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Scotland - poems
Scottish Culture - Festivals and Poems - Yousri Bribech
| Term | Definition | German |
|---|---|---|
| convention | meeting, comic con, book convention | Kongress, Messe |
| book fair | book convention | Buchmesse |
| catchy | to get sb's attention; eye-catching, striking | Interesse erweckend |
| centrepiece | main item, core element | Kernstück |
| poignant | moving, touching | berührend, ergreifend |
| rampart | part of a castle | Schutzwall |
| lament | sad song, song of sorrow | Klagelied |
| glitzy | glamorous | bezaubernd, glamourös |
| contemporary | current, modern | zeitgenössisch |
| poem | a composition in verse | Gedicht |
| poet | a writer of poems | Dichter |
| to woo sb | to court sb, try to get sb's love/affection | jmd. umwerben |
| gore | blood | Blut |
| to approach | come closer | nähern |
| knave | a scoundrel, dishonest person | Schurke |
| base | of low social standard, servile | niedrig, geringwertig |
| to drain sth. | drain blood out of their veins, to empty sth. | ablaufen, entwässern, leeren |