Proficiency Materclass 3
Idioms and words
Idioms and words
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Cartes-fiches
pickpockets
Taschendiebe
hostage, hold someone as hostage
Geisel, Geiseln nehmen
possessions
belongings
expose yourself to a risk
put yourself in danger
ludicrous
ridiculous, albern
unfounded
grundlos
mistaken
irrtümlich
inefficient
without success
vitally
wesentlich
grossly
grob
wildly
in an extreme or uncontrolled way
fully
as mich as possible
a fad
something that is very popular for a short amount of time (style, activity, interest)
rule something out
prevent something from happening
moderation
quality of doing something within reasonable limits
as thin as a rake
dünn wie eine Bohnenstange
get a life
do more exciting things
the life and soul of something
energetic and funny, the centre
have a life of it's own
seems to have an independent exiistence
not on your life
strongly refusing suggestion / request, nur über meine Leiche!
that's life
shit happens, get over it
frighten the life out of someone
scare someone very much
for the life of me
although I'm trying very hard
the light of your life
someone you love very much
a new lease of life
get more energetic than before
troublesome
mühsam
stop faffin about
stop making a mess
chuck in
throw in occasionally
decent
socially acceptable or good
come across as
appear as
plow one's way through
to force a way through something
the odds are long
something is unlikely
stay ahead of the game
keep on going even though it's difficult
cotton on something
you're not supposed to know, but then you do
nosy
neugierig
torn ligament
Bänderriss
slipped disc
Banscheibenvorfall
sprained ankle
verstauchter Knöchel
a splitting headache
rasender Kopfschmerz
a writers cramp
Schreibkrampf
