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Chapters 15 & 16
German Reading Vocabulary
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Language - German
Graduate
07/06/2010

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Term
Abschnitt (m.), -e
Definition

section, paragraph

("cut, cut off")

Term
sich ändern
Definition
to change
Term
sich an/siedeln
Definition
to settle
Term
außerordentlich
Definition

extraordinary

(außer = "extra")

Term
sich befassen mit
Definition

to deal with, to concern

oneself with

["to grasp yourself with (something)"]

Term
sich befinden (befand, befunden)
Definition

to be located; to be, feel;

to find oneself

Term
sich beschränken auf
Definition

to limit oneself to,

be limited to

(beschränken = "to limit")

Term
bezeichnen
Definition

to designate, denote, call

[zeichnen = "to draw (upon it)"]

Term
Bürger (m.), -; Bürgerin, (f.), -nen
Definition
citizen
Term
dunkel
Definition
dark
Term
Bürger (pl.)
Definition
middle class, citizens
Term
Durchschnitt (m.), -e
Definition
average, cross section
Term
eingehend
Definition

thoroughly, in detail

["going to" (something)]

Term
sich entwickeln
Definition
to develop, evolve
Term
erinnern an
Definition

to remind about/of

(erinnern = "to remind")

Term
sich erinnern (an)
Definition
to remember
Term
sich finden
Definition
to find oneself, turn out to be
Term
Fortschritt (m.), -e
Definition

progress

(schritt = "step" forward)

Term
Gesicht (n.), -er
Definition

face

(sicht = "see")

Term
leider
Definition

unfortunately

("painfully")

Term
Nachteil (m.), -e
Definition

disadvantage

(Vorteil = advantage)

Term
sich nieder/lassen (ließ...nieder, niedergelassen; lässt...nieder)
Definition

to settle down,

establish oneself

Term
plötzlich
Definition
suddenly
Term
schrecklich
Definition
frightful, terrible, dreadful, awful, horrible, hideous
Term
Titel (m.), -
Definition
title
Term
verletzen
Definition
to injure
Term
sich verletzen
Definition
to get hurt, injure oneself
Term
sich vermehren
Definition
to multiply
Term
versprechen (versprach, versprochen; verspricht)
Definition
to promise
Term
wachsen (wuchs, ist gewachsen; wächst)
Definition
to grow
Term
(sich) waschen (wusch, gewaschen; wäscht)
Definition
to wash
Term
Alter (n.)
Definition
age
Term
Aufklärung (f.)
Definition
enlightenment; "a clearing up of things"
Term
Ausnahme (f.), -n
Definition

exception

("taking out of something")

Term
Ausschnitt (m.), -e
Definition

excerpt, section

(schnitt = to cut)

Term
Begriff (m.), -e
Definition

concept

(griff = "grip")

Term
berechnen
Definition
to calculate
Term
damalig
Definition
then, of that time
Term
darum
Definition
therefore, for all that
Term
durch/führen
Definition
to carry out, execute
Term
Entfernung (f.), -en
Definition
distance (from something)
Term
Erkenntnis (f.), -se
Definition
(piece of) knowledge, perception
Term
fest/stellen
Definition
to determine
Term
Freiheit (f.), -en
Definition
freedom
Term
ganz
Definition
whole, quite
Term
helfen (half, geholfen; hilft)
Definition
to help
Term
heutig
Definition

today's, current

("of today")

Term
nie
Definition
never
Term
schließlich
Definition

finally

(schliessen, schluss = to close; making a conclusion/end)

Term
Schwierigkeit (f.), -en
Definition
difficulty
Term
Stern (m.), -e
Definition
star
Term
teilen
Definition

to divide

("to make into parts")

Term
Teilung (f.), -en
Definition
division
Term
teilweise
Definition

partially

(weise = "in the manner of")

Term
tun (tat, getan)
Definition
to do
Term
Verfahren (n.), -
Definition
process
Term
Vernunft (f.)
Definition
reason
Term
Vorlesung (f.), -en
Definition

lecture

("to read in front of people")

Term
weder...noch
Definition
neither...nor
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