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vorlesen

To read aloud

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Gelbsucht

Jaundice

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die Amsel

The blackbird

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grob, wuchtig

rough (as in powerful)

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sich übergeben

to throw up

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der Widerwillen

The revulsion

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die Säge

The saw

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die Späne

The shavings

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klatschen

To splash

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der Eimer

the bucket

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sich aufrichten

to straighten up

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weinen

to cry

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spüren

to feel

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riechen

to smell

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die Entschlossenheit

the decisiveness

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sich verabschieden

to say goodbye

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selbstverständlich

self-evident

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sich vorstellen

to introduce oneself, to present oneself

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der Blumenstrauß

the bunch of flowers

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der Ich-Erzähler

The first person narrator

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nachdenklich

thoughtful, reflective

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der Umstand

circumstance

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damals

at that time

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das Treppenhaus

staircase, stairwell

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das Stockwerk

floor (as in ground floor)

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der Dachstuhl

The rooftop

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der Erker

The bay window

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ausbauen

to extend

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verzichten

to do without

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schneckenförmig

spiral (adj.)

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wahrnehmen

to perceive

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gemustert

patterned

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der Läufer

the runner (piece of furniture)

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herrschaftlich

grand

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düster

gloomy

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taub

deaf/ numb

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stumm

silent/ mute

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umkehren

to turn around/ turn back

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die Klinke

the handle

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einfallen

to occur/ come to mind

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begegnen

to meet, encounter

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ergreifen

to grasp, seize

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schäbig

shabby

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verglichen

compared (imp.)

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der Hinweis

Sign, hint

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bestätigen

acknowledge

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die Spange

hair clasp

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heruntergekommen

run-down

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an der Oberfläche

On the surface (both literal and metaphorical)

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widmen

to dedicate

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das Recht (e)

the law (subject)

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der Nachgeborenengeneration

the second/ younger generation

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einständig

independent

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die Verknüpfung

the shortcut/ link/ connection

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das Gesamtwerk

the collective works

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der Betrug

the fraud/ deception

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die Ausprägung

the manifestation

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die Heimkehr

the return home

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die Sühne

The sin/ the atonement

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die Zeitgeschichte

contemporary history

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die Tätigkeit

the occupation/ job

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der Verfassungsrichter

the constitutional judge

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der Gastdozent

the guest lecturer

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georgische

Georgian (from the Georgian era)

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die Schleife

the ribbon

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der Liebhaber

enthusiast

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die Tätergeneration

the generation of perpetrators

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die Gegenwart

the presence/ the society

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die Überlebende

the survivors

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zuständig

responsible

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eine Elite

an elite

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die Diktatur

the dictatorship

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der Diktatur

the dictator

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der Kriegsverbrecher

the war criminal

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menschenunwürdig

inhumane

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der Wirtschaftswunder

the economical miracle

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die Vergangenheitsbewältigung

coming to terms with the past

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der Nationalsozialismus

National Socialism (Nazism)

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der Nationalsozialist

the Nazi

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zornig

angry

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der Ausbruch

the outburst

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der Augenzeuge

the eye witness

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einsperren

to imprison

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vergasen

to gas (someone)

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der Aufseher

the overseer, supervisor

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die Nachkriegszeit

the post-war era

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Nachkriegsdeutschland

post-war Germany

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das Tabu-Thema

the taboo subject matter

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die Nürnberger Prozesse

The Nüremberg trials

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die Trümmern

the debris

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zärtlich

affectionate

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die Umgebung

the surroundings

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das Schweigen

the silence

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das Landhaus

the countryhouse

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der Selbstsinn

the sense of self

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stürzen

to rush

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vorhaben

to intend to

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geschwungen

curved

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besitzergreifend

possessive

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die Straßenbahnleiterin

the tram conductor (female)