English Wordlist U1

English Wordlist U1

English Wordlist U1


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Category English
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Created / Updated 28.02.2018 / 02.03.2018
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might as well

There's nothing on telly, so we might as well go to bed

Genau so gut

 

concession

He might be good-looking, but he can't sing very well.

Zugeständnis, Entgegenkommen, Eingeständnis

deduction

--> It can't be healthy if it's got all that in it.

Schlussfolgerung, Ableitung

anxious

besorgt

faint

--> A faint smell of chocolate lingered in the air

schwach

delighted

entzückt

apprehensive

--> She calmed the apprehensive students before the exam.

besorgt, ängstlich

elated

begeistert, freudig erregt

thrilled

ausser sich vor Freude, entzückt, hocherfreut

tense

angespannt

weepy

weinerlich

on edge

an den Grenzen sein

overjoyed

hocherfreut

impeccable

einwandfrei

eventually

schliesslich

accomplice

Komplize

accomplish

--> With hard work you can accomplish a lot.

erreichen, erfüllen

attempt

Versuch

obstructed

behindert, blockier, versperrt

admit

-->He admitted defeat.

zugeben, anerkennen

defeat

Niederlage, Scheitern

six-figure sum

sechsstellige Summe

foursquare

viereckig

advocacy

Eintreten (für etwas eintreten)

Befürwortung

aber auch Anwaltschaft

remains

Überreste

hostile adj.

feindselig

contribute

beitragen

fraught

--> fraught with risk

belastet

--> risikobehaftet

to relish

geniessen

sense of relief

Gefühl der Erleichterung

adjust

--> to adjust my daily routing.

--> to adjust the volume.

anpassen, einstellen

capable

fähig, kompetent, potent

admire (edmeier)

bewundern

___ a problem

  • combat
  • come up against
  • confront
  • encounter
  • face
  • resolve
  • rise above
  • run into
  • sort out
  • tackle

a ___ problem

  • a common problem
  • a major
  • a minor
  • a potential
  • a recurrent
  • a serious
  • a tough
  • a trivial
  • an unexpected
  • an urgent

to ___ a challenge

  • accept
  • face
  • pose (Herausforderung stellen)
  • present
  • rise to
  • take up

____ motivation

  • improve
  • increase
  • lack
  • lose
  • strengthen

___ success

  • achieve
  • be assured of
  • deserve
  • enjoy
  • guarantee
  • meet with

a __ success

  • a great success
  • a huge
  • an overnight
  • a resounding
  • a roaring

__ failure

  • admit
  • be doomed to (zum Scheitern verurteilt)
  • be resigned to (gleichgültig, zurückgetreten)
  • end in
  • meet with
  • result in