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die Notlage, Elend
distress
kur vor / am Rande von
on the verge of (becoming extinct = kurz vor dem aussterben)
die Gefangeschaft
captivity
im Grossen und Ganzen
By and large
On the whole
der Analphabet
illiterate
Nicht weitersagen / kein Wort darüber
mum's the word!
der Schwindel / die Täuschung
con
das Erfolgsrezept
winning formula
die Erinnerung
memory
recollection
sich gewöhnen
to accustom
"We are not accustomed to seeing graffiti in this part of town."
(The expression to be accustomed to is a rather formal synonym of to be used to and is followed by the –ing form.)
etw. übel nehmen
to take sth. amiss
(=means to be needlessly upset by what someone has said. It is usually because of a missunderstanding.)
etw. ernst nehmen
to take sth. seriously
(=means to adopt a serious attitude towards something and not to treat it lightly.)
mit jdm. einen Streit anfangen / sich mit jdm. anlegen
to start an argument with sb.
"This is not the first time (that) Susan has had an argument with her neighbour."
(The expression this is (not) the first time + present perfect is used to emphasize that the same thing has happened before.)
hinterlistig, schlau
crafty (adj.(
um die Aufmerksamkeit kämpfen
e.g. thousands of products will compete/vie for your attention.
(compete/vie = konkurrieren)
herbeiführen / herbeigeführt
bringt about / brought about
e.g. "But how, you may ask, is this brought about?"
deren/dessen
whose
(A possessive relative pronoun referring to a person. The only option is whose.)
e.g. "Louis Cheskin, whose research into the psychology of marketing began in the 1930s, was a pioneer in the field."
nicht weniger als
no fewer than ...% (fewer = weniger/geringer)
e.g. "He then asked people what they preferred, and amazingly, no fewer than 80% believed the product with the circles would be superior."
(The phrase needs to mean more than 80% so the answer is no fewer than 80%.)
Verheimlichung / Geheimhaltung
concealment
verständnisvoll / einsichtig
perceptive (adj.)
(to perceive sth. = etw. wahrnehmen)
etw. ausplaudern
blurt sth. out
(e.g. blurt out the truth = die Wahrheit ausplaudern)
tun was man will
to do as you please (=means to be able to do whatever you like.)
e.g. "Maria's children are allowed to do as they please."
auf jmd. herabsehen
to look down your nose at somebody
e.g. "There is no need to look down your nose at everybody else."
(=means to behave in a way that suggests that you think that you are better than somebody or that something is not good enough for you.)
stinkfaul
bone idle (adj.)
(be bone idle = vor Faulheit stinken)
die Bewertung / bewerten / bewertbar
appraisal / to appraise / appraisable (adj.)
Die Abwesenheit von....
absence from work, duty, class, the concert, office, etc.
Der Streit über...
dispute over (oil rights, land, comeptences, etc.)
sich der Tatsache bewusst sein
to be conscious of the fact
e.g. "I was conscious of the fact that there was someone watching me."
ein typisches Beispiel
a case in point
die Wahrscheinlichkeit
likelihood
e.g. The likelihood that it will rain is pretty high.
die Eigenschaften
properties
characteristics
features
attributes
traits
die Wünsche/Bestrebungen
aspirations
Redewendung: so verschieden wie Tag und Nacht
as different as chalk and cheese
e.g. "My sister and I are completely different from each other. People say we are like chalk and cheese."
(chalk = Kreide)
die bittere Wahrheit
home truth
e.g. "What my boss said about me was true, but I didn't like it. She told me some home truths."
etw. ausharren / durchhalten
to stick sth. out
e.g. "I'm not enjoying my new job, but I need the money so I've decided to stick it out."
etw. fürchten / sich scheuen
die Furcht / das Grauen
to dread sth.
dread
e.g. "I dread being alone. I always need to have people around me." / "The mere thought of spiders fills me with dread."
(the mere thought = der blosse Gedanke"
zaghaft / schüchtern
timid (adj.)
e.g. "As a child, I was rather timid." / "Your are much to timid. You need to be a lot more assertive and tell people what you think and want."
(opposite: assertive = durchsetzungsfähig/selbstbewusst)
der Heuchler / Scheinheilige
hypocrite
e.g. " She says she cares about the environment but she drives everywhere and never walks or cycles. She's such a hypocrite."
etw. aufrechterhalten
to sustain sb./sth.
e.g. "He is not good at talking to people, so he finds it hard to sustain relationships."
