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HSLU Modul ECONS

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Christoph Brechbühler
This flashcard set helps learn English at an intermediate level, focusing on vocabulary essential for everyday communication. The cards cover a wide range of topics, including body parts like "collar bone," activities such as "skateboarding," and professions like "chef" or "accountant." The set also includes expressions like "mad about something" and "fed up," which are useful for casual conversations. With the "answer first" learning setting, you can reverse the learning direction – from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for both language learners and travelers looking to expand their vocabulary.
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299
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Language
German
Category
English
Level
Other
Created / Updated
27.09.2019 / 13.03.2020
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top layer of an area of water or land

surface

If you take steps, you do a series of things in order to deal with a problem or to succeed

taken steps
the large sheets of rock that form the surface of the Earth

tectonic plate

an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain something about life or the world, especially an idea that has not yet been proved to be true

theory

a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava is sometimes forced out

volcanoes

a fault in someone's character or in a system, organisation, design etc

weakness
the number of years someone has lived or something has existed

age

something that makes you notice remember, or think about something

reminder

done in a way that is intended or planned

deliberately

a telephone connection that uses wires, as opposed to a mobile phone

landlines
if you look up information in a book, on a computer etc, you try to find it there

look up

if something takes ages, it takes a long time

take ages

a group of several things that are put on top of each other

pile

a small piece of paper that you buy and stick onto an envelope or package before posting it

stamp
a lot of

tons of

a change, discovery, or invention that brings progress

advance

a society that is well organised and developed, used especially about a particular society in a particular place or at a particular time

civilisation

an uninhabited place does not have anyone living there

uninhabited
if someone is efficient, they work well without wasting time, money, or energy

efficient

the way of achieving something

gateway

effecting or including the whole world

global

a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death

catastrophe
to make something strong and successful again

rebuilding

a description of interesting or exciting things that happened to someone, often one which is not completely true about every detail

tale

the part of a country's military forces that fights at sea

navy

approved of or done by someone in authority, especially the government

official

the official leader of a country that does not have a king or queen

president

an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc and that is used to pay for public services

tax

a piece of equipment, especially electrical equipment, such as a cooker or washing machine, used in people's homes

appliance

something that you feel or do because of something that has happened or been said

reaction to

to form a picture in your mind about what something could be like

imagine

used to say that something is likely to happen, likely to be true etc

probably

to cook something using dry heat, in an oven

bake

a smooth thick liquid that is used to make machines run easily or is burned to produce heat

oil

an organisation that gives money, goods, or help to people who are poor, sick etc

charity

a public entertainment or performance to celebrate a special occasion

gala

to make sure that something is actually true, correct, or acceptable

check out

a regular repeated noise

beat

to reduce the amount of something

cut

to amuse or interest people in a way that gives them pleasure

entertaining

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