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Modul: English Science Fiction Short Stories (esfss) Schule: FHNW

Modul: English Science Fiction Short Stories (esfss) Schule: FHNW

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This flashcard set helps university-level learners expand their English vocabulary with precise translations. Focusing on nuanced terms like "tangible," "sporadic," and "dexterous," it aids in mastering both common and specialized words. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from English to German or vice versa. Ideal for advanced students and professionals, these vocabulary flashcards enhance fluency and precision in both academic and professional contexts.

Flashcards

165

Students

3

Language

German

Category

English

Level

University

Created / Updated

20.12.2015 / 31.05.2017

Sortiment / Auswahl

assortment

fähig / kompetent

capable

tauglich für / imstande

capable of

unfähig

incapable

untauglich für

incapable of

Fähigkeit / Potential

capability

belegen / beweisen

to prove

herausragen / herausstechen

to stick out

bestreben / bemühen / anstrengen

to endeavour

zurücktreten / zurückschreiten

to retrogress

intervenieren / eingreifen

to intervene

einziehbar / einklappbar

retractable

zäh / hart / schwierig

tough

sporadisch

sporadic

brauchbar / gebrauchsfähig / betriebsbereit

serviceable

unsichtbar

invisible

dünn / schütter

thin

nachgiebig

yielding

greifbar / konkret / handfest

tangible

glatt / eben

smooth

ein Geschäft abschliessen

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to clinch a deal

knarren

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to creak

weitermachen

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to plug along

herumschleichen / lauern

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to lurk

fluchen

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to cuss

krabbeln / kriechen

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to crawl

dubios / fragwürdig / komisch

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dubious

unscheinbar / uninteressant

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nondescript

trostlos / verwüstet / einsam

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desolate

nüchtern

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sober

abgeschnitten / abgestumpft

truncated

hohl / leer / dumpf

hollow

verwittert

weathered

schälen

peeling

ein paar vereinzelte

a smattering of

Anhang / Anhängsel

an appendage

in scharfem Tempo

a pretty good clip

Maskierungseffekt / Verdeckungseffekt

masking effect

unwiderlegbare Logik

irrefutable logic

grotesk

preposterous

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unsichtbar

invisible

dünn / schütter

thin

nachgiebig

yielding

greifbar / konkret / handfest

tangible

glatt / eben

smooth

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