in the grip of sth.
In der Gewalt von etw.
definition: to be experiencing something
unpleasant that you have no control over
economic crisis
Wirtschaftskrise
people from all walks of life
Menschen aus allen
Gesellschaftsschichten
at the hands of sb.
durch jdn.
definition: because of someone else’s
actions
to teeter on the brink of sth.
sich am Rande von etw. bewegen
contest
Kampf, Anfechtung
Contest > to contest
notion of sth.
Vorstellung von etw.
= belief, idea, concept
to be committed to sth.
sich für etw. einsetzen
to discard sth.
etw. verwerfen
to abandon sth./sb.
jdn./ etw. aufgeben
definition: to stop doing an activity before
you have finished it
• to abandon sb. / sth. → abandonment (n.) →
abandoned (adj.)
for the sake of sb./sth.
jdm./etw. zuliebe
definition: in order to help or bring
advantage to someone
interconnected world
vernetzte Welt
to collide
aufeinanderprallen
to collide > collision
global supply chains
globale Lieferketten
transnational terrorist network
transnationales Terrornetzwerk
mass migration
Massenmigration
to live up to sth.
etw. gerecht werden
definition: to achieve what is expected,
especially high standards
self-evident
selbstverständlich
= obvious
to be created equal
gleichwertig geschaffen sein
unalienable rights
unabdingbare Rechte
definition: A right that cannot be taken
away from you.
to derive sth. from sth.
etw. aus etw. ziehen
soelmn
feierlich
solemn (adj.) → solemnity (n.)
= serious = without any humour
territorial expansion
Gebietserweiterung
to cede sth.
etw. abtreten
• definition: to allow someone else to have
or own something, especially unwillingly or
because you are forced to.
border dispute
Grenzkonflikt
annexation
Annexion
boundary
Grenze
= edge = limit
indigenous people
Eingeborene,r
to deprive sb. of sth.
jdn. einer Sache berauben
to deprive (v.) → deprivation (n.) → deprived
(adj.)
welfare recipient
Sozialhilfen Empfänger
to outstrip sth.
überflügeln, übertreten
• definition: to become greater in amount,
degree, or success than something or
someone
pace
Gangart
• definition: the speed at which someone or
something moves, or with which
something happens or changes
vista
Aussicht
definition: a view, from a high position
to deter sb.
jdn. davon abhalten etw. zu tun
= to discourage sb., to make sb. not do
sth.
• to deter sb. to encourage sb.
to founder
einstürzen, untergehen, sich zerschlagen
• to founder = to fail = to be unsuccessful
pre- eminence
Überlegenheit
pre-eminence = superiority
• definition: the quality of being
more important or better than others
• pre-eminence (n.) → pre-eminent (adj.)
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