up with good thought, concept…

draw a blank

nicht weiter wissen, syn: black out, can’t think clearly or come up with anything sensible. ,

hunch

Vorahnung, syn: guess, hypothesis, theory, speculation, conjecture

in solitude

für sich allein, syn: in seclusion, isolation, privacy, loneliness

incubation

Reife, syn: maturation, ripening. meaning: (biol) intaining something at the most favorable temperature.

innovation

Innovation, syn: invention, creation, product

move

Schritt, syn: step, measure, action

not have the faintest idea

nicht die leiseste Ahnung haben, syn: clueless, to not know at all

stuck

festgefahren, syn: not having the faintest idea/notion

without exception

ausnahmslos, syn: consistently, invariably, meaning: something is true in almost all cases, ant: inconsistenty, irregularly

fancy dress party

Kostümfest, meaning: party where people wear clothes that make them look like a famous person, animal, character…

hold back something

etwas zurückhalten, syn: withhold, physically restrain, stop someone from doing something, so keep someone from doing something

inspried

einfallsreich, syn: innovative, inventive, imaginative, creative

ant: uninspired, uncreative, unoriginal, unimaginative

put something together

etwas erarbeiten, meaning: to create something, to assemble something.

syn: come up with. create something

send-off

Verabschiedung, syn: farewell, good-bye, adieu

ant: salute, welcome

to draw a blank

to be unable to remember

to dawn on someone

to become known or obvious to someone

to be stuck for ideas

to be unable or find it very difficultly to obtain/achieve something

to be able to come up with something

to manage to find or improvise something (antonym: to be stuck for ideas)

to occur to someone

to suddenly think of something

to not have the faintest idea

to not know or understand at all

sensible

reasonable