Englisch C1 generell (2)
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mitleiderregend
pitiful
wunderlich (old-fashioned behavior)
quaint
scheu
bashful (= shy)
griesgrämig
crabby
entzückend
delightful
hinterhältig, heimtückisch
sneaky
emsig
diligent (= conscientious, hardworking)
eifrig
eager
dumm
foolish
selig, glückselig
blissful
freudig erregt, überglücklich
elated (She felt elated after winning)
fröhlich
jolly (Our boss was a very jolly man, He's in a very jolly mood today).
to be extremely happy about something
thrilled
etw. wird wahrscheinlich
sth. is likely to ...
herüberkommen, rüberkommen
come across (I don't think I came across badly at all)
Entscheide dich.
Make up your mind.
Genau dein Ding
right up your street / alley (cut out for you)
mit jmd. auskommen
get on / along with ...
sich anpassen, einfügen
to fit in (with other people's lives)
etw. dulden, hinnehmen, ertragen
to put up with (all kinds of unusual behavior)
Belohnung, Gehalt
remuneration
sich jmd. anschliessen, mitkommen
to accompany sb.
sich vordrängeln
ins Wort fallen
cut in / cut through
gewaltig, enorm
tremendous
auf etw. hinweisen
eine Andeutung machen
hint at sth., sb ..., to drop a hint
auf etw. anspielen
to allude to
jmd. für etw. loben
to commend sb for / on sth. (The judge commended her for her bravery)
die Häufigkeit, das Vorkommen
the incidence
rückschliessen, etw. ableiten
to deduce (We cannot deduce very much from these figures)
ein Schuss Sahne
a dash of cream
mit etw. übereinstimmen
to tally with (The numbers on your spreadsheet don't tally with ours.)
die Faust ballen
to clench one's fist
etw. einläuten
to herald sth. (The president's speech heralds a new era in foreign policy.)
erzeugen / hervorrufen
z.b. vertrauen
to engender (Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.)
leidend, kränklich, marode
ailing (Ted asked me if I could help him fix his ailing car. / The country's ailing economy).
Trost
consolation / I didn't know what to say - I just offered a few words of consolation.
Das Fazit, Ergebnis, Ausgang
the upshot (The upshot of the discussions is that there will be no layoffs.)