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Cartes-fiches
Redewendung: Ich bin völlig am Ende / am Ende seiner Kraft
I am completely at the end of my tether / at the end of one's tether
eine Nachricht/Standpunkt rüberbringen
to get your message/point across
e.g. "It's sometimes difficult to get your message across to an audience."
etw. loswerden / sich von der Seele reden
get sth. of my/your chest
e.g. "If you have a problem, why don't you get it of your chest now?" / "But it felt good to get it off my chest."
Redewendung für "gewaltig lügen"
lie through your teeth
e.g. "Anna was sure Tom was lying through his teeth about what happened."
vertrauen / etw. anvertrauen
das Vertrauen
to confide
confidence / faith
Aufgrund / wegen
keinesfalls
on account of
e.g. "It is on account of both genetics and environment that criminal tendencies occur."
on no account
von etw./jdn. angetan sein
to be keen on sb./sth.
e.g. "I am really keen on the designer's new collection. / I am not keen on meeting people at parties."
Soweit
as far as
e.g. "As far as I know, the restaurant will open tomorrow"
die Essgewohnheiten
eating patterns
dietary habits
(nicht) vorhersehbare Ergebnisse, Trends, etc.
(not) predictable outcomes, trends, etc.
die Ernährungslehre
dietetics
ausführliche Analyse, Forschung / ausführliches Interview / vertieftes Verständnis
in-depth analysis, research / in-depth interview / in-depth understanding
der Bandscheibenvorfall
a slipped disc
ins kalte Wasser geworfen werden
be thrown in at the deep end
wieder ganz am Anfang stehen
be back to square one
die Flinte ins Korn werfen / aufgeben
throw in the towel
die katastrophalen Folgen
catastrophic consequences
reichlich, im Überfluss
abundant (adj.)
e.g. "We had an abundant breakfast and do not need lunch. / There is abundant evidence of past asteroid strikes."
abgelegen / abseits (eine Ortschaft)
Nuuk is really off the beaten track.
Der Ehrgeiz / Ziel
ambition
- original ambition = ursprüngliches Ziel
- his ambition = sein Ehrgeiz
- common ambition = gemeinsames Ziel
verwöhnen / nachsichtig sein
to indulge sb./sth.
e.g "The chef will indulge the family with lovely dishes. / She loved her grandson and often indulged him."
das Arbeitspensum
workload
e.g. "Activities like aerobics increase our workload. / We currently have to cope with a heavy workload."
etw. bewältigen / meistern
to cope with sth.
e.g. " I can cope with any problem at work"
etw. wiederspiegeln / wiedergeben
to reflect sth.
e.g. " H. G. Wells reflected the growing interest in scientific discoveries in his novels. "
nachträglich
subsequent
e.g. "The board will discuss the new plan at a subsequent meeting"
(mit jdn.) durchbrennen / weglaufen
to elope
e.g. "His marriage in 1891 to his cousin Isabel proved unhappy and he eloped with one of his students, whom he married in 1895."
steil
steep
e.g. "The hills were too steep to climb."
die Wiese / Weide
meadow
die Ausdauer
stamina
sich verbünden
to team up with sth.
e.g. "We have teamed up with the local tourist authorities to provide major discounts at key tourist attractions."
Redewendung: Nun mach aber mal einen Punkt!
come off it!
e.g. "We could do something far more worthwhile than that. No work of art can be worth that exorbitant amount of money. Oh, come off it! You know very well that it's all a question of supply and demand."
einwandfreier Zustand
impeccable condition
die Wiedergutmachung
etw. wiedergutmachen
amends
to make amends for sth./sb.
e.g. "This is a scheme which gives offenders a chance to make amends for some of the wrongs they've done."
der Fussweg / Wanderweg
footpath
e.g. "She followed the narrow footpath through the woods."
Der Abstieg
descent
e.g. "They prepared for the desecent from the first summit." (summit=Gipfel)
die Kollegen / Gleichaltrigen
peers
e.g. "The new employee is already highly respected by her peers. / My son prefers the company of his peers. "
etw. nachvollziehen / zurückverfolgen
der Rücklauf
to retrace sth.
e.g. "The documentation allows us to retrace every step."
retrace (substantiv)
jdn. aus der Patsche helfen
to bail out
e.g. "someone will bail me out."
(=rescue someone from a difficult situation.)
die Lawine
avalanche
e.g."You have to watch out for avalanches when skiing in the mountains."
etw. abwerfen
Überwordwerfen
to jettison sth./sb.
Jettison
e.g. "jettison cargo overboard = eine Ladung über Bord werfen"
