Lektion 172/202 · 10 Wörter · 0 gelernt
B2 · People & family
B2 · Menschen & Familie
Mit-, gleichgesinnt
used to describe somebody who is the same as you in some way, or in the same situation
I recognized a fellow sufferer, waiting nervously outside the exam room.
Ich erkannte einen Leidensgenossen, der nervös vor dem Prüfungsraum wartete.
fellow members/citizens/workers
SynonymeassociatecompanioncolleaguepeermatepartnerAntonymestrangerrivalenemyoutsideradoptieren
to take somebody else’s child into your family and become its legal parent(s)
a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt
eine Kampagne, die kinderlose Paare zum Adoptieren ermutigen soll
She was forced to have her baby adopted.
Synonymetake infosterchooseselectembraceacceptAntonymerejectabandondisownrenouncerefuseaussetzen, im Stich lassen, verlassen
to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
The baby had been abandoned by its mother outside a hospital.
Das Baby war von seiner Mutter vor einem Krankenhaus ausgesetzt worden.
SynonymerelinquishdesertforsakeleavequitrenouncewaiveAntonymekeepretaincontinuemaintainsupportdas Ich, das Selbst
the type of person you are, especially the way you normally behave, look or feel
His private/professional self (= how he behaves at home/work)
sein privates/berufliches Ich (= wie er sich zu Hause/bei der Arbeit verhält)
Only with a few people could she be her real self(= show what she was really like rather than what she pretended to be).
SynonymeindividualidentityegobeingpersonAntonymeotherexternalnon-selfdie Anleihe, die Schuldverschreibung
a document showing that money has been lent to a government or company, which pays interest and repays it on a set date
The company issued five-year bonds to finance its new factory.
Das Unternehmen gab fünfjährige Anleihen aus, um sein neues Werk zu finanzieren.
Bond prices usually fall when market interest rates rise.
Synonymedebenturesecurityfixed-income securityAntonymestockequitystoßen auf, begegnen, antreffen
to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else
We encountered several problems when we moved to a new house.
Beim Umzug in ein neues Haus stießen wir auf mehrere Probleme.
Synonymemeetingconfrontationexperiencerun-inAntonymeavoidanceescapedeparture
