Topic vocabulary: Thinking

Topic vocabulary: Thinking

Topic vocabulary: Thinking


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This flashcard set helps you learn English vocabulary related to thinking, suitable for various proficiency levels. The cards focus on words like "speculate," "presume," and "ponder," covering concepts such as reasoning, doubt, and judgment. The platform supports backward learning, allowing you to practice from the target language to your native language. Ideal for students, travelers, and anyone looking to enhance their communication skills, this set aids in building a strong vocabulary foundation for intermediate to advanced learners.
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Langue
Anglais
Catégorie
Anglais
Niveau
Autres
Créé / Mis à jour
08.11.2015 / 09.11.2015

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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)

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