unit 7 CAE Noosa
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Flashcards
übrefüllt, überlaufen, überbevölkert
overcrowded / The refugee camps are now overcrowded and more blankets and food are needed
Ich kann es mir nicht leisten
I can't afford it
dem schnellen Geld nachjagen
to make a quick buck
on the subject of / im Bezug auf, bezüglich
with regard to // I am writing to you with regard to your recent enquiry
Sklaverei, Knechtarbeit
slavery / slavery is now universally illegal
feige, memmenhaft
cowardly
Geld sammeln
raise money (for a charity)
Mangel/ Fehlernährung / Unterernährung
undernourishment
selber bezahlen
pay my own way
as a substitute for / anstatt (Ersatz)
in place of / She's bought an electric guitar in place of her old acoustic one
Bedrohung
threat
Geld wächst nicht auf den Bäumen
money doesn't grow on trees
to get into someone's computer system without permission in order to get information or do smoething illegal
hack into
Geld kann Glück nicht kaufen
money can't buy happiness
Zündstoff
explosive
representing / im Namen von, Im Auftrag
on behalf of / On behalf of the whole family, i'd like to thank you for being with us today
verarmt
impoverished / Many impoverished nations can no longer afford to run school and hospitals
einen Kredit aufnehmen
to take out a loan
Familientreffen, Zusammenkunft
family gathering
verantwortlich sein, beauftragt sein
to be in charge of sth.
Wiederstand, Zurückhaltung
resistance
a large number of people who want to buy something
mass market / We don't produce good for the mass market
giftig
venomous, poisonous
sich selber verkaufen
to sell oneself // If you went for a job interview, how would you try to sell yourself?
abgewertet
devalued
ländlich
rural / In many countries there is a drift of population from rural areas to the cities
Wildniss, unberührtes Gebiet
wilderness
überzeichnet
oversubscribed
jdm. mögen, gernhaben
to be fond of sme
ansteckend
infectious / the rhythm was so infectious
to act without any particular plan or expectation / dem Zufall überlassen
leave things to chance / I decided to book a hotel rather than leaving things to chance
ernsthaft, mit ganzem herzen, voll und ganz
wholeheartedly // I wholeheartedly approve of having 6 weeks holiday a year
unterschätzt
underestimated / The government has seriously underestimated the gravity of the situation in drought-stricken areas
lohnend, erstrebenswert
worthwhile
to make someone do something they don't want to do
force someone to do something // I hated the violin when I was younger, but my mother forced me to learn it
das Geld aus dem Fenster schmeissen
spending money like water
viel zu viel bezahlen, abgezockt werden
pay trough the nose
a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has no happened or has ended / Erleichterung
relief / After the exam, I felt an incredible sense of relief
benachteiligt
underprivileged / Most of the children in the camp were seriously underprivileged
herausgegeben, veröffentlicht
released / a films music is often released before the movie itself
