Unwissenheit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	German	English
	Unwissenheit {f}; Dummheit {f}; Mangel an Bildung	ignorance
	Unwissenheit/Unkenntnis schützt vor Strafe nicht.	Ignorance is no excuse.
	Unwissenheit {f}	unknowingness; unawareness
	Schleier {m}	veil
	Schleier {pl}	veils
	den Schleier fallen lassen	to unveil
	Schleier des Nichtwissens; Schleier der Unwissenheit [phil.]	veil of ignorance
	vorschützen {vt}	to plead as an excuse; to make a pretext of
	vorschützend	pleading as an excuse; making a pretext of
	vorgeschützt	plead/pleaded as an excuse; made a pretext of
	er/sie schützt vor	he/she pleads as an excuse; he/she makes a pretext of
	ich/er/sie schützte vor	I/he/she plead/pleaded as an excuse; I/he/she made a pretext of
	er/sie hat/hatte vorgeschützt	he/she has/had plead/pleaded as an excuse; he/she has/had made a pretext of
	Krankheit vorschützen	to feign illness
	Unwissenheit vorschützen	to plead ignorance