CPE Proficiency Language

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This flashcard set helps university-level learners improve their English proficiency, focusing on advanced vocabulary and expressions. It covers terms like "to have an influence upon," "under threat," and "to be down to something," supporting both forward and backward learning. Travelers, students, and exam takers at an advanced level can benefit from this resource to enhance their language skills and fluency.

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averse

to be averse to

granted

take for granted

"had it not been for the fire fighters help"

without the fire fighters help

keep up with/on

to stay informed / to maintain a certain behaviour

despite: I failed the test despite studying all night.

in spite of, notwithstandig

contrary to = in oppostion

to act contrary to one's principles.

on the contrary: in opposition to what has been stated. OR to the contrary: to the opposite effect: I believe he is innocent, whatever they may say to the contrary.

little

not much: little damage was done, little did she know/imagine

to have a difference of opinion

don't agree

to come to the conclusion

to conclude

to be a shock

to be taken aback by

to be down to s/t.

It is down to a lack of...

prevent from

preventive / prevention / preventively

matter

as a matter of fact/urgency/ importance / a matter of opinion (different opinion) / for that matter / no matter what (regardless)

objection -> complaint / protest / critisim

Do you have any objection to my leaving early?

under threat

threatening

to call into doubt

to make people doubt

no sooner

no sooner…than ⇒ immediately after or when: no sooner had he got home than the rain stopped, no sooner said than done

whatsoever

(used to add greater emphasis to a preceding negative word or phrase) whatever: She has no friends whatsoever. There was nothing whatsoever the emergency....

take the blame for

die Schuld übernehmen

to have an influence upon st.

einen Einfluss haben auf

divergent, divergence

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

abweichend, Abweichung

to be far-fetched

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

weit hergeholt

reluctant, reluctance

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

zurückhaltend, widerwillig

to evoke, evocation, evocative, evocator

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

hervorrufen, beschwören, Beschwörung, beschwörend, Beschwörer

to convey

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

vermitteln, mitteilen

to deceive, deceived, deceiver

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

trügen, betrogen sein, Betrüger

to perceive, perceived, perception

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

wahrnehmen, bemerkt, Warhnehmung

to conceive, conception, conceptional

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

hier: meinen, erdenken, die Auffassung, verständlich

to deduce, deduction, deductive

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

(schluss)folgern, die Folgerung, folgernd

to deduct (charges to be deducted), deduction, deductible

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

abziehen, der Abzug, abzüglich

cease, cease-fire, ceaseless, ceaselessness, cessation

enden/aufhören, Waffenstillstand, endlos, die Endlosigkeit, das Einstellen

to herald, herald ,heraldic

ankündigen, der Vorbote, ankündigend

to tally

übereinstimmen

a dollop of ice-cream

Klacks

'have an axe to grind

have a strong opinion about a subject which you express whenever you have the chance

To give something a new lease of life'

to improve something that was old or out of fashion

To do something until you are 'blue in the face

to do it for a long time

'no spring chicken'

not to be young anymore.

'go out on a limb for someone

put yourself in a disadvantaged position to support s.b

'food for thought'

provides mental stimulus

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an argument

a raw, a quarrel

to apologise

to make up

to admire / to respect

to look up to

to take care of sb.

to look after sb.

to look like sb.

to take after sb.

to meet friends

to meet up

When in Rome ...

do as the Romans do..

to jump

to bounce

Do a little bit of everything

to be a Jack of all trades

Sich nicht auf den Lorbeeren ausruhen

Can't rest on your laurels

to be good at ...

to be talented

to strongly disapprove of sth/sb

to deplore

Pickel, Akne

to have spots due to acne

Muttermal

Mole

A place for an event

a venue

Säule

a pilar

Erkrankung, Störung

disorder

Hypothekarzins

mortgage

a solid foundation of general knowledge

good educational background

a well-rounded education

a complete general-knowledge

literate, literacy, literature

belesen, Bildung, Fähigkeit zu lesen, Literatur

to have something in the back of your mind

on the tip of my tongue

it won't come to me

to have free rein to do sth.

when the cats away, the mice will play

to hit the glass ceiling

you can't see the barriers - but they're there

über, jenseits, hinaus

beyond

to get left behind

to be out of the loop

Göschenen - Airolo

in one ear, out the other

Feindschaft (6 terms)

hatred, enmity, antagonism, ill-will, bad-blood, hostility

Reserve, Puffer

buffer

to apologise on s/o. behalf

Stimmbänder

vocal chords

the situation has turned around

to turn tables

before long

time expression for: in a short time (in Kürze, demnächst, binnen Kürze)

spine-tingling / goosebumps

Gänsehaut

to make your hair stand on end

haarsträubend

tatty (neg. connotation)

schäbig

hustle and bustle

Trubel, Hektik

sartorial(ly)

elegant gekleidet

mediocrity

average (Mittelmässigkeit, Durchschnittlich)

mediocrity

average (Mittelmässigkeit, Durchschnittlich)

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