ZHAW Proficiency II
ZHAW CPE Proficiency
ZHAW CPE Proficiency
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Cheat, fool, or deceive someone
The news that the President had quit came as a great suprise to everyone.
aback
Everyone .. President quitting.
Everyone was taken aback by the President quitting.
Shock or surprise someone
be (or stand) in awe of (awe = Ehrfurcht)
redeeming feature = Lichtblick
The sales pracices of this company will hava to be totally overhauled if we are to save it.
overhauled = überarbeitet
to get by = to manage (zurechtkommen)
Richard hates working in the house so we are having the walls painted by a friend of his.
was taken aback about the (shocked)
Gita's parents ______ the warmth of their greeting.
put me at ease with | made me feel at ease with
nachlassen, lockern, lindern, erleichtern
he put me forward as head of publicity the authority put forward positive proposals
..., for what can only be described
..., welches nur wie folgt erklärt werden kann ...
it had gradually become clear
es allmählich klar wurde, dass....
was there for using meth...
his person was there for me when I was going through hell
here are some helpful tips from others who've been there before
(Of vehicles) form into a queue due to congestion: the traffic began to back up Cause vehicles to form into a queue due to congestion: the traffic was backed up a mile in each direction
Acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively: she spent the time reading up on antenatal care
Schliesslich, Letztendlich
Maybe, Prossibly, Perhaps, Contingently
Word transformation
Ordinary
ordinaryinordinaryextraordinary
Word transformation
rigid
Starr, Steif, Strengrigidness, rigidity
Word Transformation
Zeal
Eiferzealess
Word Transformation
Conserve
convervativeunobservedly
Selena really has no idea of the difficulty of finding a parking place.
how
Little does _____ find a parking place.
Little does Selena know how difficult it will be to find a parking place.
The first candidate impressed the interviewers immediately.
made
The first candidate ____ the interviewers.
The firs candidate made an immediate impression on the interviewers.
I felt relaxed at Gita's house because her parents greeted me so warmly.
ease
Gita's parents _____ with the warmth of their greeting.
Gita's parents made me feel at ease with the warmth of their greeting.Gita's parents put me at ease with the warmth of their greeting.
The area was completely devoid of vegetation.
whatsoever
There ... in the area.
There was no vegetation whatsoever in the area.
No matter what happens, we will never do business with that firm again.
ever
Under ... with that firm again.
Under no circumstances will we ever do business with that firm again.
John concluded that he should take the job.
came
John ... that he should take the job.
John came to the conclusion (that) he should take the job
Oskar didn't feel like going out last night.
mood
Oskar ... to go out last night.
Oskar was not in the mood to go out.
The news that the Prime Minister has resigned came as a great shock to everyone.
aback
Everyone ... the news of the Prime Minister's resignation.
Everyone was taken aback by the news of the Prime Minister's resignation.
