Englisch Vokabeln
Science and Technology, Challenges and Choises in an Insecure World
Science and Technology, Challenges and Choises in an Insecure World
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| Sprache | Deutsch |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
| Stufe | Mittelschule |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 07.12.2015 / 08.12.2015 |
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acid rain
saurer Regen
greenhouse effect
Treibhauseffekt
steam
Wasserdampf
pipeline
Rohrleitung
pollution
Umweltverschmutzung
petroleum
Mineralöl
petrol
Benzin
diesel
Diesel
a demanding task or situation
challenge
Herausforderung
a range of different things from which one can choose
choice
Wahl
exposed to danger or loss
insecure
unsicher
the state of being uncertain
uncertainty
Ungewissheit
a situation of having a stable source of financial income that allows for the on-going maintance of one´s standard of living currently and in the near future
economic security
wirtschaftliche Sicherheit
being respected and admired in society
social esteem
Ansehen in der Gesellschaft
reaching one´s full potential
self-actualization
Selbstverwirklichung
a situation in which financial assets lose a large part of their value, e.g. banking panics, stock market crashes and currency crises
financial crisis
finanzielle Krise
a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to some or some group
standard of living
Lebensstandard
a suden drop in the prices of stocks
stock market crash
Börsensturz
the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)
homelessness
Obdachlosigkeit
the theory that each human being has five basic areas of need: physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem and slf-actualization needs
hierarchy of needs
Bedürfnishierarchie
a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over a period of time
clinate change
Klimaveränderung
environmental catastrophes
natural disasters
Naturkatastrophe
a leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large body of water
oil spill
Ölkatastrophe
having a wide variety of races in given situation
ethnic diversity
ethnische Vielfalt
an economic state characterized by unemployment, low prices and low levels of trade and investment
economic crisis
Wirtschaftskrise
the subjugation of a certain group of people with the aim of repressing them politically
political persecution
politische Verfolgung
unfair treatment of person, racial group or minority, with action based on prejudice
discrimination
Diskriminierung
the state of being poore
poverty
Armut
a feeling of discomfort/weakness caused by lack of food, coupled wicht the desire to eat
hunger
Hunger
a person´s identity and sense of belonging to one state or to one nation
national identity
nationale Identität
a large detention centre created for political opponents, enemy aliens, etc.
detention camp
Internierungslager
a terrorist attack involving the international release of biological agents (bacteria, viruses, toxins) to cause illness or death
bioterrorist attacks
biologischer Terroranschlag
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
terrorist organizations
terroristische Organisationen
a communicable disease which is caused by a biological agent such as by viruses, etc.
infectious diseases
ansteckende Krankheiten
the deterioration of the environment through depletion of air, water ans soil
environmental degredation
Umweltschädigung
the sum total of the process involved in the close observation of individual people
surveillance
Überwachung
times of distress, affliction, difficulty, or need
troubled times
schwierige Zeiten
offensive or unjustifiable access obtained to someone´s personality or personal affairs without his or her permission
intrusion on privacy
EIngriff in die Privatsphäre
a statement of intention to inflict injury, damage or other hostile action
threat
Drohung
