ENG3 AT WS14/15 Gr.1
Vocabulary for the exam
Vocabulary for the exam
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to raise
- lift or move to a higher position
- Deutsch: heben
to be for
- be in favour of
- Deutsch: für etwas stehen
to carry on
- continue sth.
- Deutsch: fortfahren/weitermachen
keen on
- would like to / like somebody in a romatic way
- Deutsch: jemanden mögen
insist on
If someone insists on doing something, they say very firmly that they will do it, and they do it.
Deutsch: insistieren (darauf bestehen)
A-level
final Exam of the Secondary school / university entirance exam
Deutsch: Matura
Tertiary
Institution where you get your academic degree.
e.g.: University, FH,...
Deutsch: tertiäre Bildungseinrichtung (Universität, Fh,...)
preparatory course
When you have finished a preperatory course you can study at a University without the A-level, but you are restricted to one field of study.
Deutsch: Studienbefähigungslehrgang (SBL)
to break something off
- remove something from a larger unit or whole
- Deutsch: etwas zerbrechen / abbrechen (physisch)
to break something up
bring a social realationship to an end by being the first person to leave
Deutsch: Abbrechen z. B.: Beziehung, Studium,...
nicht verwechseln mit "to break something off"
dormitory
a dormitory is a hostel especially for students.
Synonym: hall of residence
Deutsch: Studentenwohnheim
retirement home
home for old prople who are in retirement.
Deutsch: Altenheim / Alterssitz
volunteers at
When sombody works for an organisation like the red cross and gets not paid for his work.
Deutsch: Ehrenamt
rural
- characteristic of the countryside rather than the town
- Deutsch: ländlich
urban
- characteristic of a city
- Deutsch: städtisch
fire brigade
- an organisation of people trained and employed to extinguish fires.
- Deutsch: Feuerwehr
primary school
- is a school for chidren from the age 6 - 10
- Deutsch: Volksschule
secondary school
- is a school for teenagers from the age of 10 - 14
- Deutsch: weiterführende Schule
forecast
- (a specified thing) will happen in the future/ a future event or trend
- Deutsch: prognostizieren
slump
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to fall heavily
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Deutsch: fallen
soar
- fly or rise high in the air
- Deutsch: hochsteigend
turnover
- the amount of money taken by a business in a particular period
- Deutsch: Umsatz
deteriorate
- become progressively worse
- Deutsch: sich verschlechtern
drop off
- a decline or decrease
- Deutsch: abfallen
column
- a similar vertical cylindrical thing
- Deutsch: Säule
intersection
- a point at which two or more things intersect(cut)
- Deutsch: Schnittpunkt
cost cutting
- make something cheaper or trying to save money (expenses)
- Deutsch: Kostensenkungen
harsh
- unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses / rough
- Deutsch: hart bzw. unangenehm
graduate
- a person who has successfully completed a course of study or training
- Deutsch: Absolvent
signposting
- a sign giving information such as the direction and distance
- Deutsch: Wegweiser
stick to
- to follow sth.
- Example: he stick to his principles
- Deutsch: sich an etwas halten
gesture
- Explanation: form of non-verbal-communication, visible body movements communicate messages
- Deutsch: Geste
quarter
- one of four equal parts
- Deutsch: Quartal
