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This set of flashcards helps university-level English learners expand their vocabulary and improve communication skills. It covers a wide range of expressions, from idiomatic phrases like "all ears" and "bored to tears" to more formal terms like "endorse" and "ambiguity." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Ideal for advanced learners, this set is particularly useful for students and professionals aiming to enhance their fluency and precision in English.
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169
Students
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Language
English
Category
English
Level
University
Created / Updated
20.04.2016 / 28.04.2016

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deterrent

abschreckung

monetary gain

financial rewards

consensus

C2 a ​generally ​accepted ​opinion or ​decision among a ​group of ​people:

compulsory

obligatorisch

retention

the ​continued use, ​existence, or ​possession of something or someone:

akin

having some of the same qualities

assault

violent attack

tacit

understood without being ​expressed ​directly:

insurmountable

it's impossible to overcome it

shortcoming

mangel, defizit

alleviate

to make something ​bad such as ​pain or ​problems less ​severe, lindern

discourage

to make someone ​feel less ​confident, ​enthusiastic, and ​positive about something, or less ​willing to do something:

exxacerbate

to make something that is already ​bad ​even ​worse:

get to grips with smth

make an effort to undertand or deal with a problem or situation

viable

able to ​work as ​intended or ​able to ​succeed:

grapple with

fight against it

eradicating

get rid of smth completely

riot

Aufstand, Aufruhr

corporal punishment

physical punishment

deprived areas

unprivileged areas

divergent, convergent

go apart, go together

squiggle

Schnörkel

cumbersome

schwerfällig

be adhered to

to stick firmly

spur

encourage or make it happen faster

claim

Anspruch, Forderung, Bahauptung

ambiguaty

(an ​example of) the ​fact of something having more than one ​possible ​meaning and ​therefore ​possibly ​causing ​confusion, Mehrdeutigkeit, Unklarheit

omit

versäumen

sway

move slowly from side to side, schwanken

disrupt

to ​prevent something, ​especially a ​system, ​process, or ​event, from ​continuing as ​usual or as ​expected, unterbrechen, stören

boost

increase

hamper

hemmen, schweren

impair

damage, beschädigen

encounter

to ​meet someone ​unexpectedly:

a fractious child

grumpy, misbehaving, non obeying

play up accordingly

entsprechend reagieren

do away with

remove

trite aphorims

an overused saying that loses it's effect

happenstance

coincidence

fledging

nestling, neu und unerfahren

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