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Unit 8 - 11

Unit 8 - 11

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This flashcard set helps learners of English at the secondary school level expand their vocabulary with 439 cards. The set focuses on practical words and phrases, including "wheelchair," "weird," and "unpaid," making it ideal for students and travelers looking to improve their communication skills. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to their native language. Whether you're preparing for exams or aiming to enhance fluency, these vocabulary flashcards offer a structured way to build a stronger foundation in English.
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Cartes-fiches

likely to happen or be true, but not certain

eventuell

possibly

We have to be prepared for the probability of a further fall in profits.

Wahrscheinlichkeit

probability
likely to happen or be true

wahrscheinlich

probable

used for saying that you think something is likely

vermutlich

probably

not clearly known or understood

ungewiss

uncertain

the fact that something is not known or has not been decided

Ungewissheit

uncertainty
not likely to happen

unwahrscheinlich

unlikely

to start doing something

anfangen

begin

to say that something is true, even though there is no definite proof

behaupten

claim

if you deserve something, it is right that you get it, for example because of the way you have behaved

verdienen

deserve
to succeed in doing something, especially something that needs a lot of effort or skill

fertig bringen

manage

to behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not

so tun als ob

pretend

to say you will not do something that someone has asked you to do

ablehnen, s. weigern

refuse

to appear to be something, or to appear to have a particular quality

scheinen

seem
to attempt to do something

versuchen

try

early in the morning

in aller Frühe

bright and early

to do something very slowly because you do not really want to do it

rumtrödeln

drag your feet

to start doing something or going somewhere immediately

in die Gänge kommen

get cracking
to stop talking about unimportant details and say what is most important

auf den Punkt kommen

get to the point

the best, most exciting, or most important part of something

Höhepunkt

high point

to avoid taking any risks

auf der sicheren Seite bleiben

play it safe

to say that someone has done something wrong or committed a crime

beschuldigen

accuse
a person or creature from a planet other than Earth

Außerirdischer

alien

a large monkey without a tail that can stand nearly straight and walk on two feet. Chimpanzees and gorillas are apes.

Affe

ape

relating to or involving archaeology

archäologisch

archaeological

relating to living things

biologisch

biological

behaviour that frightens or hurts someone smaller or weaker

Mobbing

bullying

to put something in the ground and cover it with earth

vergraben

bury

a long narrow boat that you push through the water using a paddle

Kanu

canoe

a place where people gamble (=risk money in the hope of winning more) by playing card games, roulette, or slot machines

Spielcasino

casino

closed-circuit television

Videoüberwachung

CCTV

an official document or record stating that particular facts are true. For example a birth certificate gives the official facts about your birth and a health certificate gives the facts about your state of health.

Urkunde

certificate

the part of a coat, shirt, or dress that goes around your neck

Kragen

collar

a situation in which important information must be kept secret

Geheimhaltung

confidentiality

not at all sensible or practical

verrückt

crazy

a medicine or treatment that makes someone who is ill become healthy

Heilbehandlung

cure

a business that finds partners for people who want to begin a sexual or romantic relationship

Partnervermittlungsagentur

dating agency

not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well. Many deaf people wear a hearing aid to help them hear. Deaf people often use their hands to communicate in sign language, and many can lip-read what other people are saying

taub

deaf

if a mystery deepens, or if something deepens it, it becomes more complicated and difficult to understand

hier: größer werden

deepen

the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends

Ellbogen

elbow

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