01 Vocabulary

100 Flashcards with words from CAE Information for Candidates 2008

100 Flashcards with words from CAE Information for Candidates 2008


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Language English
Category German
Level Other
Created / Updated 22.02.2016 / 12.08.2023
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despair

Verzweiflung, Hoffnungslosigkeit (driven to despair , he throws himself under a train)

dismissively

ablehnend, geringschätzig, herablassend (he is too dismissive of the importance of the industrialists)

dispute

Konflikt, Debatte, Streit (I disputed the charge on the bill)

distraction

Ablenkung, Zertstreuung, Verstörtheit (the company found passenger travel a distraction from the main business of moving freight)

distress

Elend, Gefahr, Not, Bedrängnis (cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain. I didn't mean to distress you)

diversity

Vielfalt, Mannigfaltigkeit, Verschiedenheit, Ungleichheit (there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports)

doubt/less

Zweifel/los

drawback

Beeinträchtigung, Hindernis, Nachteil (disadvantage) (the main drawback of fitting catalytic converters is the cost)

to draw

zeichnen, verlosen, auslosen (the draw has been made for this year's tournament)

effort

Anstrengung, Mühe, Bemühung, Aufwand (It costs me quite an effort to do it.)