German Vocabulary: Die Zukunft studieren, Urbanes Gärtnern & Geschmackssache

Vocabulary flashcards covering German language course topics: academic paths, urban gardening, fashion idiomatic expressions, clothing production, and modern media.

die Voraussetzung, -en

Condition or prerequisite.

der Forscher, - / die Forscherin, -nen

Researcher (related to: die Forschung).

die Befürchtung, -en

Fear or apprehension (e.g., having fear that the climate will change).

die Luftverschmutzung (nur Sg.)

Air pollution.

die Lärmbelästigung, -en

Noise pollution.

der Klimawandel (nur Sg.)

Climate change.

demografisch

Demographic; relating to the development of the population (die Entwicklung der Bevölkerung).

der Berater, - / die Beraterin, -nen

Advisor or councilor.

die Erfahrung, -en

Experience (e.g., Berufserfahrung sammeln / gathering professional experience during studies).

der Samen, -

Seeds.

etw. verstreuen

To spread or scatter something (e.g., scattering seeds secretly).

der Strauch, "-er

Shrub or bush.

jdn./etw. verdrängen

To displace or invade (e.g., plants being displaced by streets).

die Bewegung, -en

Movement (here: the 'Urbanes Gärtnern' movement).

etw. verbreiten

To distribute or spread something.

die Hauptsache, -n

The main thing.

heimisch

Indigenous or native.

standortgerecht

Suitable to the location; plants for which the conditions at a specific site are optimal.

umso mehr

All the more (e.g., quality of life improves all the more when we plant trees).

das Beet, -e

Garden bed (e.g., ein Gemüsebeet / vegetable bed).

beruhigend

Calming (e.g., having a calming effect on car drivers).

etw. anlegen

To create, start, or invest in (e.g., creating a vegetable bed in the garden).

friedlich

Peaceful.

der Abstand, "-e

Distance or clearance.

etw. säen

To sow.

etw. ernten

To harvest.

der Anbau (nur Sg.)

Cultivation (related to: etw. anbauen).

etw. ausreißen

To rip something out (forms: reißt aus, riss aus, hat ausgerissen).

jdn./etw. verurteilen

To condemn (e.g., condemning something as illegal).

touristisch

Touristic (related to: der Tourismus).

die Bürgerinitiative, -n

Citizens' initiative.

einer Ansicht sein

To hold a particular view or opinion (e.g., 'Meiner Ansicht nach…').

Wo drückt der Schuh?

A colloquial expression meaning 'What is the problem?' (Was ist das Problem?).

der Anlass, "-e

Occasion.

jdm. abraten von (+ Dativ)

To advise someone against something (forms: rät ab, riet ab, hat abgeraten).

jdn./etw. anstarren

To stare intensely at someone or something (intensiv ansehen).

laut

According to (e.g., according to the weather forecast).

das Gerücht, -e

Rumor (e.g., an untrue story claiming someone was bad in school).

üblich sein

To be customary or standard practice.

etw. behaupten

To claim or assert something.

das Tabu, -s

Taboo.

die Handarbeit, -en

Needlework or handicraft.

die Massenware (nur Sg.)

Mass-produced goods.

etw. häkeln

To crochet.

etw. stricken

To knit.

der Knopfdruck (nur Sg.)

Push of a button (e.g., manufacturing clothing at the touch of a button).

abbilden

To depict, portray, or show in a picture.

die Informationsquelle, -n

Source of information (composed of die Information + die Quelle).

die Digitalisierung (nur Sg.)

Digitalization.

der Wunsch nach (+ Dativ)

Wish or desire for something.