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Unit 5

Yves Wyss

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heiter

cheerful

adj. (more / most)

op. sad

full of, or causing, happiness

a cheerful smile

cheerful news.

knausrig, gemein, bösartig

mean

adj. (meaner / meanest)

op. kind / nice

not generous (with money etc); likely or intending to causeharm or annoyance

He’s very mean (with his money / over pay).

It is mean to tell lies.

freundlich

kind

adj. (kinder / kindest)

op. cruel / unkind / mean

ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly

He’s such a kind man

It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.

furchtbar

awful

adj. (more / most)

op. good / delicious

very bad; severe

This book is awful

an awful experience.

phantastisch

fantastic

adj. (more / most)

op. ordinary / common

wonderful; very good

You look fantastic!

komisch, lustig

funny

adj. (funnier / funniest)

op. serious / unfunny

amusing; making one laugh

a funny story.

normal, gewöhnlich

ordinary

adj. (more / most)

op. special / extraordinary

usual; normal; not unusually good etc

She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.

Some people like his poetry, but I thinkit’s rather ordinary.

 

ernst

serious

adj. ( more / most)

op. funny / playful

grave or solemn; intended to make people think

 quiet, serious boy

You’re looking very serious.

He reads very serious books.

 

fremd; seltsam

strange

adj. (stranger / strangest)

op. normal / familiar

not known, seen etc before;unfamiliar or foreign

What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?

She had a strange look on her face

a strange noise.

 

sogar

even

adverb

seltsam, neugierig

curious

adj. (more / most)

op. incurious / uninterested

strange; odd; anxious or interested (to learn)

a curious habit.

I’m curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.

zufrieden

pleased

adj. (more / most)

op. sad / angry

happy; satisfied

Aren’t you pleased about movinghouse?

She was pleased with the dress.

faul

lazy

adj. (lazier / laziest)

op. active / diligent

too inclined to avoid hard work,exercise etc

I take the bus to work as I’m too lazy to walk

Lazy people tend to become fat.

überzeugt

confident

adj. (more / most)

op. uncertain / insecure / unsure

having a great deal of trust(especially in oneself)

She is confident that she will win

a confident boy.

bestürzt

upset 

adj. (more / most)

op. comfortable / carefree

disturbed or distressed

Is he very upset about failing his exam?

intelligent

intelligent

adj. (more / most)

op. stupid / silly

clever and quick atunderstanding

an intelligent child

That dog is so intelligent.

grob, primitiv

rude

adj. (ruder / rudest)

op. polite / kind

not polite; showing badmanners

rude behaviour.

(mitten) unter

among

prep.

in the middle of

I could see a small house among the trees.

die Gewohnheit

habit

noun (C)

something which a person does usually or regularly

He has the habit of going for a walkbefore bed

She has an irritating habit of interrupting people.

um...herum

around

prep.

on all sides of or in a circleabout (a person, thing etc)

Flowers were growing around the tree

They danced around the fire

There were trees all around.

entlang

along

prep.

from one end to the other

The path runs along the river.

der Zweifel

doubt

noun (C)

a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious

There is some doubt as to what happened

I have doubts about that man.

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