English basic vocabular 4

Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate

Standard english vocabular for beginners and lower intermediate


L. C.
This set of flashcards helps learn English at an intermediate level, focusing on expanding vocabulary with words like "bland," "artificial," and "appeal." The flashcard set covers practical terms useful for travelers, students, and anyone improving fluency. The platform also supports backward learning from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for different learning styles.
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sich einfügen

fit in - (I never really fitted in at school.)

to flick back the hair = das Haar zurückwerfen

flick - (She tossed her head and flicked back her hair.)

treiben

float - (A piece of wood was floating in the stream.)

sich versammeln

gather - (A crowd gathered to watch the fight.)

kichern

giggle - (We couldn't stop giggling at his jokes.)

Du meine Güte!

goodness gracious - (Goodness gracious! Did you do all that just for me?)

Hip-Hop

hip-hop - (Kendra bought the magazine for all the latest hip-hop news.)

zischen

hiss - (She hissed at him to be quiet.)

Erfolg, Hit

hit - (Tim went to see the theatre hit, 'Phantom of the Opera'.)

Hauswirtschaft

housekeeping - (She works in a hotel and is responsible for the housekeeping.)

einflussreich

influential - (He had influential friends.)

Pause

interval - (Let's get something to drink in the interval.)

gemeinsam

joint - (They've got a joint bank accountant.)

Leadsänger

lead - (He's the lead singer in the group.)

Hauptdarsteller

leading - (The leading actor was Helen Mirren.)

Haupt-

main - (The main reason for living in Spain is the weather.)

so gut wie möglich nutzen

make the most of - (He could only stay for two weeks, but made the most of his time while he was here.)

bescheiden

modestly - ('I was just lucky,' he said modestly.)

bewegend

moving - (Bayman's book about his illness is deeply moving.)

sonderbar

oddly - (She's been behaving oddly this week.)

Darbietung

offering - (We listened to the latest offering from Nancy Griffith.)

Einpersonen-, Ein-Mann-

one-woman - (She was so successful, no one could believe it was a one-woman business.)

Orden

order - (Wasn't a footballer awarded an order by the Queen?)

Apotheker

pharmacist - (I gave my prescription to the pharmacist.)

Mitleid What a pity = wie schade)

pity - (What a pity that he didn't accept the job.)

Theaterstück

play - (The Cherry Orchard' is a play by Anton Chekhov.)

strömen

pour - (It was pouring with rain so I took my umbrella.)

Vorurteil

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

so tun, als ob

pretend - (The little girl was pretending to be a princess.)

vielversprechend

promising - (His family thought medicine would be a more promising career for him.)

veröffentlichen

publish - (George Orwell's novel 'Nineteen Eighty-four' was first published in 1949.)

sich erinnern

recall - (Gran often recalls the days of her youth.)

Register (informal register = ungezwungene Sprache)

register - (The conversation was conducted in an informal register.)

religiös

religious - (I don't share her religious beliefs.)

zögernd

reluctant - (She gave a reluctant smile.)

erinnern

remind - (She reminds me of my mother.)

reißend

ripping - (There was a loud ripping sound when I bent down to pick up my shoes.)

Ritual

rite - (The priest performed the funeral rites.)

Gerücht

rumour - (There are rumours that the Italian restaurant is closing down.)

Angeber

show-off - (She's a bit of a show-off.)

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