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This set of flashcards helps university students learn English, focusing on vocabulary and expressions. It includes words like "admiration," "agriculture," and "agony," along with phrases such as "answer back" and "bring out." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to reverse the query mode for flexible practice. Ideal for advanced learners, this flashcard set aids in expanding vocabulary and improving communication skills.
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cheer up (v) - It cheers me up when the sun shines.

aufheitern

charter (v) - to hire a boat, plane or bus, especially for use by a group of people: We decided to charter a plane to take us deeper into the Amazon.

mieten, chartern
charity (n) - an organisation to which you donate money so that it can help people less fortunate

Wohltätigkeit

charitable (adj) - Many charitable institutions are trying to help the refugees.

gemeinnützig/karitativ

characteristic(s) (n) - It is said that children often inherit characteristics from their parents.

Eigenschaften

chaos (n) - a situation in which everything is confused and in a mess. There have been severe floods, bringing chaos to the region.

Chaos, Durcheinander
changeable (adj) - The weather is very changeable at the moment.

veränderlich

catastrophe (n) - The displacement and migration of people from war torn north African countries is the latest human catastrophe.

Katastrophe

carriage (n) - one of the vehicles that are joined together to make a train: The carriage was practically empty when we got on the train.

Eisenbahnwagen

cargo (n) - things that are being sent by ship, plane, train or truck: It took them all morning to load the cargo.

Fracht, Ladung

caption (n) - words printed near or on a picture that explain something about the picture: What does the caption beneath the photo say?

erklaerender Bildtext

capability/capable (n/adj) - This machine has limited capabilities.

Potential, fähig

cancel out (phr) - Our votes will cancel each other out.

sich aufheben, ausgleichen

bypass n - I don't think they'll ever finish the new bypass.

Umgehungsstrasse
by - By the time Jeremy got there, we'd already left.

als

bury your head in the sand - ignore a problem

den Kopf in den Sand stecken

bureaucracy (n) - a complicated system of rules

Bürokratie

bumpy (adj) - It was a bumpy road to Madagascar.

holprig, uneben
bump into (phr) - It was dark and I bumped into the table.

sich an etwas stossen

bump into (phr) - I bumped into your mother at the supermarket.

jemanden zufällig treffen

bully (n&vb) - to frighten or hurt someone smaller, weaker

Tyrann, tyrannisieren

built-up adj - This area has become quite built-up over the last few years.

bebaut
brush up (v) - You should brush up your excel skills if you want to be an accountant.

auffrischen

broaden v - Travel broadens the mind.

seinen Horizont erweitern

broaden (vb) - We need to broaden our minds if we are going to live in a multicultural world.

erweitern

broadcast (v) - to send out messages or programmes to be received by radios or televisions: broadcast (something) on something: The President's speech will be broadcast on all channels at 6.00 this evening.

ausstrahlen

broadcast (v) - to tell people something, especially something that you wanted to be a secret: You don't have to broadcast my news to the whole world!

verbreiten, weitersagen

broadcast (n) - a programme that is broadcast:Channel 5's main news broadcast is at 9 pm.

Ausstrahlung

bring up (v) - Did you hear that Jack lost his job?' 'Yes, but why do you have to bring this up now?'

hervorkramen, ein Thema aufnehmen

bring together (phr) - The event was unique in bringing together politicians, business leaders, and academics.

zusammenbringen, zusammenführen

bring out (phr) - The wine really brings out the spicy flavour of the meat.

hervorbringen

bring out (phr) - The next year they brought out a low-priced car to compete with Fiat.

herausbringen, produzieren

brilliance/brilliant (n/adj) - Many artists' brilliance is only recognised after their death.

Grossartigkeit

brighten v - Some flowers in here would certainly brighten the place up, wouldn't they?

aufhellen, freundlicher machen

brevity/brief (n/adj) - The brevity of human life is something we all need to come to terms with sooner or later.

Kürze, kurz/knapp

break up (phr) - The marriage broke up just a few years later.

sich trennen, beenden

brainy (adj) - He was a brainy child for his age.

klug, geistreich, aufgeweckt

blot on the landscape n - Many people in the town think that the old factory is a blot on the landscape.

Schandfleck

blemish (n) - a mark or spot that spoils the appearance of something. The painting was spoiled for me by a blemish on the frame.

Makel, Schönheitsfehler

blacken v - The smoke had blackened the white walls of the kitchen.

schwärzen

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