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Englisch 1 - Britain and the United States

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sociable
<-> unsociable
gesellig
to split
= to divide
teilen
major
= very important
Haupt-
gridlock
-roads are so full that no-one can move at all
Verkehrsstillstand
rush hour
- time of the day when traffic is most intense
Hauptverkehrszeit
astounded
= surprised
verblüfft
off limits
tabu
the likes of...
= people like...
Leute wie ...
venue
- The venue for the concert is the .........
Veranstaltungsort
outskirts
- Somethinh is outskirts of the city
Randgebiet
to avoid
- avoid big roads, if u are on ur bike
vermeiden
independent
unabhängig
community
= togetherness
hier: Gemeinschaftlichkeit
chain store
- if u can find the same chain stores
in most big cities.
Handelskette
annoyed
- a little bit angry
verärgert
togtherness
Beisammensein
congestion
- no free flow e.g. Of traffic
Stau
pollution
Verschmutzung
meticulously
= very thoroughly
akribisch
fly-tipping
- dumping rubbish illegally
(Illegales Müllabladen)
freegan
- someone who buys as little food as possible from shops and eats food that others have thrown away.
Freeganer
mural
- a large picture painted on a wall
Wandgemälde
abandoned
= left empty
verlassen
dedicated
zweckbestimmt
indispensable
= irreplacable
unverzichtbar
to bump into sb.
- to meet sb. that u weren't expecting to see
jmd. über den Weg laufen
benefit = advantage
Vorteil
to fancy sth.
-" I really fancy a cold drink right now
auf etw. Lusf haben
rival = opponent
Gegner
to overlook
= to not notice sth.
übersehen
to escape
- the fish escaped at the last minute.
entfliehen
gorgeous= beautiful
umwerfend; wunderschön
sparsely populated
dünn besiedelt
appealing = attractive
reizvoll
forefront
- leading position
Spitze
to rewild
renaturieren
indigenous = native
einheimisch
to be transitioned into sth. = to be transformed
in etw. überführt werden
mammal
- humans, cows and whales are all mammals
Säugetier
timber
Holz
increasing <-> decreasing
zunehmend
awareness of sth. <-> ignorance
Bewusstsein
sustainable
nachhaltig
organic
- I only buy organic fruit and vegetables.
biologisch
valley <-> hill
Tal
draw = attraction
hier: Magnet
bespoke -customised
zugeschnitten
remote - they lived in a remote part of the country
abgelegen
to designate
bezeichnen
outlaw
- Robin Hood was a famous outlaw
Bandit
to reminisce
- to think back on sth.
sich zurückerinnern
thrilling = exciting
spannend
curious
neugierig
breathtaking =stunning
atemberaubend
entire = whole
gesamt
savory <-> sweet
herzhaft
recently
vor Kurzem
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