27/01/2013 weekreview

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Kategorie	Englisch
Stufe	Grundschule
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overwhelm

Tastatur-Befehle:

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to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force

Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital.

taciturn

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saying little, especially usually

He's a reserved, taciturn person.

inquisitive

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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people

an inquisitive child neugierig

gullible

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easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.

leichtglöibig

trustworthy

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able to be trusted

vindictive

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having or showing a wish to harm someone because you think that they have harmed you; unwilling to forgive

In the film 'Cape Fear', a lawyer's family is threatened by a vindictive former prisoner. rachesüchtig

facetious

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not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever

facetious remarks He's just being facetious. scherzhaft, spottisch

coated

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covered with.. überzogen

hasty

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describes something that is done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought

He warned against making hasty decisions. hastiness hastily

accelerate

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When a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases

I accelerated to overtake the bus.

ambush

to suddenly attack a person or a group of people after hiding and waiting for them

Five soldiers died after their bus was ambushed on a country road. He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work.

newfangled

neumodisch

recently made for the first time, but not always an improvement on what existed before

I really don't understand these newfangled computer games that my children are always playing.

miracle, miraculous, miraculously

an unusual and mysterious event that is thought to have been caused by a god, or any very surprising and unexpected event

[+ (that)] Looking at the state of his car, it's a miracle (that) he wasn't killed! I can't promise a miracle cure, but I think we can improve things

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