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This flashcard set helps primary school students learn English vocabulary, focusing on expressions related to money, nature, and emotions. It includes terms like "assumption," "comprehensive," and "threat," along with idiomatic phrases such as "to hold the purse strings" and "spending money like water." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from English to their native language and vice versa. Ideal for young learners, this set aids in building a strong vocabulary foundation, making it useful for students and anyone looking to improve their English fluency at an early stage.
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20.10.2015 / 21.10.2015

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übrefüllt, überlaufen, überbevölkert

overcrowded / The refugee camps are now overcrowded and more blankets and food are needed

Ich kann es mir nicht leisten

I can't afford it

dem schnellen Geld nachjagen

to make a quick buck

on the subject of / im Bezug auf, bezüglich

with regard to // I am writing to you with regard to your recent enquiry

Sklaverei, Knechtarbeit

slavery / slavery is now universally illegal

feige, memmenhaft

cowardly

Geld sammeln 

raise money (for a charity)

Mangel/ Fehlernährung / Unterernährung

undernourishment

selber bezahlen

pay my own way

as a substitute for / anstatt (Ersatz)

in place of / She's bought an electric guitar in place of her old acoustic one

Bedrohung

threat

Geld wächst nicht auf den Bäumen

money doesn't grow on trees

to get into someone's computer system without permission in order to get information or do smoething illegal

hack into

Geld kann Glück nicht kaufen

money can't buy happiness

Zündstoff

explosive

representing /  im Namen von, Im Auftrag

on behalf of / On behalf of the whole family, i'd like to thank you for being with us today

verarmt

impoverished / Many impoverished nations can no longer afford to run school and hospitals

einen Kredit aufnehmen

to take out a loan

Familientreffen, Zusammenkunft

family gathering

verantwortlich sein, beauftragt sein

to be in charge of sth.

Wiederstand, Zurückhaltung

resistance

a large number of people who want to buy something 

mass market / We don't produce good for the mass market

giftig

venomous, poisonous

sich selber verkaufen

to sell oneself // If you went for a job interview, how would you try to sell yourself?

abgewertet

devalued

ländlich

rural / In many countries there is a drift of population from rural areas to the cities

Wildniss, unberührtes Gebiet

wilderness

überzeichnet

oversubscribed

jdm. mögen, gernhaben

to be fond of sme

ansteckend

infectious / the rhythm was so infectious

to act without any particular plan or expectation  / dem Zufall überlassen

leave things to chance / I decided to book a hotel rather than leaving things to chance

ernsthaft, mit ganzem herzen, voll und ganz

wholeheartedly // I wholeheartedly approve of having 6 weeks holiday a year

unterschätzt

underestimated / The government has seriously underestimated the gravity of the situation in drought-stricken areas

lohnend, erstrebenswert

worthwhile

to make someone do something they don't want to do

force someone to do something // I hated the violin when I was younger, but my mother forced me to learn it

das Geld aus dem Fenster schmeissen

spending money like water

viel zu viel bezahlen, abgezockt werden

pay trough the nose

a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has no happened or has ended / Erleichterung

relief / After the exam, I felt an incredible sense of relief

benachteiligt

underprivileged / Most of the children in the camp were seriously underprivileged

herausgegeben, veröffentlicht

released / a films music is often released before the movie itself

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