Der Besuch der alten Dame: Vokabelliste 6
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| für/gegen etwas stimmen; die Stimme, -n; das stimmt (nicht) | to vote for/against something; voice, vote [describes an individual’s vote, e.g. “Jede Stimme zählt”]; that’s right (wrong) |
| ab•stimmen; die Abstimmung, -en |
to vote; vote [describes the voting process, e.g. “eine Abstimmung im Senat”] [these terms are usually for votes on specific issues, whereas “wählen” and “die Wahl, -en” are used for general elections] |
| einstimmig | unanimous |
| Ich bin damit einverstanden | I’m in agreement with that |
| die Ausnahme, -n; eine Ausnahme machen | exception; to make an exception |
| außerordentlich | extraordinary |
| beerdigen; die Beerdigung | to bury; funeral, burial |
| eingeweiht [Nicht auf dem Quiz: einweihen also means to inaugurate/dedicate something (when one uses some new item for the first time)] | initiated, informed [used to distinguish those who have been informed about what’s going on in a given situation from those who have not] |
| sich ereignen | passieren, geschehen [sich ereignen is somewhat more formal than the other two] |
| der Fortschritt, -e | progress |
| die Leiche, -n, der Leichnam, -e | corpse |
| die Menge, -n | large crowd, throng |
| das Opfer, -; opfern | victim; to sacrifice |
| rührend | moving, touching (in a quaint sort of way. For more seriously “moving” experiences, use bewegend or, if the event is tragic, erschütternd) |
| sinnlos; der Sinn, -e |
senseless, meaningless; sense (as in “meaning” and as in “sense of smell”) |
| die Spannung, -en; spannend | tension, suspense; suspenseful, exciting (as in: suspenseful) |
| tatsächlich | really, actually (as in “I really/actually did it!”) |
| (von Freude) überwältigt | overwhelmed (by joy) |
| die Verschwörung, -en | conspiracy |
| sich verwandeln; die Verwandlung, -en | to metamorphose, to change profoundly; metamorphosis, transformation |
| (un)würdig | (un)dignified |
Nicht auf dem Quiz
| aus•rotten | to root out, to destroy (usually used for exterminating something bad, but can also be used when one accuses someone of having exterminated e.g. a species of animal) |
| die Gemeindeversammlung, -en | town meeting |