dense
dicht
a dense crowd/forest
To interconnect
(Miteinander) verbinden
electronic networks which interconnect thousands of computers around the world
Vast
Gewaltig, enorm
a vast amount of information
machine learning
Maschinelles Lernen (Forschungsbereich im Bereich künstliche Intelligenz)
a type of artificial intelligence in which computers use huge amounts of data to learn how to do tasks rather than being programmed to do them
Breakthrough
Durchbruch
a major breakthrough in cancer research
Carbon footprint
CO2-Bilanz,- Fußabdruck
a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by the activities of a person or company
Incentive
Anreiz, Motivation
There is no incentive for people to save fuel
On par with
Auf einer Ebene mit, gleich sein mit
This place is on a par with the best French restaurants
To curb
Drosseln, eindämmen
a new law designed to curb harmful emissions from factories
To push sb. To do smth.
Jmd dazu drängen etwas zu tun
government pushes the factories to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Substantial
Wesentlich, erheblich
We were able to see a substantial improvement
Synonym: considerable
To confront
Konfrontieren, entgegentreten
The government found itself confronted by massive opposition
To erect smth
Etwas aufstellen, errichten
The church was erected in 1582
Luddism
Luddismus
Bewegung englischer Arbeiter Anfang 19. Jahrhundert bei der sie Maschinen zerstörten, da die Arbeiter aufgrund der Industrialisierung um ihre Arbeitslätze fürchteten
To dismantle
abbauen, demontieren
I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it
Habitable
Bewohnbar, habitabel
The house should be habitable by the new year
advocate
Befürworter, Verfechter
a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action
To enshrine
Verankern
be enshrined (in something) These rights are enshrined in the country's constitution
Imprint
Abdruck, Spuren, nachhaltige Auswirkungen
to have a great effect on something so that it cannot be forgotten, changed, etc.
To be rendered
wiedergegeben werden
The song is supposed to be rendered on the concert
Ubiquitous
allgegenwertig
seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common
To flourish
Sich gut entwickeln
Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate
Synonym: to evolve (sich weiterentwickeln)
abstraction
Abstraktion
a general idea not based on any particular real person, thing or situation; the quality of being abstract
Multiple
Mehrere
The shape appears multiple times within each painting
Notion
Vorstellung, Gedanke, Idee
He has no notion of the difficulty of the problem
Confine
Einsperren, beschränken
to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc
Public
Öffentlichkeit
I took a shit in public
To evolve
sich weiterentwickeln
Each school must evolve its own way of working
Emergency
Notfall, Notlage
This is a medical emergency needing urgent treatment with antibiotics
DEF.: a sudden serious and dangerous event or situation that needs immediate action to deal with it
To collapse
Zusammenbrechen
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow
Starvation
Das Hungern, Verhungern
Millions will face starvation next year as a result of the drought
Ecology
Ökologie
the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment; the study of this
To forgive
Vergebenen, verzeihen
to stop feeling angry with yourself, to forgive somebody
Endeavour
Anstrengung
The manager is expected to use his or her best endeavours to promote the artist's career
To anticipate
Erwarten, vorhersehen
Our anticipated arrival time is 8.30
To remove
Entfernen, beseitigen
Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour
Loss
Verlust
I want to report the loss of a package
greenhouse effect
Treibhauseffekt
Def.: the problem of the slow steady rise in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, caused by an increase of gases such as carbon dioxide in the air surrounding the earth, which trap the heat of the sun
Emphasis
Betonung
The examples we will look at have quite different emphases
Stern
Ernst, streng
Her voice was stern
Emphatic
eindringlich, nachdrücklich
He was emphatic that he could not work with her
Poignant
eingreifend, nachdrücklich
Her face was a poignant reminder of the passing of time
insistent
She didn't want to go but her brother was insistent.
Pointed
Zugespitzt
Llamas have long, pointed ears
forceful
energisch, kraftvoll
a forceful personality
beseeching
Flehentlich, bittend
her wounded, beseeching eyes
Matter-of-fact
Sachlich, nüchtern
She told us the news of his death in a very matter-of-fact way
To concede
Einräumen, zugeben
He was forced to concede (that) there might be difficultie
Scientific
Wissenschaftlich
He explained the solution in a scientific way
Prediction
Vorhersage
The results of the experiment confirmed our predictions
Decade
Jahrzehnt
He has been the greatest player for a decade
Impending
Bevorstehend
his impending retirement
Shame
Schande, Scham
The world cup 2024 was a shame for the German team
Means (of)
Mittel, Weg
The load was lifted by means of a crane.
devastation
Verwüstung, Zerstörung
The bomb caused widespread devastation.
Course
Verlauf, Kurs
The Course of the stock increased the past month
To empower
Befähigen, stärken
The movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.
To denote
Bezeichnen, kennzeichnen
A very high temperature often denotes a serious illness
Distinction
Unterscheidung, Unterschied
Philosophers did not use to make a distinction between arts and science
To encompass
Umfassen
The job encompasses a wide range of responsibilities
To intensify
(Sich) verstärken, (sich) intensivieren
The fighting in the area has intensified sharply
To envisage
Vorraussehen
What level of profit do you envisage?
Synonym: anticipate
Power cut
Stromausfall
The capital and towns to the north were plunged into darkness by power cuts.
National grid
Überlandleitungsnetz
Def.: the system of power lines that joins the places where electricity is produced, and takes electricity to all parts of the country
To maintain
Aufrechterhalten, beibehalten
The two countries have always maintained close relations.
Decarbonization
Entkohlung
Def.: the process of replacing fossil fuels with fuel that is less harmful to the environment
To emit
Ausstoßen
Sulphur gases were emitted by the volcano
Geothermal
Geothermal, geothermisch
Def.: connected with the natural heat of rock deep in the ground
Marine
Marine-, Meeres-
a marine biologist
Rig
Ölbohrinsel
He works on a rig for 6 months straight
Digitization
Digitalisierung
def.: the process of changing data into a digital form that can be easily read and processed by a computer
Computerization
Umstellung auf Computer
Def.: the process of providing a computer or computers to do the work of something
Role model
Vorbild
We need positive role models for young women to aspire to.
To encircle
Umgeben
The island is encircled by a coral reef.
Layer
Schicht
Ducks have a thick layer of fat to keep them warm.
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