Cambridge Vocabulary in Use
Unit 86
Unit 86
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Cartes-fiches
rubbish
US: garbage, trash
Put the rubbish in the bin.
Müll/Abfall
US: trash can
Can you take the bin out, please?
Mülleimer
Is there any more news about the man who was injured?
Nachrichten
– a piece of information
I need information. (NOT: I need an information)
Informationen/Auskunft
Ich benötige eine Auskunft / eine Information.
NOT: *The homework were difficult)
Die Hausaufgaben waren schwer.
She gave me some good advice about buying a car.
Rat, Ratschlag / Ratschläge
Do the children get pocket money [money that parents give regularly to their children]?
Taschengeld
You need a lot of equipment for camping, e.g. tent, sleeping bag, torch, things for cooking, etc.
Ausrüstung, Geräte
We put up our tent next to the lake.
Zelt
US: flashlight
Take a torch – it's dark in the garden.
Taschenlampe
We sold the furniture (tables, chairs, armchairs, etc.).
Möbel
(U) – NOT sceneries
The scenery is really beautiful.
Landschaft
(U); v. to know
My knowledge of Russian is limited.
Wissen, Kenntnisse
syn: improving; getting better
She's worked very hard and I believe she is making progress
Fortschritte machen
(U) syn. space
Can you take the dog? We haven't got any room in our car.
Platz (U); Zimmer (C)
(U) – a piece of toast
Would anyone like some more toast?
Toast(brot)
(U); v. to behave
The children's behaviour was terrible.
Verhalten, Benehmen
'Chair' is a countable noun, but 'furniture' is uncountable.
zählbare und nicht zählbare Nomen
adj. experienced (erfahren)
She's got a lot of experience of working with children.
Erfahrung (Lebens- oder Berufserfahrung)
I had so many fantastic experiences on my trip to Thailand and Japan.
Erlebnisse / Erfahrungen
syn: luck
Lotto is a game of chance.
Glück /Zufall
[the opportunity to do sth]
He's had several chances to go abroad, but he's just not interested.
Gelegenheiten/Chancen
advice (U) → a piece of advice
My teacher gave me a good piece of advice before the exam.
ein guter Rat(schlag)
Would you like another piece of toast?
noch eine Scheibe Toast
news (U) → a bit / piece of news
I heard an interesting bit of news today.
eine interessante Neuigkeit
rubbish (informal) also = Unsinn
Don't worry, it's just a bit of rubbish.
nur ein bisschen Müll / nur Abfall
