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ghetto

/ˈɡɛtəʊ/ /ˈɡɛtoʊ/

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noun

Ghetto, Judenviertel

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

Examples :

"During the medieval period, the Jewish ghetto in Florence was a small, walled-in area where many Jewish families lived. "

Während des Mittelalters war das jüdische Ghetto in Florenz ein kleines, ummauertes Gebiet, in dem viele jüdische Familien lebten.

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noun

Ghetto, Elendsviertel

An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity or race.

Examples :

"Many families who immigrated from Vietnam settled in the city's ghetto, where they could find familiar foods and speak their native language. "

Viele Familien, die aus Vietnam einwanderten, ließen sich in dem Ghetto der Stadt nieder, wo sie vertraute Lebensmittel finden und ihre Muttersprache sprechen konnten.

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Bereich, in dem sich Menschen konzentrieren, die sich durch etwas anderes als Ethnizität auszeichnen

An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.

Examples :

"The new art program attracted students from a wide range of backgrounds, creating a vibrant ghetto of artistic expression within the school. "

Das neue Kunstprogramm zog Schüler aus den verschiedensten Hintergründen an und schuf so ein lebendiges Zentrum künstlerischen Ausdrucks innerhalb der Schule.

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noun

Ghetto, Viertel

(sometimes derogatory) An isolated, self-contained, segregated subsection, area or field of interest; often of minority or specialist interest.

Examples :

""The computer programming club at our school felt like a ghetto; only a few of us understood the complex code and it was hard to explain it to anyone else." "

Der Computer-Programmierclub an unserer Schule fühlte sich wie ein Ghetto an; nur wenige von uns verstanden den komplexen Code, und es war schwer, es jemand anderem zu erklären.

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verb

In ein Ghetto zwängen

To confine (a specified group of people) to a ghetto.

Examples :

"The new zoning laws threatened to ghettoize low-income families by restricting affordable housing to one isolated area of the city. "

Die neuen Bebauungsgesetze drohten, einkommensschwache Familien in ein Ghetto zu zwängen, indem sie bezahlbaren Wohnraum auf einen isolierten Bereich der Stadt beschränkten.

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adjective

Ghetto-

Of or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in general.

Examples :

"The school's neighborhood was known for its ghetto conditions, with rundown buildings and limited resources. "

Die Nachbarschaft der Schule war für ihre Ghetto-Bedingungen bekannt, mit heruntergekommenen Gebäuden und begrenzten Ressourcen.

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adjective

Unschicklich, ungehörig, minderwertig

Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.

Examples :

"The old apartment building had a ghetto feel, with peeling paint and broken windows. "

Das alte Wohnhaus hatte eine unschickliche Atmosphäre mit abblätternder Farbe und zerbrochenen Fenstern.

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adjective

Ghettoartig

Characteristic of the style, speech, or behavior of residents of a predominantly black or other ghetto in the United States.

Examples :

"The neighborhood's music, loud and repetitive, had a distinctly ghetto feel. "

Die laute und sich wiederholende Musik der Nachbarschaft hatte eine ausgesprochen ghettoartige Atmosphäre.

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adjective

Ghetto

Having been raised in a ghetto in the United States.

Examples :

"Growing up, his family faced many challenges due to their ghetto upbringing, but they persevered and eventually achieved success. "

Aufwachsend sah sich seine Familie aufgrund ihrer Ghetto-Erziehung vielen Herausforderungen gegenüber, aber sie hielten durch und erreichten schließlich Erfolg.

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