Topic vocabulary: Thinking
Topic vocabulary: Thinking
Topic vocabulary: Thinking
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to carefully consider a situation, person or problem in order to make a judgment, etw. beurteilen
assess (v)
to calculate what something costs or is worth, etw. schätzen
assess (v)
to believe that something is true, even though no one has told or even though you have no proof, etw. annehmen, vermuten, von etw. ausgehen
assume (v)
a problem that you cannot understand or solve, for example someone's behaviour
jdn. verwirren, täuschen, jdn. ratlos machen, jdn. vor ein Rätsel stellen
baffle (v) by...
preferring one person, thing or idea to another in a way that is unfair
voreingenommen, parteiisch
biased (adj)
to give all your attention to the thing you are doing
konzentrieren
concentrate (v) on sth
to think about something carefully before making a decision or developing an opinion, bedenken, überlegen
consider (v)
to have a particular opinion about someone or something
der Meinung sein, dass...., der Ahnsicht sein, dass...
consider (v)
to consider doing something in the near future
etw. beabsichtigen
contemplate (v)
to think very carefully about something for a long time
nachsinnen über
contemplate (v)
believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest, or expects things not to be successful or useful, zynisch
cynical (adj) about...
to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence you have
etw. ableiten, folgern, herleiten
deduce (v) that...
to think about or discuss something very carefully especially before you make an important decision
bedenken, beratschlagen, beraten
deliberate (v)
situation in which you have to make a difficult decision
Zweckmühle
dilemma (n)
to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race or other personal features
discriminate (v)
to recognise the difference between things
zwischen zwei Sachen unterscheiden
dicsriminate (v) between...
not completely good, safe or honest
fragwürdig
dubious (adj)
not sure about the truth or quality of something or whether you should do something
zweifelhaft
dubious (v) about sth.
an amount that you guess or calculate using the information available
Einschätzung
estimates (n)
a statement telling a customer how much money you will charge if they employ you to do a particular piece of work,
Kostenvoranschlag
estimates (n) for repairs
to say what you think an amount or value will be, either be guessing or by using available information to calculate, schätzen
estimate (v)
strong belief in or trust of someone or something, Vertrauen
faith (n) in
to believe that something is true, although no one has directly told you about it, schlussfolgern
gather (v)
someone who is much more intelligent or skilful than other people
genius (n)
a very high level of skill or ability
genius (n)
to understand something, etw. begreifen, verstehen
grasp (v)
the process of trying to find the answer to something by guessing, or the answer found by using this method
guesswork (n)
a feeling that somethink is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it
Ahnung, Vermutung, Gefühl
hunch (n)
a system of ideas and principles on which a political or economic theory is based, Weltanschauung
ideology (n)
genial, erfinderisch, geschickt
ingenious (adj)
a sudden feeling of enthusiasm or a new idea that helps you to do or create something
Inspiration
inspiration (n)
an ability to know or understand something through your feelings, rather than by considering facts or evidence, Gespühr, Ahnung
intuition (n)
to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong, etw. rechtfertigen
justify (v)
a person, that lacks experience of life and tends to trust other people and believe things too easily
naive (adj)
an idea or understand of something, Vorstellung, Ahnung, Gedanke
notion (n)
someone, who is hopeful about the future and tends to expect that good things will happen
optimistic (adj) about
based on beliefs that are too confident
optimistic (adj)
a person, thing or situation that is strange because they have features or qualities that do not normally exist togehter
paradox (n)
someone, who is not hopeful and thends to expect bad things will happen
pessimistic (adj) about
thinking that the wost thinkg will happen in every situation
pessimistic (adj)
