EF San Diego September/Oktober 2017

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Diese Vokabelkartei mit 45 Karteikarten hilft beim Erlernen von Englisch auf Universitätsniveau. Sie konzentriert sich auf Vokabeln und Redewendungen, wie "antsy" (kribblig), "foolish" (unklug) und "to skimp on sth" (sparen). Die Plattform unterstützt auch das Rückwärtslernen von der Zielsprache zur Ausgangssprache. Ideal für Studenten und Fortgeschrittene, die ihren Wortschatz erweitern möchten.

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Lernende

Sprache

Englisch

Kategorie

Englisch

Stufe

Universität

Erstellt / Aktualisiert

22.10.2017 / 20.01.2018

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to have a lot of money to burn

disposable income

to be spoiled (a person)

verwöhnt sein

to nod so

jmdm zunicken

to devote sth to sth

o give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person

to venture into

to do something, even though it involves risks

catalyst

Auslöser

to scrape by

1.to manage to live when you do not have enough money and other necessary things

2.to manage with difficulty to get a successful result or to reach an acceptable standard:
I only studied Spanish for a year but I can scrape by in most situations.

to seize the opportunity

die Möglichkeit ergreifen

cutting edge

1.noun: the latest or most advanced stage in the development of something

2. adjective: highly advanced; innovative or pioneering

sophisticated

having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture

refined

elegant and cultured in appearance, manner, or taste

versatile

able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities

stuffy image

arrogant

to skimp on sth

to not spend enough time or money on something, or not use enough of something

trade

1.a job requiring manual skills and special training.
"the fundamentals of the construction trade"

2.the action of buying and selling goods and services

courtesy call

a visit or phone call that a company makes to customers, for example, to thank them for their business or ask if they are satisfied with the company's service

have got ants in his pants

not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something

make an ass of oneself by -ing

behave in a way that makes one look foolish or stupid

foolish

lacking good sense or judgement; unwise. "he was foolish enough to confide in her"

antsy

kribbelig, nervös

to vacuum

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

staubsaugen

to be due

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

fällig sein

ought to

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

should(polite and passive)

to heed sth

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to follow f.e. warnings

put all your eggs in one basket

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

alles auf eine Karte setzen

repulsive

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

unattractive (abstossend)

to frighten away

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

scare so or sth so that it goes elsewhere

to back down

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

move away from a threat or challenge

to intimidate so

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

jmdn einschüchtern

to chase after

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

quickly pursue (verfolgen) sb or sth

to bow to +gerund

give in to sth

to depart from (the norm)

do sth different from the convention

to spice up

make a situation more interesting

to dive into

do sth with excitement and without fear

to concede

to have a full plate

overwhelmed, busy, anxious about not completing

to be a bad egg

bad person you can't trust

give more bang for the bug

value

to bounce back

back to normality

catch red-handed

caught in the moment you are stealing

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courtesy call

a visit or phone call that a company makes to customers, for example, to thank them for their business or ask if they are satisfied with the company's service

have got ants in his pants

not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something