Das Buch Solutions - Mittelstufe - Einheit 8 - 8G

the highest part of a room, vehicle, etc. that covers it from the inside

Decke

(particularly of water) to fall in small amounts of droplets

tropfen, heruntertropfen

(of liquid or gas) to escape through a hole or crack in a container or structure

undicht sein, lecken

to try to find information in a dictionary, computer, etc.

suchen

a book containing a list of telephone numbers for a particular area or group of people, arranged alphabetically

Telefonbuch, Telefonverzeichnis

someone who installs and repairs pipes, toilets, etc.

Klempner

to officially ask a higher court to review and reverse the decision made by a lower court

Berufung einlegen

after a long time, usually when there has been some difficulty

schließlich

a suggestion or thought about something that we could do

Idee

with anyone or anything else excluded

nur

something that explains an action or event

Grund, Begründung

not involving difficulty in doing or understanding

einfach, leicht

a place or an area that can be seen, and is usually beautiful

Aussicht

(of a person or thing) harmed or spoiled

beschädigt, kaputt

physically harmed or wounded

verletzt, geschädigt

to end the life of someone or something

töten, erledigen

to come into sudden and forceful contact with another object or person

kollidieren, zusammenstoßen

to suddenly experience a significant failure or halt in a system, process, or operation

zusammenbrechen, fehlschlagen

to be deprived of or stop having someone or something

verlieren, einbüßen

to have power over a person, company, country, etc. and to decide how things should be done

kontrollieren

to cause something or someone to fall to the ground

umwerfen, niederwerfen

to experience and be affected by something bad or unpleasant

leiden, erleiden

an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)

Schleudertrauma, Nackenverletzung

to administer a breath test to determine the level of alcohol in someone's bloodstream

einen Atemtest durchführen, Alkoholtest durchführen

to change direction suddenly, often to avoid something or someone in the way

ausweichen, ablenken