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Modul HSLU ECONS

Modul HSLU ECONS

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Christoph Brechbühler
This flashcard set helps learners improve their English vocabulary at an intermediate level. The vocabulary flashcards cover a wide range of topics, including science terms like "physics," "meteorology," and "ecology," as well as everyday words like "yawn," "tortoise," and "wasabi." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students and travelers, these flashcards aid in expanding vocabulary and improving communication skills.
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to obtain or achieve something

gained

the opinion that people have about someone or something because of what has happened in the past

reputation
the natural home of a plant or animal

habitat

at the beginning

initially

if you lead a particular kind of life, that is what your life is like

lead

the splitting of the nucleus of an atom which results in a lot of power being produced

nuclear fission
a scientist who has special knowledge and training in physics

physicist

a heavy white metal that is radioactive and is used to produce nuclear power and nuclear weapons. It is a chemical element: symbol U

uranium

the smallest part of an element that can exist alone or can combine with other substances to form a molecule

atom

someone who supports a particular person, group or plan

supporter
extremely small

tiny

a piece of furniture with doors, and sometimes shelves, used for storing clothes, plates, food etc

cupboard

something that you hold in your hand and use to do a particular job

tool

to refuse an offer, request, or invitation

turned down
to do something after you have finished doing something else

went on to

by a lot of people or in a lot of places

widely

to respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good

admired

a woman who is supposed to have magic powers

witch
a beam of radiation that can go through solid objects and is used for photographing the inside of the body

x-ray

something that you give or do in order to help something be successful

contribution

if something is fully recognised by people, they realise that it is important or very good

recognised

a proposed change, plan, development etc is one that has been formally suggested to an official person or group

proposed
the order that something happens or exists in, or the order it is supposed to happen or exist in

sequence

approval or praise that you give someone for something they have done

took the credit

someone whose job is to design or build roads, bridges, machines etc

engineer

a very short electric wave that is used in cooking food and sending messages by radio and in radar

microwave signal

a series of light waves, sound waves etc that carry an image, sound or message, for example in radio or television

signal

a kind of corn that swells and bursts open when heated, and is usually eaten warm with salt or sugar as a snack

popcorn

a piece of equipment that uses radio waves to find the position of things and watch their movement

radar

if something solid melts or if heats melts it, it becomes liquid

melted

to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance

came across

a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat

coal

if a problem or difficulty comes up, it appears or starts to affect you

come up

if an agreement, plan, sale etc falls through, it is not completed successfully

fallen through

to tell someone something that you should keep secret

giving away

to talk too much, often in a critical way

going on about

if a situation keeps up, it continues without stopping or changing

keeping up with

to try to find out the truth about a problem, crime etc in order to solve it

looking into

a gas that you cannot see or smell, which can be burned to give heat

methane

something that is potentially dangerous is not dangerous now, but may become so in the future

potentially

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