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Diese Vokabelkartei unterstützt fortgeschrittene Englischlerner mit einem Fokus auf Vokabeln und Redewendungen, wie "met the deadline", "count herself lucky" und "to strive for sth". Die Plattform ermöglicht auch Rückwärtslernen von der Zielsprache zur Ausgangssprache. Ideal für Studenten und Examenskandidaten, die ihre Sprachkenntnisse vertiefen möchten, etwa auf einem fortgeschrittenen Niveau.

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arise arose arison

enstehen

to tbear bore born

to bear sth

aufsetzen, ausüben, hervorbringen // ertragen

to bid bid bid
to bid sth

ein Angebot machen, bieten // sich um etwas bewerben, um etwas werben

to bind bound bound
to bind together
to bind sth
to bind over

binden, verbinden // zusammenbinden // etwas binden // anhalten (law)

to cast cast cast

arbeiten, auswerfen, betonieren

to cling clung clung together
to cling to sth
to cling only

zusammenhalten // festhalten, klammern // schwacher Lebenswillen

to milay mislaid mislaid sth

etwas verlegen

to rid rid rid
to rid so of so

jemanden loswerden // jmnd. von jmdn. befreien

to seek sought sought sth
to seek
to seek after so/sth
to seek for sth
to seek so/sth

suchen // ansterben, bemühen, anstreben // nach jemandem forschen // jemanden aufspüren

to shed shed shed sth
to shed

formal: I shed of my jacket its too hot

to lose sth, to get rid of sth // sich häuten

to shrink shrunk shrunk
to shrink aside
to shrink away
to shrink back

schrumpfen, eingehen // flüchten // verschwinden // zurückschaudern

to strive strove striven
to strive strived strived
to strive after sth
to strive for sth
to strive toward sth
to strive to do sth

sich anstrengen // nach etwas streben // etwas anstreben // sich um etwas bemühen // bestrebt sein etwas zu tun

to thrust thrust thrust
to thrust at so with sth
to thrust out
to thrust so aside
to thrust sth upon so

hauen, schieben // mit etwas nach jmnd stossen // ausstossen // jmnd verdrängen // jemanden etwas aufdrängen

to withdraw withdrew withdrawn from
to withdraw
to withdraw so
to withdraw sth

sich aus etwas zurückziehen // zurücknehmen // jmnd abberufen // etwas abheben, etwas entnehmen

unprecendented

it was never here before

undertaken

responsible for a big job

inexpirience

unerfahrenheit

count against so
count herself lucky

gegen etwas sprechen // sich glücklich schätzen

met the deadline
met problems

sich an die Deadline halten // auf probleme stossen

occation (syn.)

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opportunity

particulary

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very often

rapport (syn)

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relationship

emphasis

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to focus on sth.

maintain / negotiate

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change your status

flipp back

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go back to

run out of

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nothing more

the life of the party

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the attraction of the party

hold center stage

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hold attention

ease

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move very carefully

to be suited for

be made to do sth

wage (syn)

salary

gender wage gap

gender achievement gap

large space of salary between women and men // difference between education/schoollevel of man and woman

to hire

to employ

vicious circle

never ending circle, "devil circle"

waste disposal

to dispose

to put trash away, despose it // to throw away

landfill

place that has been filled up (with trash - illegal)

peel

to unwrap a fruit (eg)

edible

you can eat it

rinse

to clean it with water (!)

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trickle

flow or run in drops (very slowly)

to sue so

to bring so to court

close-knit

closed minded person

vaccine

injection to prevent a disease

alarming (syn)

dangerous

previous

comes before

deliberately (syn)

intentionally

relatively (syn)

mostly

perhaps (syn)

possibly

mainly (syn)

mostly

slowly & pensively

very thoughtful

interlocutor

interviewer

so head got big

his ego get bigger

exceed

more than expected

pattern

same muster

stingray

Roche

jelly fish

qualle

novice

beginner

to shuffeling

not walk, schlurgä

prick

asshole

to nitpick

to look at every small detail

meticulous

marked by precise accordance with details

scrupulously

careful about detail

sharpener

to sharpen a pencile

to land a job

careertype of a job

run of good luck

pechsträhne

in the long run

worth it at the end

stoic

no facial expression

stubborn

wont change your mind

a mark of respect

be respectful

recollection

to remember / memory

make a name for

be famous

to put up with

to tolerate something

whine

täubelä

sharpener

to sharpen a pencile

to land a job

careertyp of job

run of good luck

Pechsträhne

in the long run

it's worth it at the end

stoic

no facial expression

stubborn

wont change your mind

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