Green Line Transition • Think globally, act locally • Vocabulary sheet

Bangladeshi garment workers fight back

Word/phrase Translation Usage/memory aid

to yell schreien; herumbrüllen / to yell = to shout

ordít, kiabál

disaster Unglück; Katastrophe /  60 people died in the disaster.

szerencsétlenség,  Fr. désastre (m)
katasztrófa

labor (AE) Arbeit; Arbeitskraft /  manual labor, unskilled labor

munka, munkaerő  AE: labor
BE: labour

victim Opfer / áldozat  Ten people were injured in the accident.

Among the victims were two children.
 Fr. victime (f)

to sew nähen / varrni  I’d like to learn how to sew, so that I can
make my own clothes.
 to sew, sewed, sewn

to deny sth leugnen / tagad  You cannot deny the fact that you lied to
me.
 to deny to admit

proof Beweis / bizonyíték  She thinks Tom stole her mobile, but she
has no proof.
 proof to prove (v)

union Gewerkschaft / union unionist (n)

szakszervezet

executive geschäftsführend /  executive manager/director

ügyvezető  executive to execute (v)

solidarity Solidarität; Zusammenhalt  Many people expressed their solidarity with

/ szolidaritás, összetartás the protesters.
 Fr. solidarité (f)

courageous mutig / bátor  courageous = brave

 courageous courage (n)
 Fr. courageux/courageuse

collapse Einsturz; Zusammenbruch  The collapse of the building was a shock

/ összeomlás for everyone.
 collapse to collapse (v)

to knit stricken / kötni My grandma always knits socks for the whole
family.

colleague Kollege/Kollegin /  I like my new job because my colleagues

kolléga(nő) are very nice.
 Fr. collègue (m/f)

major Haupt-; wesentlich / fő  You’ve made one major mistake in your

argumentation.
 major minor
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disgusted empört; angewidert / I was disgusted by his intolerance.

felháborodott

tag Etikett; Anhänger / címke  Let’s have a look at the price tag to see
how much this dress costs.
 tag to tag (v)

greedy habgierig; raffsüchtig /  Greedy corporations are a problem for

kapzsi textile workers in Bangladesh.
 greedy generous
 greedy greed (n)

justice Gerechtigkeit /  There is no justice if people don’t have

igaszság(osság) equal rights.
 justice injustice
 Fr. justice (f); Lat. iustitia (f)

blaze Brand; Feuer / tűzvész  The factory building was destroyed by a

blaze and collapsed.
 blaze = fire

to draft verfassen; entwerfen /  I’ve already drafted the first paragraph of

megír my speech.
 to draft draft (n)

agreement Vereinbarung /  Please sign the agreement.

megállapodás  a decision or arrangement, often formal
and written, between two or more groups or
people
 agreement to agree (v)

to struggle sich bemühen; kämpfen /  to struggle = to try hard

harcolni, küzdeni  to struggle struggle (n)

retailer Einzelhändler; Händler / Retailers sell products to customers.

viszonteladó

ally Verbündete/-r; Alliierte/-r /  Countries depend on their allies in times of

szövetséges crisis.
 ally to ally oneself with another person
(v)
 Fr. allié/-e (m/f)

to ratify ratifizieren / ratifikálni  The agreement was ratified by everybody.

(törvényerejűvé tenni)  to accept and make official
 Fr. ratifier

manufactures (pl) Erzeugnisse / termékek  goods that are produced in large quantities
using machinery
 manufactures to manufacture (v)
manufacturer (n)

to educate oneself sich weiterbilden / képezni  It is important to educate yourself

magát throughout life.
 to educate education (n)

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to require benötigen / megkíván  This job requires a lot of concentration.

 to need something or make something
necessary
 to require requirement (n)

to confine sth (to sth) etw. einschränken;  We must confine our carbon emissions.
etw. begrenzen / korlátoz  to confine = to limit

harmful schädlich / káros  Eating too much sugar is harmful for your
health.
 harmful harmless
 harmful harm (n)

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