English basic vocabular 3

Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate

Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate


L. C.
This flashcard set helps learn English vocabulary at an intermediate level, focusing on practical words and phrases. The vocabulary flashcards cover a range of topics, including everyday objects like "headband" and "belt," nature terms like "insect" and "grasshopper," and abstract concepts like "fame" and "claim to fame." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for travelers, students, and anyone looking to expand their English vocabulary, these flashcards offer a structured way to improve language skills and fluency.
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Deutsch
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Englisch
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04.08.2016 / 20.06.2023

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meine Güte

my goodness - (My goodness! What are you doing here at this time of night?)

Nadel

needle - (Gran couldn't find the needle because it was so small and her eyes were bad.)

Albtraum

nightmare - (Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.)

Sachliteratur

non-fiction - (I read a lot of non-fiction.)

Roman

novel - (Emma' is a novel by Jane Austen.)

verschlafen

oversleep - (Jimmy had overslept, and was late for work yet again!)

Verschwörung

plot - (The police said that there was a plot to bomb the UN headquarters.)

Portrait

portrait - (there was a portrait of her mother in the bedroom.)

strömen

pour - (The rain has been pouring down all day.)

Vorurteil

prejudice - (Women still face prejudice in the workplace.)

Stolz

pride - (He wore his medals with pride.)

Gefängnis

prison - (He visits his Dad in prison every week.)

lesenswert

readable - (The book is informative and highly readable.)

vertreten

represent - (Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference.)

antworten, hier: auf die Behandlung reagieren

respond - (The patient has responded well to the treatment.)

Rückmeldung

response - (The police were delighted with the public's response to their appeal for help.)

Romanze

romance - (Hemingway's romance with his nurse inspired him to write 'A Farewell to Arms'.)

Skulptur

sculpture - (When we were in Florence we saw Michelangelo's sculpture of David.)

verurteilen

sentence - (A convicted murderer is often sentenced to life imprisonment.)

Diener, Dienstmädchen

servant - (Many young girls became domestic servants.)

nähen

sew - (Mum sewed Harry's name into the neck of his school blazer.)

Kurzgeschichte

short story - (I'm not fond of short stories – I prefer full-length novels.)

schnarchen

snore - (Marie snores so loudly I can't sleep in the same room.)

Speer

spear - (Robinson threw the spear as far as he could.)

spuken, hier: Ich bin nicht leicht zu erschrecken.

spook - (I'm not easily spooked.)

gespenstisch

spooky - (It was very spooky walking through the graveyard at night.)

anstarren, starren

stare - (She was sure she'd seen him somewhere before, and couldn't stop staring at him.)

steif, hier: starr vor Angst

stiff - (As a child I was scared stiff of going down to the cellar.)

geeignet

suited - (With her qualifications she's ideally suited for the job.)

Symphonie

symphony - (Bruckner's Fifth Symphony was completed in 1875–6.)

ausschimpfen

tell off - (My mum is always telling me off for wearing dirty shoes in the house.)

erschreckt

terrified - (A terrified little girl came rushing out of the house.)

erschrecken

terrify - (Her husband's violence terrified her.)

entsetzlich

terrifying - (It was 30 years before he told anyone of his terrifying experience.)

Therapeut

therapist - (Vince stutters badly, and is seeing a speech therapist.)

Thriller

thriller - (Connelly's latest thriller will be another bestseller.)

Melodie

tune - (Sam was humming a little tune.)

Wendung

twist - (All his short stories have an unexpected twist in the plot.)

Gewalt

violence - (There is too much sex and violence on TV these days.)

Gewalt-

violent - (Statistics showed an increase in violent crime.)

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