Oxford Word Skills Unit 8
Unit 8
Unit 8
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make decisions about sth too quickly
Voreilige Schlüsse ziehen
decide that sth has a particular meaning
interpretation (n), if you misinterpret sth, you give it an incorrect meaning
interpretieren
a body movment you make to show a particular meaning
Gestik / Geste
looking into another person's eyes
e.g. to make eye contact
Augenkontakt
sth is possibly true but ist not always true
nicht wirklich/umbeingt
see or notice sth.
An observant person is good at noticing things; observation (n)
beobachten
Kombination
look and try to see or find sth/sb
auf jmdm. aufpassen; nach jmdm. Ausschau halten
sweat (n.)
schwitzen
become red in the face, often when you're embarassed
syn: blush
Rot werden
all the time
andauernd, konstant
clench = hold tightly
geballte Faust
to fold = falten
die Arme verschränken
die Beine übereinanderschlagen
make general statements about sth that may only be based on a few examples
Generalisieren; Verallgemeinern
the state of being angry
Wut
showing that you feel sb is criticizing you
to feel defensive = sich angegriffen fühlen.
defensiv
if you signal sth, you do sth that sends a particular message
signal (n)
signalisieren
show signs of sth
display (n)
zeigen, darstellen
be attracted to sb, to like sth/sb; mostly UK
e.g. I fancy her (Ich finde sie attraktiv), or: Do you fancy a coffe? (Hast du Lust auf einen Kaffe) - UK
jmdn. /etwas gerne mögen; Lust haben auf etw.
behave towards sb as if you find them attractive, but not in a serious way
e.g. He's flirting with me.
flirten
