Englisch Unit 5
Unit 5
Unit 5
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Cartes-fiches
die Bandage (translation)
bandage
bandage (explanation)
a bandage is a long piece of cloth that you wrap around a part of your body that is injured
der Klappenntext (translation)
blurb
burb (explanation)
the short description of the book at the backside of the book. It is intended to make it sound interensting so that you will buy it.
fesselnd (translation)
compelling
compelling (explanation)
something that is compelling is so interesting that you want to know more about it. A story that is compelling is one that you are very keen to finish so that you can find out what happens in the end
überzeugend (translation)
convincing
convincing (explantion)
something that is convincing succeeds in making you believe something that you did not believe at first
das Schicksal (translation)
destiny
destiny (explanation)
someone's destiny is all the things that will happen to them in the future, especially when they believe that they cannot influence these events but that they will happen whatever they do
die Bestürzung (translation)
dismay
dismay (explanation)
dismay is sadness and disappointment about something bad or unpleasant that has happened
weit hergeholt (translation)
far-fetched
far-fetched (explanation)
something that is far-fetched is so unlikely to be true that you do not believe it
flüchtig, blicken (translation)
glance
glance (explanation)
f you glance at someone or something, you look at them briefly and then look away again
schwere Kost (translation)
heavy-going
heavy-going (explanation)
a book, film, article, etc that is heavy-going is very difficult to read or watch because it is not very exciting and you have to think very hard about it
der Mönch (translation)
monk
monk (explanation)
a monk is a man who is a member of a religious community living in a monastery and remaining separate from the rest of the world
die Prosa (translation)
prose
prose (explanation)
prose is writing that is not poetry
bloss, pur (translation)
sheer
sheer (explanation)
you use sheer to emphasise the great size, weight, or quantity of something
ausgestreckt (translation)
streched out
streched out (explanation)
if someone is stretched out, they are lying flat with their arms and legs straight
willensstark (translation)
strong-willed
strong-willed (explanation)
someone who is strong-willed is very determined and does not let problems, difficulties, or criticism stop them from doing what they are trying to do
zum Nachdenken anregend (translation)
thought-provoking
thought-provoking (explanation)
something that is thought-provoking makes you think about it a lot
der Trailer (translation)
trailer
trailer (explanation)
he trailer for a film is a few short sections of the film that are shown to advertise it and to give you an idea of what the film is like
ereignislos (translation)
uneventful
uneventful (explanation)
an uneventful period of time is not very exciting because nothing interesting happens
trocken, nicht anregend (translation)
uninspiring
uninspiring (explanation)
something that is uninspiring does not make you feel interested or want to find out more about it but makes you feel bored
die Tugend (translation)
virtue
virtue (explanation)
someone's virtues are their good qualities
sich etw. schnappen (translation)
grab
grab (explanation)
if you grab something such as food or a drink, you take it from somewhere very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry
