satisfaction
Zufriedenheit
He had the satisfaction of seeing his book become a bestseller
masculinity
Männlichkeit
He felt it was a threat to his masculinity
parenting
Kindererziehung
The process of caring for your child or children is called parenting
gender pay gap
geschlechtsspezischer Lohnunterschied
gender pay gap is still a problem for woman, because they mostly get payed less than men
counterpart
Gegenüber
My former friend is now my counterpart in football
widespread
weitverbreitet
The storm caused a widespread damage
draw sb in
jemanden hineinziehen
youngsters drawn into a life of crime
to lay out
ausführen, erläutern
All the terms and conditions are laid out on the contract
to assign
zuweisen
Two large class rooms have been assigned to us
non-binary
Menschen die sich als weder männlich noch weiblich identifizieren
The novelist identifies as non-binary
backward
rückständig
She felt that going back to live at Home would be a backward step
gender nonconforming
nicht geschlechtskonform
Unfortunately, a lot of people are getting bullied because they are gender non-conforming
aspiration
Ziel, Bestrebung
I didn’t realise you had political aspirations
sensitivity
Sensibilität, Einfühlungsvermögen
The sensitivity of my mom really sometimes
superiority
Überlegenheit
For a long time my friend enjoyed his superiority in a game we used to play
sexism
Sexismus
legislation designed to combat sexismus in the workplace
disproportional
überproportional
There is a disease that causes a disproportional size of some bodyparts
low-income
Niedriglohn
A low-income area has a higher rate of crimes
gender-based violence
geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt
People that experienced gender-based violence need to be helped
rape
Vergewaltigung
Many victims avoid talking with others when they get raped
domestic violence
Häusliche Gewalt
I have seen people suffering from domestic violence mostly by the husband
perpetrated by
verübt durch
They believed that a crime had been perpetrated against them
sexual harassment
sexuelle Belästigung
sexual harassment uncludes among other things unwelcome sexual contact
patriarchy
Patriarchat
My father is a patriarchy in my family
appropriate
angemessen
He said she had responded in a very appropriate way
preconception
Vorurteil
It is important to challenge society’s preconception about black people
breadwinner
Hauptverdiener, Hauptversorger
When the baby was born, I became the sole breadwinner
to advocate
plädieren, sich einsetzen
I have been advocating for a friend when I heard he was threatened by some people
To perceive
wahrnehmen
I do not perceive myself as an expert
flippant
leichtfertig
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant
rowdy
grob, ungehobelt
This kind of work can’t be done too rowdy
allegation
Anschuldigung
She refused to admit the allegation
to infer
schlussfolgern, annehmen
Readers are left to infer the killer’s motives
roughhousing
Raufen, Kämpfen
I told my kids to quit roughhousing when friends coming over
seldom
selten
He had seldom seen a child with so much talent
to temper
mäßigen, mildern, abschwächen
temper your amount of crimes if you dont want to go in jail
to suppress
unterdrücken
They often use violence to suppress opposition
competitiveness
Konkurrenzdenken
Many local private banks lack competitiveness with foreign banks
to come to light
zum Vorschein kommen, ans Licht kommen
New evidence has recently come to light
implication
Andeutung, Schlussfolgerung
I have made a few implication, he must have realised it
to refute something
etwas widerlegen
She tried to think how to refute the arguments on moral grounds
Sole
einzige/r/s
She is the sole survivor in the family
to target
ausrichten, abzielen
He missed the target by two inches
blacklash
Gegenreaktion
The government is expecting an angry blacklash from russia
recognition
Anerkennung
He deverses recognition for what he has done
PC (political correctness)
politische Korrektheit
In some situations political correctness are appropriate
to bug sb
jdn ärgern, aufregen, nerven
They were bugging his phone conservation
to jump on the bandwagon
auf den fahrenden Zug aufspringen
a trend is like jumping on the bandwagon with many others
misconduct
Fehlverhalten
He was suspended due to allegations of professional misconduct
corruption
Korruption, Bestechung
The major was corrupt and stole money from the coty’s budget
accountability
Verantwortlichkeit
There has been no accountability here
radical
hier: grundlegend
There is a need for radical changes in education
intimidation
Einschüchterung
The Gang silenced the witness by intimidation
To border on
Grenzen an
He often borders on being offensive with his jokes
overt
offen, offenkundig
Her overt sexuality shocked people
to prey on sb
hier: jmd nachstellen, verfolgen
Gangs are known to prey on tourists in the city
vulnerable
wehrlos
She looked very vulnerable standing there on her own
Heinous
abscheulich, schrecklich
The criminal received the death penalty for his heinous crime
advances
Annäherungsversuche
She accused her colleagues of making advances to her
abusive
missbräuchlich
she got out of an abusive relationship with her girlfriend
to be convicted
verurteilt werden
Both men had been convicted of drug trafficking
non-consensual
Nicht einvernehmlich
I had a non-consensual wedding
to constrict sth
Etw. begrenzen, Etw. einengen
this drug can constrict your blood vessels
repressive
repressiv, hemmend
The people are held down by a repressive regime
in hindsight
im Nachhinein, rückblickend
In hindsight, i should’ve chosen the other paragraph
misogyny
Mysogynie, Frauenfeindlichkeit
The voilence and casual misogyny are shocking
empowerment
Stärkung
We believe in empowerment of women
stark
hier: groß, massiv
There is a stark difference between
mildly
mild, sanft, schwach
The drug is only mildly addictive
conflict-ridden
Konfliktreich
Sadly, Africa remains a conflict-ridden continent
prolific
erfolgreich
It was one of the most prolific periods in her career
tension
Spannung
Family tensions and conflicts may lead to violence
impartial
unparteiisch, neutral
The referees in sports like soccer are supposed to be impartial
somber
finster, düster
Paul was in a somber mood
Synonym: drab
tremendous
gewaltig, enorm
A tremendous explosion
Synonym: huge
derisive
spöttisch, hämisch
she gave a derisive laugh
to degrade sb
Jdn erniedrigen, jdn klein machen
This poster is offensive and degrades women
to reverberate
nachhallen, widerhallen
Her voice reverberated around the hall
Synonym: Echo
belligerent
angriffslustig, streitlustig
He is always very belligerent around me
Synonym: hostile
to conceal
verbergen
Tim could barely conceal his disappointment
Synonym: hide
slanderous
beleidigend
The newspaper slanderous statements about the celebrity caused a lot of trouble
libellous
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