Voci


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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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exemplary (adj) - Ghandi was an exemplary leader with a huge following.

vorbildlich

executive n - My Dad's a senior executive.

leitender Angestellter

exclamation mark (n) - Don't use exclamation marks in formal writing.

Ausrufzeichen

evolve/evolving/evolutionary (vb/adj) - The idea evolved from our project week.

entwickeln, weiterentwickeln

evolve (v) - when a type of plant or animal evolves, its physical form changes over a long period of lime: Do you think people will eventually evolve into some kind of superhuman?

entwickeln, sich entwickeln

evolve (v) - to gradually change and develop over a period of time: As the computer industry has evolved, everything has got faster and cheaper.

entwickeln, sich entwickeln

evict v - The letter says they're going to evict us.

wegweisen, zwangsräumen, aus Wohnung schmeissen

eventuality/eventual(ly) (n/adj/adv) - You have to prepare yourself for every eventuality.

Möglichkeit/irgendwann

evaluation (n) - We need to carry out an evaluation of the market conditions before expanding east.

Evaluation

evacuate (vb) - We were evacuated from the building when the fire alarm went off.

evakuieren

estimate (v) - to say what you think an amount or value will be, either by guessing or by using available information to calculate it: It's difficult to estimate the cost of making your house safe.

schätzen, beurteilen

estimate (n) - an amount that you guess or calculate using the information available: According to official estimates, over 25% of carbon emissions come from the United States.

Schätzung

estimate (n) - a statement telling a customer how much money you will charge if they employ you to do a particular piece of work: The committee are currently getting estimates for the repairs.

Kostenvoranschlag

estate n - There's a lot of crime on this estate.

(Wohn)Siedlung, Industriegebiet

eruption (n) - The eruption of Vesuvius in the Roman times went down as one of the most famous of all.

Eruption, Ausbruch

erosion (n) - To prevent soil erosion from the sea, you will often find manmade walls and other structures along the coast.

Erosion

equidistant (adj) - Both stations are equidistant from my home.

gleich weit entfernt

entrap (v) - I firmly believe my son has been entrapped by this cult.

verführen, einfangen

entomb (v) - The nuclear waste has been entombed in concrete many metres under the ground.

beisetzen, bestatten

entitled (adj) - have the right to do sth. Students are entitled to a special discount.

berechtigen

enthrone (v) - She sat in the dining room, enthroned on an old high-backed chair.

jemanden einsetzen (König, Bischof)

enslave (v) - The early settlers enslaved or killed much of the native population.

versklaven

enrich (v) - My life was greatly enriched by knowing her.

anreichern, reich machen

enrage (v) - Plans to build a new nightclub in the neighbourhood have enraged local residents.

in Wut versetzen

enlist (v) - They both enlisted (in the navy) a year before the war broke out.

anwerben, (zum Militär) einrücken

enforce (vb) - to make sure that a law or rule is obeyed. It is impossible to enforce the new law.

erzwingen, durchsetzen

enforce (v) - The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.

durchsetzen, erzwingen

endure (v) - to suffer something unpleasant or difficult in a patient way over a long period: I don't know how people endure the conditions in prison.

ertragen, aushalten

endure (v) - to last for a long time: Shakespeare's works have endured for over 400 years.

fortdauern, bestehen, Bestand haben

endurance/enduring - You need a lot of endurance to climb up Everest.

Ausdauer/Durchhaltevermögen

endless (adj) - There was an endless stream of people waiting for the new iPhone.

endlos

endear (v) - She is unlikely to endear herself to her colleagues with such an aggressive approach.

sich beliebt machen, die Zuneigung von jemandem gewinnen

endanger (v) - He would never do anything to endanger the lives of his children.

gefährden, in Gefahr bringen

encode (v) - Some music CDs are now encoded with information about the performers and their music.

verschlüsseln, kodieren

enable (v) - Computerization should enable us to cut production costs by half.

ermöglichen, befähigen

employee/r (n) - He was named employee of the year and given a reward of £5,000.

Arbeitnehmer/geber

empathise (vb) - She empathizes with Kim because of her own experiences as a mother.

sich hineinversetzen, mitfühlen, einfühlen

elusive (adj) - He is an elusive character: you never know where he is or what he is doing.

schwer fassbar

eliminate (vb) - to get rid of someting tht is not wanted or needed

eliminieren

electrifying (adj) - The concert was electrifying.

elektrisierend, erstaunlich

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