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Diese Vokabelkartei mit 149 Karten hilft beim Erlernen von Englisch und ist für verschiedene Niveaus geeignet. Sie konzentriert sich auf Vokabeln wie "conifer", "doe & fawn" und "toadstool", aber auch auf Redewendungen und komplexe Begriffe wie "juggernaut" oder "ramifications". Die Plattform unterstützt auch das Rückwärtslernen von der Zielsprache zur Ausgangssprache, was besonders für Fortgeschrittene nützlich ist. Ideal für Reisende, Studenten oder alle, die ihre Sprachkenntnisse vertiefen möchten.

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149

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Englisch

Kategorie

Englisch

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Andere

Erstellt / Aktualisiert

12.07.2014 / 12.07.2014

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Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper:

unbekümmert, fröhlich

blithe

a blithe disregard for the rules of the road

Treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way:

mollycoddle

I found school very difficult, and realized I’d been mollycoddled at home

A person who spreads/ spreading frightening or ominous reports or rumours:

scaremonger

scaremongering

jmd der ehrlich und direkt Meinungen gibt

a straight talker

A body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General

Kronrat

privy council

The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.

chaff

A young lower-class person typified by brash and loutish behaviour and the wearing of (real or imitation) designer clothes.

chav

(Especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication

(Of a young person) behaving in a wildly undisciplined and antisocial way:

feral

/ˈfɛr(ə)l / or /ˈfɪə-/

Accept misfortune courageously or stoically:

(expr)

take it on the chin

one of her great strengths is her ability to take it on the chin

A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event:

ramifications (usu. plural)

any change is bound to have legal ramifications

Intrude on (a person’s territory, rights, personal life, etc.):

Advance gradually beyond usual or acceptable limits:

encroach on / upon

rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room

the sea has encroached all round the coast

"zwiiju"

graft

A piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.

graft

A huge, powerful, and overwhelming force:

juggernaut

the juggernaut of public expenditure

Feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion:

weary

/ˈwɪəri/

Nadel- vs Blattwald

coniferous forest vs deciduous forest

ein Reinfall

a damp squib

Fliegenpilz

toadstool

Reh und Kitz

doe & fawn

Nadelbaum

conifer

to be brave enough to state an opinion that might upset someone (id.)

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

put your head above/over the parapet

to ( cause to) scatter in all directions

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

disperse (crowd dispersing)

modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention or is attractive

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

snazzy

eg. about a dress

in large amounts or to a very great degree (id.)

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

in spades

She has personality in spades.

He has style in spades

become upset or angry (id.)

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

get one's knickers in a twist

Used to express emphatic agreement (phrase9

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

I'll say

‘That was a good landing.’ ‘I’ll say!’

"Does he eat a lot?" "I'll say!"

chilly (of the weather)

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

nippy

an event that is not as exciting or popular as people thought it would be (id.)

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

damp squib

After all that media attention , the whole event turned out to be a bit of a damp squib , with very few people attending .

pay for (phv / Am)

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

spring for

don’t spring for the album until you’ve heard it

1. Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body)

2. Strike against something with an unpleasant vibration or jolt:

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

1. he jarred the knee in training

2. the stick jarred on the bottom of the pond

1. Have an unpleasant or disturbing effect

2. Be incongruous in a striking or shocking way

jar

1. the difference in their background began to jar

2. the play’s symbolism jarred with the realism of its setting

The combination of the orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect .

A three-pronged spear, especially as an attribute of Poseidon (Neptune) or Britannia.

trident

mit etwas übereinstimmen

genau zu etwas passen

to dovetail

their plans dovetailed conveniently with ours

plan to enable parents to dovetail their career and family commitments

1. supress a feeling

2. Subdue or silence sb.

3. Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force:

quell

1. she quelled an urge to race up the stairs

2. Connor quelled him with a look

3. extra police were called to quell the disturbance

Spritze

syringe

A point of transition between two different states (id.)

on the cusp of

those on the cusp of adulthood

Tricks, List

wiles

she had been trying out her feminine wiles on Sam

A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something:

panchant (Pron French)

A lively and competitive atmosphere or environment

cut and thrust

the cut and thrust of political debate

the ruthless cut and thrust of the business world

Catch in or as in a trap, umgarnen

ensnare

He was ensnared by her beauty .

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(Of a person, typically a woman, or their clothes) unfashionable and unstylish in appearance

dowdy

(Of a person) short and stout:

dumpy

Maschendrahtzaun

chain-link fence

Falte

zerknittert

creased

zerknittertes Gesicht am Morgen

pillow crease in your cheek

A loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as is made by pieces of metal being struck together:

clank

erschöpft sein, dünn werden (ein Witz)

wear thin

Impassive or expressionless:

deadpan

she delivered her monologue in a deadpan voice

‘That’s all right then,’ Claire said, deadpan

Say something amusing while affecting a serious manner:

to deadpan

‘I’m an undercover dentist,’ he dead-panned

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper:

unbekümmert, fröhlich

blithe

a blithe disregard for the rules of the road

Treat (someone) in an indulgent or overprotective way:

mollycoddle

I found school very difficult, and realized I’d been mollycoddled at home

A person who spreads/ spreading frightening or ominous reports or rumours:

scaremonger

scaremongering

jmd der ehrlich und direkt Meinungen gibt

a straight talker

A body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General

Kronrat

privy council

The husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.

chaff

A young lower-class person typified by brash and loutish behaviour and the wearing of (real or imitation) designer clothes.

chav

(Especially of an animal) in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication

(Of a young person) behaving in a wildly undisciplined and antisocial way:

feral

/ˈfɛr(ə)l / or /ˈfɪə-/

Accept misfortune courageously or stoically:

(expr)

take it on the chin

one of her great strengths is her ability to take it on the chin

A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event:

ramifications (usu. plural)

any change is bound to have legal ramifications

Intrude on (a person’s territory, rights, personal life, etc.):

Advance gradually beyond usual or acceptable limits:

encroach on / upon

rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room

the sea has encroached all round the coast

"zwiiju"

graft

A piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.

graft

A huge, powerful, and overwhelming force:

juggernaut

the juggernaut of public expenditure

Feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion:

weary

/ˈwɪəri/

Nadel- vs Blattwald

coniferous forest vs deciduous forest

ein Reinfall

a damp squib

Fliegenpilz

toadstool

Reh und Kitz

doe & fawn

Nadelbaum

conifer

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