Englisch, Vokabular
Just random words
Just random words
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| Flashcards | 450 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | Other |
| Created / Updated | 13.08.2017 / 13.08.2017 |
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jocular
witzig, scherzhaft, spassig
For news out of east Asia, it is difficult to compete with North Korea’s youthful, jocular despot, Kim Jong-un, and his near-daily threats to fire a nuclear-tipped missile at US territory.
despot
der Gewaltherrscher, der Tyrann
For news out of east Asia, it is difficult to compete with North Korea’s youthful, jocular despot, Kim Jong-un, and his near-daily threats to fire a nuclear-tipped missile at US territory.
to mull over something
to mull something
etwas erwägen, etwas in Erwägung ziehen
über etwas nachdenken/grübeln
For news out of east Asia, it is difficult to compete with North Korea’s youthful, jocular despot, Kim Jong-un, and his near-daily threats to fire a nuclear-tipped missile at US territory.
concise
concisely
gedrängt, kurzgefasst, präzis
kurz und klar, prägnant
Using a detailed, but concise, lockfile format, and a deterministic algorithm for installs, ...
gathering
das Treffen, die Zusammenkunft
to toss
to toss up
to toss a pancake
etwas werfen
eine Münze werfen
einen Pfannmuchen wenden
The young Kim, and his father and grandfather before him, have long tossed violent epithets at their enemies, but ...
windpipe
Luftröhre
The young Kim, and his father and grandfather before him, have long tossed violent epithets at their enemies, but ...
peninsula
Halbinsel
to mitigate something
to mitigate someone
etwas lindern/abschwächen
jemanden besänftigen
inhibit
unlock inhibit system
to inhibit something
die Sperrung
die Diebstahlsicherung
etwas hindern/verhindern/blockieren
retention
die Beibehaltung/Aufrechterhaltung/Laufzeit/(der)Vorbehalt
weird
seltsam, komisch, eigenartig
to defeat someone
to defeat something
jemanden besiegen/schlagen/bezwingen
etwas besiegen/bezwingen/zerschlagen
Seventy-two years ago in Normandy, France, the Nazis took their last stand before they were defeated by the Allied powers.
susceptibility
die Anfälligkeit/Aufnahmefähigkeit/Prädisposition/Störanfälligkeit
Diet may explain the Nigerian Paradox, where they have among the highest rates of the Alzheimer’s susceptibility gene, ApoE4, but among the lowest rates of Alzheimer’s disease.
hostile
hostile takeover/acquisition
feindlich/ablehnend/lebensfeindlich
feindliche Übernahme
The medical literature has been historically hostile to organic foods, blaming in part erroneous information supplied by the health food...
to draw wages
to wage war again someone/something
Gehalt beziehen
Kriege gegen jemanden/etwas führen
Although she needs five years in total to complete her studies and her future wages will hardly pay the rent, she feels confident about the future: ... (in Bezug auf ihr Gehalt)
adversely
adverse
feindlich, nachteilig
feindlich, ungünstig, nachteilig, zuwider
The mercury contamination in tuna and other fish may adversely impact future earnings by impairing brain function, and leading to a loss of intelligence (IQ).
cushion
Kissen
commuting
Pendeln
But I have two kids and commute two hours to work — there was no way I could afford the time to do a full-blown MBA program.
wrangle
to wrangle
der Streit
streiten
headland
Landzunge
perimeter
der Umfang/Umkreis
ill-thought-out
not carefully considered and planned
to oppose something to something
opposed
etwas etwas gegenüberstellen
entgegengesetzt
dedication
die Hingabe/Zuneigung, der Einsatz
propelled
to propel something/someone
angetrieben
etwas/jemanden treiben/antreiben
hitch
die Kupplung/Zugvorrichtung
die Schwierigkeit
die Störung
ramification
die Auswirkung/Konsequenz
sacrifice
to sacrifice
das Opfer
opfern
reign
to reign
die Herrschaft
regieren
embarrassed
to embarrass
verlegen, verwirrt
in Verlegenheit bringen
hubbub
der Klamauk/Tumult/Lärm
Progress Web Apps have been gaining in popularity over the last year. So what's all the hubbub about?
to sneak a peek
Einen Blick erhaschen
Psst... He also offers a sneak peek at something totally new that we'll be sharing at the Polymer Summit this week. ��
first-hand
aus erster Hand
Hope you find this first-hand experience helpful as you work through this important career decision!
nimble
geschickt/flink
“Being a tech company in healthcare, you're really quick and nimble on one hand, but your customers can take two years to make decisions,” said Dan Weinstein, co-founder of StartUp Health company Cohero Health.
Ivy League
die Eliteuniversitäten im Nordosten der USA: Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania und Brown
I decided to try an online certificate program in Executive Leadership because it fit my life and provided me with an Ivy League credential.
to subsidize
finanziell unterstützen, subventionieren
Pitch the idea to your company as a win-win and see if they are willing to help pay for it. Many organizations would be happy to subsidize all or part of the cost as part of your professional development.
amid/amidst
inmitten, mitten unter mitten drin
It sits amidst abandoned, half-built factories—victims of an earlier coal mining boom that fizzled out, leaving Ordos and its outlying areas littered with the shells of unfinished buildings.
to fizzle
to fizzle out
zischen
im Sande verlaufen
It sits amidst abandoned, half-built factories—victims of an earlier coal mining boom that fizzled out, leaving Ordos and its outlying areas littered with the shells of unfinished buildings.
crammed
to cram
überfüllt, vollgestopft
vollpacken, füllen, stopfen, mästen
Fifty Bitmain staff, many of them local to Ordos, watch over eight buildings crammed with 25,000 machines that are cranking through calculations 24 hours a day.
