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Created / Updated 20.01.2019 / 17.05.2023
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abound

zahlreich sein

frantic

hektisch

labyrinth

Labyrinth

hail

jmd. rufen

ooze

to show a lot of a particular quality or feeling

directory

Verzeichnis (Telefonbuch)

studious

lernbegierig

quaint

reizend / enzückend

 

INFORMAL!

cabbies

Taxifahrer

appalled

entsetzt

criticisms

Kritik

justification

Rechtfertigung / Grund

absence

Abwesenheit

uninspiring

not at all interesting or exiting

 

uninspirierend

 

claustrophobia

a strong fear of being in a small enclosed spare or in a situation that limits what you can do

 

Klaustrophobie

chores

a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep the house clean

Hausarbeit

 

get rid of

if you get rid of somethig, you throw it away or destroy it because you don't want it any more

 

etwas los werden

world-renowned

it is know and admired around the world by a lot of people, especially for a special skill, achievement or quality

 

weltbekannt

mecca

a place that many people want to visit for a particular reason

boast

if a place, obect or organization boast something, it has something that is very good

 

 

iconic

very famour or popular, thought to be representative of particular ideas or a particular time

endowed

if something or someone is endowed with something, they naturally have a good feature or quality

 

 

assets

something or someone that is useful because they help you succeed or deal with problems

 

Vorzug

 

logo

a small design that is the official sign of a company or organization

slogan

a stort phrase that is easy to remember and is used in advertisements, or by politicians, organizations etc.

by-law

a law made by a loval government that people in that area must obey

 

Satzung

artistry

skill in a particular artistic activity

 

Kunstfertigkeit

expertise

special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training

Fachkenntnis

dress code

set rules about what to wear

brainstorm

to hold a group discussion in order to get ideas

 

podcast

a radio programme that can be downloaded from the internet

suburbs

an area where people live which is away from the centre of the town or city

 

Vorstädte

urban renewal

urban renewal is when the poor areas of towns are impoved by making new jobs, industries, homes

 

Sanierungen

infrastructure

basic system & structure that a country or organizations needs in order to work properly

 

Infrastruktur

discourage

 

Gegenteil: encourage

to make someone less confident or less wiling to do something

 

entmutigen

 

Gegenteil: ermutigen

sketch

a simple, quickly made drawing that does not show much detail

 

 

upbeat

positive and making you feel that good things will happen

 

optimistisch

graffiti

rude, humorous, or political writing and pictures on the walls of buildings, trains etc.

impact

the effect or influence that an event, situation etc. has on someone or something

 

Einfluss / Auswirkung

underside

the bottom side or surface of something