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Created / Updated 13.07.2019 / 04.01.2020
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etwas ab vom Schuss

off the beaten track

entfernt, am entferntesten

remote, remotest

begleiten

to escort

felsiges Gebiet

rocky terrain

etw. darstellen (ein Problem, Herausforderung)

to pose (it won't pose a difficulty for a fit person)

Loge, Hütte

the lodge

unter Segel

under canvas

entlegen, weit verstreut

far-flung (corners of the world)

Reiseroute

itinerary (We have a detailed itinerary)

Hochsaison / Nebensaison

peak season / low season

Reiseveranstalter

tour operator

Rundfahrt / Rundreise

round trip

Vollpension / Halbpension

full-board / half-board

ableiten, die Ableitung

to derive / the derivation

der Reinfall / die Pleite

the washout (The camping trip was a complete washout)

die Verwechslung

mix-up (there was a mix-up with our tickets)

der Zwischenstopp

stopover (we had a one night stopover in Singapore)

die Massenkarambolage

pile-up (the motorway was blocked because there had been a pile-up)

aufhören, nachlassen

let-up (there was no let-up in the noise)

am Anfang / von  Beginn an

outset (i wish I had known at the outset that the climb would be so difficult)

Flucht, Ausflug, Trip, Kurzurlaub

getaway (the couple spent their honeymoon at their island getaway)

Aufsetzpunkt (nach dem aufsetzen)

touch-down (after touch-down, please remain seated)

Enttäuschung, Schlag ins Wasser

letdown (in comparison with the pictures, the resort was a real letdown)

Bienenschwarm

swarm of bees

going about in circles, lost

round and round

many places

far and wide (they searched far and wide for the missed child)

going and returning

there and back

various places, not staying indoors

out and about (Most teenagers would rather be out and about with their friends)

good points and bad points

pros and cons

doubts, objections

ifs and buts

various small items

bits and pieces (She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left.)

unharmed

safe and sound

mostly

by and large (By and large, I enjoyed my time at school)

occasionally

now and again (Alastair is based in London, but goes abroad now and again)

die Nachbarschaft

the vicinity

mehrsprachig

multilingual

mehrstöckig

multistorey

zahlenmässig überlegen sein

to outnumber

jmd. überlisten

to outsmart someone

unverdorben, unbeschädigt

(nicht verzogen bei Kindern)

unspoilt (nature, coastline)