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English Expertise HSLU


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This flashcard set helps university-level English learners expand their vocabulary with 196 cards. The set focuses on idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs, such as "get up to" for mischief, "get round to" for finding time, and "get on for" to approach a certain age. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from English to German and vice versa. Ideal for advanced students and exam takers, these cards help refine language skills and prepare for academic challenges.
Cartes-fiches
196
Utilisateurs
7
Langue
Allemand
Catégorie
Anglais
Niveau
Université
Créé / Mis à jour
02.10.2015 / 20.03.2019

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rely on

count on

happen unexpectedly (umgangssprachlich!)

crop up

etwas abschaffen (abolish)

do away with

murder (umgangssprachlich!)

(was, wenn sie den alten mann umbringen?)

do away with

(what if they do away with the old man?)

decorate

do sth. up

come to a stop

draw up

organzie - e.g. a document

draw up

pay a visit

drop in

fall asleep

drop off

finish in a certain wa, or place

end up

have courage to deal with - especially responsibilities

face up to

show amusement - especially laughing  (umgangssparchlich!)

(jeder esch öbergheit, als jane ihren witz erzählt hat)

fall about

(Everyone fell about when jane told her joke)

use as a last resort

fall back on

be deceived by - auf ... hereinfallen

(er ist auf die story hereingefallen)

fall for

(he fell for the story)

fall in love with

fall for

streit, krach

quarrel

quarrel with

fall out with

fail to come to completion

fall trough

feel capable of doing

feel up to

act upon a suggestion

follow up

take more action

follow up

be understood - especially get an idea across

(ich denke, ich bin nicht verstanden worden)

get sth. across

(I had the feeling I wasn't getting my meaning across)

andeuten

imply

imply - about personal matters

(was willst du mir sagen / was deutest du an?)

get at

(what are you getting at exactly?)

make to feel depressed

get someone down

begin to seriously deal with

get down to

avoid punishment

get off (with sth.)

Einstellung, Vorgehen, Ansatz

approach

 

approach a certain age/time/number

(er muss 70 anstreben)

get on for

(he must be getting on for seventy)

make progress - especially in life

get on

be surprised

get over

come to the end of sth., usually unpleasant

get over with

find time to do

get round to

get around to

do something - usually bad when about children

(die kinder gscheered öpis im garten)

(Was hast du in letzter Zeit so getan?)

get up to

(the children are getting up to something in the garden)

(What have you been getting up to lately?)

rambler

wanderer

commuter

pendler

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