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Inlingua
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Lernkarten
entmutigen
discourage from -ing
Speed cameras are intended to discourage people from driving too fast.
hilft/unterstützt bei
helps to
Eating the right kinds of food helps people to stay healthy.
zwingen
force to
Safety regulations force companies to give their employees protective equipment.
stoppen /verhindern dass
stop / prevent from -ing
Customs officers try to stop/prevent people from importing illegal items.
machen
makes
The possibility of earning a bonus often makes employees work harder.
Grammatik
grammar
Grammar refers to the patterns (Muster) of a language.
Aufbau / Struktur
structure
Wortschatz
vocabulary
If you know a lot of words in a language, we can say you have a good vocabulary.
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.