unit 8 CAE Noosa
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Cartes-fiches
to have a strong wish or hope to do or achieve something
aspire to / As a child he aspired to be a great writer
the quality that makes something attractive or interesting to an audience
audience appeal / It's easy to understand the audience appeal of her show
a news story that is just starting to be reported
breaking news story
to be able to understand how someone else feels / nachempfinden, nachfühlen
empathise / Luis could really empathize with Miguel because he had been in the same situation
einen Bericht erstatten, schildern, wiedergeben / to give a spoken or written description of something
give an account / She was asked to give an account of the even in court
Einsicht, Erkenntnis // a clear and sometimes sudden understanding about something that is complicated
insight / I really gained an insight into the lives of these people by living with them for a year
at a time that is far away in the future / auf die Dauer
in the long run / It seems a lot of effort but I'm sure it0s the best solution in the long run
to make people react, especially by being shocking or arousing strong feelings
provoke a reaction / The protest certainly provoked a reaction as the government has agreed to change its plans
an unpleasant effect of a medical drug that happens in addition to the intended effect
side effect / Does this drug have any side effects?
Informationsquelle // a person or place that provides information
source of information / this website is a good source of information for organic gardens
bezeichnend, symptomatisch
symptomatic // jealousy in a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners
viel früher / a period a long time ago
far-off days
detailierte analyse
in-depth analysis
allgemein
broadly / He is broadly in favor of it
abgelehnt, abgewiesen
rejected / initially rejected something she was told
Abneigung, Unwille, Zurückhaltung
reluctance / the reluctance of Brendel to take on pupils
verübeln, ärgern
to resent
über etw. jdm. verärgert sein / zürnen
to be cross
Beginn, Einführung, Aufkommen
advent / the 1960 saw the advent of shops which sold second-hand goods
folgend, später, anschliessend
subsequent / subsequent televised concerts showed the power of the media..
überschreiten, hinausgehen über, übersteigen
to exceed
beleben, auffrischen
reviving
verpflichtet, engagiert
committed
erklären, behaupten, feststellen
to assert
verbrauchen
consume / have consumed 6000 trees so far..
versprechen, schwören
to pledge to do sth. / high profile authors who have pledged their support for environment..
standhalten, aufhalten, wiedertstehen
to withstand / the paper was not strong enough to withstand a lifetime's reading
dauerhaft
durable / just as durable as paper made from virgin fibre
im SInne von... / was... angeht
in terms of / is now just as durable as paper made from virgin fibre in terms of quality and strength
bisher, bis Heute
to date / To date, no on has been able to cultivate truffles
ernten
harvest
reifen, heranreifen
to mature
jdm. etw anvertrauen / beauftragen
to entrust sm. with so
Obwohl, Obgleich
although
weit entfernt von, alles andere als
far from / they are far from ideal
zugänglich, erreichbar
accessible / make music accessible to a wide audience
aussergewöhnlich, besonders, ungewöhnlich
exceptionally / the performance demonstrates the exceptionally high standard..
einprägsam, unvergesslich
memorable / the solo horn in particular is truly memorable
Einfachheit, Schlichtheit
simplicity // the finale with exactly the right tone of simplicity and charm
hinausschieben, aufschieben
put off / If Vanessa hadn't put off buying the plane ticket, she wouldn't have lost the ..
