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Black Power - Rosa Parks and white youth - Kevin
| Term | Definition, Synonym, Example | German |
|---|---|---|
| to scan (e.g. a text or a person) | = to examine, to look for certain details | analysieren |
| to turn out to be (better than expected) | The movie turned out to be a flop and it didn't earn a lot of money. | etwas ergibt sich |
| courageous | brave | mutig |
| specific | special | speziell |
| suburban | neighbourhood | Nachbarschaft |
| persistent (e.g. behaviour) | stubborn, patient | stur, beharrlich |
| to prevail | to win, to conquer | siegen, sich durchsetzen |
| to shed (e.g. snake skin) | a snake sheds its skin | schälen; häuten |
| admisson | allowance | Erlaubnis,Zugang/Zutritt |
| incomprehensible | <-> comprehensible | unverständlich |
| peer | to stare | starren |
| to diminish | to decrease, to become less | mindern |
| to accomplish sth. | to master | etwa. meistern |
| bravery | courage | Mut |
| defiance | a refusal to obey something or someone | Missachtung |
| eventually | finally | zum Schluss |
| to acknowledge sth | to admit | etwas zugeben |
| to be willing to do sth | If sb wants to do something | etwas machen wollen |
| to be up to somebody | to depend on somebody | von jemanden abhängen |
| divide | 4 devided by 2 equals 2 | etwas trennen, teilen |
| to figure out | If you know how to solve a math problem you figured it out. | etwas herausfinden |
| to reach | accomplish | erreichen |
| tiny | little, small | klein |
| grand | big | groß |
| interesting and intensive page with information about US immigration | http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/immigration/ | interactive page |
| interactive page about uk immigration | http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/intro/intro.htm |