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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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ultimate (adj) - happening at the end of a process or activity. The incident affected the ultimate outcome of the war.

endgültig, letztendlich

ultimate (adj) - as good or as bad as possible. The house provides the ultimate luxury retreat.

höchste, unübertreffbar, ultimativ
typecasting (n) - Marilyn Monroes was always typecasted as a dumb blonde.

jmdn auf einer bestimmten Rolle festlegen

tutorial (n) - a lesson in which a small group of students discuss a subject with a tutor, especially at a university or college: We had a very interesting tutorial on climate change.

Tutorial

turn up (v) - She didn't turn up for the conference.

auftauchen, teilnehmen an

tuition (n) - the work that a teacher does when they teach a particular subject, especially to one person or a small group: He's been getting private tuition in French.

Unterricht
trend (n) - a gradual change or development that produces a particular result: There's a trend towards smaller cars these days.

Mode, Trend

transition/transferable/transfer (n/adj/vb) - Many of the skills you learn are transferable and useful for different areas.

übertragbar

trailer (n) - an advertisement for a film or television programme that shows a short part of that film or programme: Did you see the trailer for the new Samule L. Jackson movie?

Vorspann

to wreck (v) - to severely damage. The town has been wrecked by the bombing.

ruinieren, zerstören, vernichten
to worsen (v) - to become worse, or to make something worse. The weather worsened, and temperatures fell.

verschlechtern, verschlimmern

to tell tales - to tell sb in authority about bad things sb else has done, because you want them to be punished

petzen, anschwärzen

to surpass (v) - to be better or greater than something else, or better than what was expected or hoped for. Winning the gold medal surpassed my wildest dreams.

übertreffen, übersteigen, überbieten, übertrumpfen

to strengthen (v) - to make something stronger. The bridge will need to be strengthened.

stärken, bestärken, verstärken, aufwerten
to streamline (v) - to improve a business, organisation, process, etc by making it more modern or simple. We need to streamline the whole process.

optimieren, straffen, rationalisieren

to speak volumnes - to provide a lot of info especially in an indirect way

etw spricht Bände

to say s'th for effect - He didn't really mean it - he just said it for effect.

um einen Effekt zu erzielen

to rewrite (v) - It's much easier to rewrite your work on the computer.

neu schreiben, umschreiben, editieren
to reuse (v) - My daughter reuses envelopes.

wieder verwenden

to retrial (v) - The court has the power to retrial his case.

(ein Verfahren) wieder verhandeln

to retrain (v) - They are helping to retrain the long-term unemployed.

umschulen, umlernen

to rethink (v) - The government were forced to rethink their plans .

überdenken
to respond in kind - When someone gets aggressive in Arena, the other usually respond in kind.

in gleicher Weise reagieren

to reproduce (v) - His works are reproduced on postcards and posters.

abrucken, vervielfältigen, reproduzieren

to reproduce (v) - The problems are difficult to reproduce in the laboratory.

nachbilden, reproduzieren

to renovate (v) - to make something old look new again by repairing and improving it, especially a building. The council's planning to renovate the old fire station.

sanieren, renovieren

to reinforce (v) - to make an idea, belief or feeling stronger. The latest figures reinforce the view that economic growth is slowing.

bekräftigen, bestärken

to reinforce (v) - to make a building, structure or object stronger. Crews started work today to reinforce the seriously damaged bridge.

verstärken

to refurbish (v) - to improve a room or a building by cleaning and painting it adding new furniture or equipment, etc. They're planning to refurbish the teachers' room.

aufmöbeln, aufpolieren

to put one's life at risk - Base jumpers seem to be happy to put their lives at risk.

jmdn/etwas gefährden

to overstretch - to extend beyond (e.g. one's budget)

überspannen/lastet

to overstep (the mark) - to go beyond (e.g. one's authority)

überschreiten

to overspend - spend too much

zu viel Geld ausgeben

to overreact - to behave in an exaggerated manner

überreagieren

to overrate - to give more value to than it is/has

überschätzt

to overcook - cooked too much

überkocht

to overbook - no more room left (e.g. in a plane, restaurant)

überbuchen

to overact - behave in an exaggerated manner

übertreiben

to outclass (v) - to be much better than someone or something else. The team was completely outclassed by the opposition.

übertreffen, deklassieren

to make one sick - It makes me sick when I think of my husband wanting to base jump.

sich krank machen

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