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Voc1
Voc1
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| Flashcards | 300 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | Finance |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 20.11.2012 / 19.12.2014 |
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swift,
schnell, flink, rasant
envisaging,
ins Auge fassen
shock and awe,
schockieren und einschüchtern
awe,
Ehrfurcht
pervasive,
beherrschend, durchdringend
bouts,
Runden, Perioden, Titelkämpfe (title bouts)
barring,
ausgenommen, abgesehen von, ausser im Falle
sobriety (markets shifted towards sobriety),
Nüchternheit / Ernsthaftigkeit / Gelassenheit
raddled (raddled financial system),
abgetragen/verlebt/aufgelöst/nicht mehr brauchbar
blissfully (blissfully unaware),
glückselig/selig/wohlig
swift (swift return to normality),
schnell/flink/rasant
whisker (perhaps only by a whisker),
um Haaresbreite
dichotomy,
Zweiteilung / Gegensätzlichkeit
embrace (also embraced the public sector),
wahrnehmen, umarmen, zusammenfassen
entail (entail years of painful budget constraints),
mit sich bringen, zur Folge haben
prelude, something that comes before a more important event or action which introduces or prepares for it:
The changes are seen as a prelude to wide-ranging reforms
der Auftakt, das Vorspiel
salient, The salient facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them:
She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal.
The article presented the salient facts of the dispute clearly and concisely
hervorragend, hervorspringen, hervorstehend
subdued, to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing:
The fire burned for eight hours before the fire crews could subdue it.
He criticized the school for trying to subdue individual expression.
gedämpft
benign, pleasant and kind: a benign old lady
freundlich, gutartig
fearsome, an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful or bad that is happening or might happen:
Trembling with fear, she handed over the money to the gunman.
Even when the waves grew bi
fürchterlich
contemplate, to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way:
[+ ing form of verb] I'm contemplating going abroad for a year.
You're not contemplating a change of job, are
erwägen, consider
alleviating, to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe:
The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.
lindern, mildern
awash, covered with a liquid, especially water:
By the time I discovered the problem, the floor was awash
überflutet
bankroll, to support a person or activity financially:
a joint program bankrolled by the U.S. space agency
finanzieren
blanket, adjective [before noun]
including or affecting everything, everyone, or all cases, in a large group or area:
a blanket ban
'Man', as a blanket term for both men and women, is now considered sexist.
pauschal
indiscriminately, not showing careful thought or planning, especially so that harm results:
an indiscriminate terrorist attack on civilians
The indiscriminate use of fertilizers can cause long-term problems.
wahllos, unbesehen, willkürlich
outpace, to move or develop faster than someone or something else:
Ovett managed to outpace every other runner.
The company has completely outpaced its rivals in the market
ausstechen, hinter sich lassen
drained, If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it:
Drain the pasta thoroughly.
We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water
abgeflossen, entwässert
permeating, to spread through something and be present in every part of it:
Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.
A foul smell of stale beer permeated the whole building.
The table has a plastic coating whic
durchdringend
appeal, to interest or attract someone:
I've haven't been skiing - it's never really appealed.
It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25 year-olds.
I think what appeals to me about his painting is the colours he uses.
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