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| Flashcards | 45 |
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| Language | Deutsch |
| Category | English |
| Level | Primary School |
| Created / Updated | 07.02.2015 / 20.05.2018 |
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erstaunt, verblüfft, perplex, verdutzt, sprachlos
be taken aback
When I first arrived, I was taken aback at how fast people spoke.
New employees from within the industry were taken aback by the absence of detailed rules and regulations.
Auf keinen Fall
I must by no means forget the appointment.
on no account (are you ...)
On no account should you leave the door unlocked.
On no account must you disturb me when I am working.
On no account must you smuggle things into the country.
We must on no account view problems superficially and in isolation.
Verachtung, verachten
She looked at him with contempt.
scorn (n+v)
He treats his rivals with scorn.
He felt scorn for his working-class parents.
They had nothing but scorn for his political views.
She was treated with scorn and ridicule (Spott) by her colleagues when she applied for the job.
His brother had always scorned him.
eingeschneit
All the roads out of the city were snowbound.
The skiers were snowbound in the re'sort for several days.
bechern, saufen, Alkohol (Umgangssprache)
booze (v+n)
He is drunk, he has been boozing all night.
There was free booze at the party.
griesgrämig, mürrisch, grantig
My daughter is always grumpy when she is tired.
grouchy (au)
He is always grouchy when he has to get up early.
Armaturenbrett
dash(board)
A signal appeared on the car's dashboard.
His new car had a dash made of wood.
Waschkorb
Wäscheständer
washing basket, clothes (ou-ds) basket
clothes horse
Besorgung (machen)
run an (errand)
The boy ran errands for his mother and went to the supermarket.
I have to run a few errands after work.
zerknittern, falten, Falte
Pack the clothes carefully so that you don't crease them.
Don't sit on my newspaper. You'll crease it!
He had to iron his shirt because it had creases.
(Schwer)verbrechen, Straftat
(=serious/major crime)
He was convicted of (verurteilt) a felony and sent to prison.
zuvorkommend, entgegenkommend
They were very obliging and offered to wait for us.
auf etw. verzichten
He decided to fore'go the trip in order to save money.
Mickey agreed to forego his holiday.
Vorwurf, Behauptung
The allegation of fraud (Betrug) proved to be unfounded (unbegründet).
All allegations against the defendant (Angeklagter) were false.
schliesslich, letztendlich
This strategy will ultimately (letztlich) benefit us all.
I tested the product before I eventually bought it.
Eventually, he found his keys in his pocket.
ehren, würdigen; Würde
dignify (ai)
I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.
All employees treat one another with dignity and respect.
etw. zustimmen, gutheissen, billigen
approve of sth.
His parents did not approve of his hasty (übereilig) decision.
She doesn't approve of my friends.
Do you approve of my idea?
Lob
praise (for sth.)
She praised the children for their good manners.
The critics were full of praise for the film.
Unsicherheit, Ungewissheit (insecurity)
un'certainty
Times of great change are also times of uncertainty.
There is a great deal of uncertainty about the company's future .
grosse Leistung, Heldentag
The employee achieved astonishing feats (Leistungen), so he got promoted.
The 'acrobat accomplished an incredible feat (Kunststück).
The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.
He received a medal for his heroic feat.
billig, geschmacklos, kitschig
I liked the film, although it was very cheesy.
The decoration is a bit tacky, but I like it.
sich verpflichtet fühlen, etw. zu tun
We feel committed to communicating in an open and transparent manner.
We feel committed to expressing our expectations and points of view.
feel ob'liged (ai) to do sth.
We feel obliged to provide our customers and users with the highest possible degree of transparency and to inform them about...
We feel obliged to express our concern about...
Lieblingsplatz, häufig besuchter Ort
haunt (hont)
The library and the park were his haunts in the afternoon.
beiläufig, zufällig
I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.
'Where do you work?' she asked casually.
She'd mentioned it casually once, surprising him by her unconcern.
Missbrauch, Fehlanwendung; falsch anwenden / gebrauchen, missbrauchen
mis'use
Misuse of the library computers is prohibited.
Another 100, 000 premature deaths stem from the abuse and misuse of alcohol.
jmd. etw. aufzwingen
impose sth. on so.
You impose too much on me, and I'm so tired.
She always tries to impose her own ideas on the rest of the team.
sich mit etw. beschäftigen (be engaged in sth.)
occupy oneself with sth.
This challenge will occupy Europe for a generation or more.
Problems at work continued to occupy his mind for some time.
Ergebnis, Resultat
The student took the exam and got a good result.
No matter what I try, the outcome is always the same.
The outcome of the experiment was positive.
The manager was satisfied with the outcome of the project.
Beschluss (decision), Lösung, Entschluss
resolution
The commission has agreed on a new resolution.
The peace talks led to the resolution of the conflict.
I made the resolution to lose some weight.
Zufall, Zufälligkeit
co'incidence
It was pure coincidence that they were in the same city that day.
Just by coincidence, I met my old school-mate again fifty years later.
You chose exactly the same wallpaper (Tapete) as us - what a coincidence!
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