GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

der Untergang

sinking of a ship

Der Untergang des Schiffs wird in dem Bericht aus mehreren Perspektiven geschildert, wobei widersprüchliche Erinnerungen ausdrücklich sichtbar bleiben.

The report describes the ship's sinking from several perspectives while explicitly retaining conflicting recollections.

downfall; collapse

Der wirtschaftliche Untergang war nicht unvermeidlich, wurde aber durch verspätete Entscheidungen und beschönigte Berichte zunehmend wahrscheinlicher.

Economic collapse was not inevitable but became increasingly likely through delayed decisions and reports that glossed over problems.

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