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Just some words I didn't remember

Just some words I didn't remember


M. A.
This set of flashcards helps learn English at an intermediate level, focusing on vocabulary and expressions. It includes words like "ignominy," "swimmingly," and "riverbank," along with phrases such as "to lean on sb" and "to be disconnected." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to learn from the target language to the source language. Ideal for travelers, students, or anyone improving fluency, these flashcards offer practical language skills and cultural insights.
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English
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Created / Updated
14.12.2017 / 16.10.2018

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to be contrary to sth

etwas widersprechen

You poor sap!

Du armer Tor

to develop sth

etw entwickeln

ludicrous

lächerlich, albern

grind

Schinderei

to grind sth

etw pulverisieren, etw abschleifen

deterioration

worsening

subconsciously

unterbewusst

cursory

flüchtig, oberflächlich

to change sth FOR the better/worse

etw zum besseren/schlechteren verändern

compulsory 

obligatorisch

literally

wortwörtlich

tantalizing

verlockend, spannend

 to refute 

widerlegen, widersprechen

scantily clad

kaum bekleidet

to brag

prahlen

hereditary

erblich

contagious 

ansteckend

to molest

belästigen

to bask

genießen

to smother

ersticken

endeavour

Aufgabe, Bestreben, Versuch

delusional

wahnhaft

discretion

Ermessen

own discretion

eigenes Ermessen

prong

each of the separate parts of an attack or argument, approaching from different positions

tentative

not final

The two parties reached a tentative agreement. They will debate on details later. 

riverbank

The land directly next to a river.

In summer we used to hang out at the riverbanks next to Malakoff Park.

to ne withdrawn

to be introvert.

Liz does not like to talk to strangers. She is very withdrawn.

to be disconnected

to stay on one's own.

abgekoppelt sein

Liz sometimes is disconnected to her colleagues.

Yearning

craving

I have a deep yearning to be an athletic person. 

to lean on sb

to put pressure on sb

You have to lean on him very hard. Otherwise he wouldn't tell you anything.

to rely on sb

You can lean on me to deliver the goods in time.

swimmingly

without any problems

We did not encounter any enemies on patrol. This went rather swimmingly.

Comforter

Some kind of blanket(but not one), put over a bed over the day. Most found in hotels.

to be a gas

to be funny as he'll.

The movie is a gas. It is great comedy!

ignominy

Shame

To get caught cheating is a great ignominy to everyone, I believe.

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