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(m) = masculine noun / der; (f) = feminine / die; (nt) = neuter / das; (pl.) = plural
| Deutsch | English |
|---|---|
| Abgaben (pl.) | taxes |
| abhalten | to hold (as in: a speech, lessons, sermon, church service etc) |
| Abstammung (f) | (family-) descent, background (e.g. Er ist deutscher Abstammung - he is of German descent.) |
| Ackerbau (m) | agriculture |
| Agende (f) | order of service, liturgy (a particular arrangement for a service of worship) |
| angesehen | respected (adj.) |
| Anpassungsfähigkeit (f) | adaptability |
| Ansiedler (m) | settler, colonist |
| Ansiedlung (f) | settlement, colony |
| anziehen | to attract (e.g. attract migrants) |
| Arbeitsvertrag (m) | work contract |
| Ausbildung (f) | training (e.g. for a particular type of work) |
| Ausreise (f) | departure, exit |
| auswandern | to emigrate (leave the country you are in) |
| Auswanderung (f) | emigration |
| beeindrucken | to impress |
| beeindruckt | impressed |
| Beharrlichkeit (f) | perseverance |
| Beitrag (m) (zu + DAT…) [e.g. zu * einen Beitrag leisten] | contribution (to…) [e.g. to make a contribution to *…] |
| beitragen (zu + DAT…) | to contribute (to…) |
| benennen | to name (e.g. a place) |
| Beruf (m) | occupation, job |
| berühmt (wegen + GEN…) | famous, noted (for…) |
| Brauch (m) | custom, practice |
| in Dienst treten | to enter into (someone’s) service, to go to work for someone |
| ehrlich | honest |
| Einbürgerung (f) | naturalisation, gaining citizenship |
| Eindruck (m) | impression |
| Einfluss (m) (auf + ACC…) | influence (on…) |
| einwandern | to immigrate (come into a country as a permanent resident) |
| Einwanderung (f) | immigration |
| Einwanderungsagent (m) | immigration agent |
| Einwanderungsantrag (m) | application to immigrate |
| entkommen (aus + DAT…) | to escape (from…) |
| enttäuscht | disappointed |
| Enttäuschung (f) | disappointment |
| Entwicklung (f) | development |
| fleißig | hard-working |
| fliehen (vor + DAT…) | to flee, escape (from…) |
| flüchten | to flee, escape |
| Flüchtling (m) | refugee |
| Forscher (m) | explorer, researcher |
| Forschungsreisender (m) | explorer |
| friedsam | peaceful |
| fromm | pious, religious, godly |
| Gemeinde (f) | parish, community, congregation |
| Genehmigung (f) | permission, authorisation |
| Grund (m) | reason |
| gründen | to found, establish |
| Grundstück (nt) | piece of land, property |
| Handwerker (m) | artisan, skilled craftsman |
| Kleinbauer (m) | market-gardener, small farmer |
| Konfession (f) | church denomination (e.g. Lutheran, Catholic etc) |
| Landwirtschaft (f) | agriculture |
| landwirtschaftlich | agricultural |
| Lebensunterhalt (m) | livelihood, means of existence |
| locken | to attract, entice |
| Militärdienst ableisten | to complete a period of military service |
| Nachteil (m) | disadvantage |
| Naturalisierung (f) | naturalisation, gaining citizenship |
| Naturforscher (m) | naturalist, natural scientist |
| Naturgeschichte (f) | natural history (of flora, fauna, geology etc) |
| Niederlassung (f) | settlement |
| pachten | to (take on) lease, rent |
| Pächter (m) | lease-holder, tenant farmer |
| Reeder (m) | shipowner |
| Reederei (f) | shipping company |
| renommiert (wegen + GEN…) | famous, noted (for…) |
| Seelensorger, Seelenhirt (m) | pastor (priest) |
| sich anpassen (+ DAT) | to adapt oneself, conform (to…) |
| sich ansiedeln | to settle, to establish oneself |
| sich einleben | to settle in |
| sich gewöhnen (an etwas) | to get used (to something), to get accustomed (to…) |
| sich niederlassen | to settle (down), to establish oneself |
| Siedler (m) | settler, colonist |
| Siedlung (f) | settlement |
| Staatsbürgerschaft (f) | citizenship |
| stammen (aus + DAT…) | to originate (from…), to be originally from... (e.g. Die Familie stammt aus Bayern.) |
| subventioniert | subsidised |
| Tagelöhner (m) | day-labourer, employed only from one day to the next |
| umbenennen | to change a name |
| Umstellung (f) | adjustment (to new situation/environment) |
| unterstützen | to support |
| Vertriebene, Heimatvertriebene | expellees, e.g. people expelled from the German-speaking areas of western Czechoslovakia or from German regions that became part of Poland and of the USSR after World War II |
| Vorteil (m) | advantage |
| Wehrdienst ableisten | to complete a period of military service |
| Wissenschaftler (m) | scientist |
| ziehen (usually nach...) | to move, go, migrate (to...) |
| zuverlässig | reliable |
| zuwandern | to immigrate |
| Zwischendeck (nt) | (English: steerage) the cheapest category of accommodation in emigrant ships, in large sleeping dormitories which in the early days had very little headroom. |