Destination C1 & C2 HWZ Unit 8

one of the vehicles that are joined together to make a train: The carriage was practically empty when we got on the train.- Eisenbahnwagen

to hire a boat, plane or bus, especially for use by a group of people: We decided to charter a plane to take us deeper into the Amazon.- mieten, chartern

to travel regularly to and from work: I'm fed up with commuting every day.- pendeln

the place where someone or something is going: We were all exhausted when we finally reached our destination.- Reiseziel

someone who walks for long distances in the countryside for pleasure: A group of hikers came over the hill.- Wanderer, Wanderin

someone who travels by asking other people to take them in their car, by standing at the side of a road and holding out their thumb or a sign: We picked up a hitchhiker outside Oxford.- Anhalter, Tramper

the feeling of being very tired and sometimes confused because you have travelled quickly on a plane across parts of the world where the time is different: Polly was suffering from jet lag for a few days. - Jetlag, Zeitzonenkater

the amount of space in front of your seat in which you can stretch your legs: Let's go business class because you get more legroom.- Beinfreiheit

to put a load onto or into something such as a vehicle or container: Load up the van, and then you can get going. - laden, beladen, aufladen

the goods that a vehicle carries: Try to spread the load evenly inside the lorry.- Ladung, Last, Fuhre

someone who is walking past a place, especially when an accident or violent event happens: The accident was reported to the police by a passerby.- Passant, Passantin

someone who is walking, especially in a town or city, instead of driving or riding: Pedestrians need to be particularly careful at this crossing.- Fussgänger, Fussgängerin

a structure built out from the land over water and used for getting on and off boats: We walked along the pier and jumped into the boat.- Pier, Mole, Landungssteg

to fly an aircraft: I wonder what it's like to pilot a jet.- fliegen, steuern

someone who flies an aircraft: The pilot announced that we were about to hit bad weather.- Pilot

a hard surface next to a sea or river, where boats can stop: There were fishing boats all along the quay.- Quai, Ufermauer

the money you pay for a journey to and from a place: The return fare into town is about a pound.- Rückfahrkarte

an occasion when you go somewhere and come back to your starting point again: The round trip took me about four days.- Hin- und Rückfahrt, Rundreise

to control the direction in which a vehicle moves: You steer the hang-glider by moving your weight from side to side.- steuern, lenken, führen

a man whose job is to look after the passengers on a plane train or ship, especially serving them with food and drink: The steward brought me a blanket.- Flugbegleiter, Steward

(of coffee or tea) having had most or all of the caffeine removed: I only drink decaffeinated coffee in the evening.- entkoffeiniert

to distort the shape or form of; to make misshapen: Wearing shoes that are too tight will deform your feet.- etwas verformen, deformieren, verunstalten

feeling weak or ill because you have lost a lot of water from your body: The nurses made sure that he didn't become dehydrated.- entwässert, dehydriert, getrocknet, gedörrt

to make someone lose their enthusiasm and interest: Some children disrupt classes and demotivate other pupils.- demotivieren

to remove regulations or restrictions that control something: A deregulated market offers more scope of action for the individual enterprise. - deregulieren, liberalisieren

to make someone react less strongly to something such as violence or pain, often by making them experience it many times: Television desensitizes people to the horrors of war.- desensibilisieren, unempfindlich machen

to officially reduce the value of a country's money: The dollar was devalued by 20 per cent.- abwerten, etwas entwerten