English 3
Headway Vocabulary Unit 3
Headway Vocabulary Unit 3
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spenden
(to) donate (they donate a lot of money to charity)
Stück
piece
identifizieren
(to) identify (she couldn't identify the thieves)
unglücklich
unfortunate (It was an unfortunate accident)
bedauerlich
regrettable (it is regrettable that we have to close the school)
froh
glad (I'm glad no one was hurt)
Zeitlupe
slow motion
explodieren
(to) explode (a bomb exploded in the city centre)
fassungslos, verblüfft
stunned (he looked stunned when I told him he'd won)
Porzellan
porcelain (most plates are made of porcelain)
ablehnen
(to) decline (I asked her to come with us, but she declined)
auf dem Wege der Besserung
on the mend (I've been ill, but I'm on the mend now)
glänzend
shiny (he was wearing shiny black shoes)
kopfüber (fallen)
(to fall) head over heels (she fell head over heels into the water)
unglaublich
incredibly (the film was incredibly funny)
wertvoll
valuable (it's made of gold, so it's quite valuable)
aufpassen
(to) pay attention (this is important, so pay attention
verbieten
(to) ban (smoking is banned here)
schade
a shame (it's a shame you can't come to the party)
Frieden
peace
Grippe
flu (I haven't got the flu - it's just a bad cold)
Sonnenaufgang
dawn (we got up at dawn)
mehrere
several (he's applied for several jobs)
Psychologie
psychology
Psychiater/-in
psychiatrist
Tragödie
tragedy (his death was a terrible tragedy)
Krieg führend
warring (they hope to bring the warring countries together)
Fehde, Streit
feud (the feud between the families continued for many years)
schön
fair (he rescued the fair princess)
Bündniss
alliance (the two countries formed an alliance, and promised to fight for each other)
Bitterkeit, Groll
rancour (he spoke calmly, without anger or rancour)
rasen
(to) race (she raced downstairs to open the letter)
Mönch
friar (he became friar in a religious community)
betteln, bitten
(to) beg (she begged him for help)
vereinigen
(to) unite (the leaders hope to unite their two countries)
heiraten
(to) wed (the couple plan to wed next year)
sich trennen
(to) part (we parted at midnight, and both went home)
ertragen
(to) bear (the pain was so bad couldn't bear it)
Adliger
nobleman
Umarmung
embrace (she greeted me with a warm embrace)