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razor wire Passersby never saw the spiked fences and razor wire. Stacheldraht to poke through sth. The sun poked through the clouds just before lunch. etw. durchlöchern felony trespassing Felony trespassing can lead to a sentence of two years in prison. Besitzstörung, Hausfriedensbruch trigger-happy These trigger-happy cop-criminals need to be put away. schießwütig molestation victim Most molestation victims endure a lifetime of suffering. Opfer von Kindesmissbrauch menacing The suspect was carrying a baseball bat and raised it above his head in a menacing manner. bedrohlich to constrain sb. However, the public financing capacities of the Member States remain constrained. jmdn. beschränken accomplice The suspect and his accomplice left the parking lot at high speed shortly after 11 p.m. Komplize, Komplizin to collaborate with sb. He has collaborated with many Indian artists on this CD. mit jmdm. zusammenarbeiten Ethnic and cultural diversity foe !fEU? They treated friend and foe in the same way. Feind/in pack The scientists followed a pack of wolves through the Canadian wilderness. Gruppe, Rudel to weigh in on sth. The first speaker weighed in on the plan to build a new atomic power plant. sich zu etw. äußern, sich einschalten dude (AE) Hey dude, what’s up? (feiner) Kerl, Typ to pick up on sth. Nobody picked up on their affair all summer long. etw. wahrnehmen, bemerken bias !*baIEs? Very often children have the same bias as their parents. Vorurteil 1 subconscious !+s0b*kOnSEs? He must have felt it subconsciously. unbewusst snap decision Quitting her job was just a snap decision. She hadn’t really thought it through. unüberlegte Entscheidung The US: Racial (in)equality – the legal situation 1 affirmative action It is high time to take affirmative action in this company to give more jobs to women. gezielte Fördermaßnahme, positive Diskriminierung last resort Changing his family name was his last resort. letzter Ausweg swing vote There appear to be at least two swing votes that can turn around the decision. Stimme, die die Entscheidung bringt track record His track record is nothing to be proud of. Bilanz to embark upon They embarked upon this mission without thinking of the consequences for their families. sich einlassen auf, eine Strategie verfolgen inescapable The consequences of his decision were inescapable. unausweichlich rollback There is nothing that would justify a rollback of affirmative action. hier: Zurücknahme (von Maßnahmen) appointee !EpCIn*ti"? Nobody was happy with the appointee at first. Ernannte/r resentment This measure caused a lot of resentment among the people concerned. Unmut, Verbitterung to gerrymander !*dZerImxndE? The journalist found out that the leading party seriously considered gerrymandering the constituencies. Wahlkreisverschiebungen vornehmen distorted The speaker presented a distorted view of the situation. verzerrt fix There is no immediate quick fix to the problem. hier: Lösung eines Problems illogical The arguments of the government are rather illogical. They don’t really have a clear strategy. unlogisch to be rectified The social imbalance as a consequence of this measure needs to be rectified. richtig gestellt werden, korrigiert werden pigment Four types of pigment were used to colour the sculpture. Pigment disproportionate The reaction of the government was disproportionate. The situation could have been solved some other way. unverhältnismäßig remedy In spite of all the research that was carried out no remedy could be found. Abhilfe, Medizin on the cheap He wanted to get his degree on the cheap but he failed miserably in the first exam. auf billige Art college-prep classes College-prep classes were introduced to attract students form different sections of society. College-Vorbereitungskurse to lure !ljUE? The tourists were lured into the back of the market. ködern, locken Unit  9 199 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv