Destination C1&C2 Unit18

HWZ Englisch Semester 6 Destination C1&C2 Glossary

HWZ Englisch Semester 6 Destination C1&C2 Glossary


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This flashcard set helps learn English at an advanced level, focusing on vocabulary, word formation, and phrases related to health, emotions, and expressions. It includes words like "acknowledgement," "resolute," and "prevention," along with phrases such as "to call in sick" and "to be worried sick." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to reverse the learning direction from the target language to the source language. This set is ideal for advanced learners, including students and professionals, who want to enhance their vocabulary and communication skills in English.
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administer (v)

The nurse administrated the medicine. - abreichen

admit (v)

The doctor admitted that there was no hope. - zugeben

agony (n)

The patient lay waiting in agony for nearly an hour. - Qual

antidote (n)

He was given an antidote by a doctor after being bitten by a snake. - Gegenmittel

consultant (n)

The doctor referred him to a consultant. - Facharzt

diagnosis (n)

He was diagnosed with lung cancer. - Diagnose

innoculate (v)

Children are innoculated against hepatitus these days. - impfen

irritation (n)

When I touch a stinging nettle, I usually get a skin irritation. - Reizung

numb (adj)

After the injection, the skin became numb. - taub

nursing home (n)

The old lady ended her life in a nursing home when the alzheimer's set in. - Pflegeheim

paralysis (n)

After a stroke, you can suffer from paralysis on one or both sides of the body. - Lähmung

plaster (n)

His leg was put in plaster after the scan showed a rupture in the bone. - Gips

prescribe (v)

The doctor prescribed her with an anti-allergy drug. - verschreiben

preventive medicine (n)

Doctors advise preventitive medicine if you go into a malaria-infested area. - vorbeugende Medizin

prognosis (n)

The prognosis after surgery was good and she was soon let out of hospital. - Prognose

sick leave (phr)

Some people take sick leave because of burnout. - Krankheitsurlaub

side effect (phr)

You can read the list of side effects on the instructions for the medicine. - Nebenwirkung

syringe (n)

Syringes need to be sterilized so as to avoid infection. - Spritze

vaccine (n)

There is no vaccine against malarie, only tablets. - Impfstoff

ward (n)

She is on the maternity ward with her newborn baby. - Krankenhausabteilung

Phrases....

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to be dead against s'th

He was dead against his manager's proposal. - absolut dagegen

to be dead silent/there is dead silence

There was dead silence in the room when the news was announced. - tod ruhig

to be in dead trouble

Jack was in dead trouble when his parents found out he has smashed a window. - in furchtbaren Schwierigkeiten sein

to respond in kind

When someone gets aggressive in Arena, the other usually respond in kind. - in gleicher Weise reagieren

I didn't say anything of the kind!

What are you accusing me of? I didn't say anything of the kind! - (nicht) etwas Derartiges sagen

kind (adj)

Would you be so kind as to lend me your laptop for the presentation? - nett/lieb/gütig

to come to life

After being in hospital for several weeks, grandad suddenly came to life again when an attractive young nurse started on the ward. - in Schwung kommen

Not on your life!

You want me to go and work in Alaska? Not on your life! - Nie im Leben!

to put one's life at risk

Base jumpers seem to be happy to put their lives at risk. - jmdn/etwas gefährden

to make one sick

It makes me sick when I think of my husband wanting to base jump. - sich krank machen

to be worried sick

She was worried sick when her son was sent to Syria to report on the war there. - sich schreckliche Sorgen machen

to call in sick

He seems to call in sick rather a lot just before or after a weekend. - sich krankmelden

to do s'th for a laugh

Martin was made to sell condoms on the streets for a laugh by his freinds on his stagnight. - zum Spass machen

to have the last laugh

But he had the last laugh when he organised a male stripper for his friends. - das letzte Lachen

to be a laugh a minute

It's great working with Keera - she's a laugh a minute. - ein Lachen eine Minute

to say s'th for effect

He didn't really mean it - he just said it for effect. - um einen Effekt zu erzielen

to come into effect

The new law comes into effect 1 January. - in Kraft treten

to have an effect

What sort of an effect will the new law have? - sich auf jmdn/etwas auswirken

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