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L. K.
This set of flashcards helps university-level learners expand their English vocabulary with a focus on advanced expressions and idioms. It covers a wide range of terms like "foot the bill," "broaden your horizons," and "don't rest on your laurels," which are essential for fluent communication. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for advanced learners and exam takers, these vocabulary flashcards enhance language proficiency and prepare users for complex conversations and academic challenges.
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237
Students
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Language
English
Category
English
Level
University
Created / Updated
02.04.2016 / 27.02.2019

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eagerly

enthusiastic

dreadfully

terrible

to dread

looking forward to something you don't like

utterly

completely

tedious

boring

evaluate an idea

erweitere deine Idee

histroical

= relate to history (event)

historic

old and important

glimps

corner of your eye (catch something)

glance

looking at something (fast)

gaze

long look

hot potato

bit controversal

mind your p's and q's

don't sware

on the make

get money (from people), criminal way

disaffected

not happy (political)

coherant

can't understand you ( z.B drunk)

convenient

it fit, Sunday would be convinient to play tennis

awe

admire

feel in awe

impressive

landslip

Erdrutsch

impending

really bad

inauspicious

wasen't succesful

excruciating pain

terrible pain

foreseeable

you see something before it's happening

bumper

very succesful, this harvest was very bumper

carbon emissions

CO2 Austoss

climate change

change between warm and cold temperature

drought conditions

opposite of flood

endangered species

species who are in danger

become extinct

ausgestorben

forest fires

Waldbrände

fossile fuels

Benzin, etc.

global warming

Globale Erwärmung

habitat destruction

Lebensraum zerstören

melting icecaps

geschmolzene Eisspitze

rainforest clearance

cut down the forest for tourism and for building new houses

rising sea-level

the sea-level is rising nearly all time

congestion

Stau, Verkehrsüberlastung

fuel consumption

Benzinverbrauch

gridlock

Stillstand (Verkehr)

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