unit 7 CAE Noosa
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the state of being unable to stop
addiction
to do something that immediately makes someone look or listen
grab someone's attention // The advertisement is designed to grab people's attention
zerren, reissen
to yank / they yank us apart and slam the door
in Flammen
ablaze / The forest fire left a wide area of the mountainside blackened and ablaze
hocherfreut
overjoyed / When the united Nations relief supplies arrived, the people were overjoyed
Rachedurft
thirst for revenge
something that you do in your free time for enjoyment
leisure activity
echt, aufrichtig, wirklich
genuinely / I genuinely believe..
mieten (car, accommodation, flat, home )
to rent / rent a holiday cottage
unzureichend
inadequate / The diet of most children in this area is inadequate
Auszahlung, Abrechnung, Erfolg ( benefit )
payoff //
den Grund wegspühlen
to wash away / Many small houses and huts were washed away when the river bursts its banks
in order to help / zugunsten
in aid of / Last night's concert was performed in aid of a charitable trust
a sport that involves competition agains other people
competitive sport
Auslöschung, Aussterben
extinction / Numerous species face extinction if nothing is done
Vorbestellung, Bestellung
subscription
to make a noise that prevents another noise from being heard. / übertöhnen
drown out / I turned up the radio to drown out the noise of the roadworks
Kleinkrieg, Fehde, Auseinandersetzung
feud (family feud)
aufkommen, auftreten, hervorkommen (for the first time )
to emerge
die finanzielle Kontrolle halten
to hold the purse strings
grundsätzlich, wesentlich, elementar
fundamentally // I fundamentally disagree with our new finance system
to collect a sum of money for a certain purpose
raise funds / We are trying to raise funds for a new swimming pool
entstabilisieren, unsicher machen
to destabilise
angreifen, bewältigen
to tackle
Mangel, Knappheit
shortage / the recent lack of rain is likely to lead to water shortage
tiefliegend, unterliegend
underlying / Sending aid to countries may help in the short term, but the underlying causes of the problem must also be tackled
Hauptbeschäftigung
preoccupation
Annahme, Vermutung
assumption
Zuneigung, Liebe, Zärtlichkeit
fondness
Abholzung, Entwaldung
deforestation
erneuerbar, regenerativ
renewable / in use of renewable energy sources
a world that only exists online
virtual world
anmelden, abonieren
subscribe to
fitting appropriately with / in Übereinstimmung mit
in keeping with / His grandfather played music very much in keeping with folk traditions
Dürre
drought / Villagers are hoping for rain this month after nearly a year of drought
to put one's money where one'y mouth is
Worten auch Taten folgen lassen
If something is value for money, you feel satisfied with what you get for its price / Preis-Leistungsverhältnis
value for money / Our customers like to feel they're getting value for money
lebendig begraben
buried alive / During the earthquake, many people were buried alive
etw. mieten, einstellen, leihen ( car, bicycle, equipement, clothes, person )
to hire / hire a bike, a car, a gardener
Pechsträhne
streak of bad luck
