blahblah


L. W.
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.
Flashcards
169
Students
1
Language
English
Category
English
Level
University
Created / Updated
20.04.2016 / 28.04.2016

Lernkarten

intrusive

aufdringlich

infringement

Rechtsverletzung

society has brought this on itself

it's societys own fault

avalanche

Lawine

have a snowball effect

domino effect

backfire

fehlschlagen

progressive

fortschrittlich

regressive

rückläufig

CCTV

video surveillance

go againts moral values

hurt human rights

attention span

Aufmerksamkeitsspanne

skim over information

überfliegen

this has got some extra sparkle

this has something special to it (party, wedding etc.)

intrusive

aufdringlich

infringement

Rechtsverletzung

have a snowball effect

spread extremely quickly

avalanche

Lawine

effect or impact

long term, far reaching, detrimental, catastrophic, profound, potential

step

backward, irreversible

progressive opp.

regressive

video surveillance

CCTV

take something into account

consider something

push the boundaries

test out limits

alternation span

the time you can focus on something

give me the shivers

is scary af

all the more

even more so

take the minutes

Protokoll führen

forever tethered to the past

attached to the past

great, heavy tomes

heavy books

rifle trough the pages

look quickly

it's defunct

obsolete, time is over

distinguish

unterscheiden

timber, lumberjack

holz, Holzfäller

green fingered

grüner daumen

R & R

rest and relaxation

he had everyone in stitches

everyone had to laugh really hard

knotty areas

difficult points

clinched it for me

was the last bit to decide

bribery

Bestechung

misconduct

Fehverhalten

Lernen