English Voci
English Voci
English Voci
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unbearable
Facing him again was an unbearable thought.
unerträglich
confidence
He lacked the confidence to succeed.
She has done little to gain their confidence.
Vertrauen
inferior / inferiority
These pearls are of inferior quality.
Minderwertig / Minderwertigkeit / Unterlegenheit
brave / bravery
He lost his brave fight against the disease.
tapfer / Tapferkeit / Mut
anxieous / anxiety
He was anxious that the weather would not improve in time for the party.
He was anxious for more news.
besorgt, ängstlich / Angst, Sorge, Besorgnis
absent-minded
Her absentminded husband forgot their anniversary.
zerstreut, abwesend
suspense
Spannung (review) Film
appeal to
We appealed to them for help.
music that appeals to a wide variety of people
jemanden ansprechen/gefallen (movie, play, tv series)
incomprehensible
It's incomprehensible to me that he could have acted that way.
The phone message was incomprehensible.
unergründlich, unbegreiflich
fainted
She almost fainted from the pain.
ohnmächtig werden
shivered
She is shivering because it was so cold outside.
frösteln, schaudern
fidget
mall children are likely to fidget in church
herumzappeln
tremble
My voice trembled as I began to speak.
I opened the letter with trembling hands.
beben, schüttern, bange sein
nod
She nodded when I asked her if she was ready.
I asked her if she could hear me, and she nodded her head.
nicken, einnicken
squat
He squatted behind the bush to avoid being seen.
A family has been squatting in that house for months.
hocken, kauern, sich hinhocken, niederhocken
doze
It was so boring that she dozed off.
dösen, schlummern
blush
The comment brought a blush to her cheeks.
She put on a little lipstick and blush.
erröten, schämen
dash
I'm sorry, but I must dash. I'm late.
People were dashing inside to get out of the rain.
rasen, sausen, flitzen
creep
She crept into bed next to her sleeping husband.
kriechen, schleichen
leap
The cat suddenly leaped into the air.
springen, aufschiessen, hervorspringen
dawdle
trödeln
stagger
schwanken, wanken, torkeln
He ... me on the nose.
They all...him on the back to congratulate him.
The nurse...her to come into the room.
She...the cat as it sat in her lap.
He...his pocket to make sure his wallet was still there.
He...his suitcase and ran to the train.
It was dark in the cellar and the had to...for a light switch.
He...his head as he wondered what to do.
Here's a handkerchief - ...your nose.
beeline
direkte Linie, Luflinie
tease
He and his wife enjoy teasing each other about their different tastes in music.
Oh, don't get so angry. I was just teasing!
sticheln, jmdn. ergärn, auf den Arm nehmen
timber
needed a new load of timber to finish building the house
Holz
rubber
Gummi
corrugated iron
Wellblech
corduroy
trousers made of corduroy
Kordhose
turf
a lawn made by laying turfs
Synthetic turf was installed in the playing field instead of grass.
Torf
suede
verloursleder
canvas
a tent made of canvas
Leinwand
