Proficiency Masterclass 2
täglich aufgeschnappte Wörter Teil 2
täglich aufgeschnappte Wörter Teil 2
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Lernkarten
fraught
full of something bad (belastet)
calculated
planned, arranged
escapism
avoiding boring or unpleasant things in life, Realitätsflucht
daily slog
täglicher Trott
mermerising
fascinating
power cuts
interruption in the supply of electricity
waterbody, water
Gewässer
the river bursts it's banks
über die Ufer laufen
power lines
Stomleitungen
coastal areas
Küstengebiete
swelling
become bigger, larger
go down a storm
be very popular at the moment
storm in a teacup
make a fuss about something trivial
make a mountain out of a molehill
Aus einer Mücke einen Elefant machen, aufbauschen
make heavy weather of smth
spending a lot of time on smth, although it's not difficult
keep a weather eye on something
focused
take something by storm
be successful all at once
a storm of protest
strong disagreement
ride the storm
handle a challenging situation
under the weather
not feeling good, slightly sick
a mad scramble
chaos, panic, escaping
for the sake of
for the value/worth of
fire brigade
Feuerwehr
not a trace
not an evidence, not a clue
so much for
eg. technology/Starbucks: it's supposed to be good but it's not
not best pleased
quite annoyed
lose your cool
become upset, angry
in the least
not even a little bit
double edged sword
something that acts in two ways, negative and positive
dodgy (area)
heikel, zwielichtig
