Vocabulary Cards
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C1 noun
sensitization
Sensibilisierung
Meaning
The process of becoming sensitive to a substance, situation, or influence.
Example
The doctor warned about the sensitization caused by repeated exposure to chemicals.
B2 noun
sensor
Glück
Meaning
a device that detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or responds to it
Example
The motion sensor turned on the light automatically.
C2 noun
sensorium
sensorisches Zentrum
Meaning
The part of the brain or mind concerned with the reception and interpretation of sensory stimuli.
Example
The patient’s sensorium was clouded after the accident.
C1 adjective
sensory
sensorisch
Meaning
Related to the five human senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell).
Example
Sensory feedback enhances the VR experience.
C1 adjective
sensual
sinnlich
Meaning
Relating to or involving gratification of the senses and physical pleasure.
Example
The painting had a sensual quality that captivated viewers.
C1 adjective
sensuous
sinnlich
Meaning
Relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect; pleasing to the senses.
Example
The garden was filled with sensuous colors and fragrances.
A2 noun, verb
sentence
Satz; Strafe
Meaning
A set of words that expresses a complete thought; or a punishment given by a court of law.
Example
The judge gave him a five-year prison sentence.
C2 adjective
sententious
moralisch; lehrend
Meaning
Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.
Example
His sententious remarks annoyed the audience.
C2 noun
sentience
Empfindungsvermögen
Meaning
The capacity to feel, perceive, or experience subjectively.
Example
Many argue that animals possess sentience.
C1 adjective
sentient
fühlend
Meaning
Able to perceive or feel things.
Example
Humans are sentient beings capable of reasoning.
B2 noun
Sentiment
Sentiment
Meaning
a feeling or opinion, especially one based on emotion; tender feelings of affection
Example
Public sentiment was strongly against the new policy.
B2 adjective
Sentimental
sentimental
Meaning
having tender feelings; being emotional about memories or experiences
Example
She became sentimental when looking at old family photographs.
C1 noun
sentinel
Wächter
Meaning
A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch.
Example
A sentinel stood at the entrance of the camp.
C2 adjective
separable
trennbar
Meaning
Capable of being separated or divided.
Example
The two issues are separable and should be discussed independently.
A2 adjective
Separate
getrennt; unterschiedlich; einzeln; abgetrennt
Meaning
distinct; not connected; individual; apart
Example
Please keep your personal and professional lives separate.
B1 adjective
separated
getrennt
Meaning
divided or disconnected from something else; not together
Example
They have been living in separated houses since the divorce.
B2 adverb
separately
getrennt
Meaning
in a way that is apart or individually; not together
Example
They decided to travel separately to the conference.
B2 noun
Separation
Trennung; Teilung; Abtrennung
Meaning
the action or state of moving or being moved apart; the division of something into constituent or distinct elements
Example
The separation of the two countries was peaceful.
C1 noun
separatist
Separatist
Meaning
A person who supports the separation of a group from a larger body, often for political or cultural independence.
Example
The separatist group demanded independence from the central government.
A1 noun
september
September
Meaning
The ninth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar
Example
My birthday is in September, and I always celebrate it with friends.
C2 adjective
septennial
siebenjährig
Meaning
Occurring every seven years.
Example
The festival is a septennial tradition in the village.
C1 adjective
septic
infiziert
Meaning
Infected with harmful bacteria; relating to or causing infection.
Example
The doctor treated the patient's septic wound immediately.
C2 noun
sepulcher
Grabkammer
Meaning
A small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is buried.
Example
The ancient king was laid to rest in a grand sepulcher.
C2 adjective
sepulchral
mit einem Grab in Verbindung, düster
Meaning
Relating to a tomb or burial; gloomy, dismal.
Example
The abandoned house had a sepulchral silence about it.