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This flashcard set helps university-level students learn English, focusing on vocabulary and expressions. It includes terms like "prospects," "provocation," and "public sector," along with phrases like "pull strings" and "put sth in perspective." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to learn from the target language to the source language. Ideal for advanced learners, this set aids in expanding vocabulary and improving communication skills.
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Cartes-fiches

steal the show (exp) - receive a lot of attention because you give the best performance in a show or other event. There was one comedian who really stole the show. She was fantastic!

die Schau stehlen

status quo (n phr) - the present situation or the way things usually are: Let's just keep the status quo until we know what's happening.

Status Quo, gegenwaertiger Zustand
statement (n) - The police will take a statement shortly.

Aussage

stale (adj) - stale food such as bread is old and no longer fresh. Wrap the bread up well or it'll go stale.

schal, fad, abgestanden, alt

spouse (n) - Each spouse is responsible for paying their own income tax.

Ehegatte, Ehegattin

spotty (adj) - Dalmatians are probably the spottiest breed of dogs.

fleckig, pickelig, uneinheitlich/punktuell
sporty (adj) - The Swiss tend to be very sporty in my view.

sportlich, sportiv, fit

spine (n) - the edge of a book where all the pages are fixed together: Don’t bend the book back - you'll damage the spine.

Buchruecken

spell (n) - The magician said his magic spell and the rabbit popped out of the hat.

Zauberspruch

speedy (adj) - They found a speedy solution to the problem.

schnell
speculate (v) - to consider or discuss why something has happened: We can only speculate on the reasons for his sudden resignation.

spekulieren

speculate (v) - Reporters could only specualte about how the robbery was carried out.

spekulieren

speculate (n) - Have you been speculating on the stock market?

spekulieren

species (n) - It is said that hundreds of the world's species inhabit the Amazonas.

Art/Arten, Spezies
special needs (n phr) - the particular needs of people who are physically or mentally disabled: If a student has special needs, he or she will be offered additional classes.

besondere Bedürfnisse

spacious (adj) - New buildings are not as spacious as the old ones.

geräumig, grosszügig

sound out (phr) - Officials arrived to sound out public opinion at meetings in factories.

aushorchen, ausfragen, vorfühlen

sound (adj) - Administrators should make sure the programmes are legally sound.

tadellos, fehlerfrei
sound (adj) - involving the use of good judgment, and therefore likely to be effective. You'll need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills before you enter the classroom.

vernünftig, robust, gesund, solide

solidify (vb) - Yoghurt will solidify when put in the freezer.

verfestigen, erstarren

soft/ly (adj/adv) - She spoke in his ear softly and he smiled.

leise, sanft

society (n) - people living in an organized community.

Gesellschaft
snow under v. - I'm so snowed under with work at the moment - it's awful!

mit Arbeit überhäuft sein, eingedeckt sein

small talk (n) - I am really not keen on making small talk at parties.

oberflächliche Konversation, leichte Unterhaltung

small change - I do not think I have got any small change, I am afraid.

Kleingeld, kleine Änderung

slippery (adj) - The pavements become very slippery when it starts to snow.

rutschig, glatt

skyscraper n - Skyscrapers started to appear in the 1930s.

Wolkenkratzer (Büros oder Wohnungen)

skyline n - I love the London skyline.

Skyline, Silhouette (einer Stadt)

size in - The field's just over four hectares in size.

grössenmässig

size (n) - We are concerned with the size of our debt.

Grösse

significant/ly (adj/adv) - Investors become significantly nervous when the political situation is unstable.

bedeutsam

side effect (phr) - You can read the list of side effects on the instructions for the medicine.

Nebenwirkung

sick leave (phr) - Some people take sick leave because of burnout.

Krankheitsurlaub

sibling (n) - She doesn't miss the sibling rivalry with her brother and sisters.

Geschwister

shorten v - The dress suits you, but it's a bit long. You can always shorten it.

kürzen

shoddy (adj) - shoddy work, services or products are of a very low standard. The work they did on the new road was very shoddy in places.

schäbig, lausig, minderwertig

shiny (adj) - He always keeps his car clean and shiny.

glänzend, funkelnd, blitzblank

shift (v) - if an idea, attitude or plan shifts or someone shifts it, it changes: The plan has shifted so we'll need to have another meeting.

etwas (weg)bewegen, sich bewegen

shift (n) - a change in something, for example in someone's ideas or opinions: There has been a real shift in attitudes on this issue.

Verschiebung, Aenderung

shelve (vb) - Mgmt have shelved plans to introduce paid overtime.

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