English 3 Step 2
Inlingua
Inlingua
flüssig / Sprachgewandtheit
fluency
Fluency means how easily someone speaks a language.
If you speak fluently, you can speak quite quickly without continually pausing to think.
Aussprache
pronunciation
Pronunciation means how a word is said.
It can be difficult to pronounce words correctly in a foreign language.
If you pronounce a word incorrectly, we say that you mispronounce it.
Verwandtes Wort
cognate
A cognate is a word that's the same, and means the same, in two different languages.
Akzent
accent
Zweitsprache
second language
Muttersprache
mother tongue
Verstehen
comprehension
The ability to understand spoken language is called listening comprehension.
Das wesentliche Verstehen
to understand the gist
If you can understand the main points of conversation - but not everything - we say that you understand the gist of what's said.
gewöhnen an
get used to -ing / get into the habit of -ing
I need to get used to speaking the language in real situations.
I want to watch more TV in English to get into the habit of hearing everyday language.
Abgewöhnen / gewöhn dir das ab
get out of the habit of -ing
I want to get out of the habit of doing that.
Besser werden in
get better at -ing
I need to get better at speaking the language naturally.
sich bemühen zu
make an effort to
I need to make an effort to use words I've just learned.
Rechtschreibung prüfen
to spellcheck
You should've spellchecked it.
Skateboard fahren
to skateboard
I'm not skateboatding down there. That's too steep. (steil)
zur Bank gehen
to bank
I've received the check, but I haven't banked it yet.
abfüllen / wegwerfen, entsorgen
to can
Shall we throw this away? Yes, let's can it.
In der Mikrowelle erhitzen.
to microwave
This soup's gone cold. I'll microwave it.
filmen
to video
I videoed my daughter's dance performance.
festkleben
to superglue
Once, I accidentally superglued my fingers together.
zustimmen, Einverständnis geben
to okay
My boss will have to okay the proposal before we can start.
bewerben
to advertise
fördern
to promote
Werbung / Anzeige
advertisement = ad
web banner / banner ad
advertisement on a webpage
Unwanted ads sent by email
spam
Flugblatt
flier
Plakat / Werbetafel
billboard
Phrases used to promote products and services
slogan
Marke
brand
TV commercials
advertisement on TV
Graphic designs that depict (darstellen) companies or brands
logo
Das macht mich wütend.
It makes me angry.
Es ist nervig / irritierend.
It's annoying / irritating.
Das macht mich wütend. / Das nervt mich.
It makes me mad / It bugs me.
Ich habe es satt. / Ich habe genug davon. / Ich habe es satt.
I'm tired of it. / I'm sick of it. / I'm fed up with it.
Es ist lästig. / Das nervt total.
It's a nuisance. / It's a pain in the neck.
Es ist mega ärgerlich! / Das macht mich wahnsinnig!
It's infuriating. / It drives me crazy.
Das ist echt mühsam / so anstregend.
It’s such a grind.
kreativ
creative
fantasievoll
imaginative
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- 1 / 308
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Cartes-fiches
2% of people agree
hardly anyone (= kaum jemand)
only a fraction
a tiny minority
Everyone agreed with
.. was unanimous
outnumbered
in der Unterzahl
a significant / small / big, large percentage
ein erheblicher / kleiner / grosser Prozentsatz
democracy
democratic
Demokratie
demokratisch
to vote
a vote
a voter
abstimmen
Eine Stimme / Abstimmung
Ein Wähler
to elect
election
zu wählen
die Wahl
political
a politician
politics
politisch
Ein Politiker
Politik
referendum
Volksabstimmung/-entscheidung
There was a deadlock.
Es gab eine Pattsituation / einen Stillstand.
homepage
sitemap
external link
Startseite
Inhaltsverzeichnis / Übersicht
Externer Verweis
file
folder
Datei / Akte
Ordner / Mappe
drag and drop
to copy and paste
to cut and paste
scroll
ziehen und ablegen
kopieren und einfügen
ausschneiden und einfügen
Schriftrolle / blättern / rollen
app (application)
network
App (Anwendung)
Netzwerk
firewall
hard disk
memory stick
Brandmauer / Brandschutzmauer
Festplatte
Speicherstick
to look for = try to find something
to look through = look at quite a lot of information
to look up = look for a word in a dictionary
zu suchen nach
zum Durchsehen/-blättern
zum Nachschlagen (aufschauen, aufblicken)
to search for = try to find something in an organized way
to find out = get some information
to work out = understand or resolve something
zur Suche nach; zu suchen
herausfinden
ausarbeiten
to come up with = create an idea/ solution
to track down = locate something that's difficult to find
zu entwickeln, zu finden
aufzuspüren
pick up = learn a technical/skill
abholen, aufnehmen
to target and filter
zielen und filtern / gezielt filtern
phone / call someone
give someone a call
jemanden anrufen
talk to / chat with / have a chat with someone
mit jemandem sprechen / chatten
email someone
send someone an email
jemandem mailen / eine E-Mail senden
text someone
send someone a text (message)
jemandem eine SMS / Textnachricht schicken
contact / get in contact with / get in touch with someone
jemanden kontaktieren
mit jemandem Kontakt aufnehmen
be contacted by / hear from someone
von jemandem kontaktiert werden
von jemandem hören
reply to / get back to someone / call someone back
jemandem antworten
zu jemandem zurückkehren
jemanden zurückrufen
to get through to someone
zu jemandem durchdringen / jemanden erreichen
bridge
Brücke
tunnel
Tunnel
canal
Kanal
port
Hafen (grösser als „harbor“)
docks
Anlegestelle
harbor
Hafen, aber kleiner als "port"
expressway
Schnellstrasse
freeway
Autobahn
lane
Spur
dirty track
Feldweg
runway
Start-/Landebahn (Flugzeuge)
ford
flache Stelle in z.B. Fluss, die man durchwaten kann
