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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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English
Category
English
Level
University
Created / Updated
20.04.2016 / 28.04.2016

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convention

Versammlung

eligible

berechtigt

prolaim

ausrufen

havoc

chaos, devastation

accuse someone of

say someone did something wrong

release from

give freedom

acquit of

someone is not guilty

charge with

formal for accuse

appear before a court

officially be there

crack

get weak, agree you've been defeating

lodge

lodge a claim, complaint, Klage einbringen

sentence

bestrafen, verurteilen

defraud of 

jmdn um etwas betrügen

remand on 

send someone away from court until trial, Untersuchungshaft

remorse

regret, you have regret, but you show remorse

premeditated

vorsätzlich

manslaughter

vorsätzliche Tötung

ransom someone

jemanden freikaufen

unbiased

unvoreingenommen

impartial

unparteiisch

the eplanation doesn^t wash

this can't be true, unbelievable

painstaking

mühevoll

mushroomed

wie Pilze aus dem Boden geschossen

a hit and run accident

Fahrerflucht

minute

very very very small

foolproof

idiotensicher

seperation of powers

Gewaltentrennung

flagrant injustice

obviously bad injustice

crack down on

​start ​dealing with ​bad or ​illegal ​behaviour in a more ​severe way:

fraudster

criminal

burglary

entering a building and steal things

grooming

the things that you do to make ​your ​appearance ​clean and ​neat, for ​example ​brushing ​your ​hair, or the things that you do to ​keep an animal's ​hair or ​fur ​clean and ​neat

arson

setting fire

juvenile delinquent

young person committing crime

notwithstanding

despite the fact mentioned

equip

provide with objects that are necessary

foster

take care of a child

perennial

xlasting a very ​long ​time, or ​happening ​repeatedly or all the ​time:

truancy

he ​problem or ​situation of ​children being ​absent from ​school ​regularly without ​permission:

albeit

although

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