Confusing words
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abgesehen von
apart from / Apart from Bruce, is there anyone else who needs transport?
neben, ausser
beside/ Clark is the boy sitting beside Lana
ausserdem, dazu
besides / furthermore/ moreover / in addition / plus / also There are three other boys in the family besides Dick
ausgenommen, ausser, bis auf
except (for )/ Everybody's here except for Lois
statt, anstelle
instead of / Instead of answering, she just stared into space
sonst, andererseits
otherwise / I need the car myself, otherwise I'd let you borrow it
schützen, behüten
protect / you wear a helmet to protect yourself against falling stones
verhindern, unterdrücken, bewahren
to prevent (from) / They tried to prevent him from seeing their daughter
bewachen, absichern, beschützen
to guard // We need more men to guard the prisoners
vermeiden, umgehen
to avoid // She went a different way to avoid meeting him again.
abwenden
to avert from / Please avert your eyes from that terrible sight
erfolgreich
successful / I wasn't very successful in persuading him to change his plans
gesund, geeignet, in Form
fit // you are not fit to drive in that condition
möglich, allfällig
possible // It wasn't possible to get an appointment before Friday morning
gelingen, erfolg haben
to succeed // They didn't succeed in waking anybody up
imstande, fähig, kompetent
capable of // He wasn't capable of understanding how to work the machine
führen, leiten, bewältigen
to manage sth / Did you manage to get tickets for tonight's match?
geschickt, ausgebildet, erfahren
skilled / We need some more skilled workers in the engineering department
leidenschaftlich, heftig, stark / auf etwas lust haben
keen // to be keen on sth. / Im' not very keen on this new chocolate bar
von etw. fasziniert sein
to be fascinated by / They were fascinated by the way the animals stored their food
an etw/ jdm interesse haben / interessiert sein
to be interested in / How long have you been interested in watching foreign films?
jdm. reizen, gefallen, zusagen
to appeal to
etw. mögen, gern haben
to be fond of // I'm really fond of chocolate with nuts in it
auf etw. lust haben / sich vorstellen
to fancy sth. // Do you fancy going for a swim this evening?
sich freuen, froh sein
to be glad / I would be glad to help if they really wanted me to
verdammen, verurteilen, etw ist falsch
to condemn / In her speech she condemned the use of unnecessary violence
motzen, sich beschweren
to complain about // Many guests complained about the lack of adequate heating
jdm etw. beschuldigen / anklagen
to accuse sb. of
wegen etw. angeklagt sein ( police )
to be charged with // He will be charged with murdering his nephew
jdm. vorwürfe machen, jdm. beschuldigen
to blame sb. for // She blamed her brother for losing the family fortune
jdm festnehmen, verhaften, aufhalten
to arrest so for. / the police arrested her for drive drinking.
das Urteil verkünden, fällen
to sentence // The judge sentenced them to two years imprisonment
protestieren, reklamieren
to protest / the demonstrators protested against the new motorway
etw. erlauben, zulassen, gestatten
to permit / You need a special permit before you can work in this country
Erlaubnis, Bewilligung, Zulassung
permission / She gave me permission to use the hall this evening
lassen
to let / I don't think they'll let you try that again
erlauben, zulassen
to allow // How could they allow so many people in the stadium?
einwilligen, zustimmen
to agree / will she agree to their request?
sich entschuldigen
to apologise for / I really must apologize for making such a mess
bedauern, bereuen
to regret / they regret not telling him earlier
