Das Buch Insight - Obere Mittelstufe - Einheit 7 - 7C

a young person who is in the process of becoming an adult

Adoleszenter

able to do things as one wants without needing help from others

unabhängig

deeply knowledgeable and experienced and capable of giving good advice or making good decisions

weise

relating to young people who have not reached adulthood yet

jugendlichen

describing an individual who has lived for a very long time and is not able to do certain activities due to old age

having the characteristics that are typical of young people

jugendlichen

advanced in age

älter

childish in behavior, attitude, or thinking

infantil

having a lot of energy

dynamisch

giving encouragement or providing help

unterstützend

possessing enough skill or knowledge in a certain field or job

erfahren

able to take care of oneself without needing help from others

selbstständig

easily hurt, often due to weakness or lack of protection

verwundbar

behaving in a way that is immature or typical of a child

kindisch

to refuse to change one's opinions, behaviors, habits, etc.

not thinking or behaving wisely

foolish

fully-grown and physically developed

reif

people born and living at approximately the same period of time

Generation

to be involved in an activity, often something surprising or unpleasant

etwas aushecken

to escape punishment for one's wrong actions

mit etwas davonkommen

to keep talking about a certain subject in length, particularly in a way that bores others

to not interfere with or bother someone or something, and to allow them to be as they are

to surrender to someone's demands, wishes, or desires, often after a period of resistance

nachgeben

not having recent information regarding a certain thing, particularly an event

to be able to take care of oneself without needing any assistance from others

to financially survive by depending on someone or something else

von etwas leben

beyond the peak of one's abilities or career, often implying a decline in performance