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This flashcard set helps university-level students learn English, focusing on advanced vocabulary and expressions. It covers phrases like "get away with," "cope with," and "take revenge," along with idiomatic expressions and collocations. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to switch between languages for comprehensive practice. Ideal for advanced learners, it aids in expanding vocabulary and improving communication skills.

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303

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Language

German

Category

English

Level

University

Created / Updated

18.06.2016 / 15.12.2019

make someone understand (phr)

get through

manage with what you have (phr)

get by

fail to make enough process (phr)

get behind

depress (phr)

get down

write or speak to sb again later (phr)

get back to

avoid a responsibility or obligation (phr)

get out of

meet socially (phr)

get together

continue doing (phr)

get on with

do something wrong without getting caught or punished (phr)

get away with

nachholen

make up for lost time

Zeit nehmen

take up time

sometimes

at times

have more than enough time

with time to spare

I've got no time

formal: short of time, informal: pushed for time

have more than you thought

have time on one's hands

for now

for the time being

running out of time

no much time left

Rule for using GO instead of GET

GO is used for changes in people's personality, appearance and physical abilities
(ex: People go mad/bald/grey/blind/deaf.)

GO is often used for sudden, usually negative, changes
(ex: His face went red.)

GO can also be used for slower colour changes
(ex: The pages of the books had gone yellow over the years)

Rules for using TURN instead of GET

Turn often collocates with colours
(ex: The sky turned gold as the sun set.)

Rules for using GET and BECOME

GET and BECOME can often be used with the same sollocations, but BECOME is mor formal
(ex: She gave up smoking when she became pregnant.)

The same is true for collocations with adjectives such as angry, bored, excited, depressed, upset, impatient, violent
(ex: He became depressed after his wife's death)

BECOME ist used with the following:
extinct, (un)popular, homeless, famous

to tell sb about what has happened

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to fill sb. in on sth.

to reach the same level or standard as sb who is better / more advanced

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

catch up with sb

be determined to continue to do sth in a difficult / unpleasant situation

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to grit one's teeth

to know what you want or like

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to stick to one's guns

the working / living enviroment in which we feel safe

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

the comfort zone

in one way

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

in a sense

refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you're wrong

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to know your own mind

to be

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to remain

bad

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

poor

to do

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to conduct

to follow

to adhere to

the idea

the notion

to leave out

to omit

to need

to require

to look at

to view

to write down

to transcribe

to have completely different opinions

don't see eye to eye

a hidden family sectret

skeleton in the cupboard

a family meeting

a family gets together

different member of the family that we all disapprove

the black sheep

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Cartes-fiches

to stop what you are doing

to drop

an experct (spiritual)

the guru

to stop and do it later

to set aside

die Schanze

the ramp

feucht

humid

die Taschenlampe

the torch

der Zirkel

the drawing compass

enthüllen

to reveal

der Beweis

the evidence

to laugh

to ridicule

well-known or famous especially for something bad

notorious

der Hindernislauf

the obstacle course

you really want it, body says it

to crave

mit Mass

in moderation

die Unreinheit

the blemishes

extremes Übergewicht

the morbid obesity

übergewichtig

obese

erben

inherit

vorgehen

to proceed

a no-go, which is embarassing (as wearing bikini in the church)

the faux pas

new and shocking

avant-garde

somebody who starts a business & risks money

the entrepreneur

the text at the back of the book

the blurb

want to sleep with sb

to hook up with sb

einfach gestrickt

sb is straight-laced

Rache ausüben

seek / take revenge

do sth to get over sb

on the rebound

she' / he's the rebound

cheating

two-timing

getting worse

deteriorating

jmd überzeugen

to persuade

das Navi

the satnav

to blush

hot under the collar

laufende Nase

runny nose

schmerzafter Hals

the sore throat

verstopfte Nase

blocked nose

das Arzneimittel

the remedy

das Immunsystem

the immune system

die Gänsehaut

the goose bumps

arms and legs

the limb

born in a rich family

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

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