Vocabulary in the News
English-to-German Version - Part 2
A collection of words and phrases found in German magazines or newspapers—in the fields of crime, disasters, war, politics, sports, weather and other news.
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Noun genders are indicated by: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), n. (noun), v. (verb), pl. (plural)
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“mad cow” disease, BSE r Rinderwahn, e BSE
member of parliament, representative r/e Abgeordnete
mudslide e Schlammlawine
murder (n.) e Ermordung, r Mord
murder case (n.) r Mordfall
P
parliament (German upper house) r Bundesrat
parliament (German lower house) r Bundestag
(British) parliament s Parlament
pass (a law) (v.) verabschieden
passage (of a law) e Verabschiedung (eines Gesetzes)
pension, social security e Rente
pensioner r Rentner/e Rentnerin
pension reform e Rentenreform
social security (system) e Rentenversicherung
In early 2001, the Bundestag passed new Rentenreform legislation that was criticized for not doing enough to keep the German pension system from going broke. State benefits were cut, while private pension saving is encouraged.
politician r Politiker, e Politikerin
politics e Politik
poll(s) e Umfrage (-n)
president r Präsident
American president r US-Präsident
President Bush (US) Präsident Bush (USA)
President Putin (Russia) Präsident Putin (Russland)
R
rain r Regen
freezing rain gefrierender Regen
rape (n.) e Vergewaltigung
rape (v.) vergewaltigen
recession, slowdown (econ.), doldrums e Flaute
to recover (economically), come out of a slowdown aus der Flaute herauskommen
receive (v.) erhalten, kassieren (taxes)
recover, salvage, rescue (v.) bergen (barg/hat geborgen)
the (aircraft) engines have been recovered man hat die Triebwerke geborgen
recovery, salvaging e Bergung
representative, member of parliament r/e Abgeordnete
rescue workers, rescuers e Rettungskräfte (pl.)
resignation (from office), abdication (of king) r Rücktritt
they are calling for his resignation sie fordern seinen Rücktritt
restrict, limit (v.) einschränken
restriction(s), limitation(s) (n.) e Einschränkung (-en)
the right, rightwing (sing.) die Rechten (pl.)
rightwing (skinhead) violence rechte Gewalt
rightist, rightwinger e/r Rechte
robber r Räuber ( - )
robbery r Raubüberfall, r Raub
bank robbery r Banküberfall
royal (adj.) königlich
S
seismograph r Erdbebenmesser
earthquake s Erdbeben
senate r Senat
senator r Senator/e Senatorin
sentence, condemn, pass judgment (v.) verurteilen
He was sentenced to death. Er wurde zum Tode verurteilt.
slave/forced laborer r Zwangsarbeiter (-)
Nazi-era forced laborers die NS-Zwangsarbeiter (pl)
soldier r Soldat, e Soldatin
army e Armee
German armed forces e Bundeswehr
German army s Bundesheer
Since 2001, women have been allowed to serve in the Bundeswehr as soldiers, Soldatinnen.
solidarity surtax der Soli (slang)
solidarity surtax (n.) der Solidaritätszuschlag
The Soli was enacted after German reunification to help pay for rebuilding eastern Germany.
(official) sources
according to official sources nach offiziellen Angaben
SPD die SPD (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, Social Democratic Party)
See the Political Parties Glossary
sports (n., pl.) r Sport (sing.)
spy (n.) r Spion, e Spionin
spy (v.) spionieren
spies (pl.) die Spione
espionage e Spionage
storm (bad), thunderstorm s Gewitter, s Unwetter
Sports and Olympics Glossary
study (studies), investigation(s) e Untersuchung (-en)
T
tax(es) e Steuer(n)
income tax(es) e Einkommenssteuer (-n)
tax assessment(s) r Steuerbescheid (-e)
terrorism r Terrorismus > Terrorism Glossary
threat e Bedrohung
threaten bedrohen
thunderstorm s Gewitter, s Unwetter
tsunami r Tsunami, e Flutwelle - The Japanese word "tsunami" means "harbor wave"
U
unemployment e Arbeitslosigkeit
union(s) (labor) e Gewerkschaft(en)
V
victim s Opfer
many victims viele Opfer
the house fell victim to the flames das Haus wurde ein Opfer der Flammen
violence e Gewalt
rightwing (skinhead) violence rechte Gewalt
W
warrant (for arrest) r Haftbefehl
weapon of mass destruction e Massenvernichtungswaffe (-n)
X
xenophobia, anti-foreigner sentiment e Ausländerfeindlichkeit
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