- corrupt = korrupt
- All I had to do was give him money, turns out the police officer was corrupt.
- jailer = Gefängniswärter
- I am being held here by my jailer.
- bribe = Bestechung
- I gave the corrupt police officer a bribe.
- mugger = Straßenräuber
- When I walked into an alley, the mugger jumped out and stole my money
- traveling = reisen
- I went traveling to Rome.
- sand = sand
- The sand ran through my fingers on the beach.
- drought = dürre
- California consistantly got very little rain, therefore it was in a drought.
- Chupacabra = Ziegensauger
- The Chupacabra is legend about a goat that sucks the blood out of farm animals
- evidence = Beweis
- I found evidence that james did in fact murder Charles
- hazardous = gefährlich
- The hazardous trail caused me to sprain my ankle
- to rape = vergewaltigen
- To rape someone should be a terrible crime.
- abandoned = verlassen
- My mom abandoned me at the grocery store, hopefully she remembers and comes back
- burden = belastung
- I have been carrying the burden of a secret for years
- La Llorona = legend
- La Llorana has been wailing for years
- to fear for somebody = um jmd. Angst haben
- I fear for my grandma’s life
- to urge somebody = auffordern
- to be annoyed (by somebody) = genervt sein (von jmd.)
- I am very annoyed at my sister
- vigilant = aufmerksam
- I need to stay vigilant to figure out who ate my candy
- to be desperate = verzweifelt
- I am desperate to cross the border
- to cater for somebody = for jmd. Sorgen
- I have catered to you for years, I am done
- coyote = kojote
- The Coyote guided us across the border
- to be angry (with somebody) = wütend sein (über jemanden)
- I am angry with my father for not sending for me sooner
- to struggle for survival = ums Überleben kämpfen
- We struggled to survive in that desert, almost dying in the process
- El hada madrina = gute Fee
- My El hada madrina made my dress like in cinderella
- farewell = Lebewohl
- I must say farewell to my family
- sun = Sonne
- heat = Hitze
- The heat is really getting to me, im sweating through my clothes
- to sweat = schwitzen
- I just sweat through my favorite shirt
- water = Wasser
- Finally, water, I’ve been so dehydrated
- bravery = Tapferkeit
- It took a lot of bravery to leave Mexico
- family = Familie
- to overcome = überwinden
- I overcame a large struggle today
- grandma = Oma
- My grandma came to see me today
- sister = Schwester
- My sister really annoyed me
- family heirloom = Familienerbstück
- My parents passed down this necklace through generations, I guess this is a family heirloom
- desolation = Verwürstung
- Staring at the desolation really brought things into perspective
- grimly = grimmig
- I grimly looked out at the path before us
- donkey = Esel
- I really needed a break, so I rode the donkey for a few miles
- tension = Spannung
- The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife
- content = zufrieden
- I am very content with my life
- makeshift = behelfsmäßig
- We made a makeshift bed out of some hay and a sheet
- to wail = heulen
- gruesome = grausig
- That death was gruesome, there was blood everywhere
- pitiful = bedauernswert
- The dog let out a pitiful whine
- to disguise = verkleiden
- I disguised my self as a man to trick the army
- to hitch a ride = per Anhalter mitfahren
- I hitched a ride on the back of a pickup truck
- to benefit = nutzen
- I can benefit from others misfortune
- goosebumps = Gänsehaut
- It was so cold I had goosebumps
- thunder and lightning = Donner und Blitz
- Thunder and lighting rained down from the sky
- feet = Fuße
- I put my shoes on my feet
- ankle = Knöchel
- knee = Knie
- hand = Hand
- My hand really hurt after that high-five
- barbed wire fence = Stacheldrahtzaun
- I tried to climb over the barbed wire fence without cutting myself
- conspiracy = Verschwörung
- There is a conspiracy theory that the world is flat
- shelter = Schutz
- I used this shelter to stay out of the rain
- mirage = Fata Morgana
- There was a mirage in the distance, I thought I saw water for a time
- camouflage = Tarnung
- I need to camouflage myself when hunting
- to vanish = verschwinden
- I vanished, never to be seen again
- to surrender = aufgeben
- I surrendered to the enemy by waving my white flag
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