USA (united states of America)
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Fall (AE)
Herbst
AE: fall
BE: autumn
state
Staat, Bundesstaat, Land
There are 50 states in the USA.
to shine, shone, shone
scheinen, glänzen
The sun is shining today.
bright
hell
bright <—-> dark
color (AE)
Farbe
AE: color
BE: colour
huge
riesig
huge = very big
corn
Korn, Mais, Getreide
soy bean
Sojabohne
You can see soy beans in the Midwest.
field
Feld, Wiese, Weide
There are corn fields in the Midwest.
surfer
Wellenreiter, Wellenreiterin, Surfer, Surferin
paradise
Paradies
Hawaii is a Surfer’s paradise
perfekt
perfekt, vollkommen
Today is the perfect weather for a picnic.
wave
Welle
North America
Nordamerika
Denali is the highest mountain in North America.
(the) most
die meisten; die Mehrheit
Most things in my room are blue.
landscape
Landschaft
Tourists enjoy the beautiful landscape.
American
amerikanisch; Amerikanisch; aus Amerika; Amerikaner; Amerika-nerin
American → America
swamp
Sumpf
There are swamps in the American south.
alligator
Alligator
rose
Rose
bald eagle
Weißkopfseeadler
The bald eagle is an American symbol.
population
Einwohner; Einwohnerzahl;
Bevölkerung
The population of New York is over eight million.
area
Fläche
The USA has an area of over 9,000,000 km?
total
Gesamt; gesamt
The total area is all of the area.
square mile
Quadratmeile
The United States' total area isabout 3,600,000 square miles.
currency
Währung
The currency in Germany is the euro.
dollar
Dollar (amer. Währungseinheit)
time zone
Zeitzone
There are nine time zones in the USA.
major
Haupt; wichtig; bedeutend
There are three major rivers in the USA.
north of
nördlich von
Denmark is north of Germany.
south of
südlich von
Italy is south of Germany.
ocean
Ozean; Meer
east of
östlich von
Poland is east of Germany.
west of
westlich von
France is west of Germany.
distance
Entfernung; Distanz
Find out the distance from A to B.
gateway
Tor; Eingangstor
NYC is the gateway to America.
borough
Stadtteil; Bezirk
NYC has five boroughs.
nickname
Spitzname
Most US cities have a nickname.
to stand out
auffallen; herausragen; herauss
One building stands out.
foot, feed
Fuß (Längenmaß: 30,48 cm)
The building is 400 feet high.
to replace
ersetzen
They replaced the old World Trade Center.
attack
Angriff; Attacke
There were attacks on September 11, 2001.
baseball
Baseball
especially
besonders; vor allem
We like sport, especially baseball.
New Yorker
New Yorker; New Yorkerin
New Yorkers live in New York City.
among
unter; inmitten
He stood among the trees.
best-paid
bestbezahlt
He is the best-paid star.
center (AE)
Zentrum; Mitte; Center
AE: center
BE: centre
culture
Kultur
Different countries have different cultures.
art
Theater
AE: theater
BE: theatre
festival
Festival; Fest
NYC is home to lots of different festivals.
movement
Bewegung
Many new movements started in NYC.
independence
Unabhängigkeit
They celebrated 100 years of independence.
immigrant
Immigrant; Immigrantin; Ein-wanderer; Einwandererin
A lot of immigrants went to America.
symbol
Symbol
hope
Hoffnung
hope → to hope
on TV
im Fernsehen
You could see everything on TV.
elevator (AE)
Aufzug; Lift
AE: elevator
BE: lift
grounds
Gelände; Gebiet
The house is in the grounds of the school.
billion
Milliarde
event
Ereignis; Veranstaltung
My birthday party was a big event.
traffic jam
Stau
rush hour
Hauptverkehrszeit
roadwork (AE)
Straßenbauarbeiten
downtown (AE)
im Stadtzentrum
landmark
Wahrzeichen
skyscraper
Wolkenkratzer
story (AE)
Stock, Stockwerk, Etage
block
Block, Häuserblock
subway
U-Bahn
traffic light
(Verkehrs-) Ampel
intersection (AE)
Kreuzung
parking lot (AE)
Parkplatz
car park (BE)
lift (BE)
Aufzug
crossroad
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