James Bond and his Gadgets

The new Bond movie, released in October 2015, features Bond’s first encounterwith the global criminal organisation “Spectre”. Bond has a talent for getting into dicey situations, but he is even more gifted and copes with these situations successfully. Apart from his impeccable appearance and conduct as well as his wit he can rely on some technical gadgets provided by Q division. There has been a wide spectrum of inventions, ranging from a foldable helicopter and dagger shoes to a fake duck wetsuit. But which of Bond’s gadgets really exist? 1.The Smart Watch ... the latest invention by Apple, Samsung and others, used by James Bond already in 1977. His Seiko watch in “The Spy who Loved Me” was fitted with a telex receiver. 2. Navigation System ... standard equipment in modern cars now, but already part of Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 in “Goldfinger” 50 years ago. The car was also equipped with an ejector seat and weaponry. 3. Tracking Transmitter ... a must for every agent, secretly planted on enemies. Nowadays it is technically feasible to equip smart phones with tracking transmitters. 4. Fingerprint Scanner ... almost a standard feature of advancedsmart phones. For James Bond an absolute novelty and highlight. In “Diamonds are Forever”, Bond uses a fake fingerprint that clings to his thumb to trick someone into believing he is Peter Franks. 5. Jetpack ... an awesome device used by the military. In “Thunderball” James Bond flies through the air with a jetpack attached to his back. Fortunately some of these armaments are only used by the British secret service. A ballpoint pen with an integrated hand grenade cannot be bought at your local stationary shop. Neither can cigarettes with a launch pad for miniature missiles. Not only Bond, but also his enemies are well-equipped: In “The man with the Golden Gun” the gun can be assembled and disassembled, converted into a gold cigarette lighter, a gold cigarette case, a gold cufflink, and a gold pen to evade security. The bullet is concealed on the golden buckle of the villain’s belt.

Emglisch	Deutsch
advanced	fortschrittlich, hochentwickelt
appearance	Erscheinungsbild, Auftreten
armament	Bewaffnung, Ausrüstung
assemble	zusammenbauen, montieren
attach	anbringen, befestigen
awsome	fantastisch, großartig, toll
ballpoint pen	Kugelschreiber
belt	Gürtel
buckle	Gürtelschnalle
conceal	verstecken, verbergen
conduct	Verhalten, Haltung
convert	umwandeln, umformen
cope with	klar kommen mit, meistern
cufflink	Manschettenknopf
dagger	Dolch
dicey	prekär, brenzlig
encounter	Begegnung, Treffen
equip with	ausstatten, ausrüsten mit
ejector seat	Schleudersitz
evade	umgehen, ausweichen
fake	falsch, gefälscht, fingiert
feasible	machbar, realisierbar
fit with	ausstatten, ausrüsten mit
foldable	faltbar, zusammenklappbar
gadget	kleines Gerät (für knifflige Aufgaben)
gifted	talentiert
impeccable	einwandfrei, tadellos
missile	Rakete, Geschoss
novelty	Neuheit
plant on s.o.	hi e r: unterjubeln, einpflanzen
provide	zur Verfügung stellen
release	herausgeben, erscheinen
rely on	sich verlassen auf
spectre	Schreckgespenst, Spektrum, Phantom
stationery	Schreibwaren
tracking transmitter	Peilsender
trick s.o. into	jemanden glauben machen
ticker tape messages	Tickerband-Nachrichten
villain	Bösewicht
weaponry	Bewaffnung, Waffen
wetsuit	Taucheranzug
wit	Geist, Intelligenz, Verstand, Witz

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