English Voci
English Voci
English Voci
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brick
Lego brick
Ziegel
dreadful
Those children have such dreadful manners.
grässlich, furchtbar
turfed out
throw out something (furniture, club)
pant (noise)
Dogs pant when they are hot.
The hikers were panting by the time they reached the top of the hill.
hecheln, keuchen, nach Luft ringen
gasp
He gasped as he stepped into the icy water.
hörbares Einatmen
stammer
He stammered an excuse and fled.
stottern
cough
She was coughing and sneezing all day.
husten
groan
She groaned when she saw the bill.
“Oh, no,” she groaned, “I'm going to have to start all over.”
stöhnen
yawn
Students were yawning in class.
gähnen
croak
We could hear the frogs croaking by the pond.
He had a heart attack and croaked.
krächzen
squeak
I could hear the mouse squeaking.
My shoes squeak when I walk.
quitschen
hiss
The radiator hissed as it let off steam.
zischen
neigh
We heard the horses neighing in the stable.
wiehern
bray
to make the loud harsh cry of a donkey
ihaen (Esel)
bleat
The lamb bleated as I approached.
“But why can't I go?” she bleated.
meckern (Geiss)
sizzle
bacon sizzling in the pan
brutzeln, sieden
rumble
Thunder rumbled in the distance.
poltern, grollen
blare
Rock music blared through the store from the loudspeakers
brüllen, dröhen
murmur
the murmur of the crowd
He spoke in a murmur.
murmeln
clink
coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street
klimpern, klirren
whirr
the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower
schwirren
thud
The book hit the floor with a thud.
aufprallen, aufschlagen
tinkle
The ice tinkled in the glass.
He tinkled a small bell.
klingeln
reluctant
not willing or eager to do something
zurückhaltend, wiederwillig, ungern
Mary is so witty.
She made a very clever and funny speech at her party.
Chris is such a garrulous person.
I know! He spoke non-stop for two hours on the telephone last night!
Laurence is the most conceited person I know.
He thinks too much of himself.
Jan is so obstinate.
You can never make her change her mind.
erholen
She took a day of to recuperate.
Rezept (Doktor)
The drug is only sold with a prescription.
Factories and vehicles produce a lot of dangerous ...
fumes
She felt an overwhelming ... to tell someone about what had happened.
urge
a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control
If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will .... her.
Clever salesmanship can ... you to buy things you don't really want.
persuade
to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it
I eat too much and got a terrible ....
stomach ache
Bauchschmerzen
Sugar makes your ...
theet decay
to become gradually damaged, worse or less
decay = Fäulnis/Verfall/Auflösung
She got a ... She can hardly speak.
sore throat
schlimme Halsschmerzen
It's just a badly ... You haven't broken anything.
sprained ankle
verstauchter Knöchel
The meat was... (not suitable as food)
inedible
There's rather a lot of fat on these chips.
greasy
You've put a lot of butter and cream in this sauce.
rich
