english words

personal english words

personal english words


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used to refer to a spacecraft, or a place where military guards work, that has no people present to operate or be in charge of it:

(unbemannt)

unmanned

an unmanned mission to the planet Mars

an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, especially so that it can be sent by post:

(Packet, Päckchen, Grundstück)

parcel

a food parcel

The parcel was wrapped in plain brown paper.

the discovering of secrets, especially political or military information of another country or the industrial information of a business:

(Spionage, geheimdienstliche Agententätigkeiten)

espionage

military/industrial espionage

someone who catches and kills animals illegally:

(Wilderer)

poacher

Poachers hunt and kill the rhinos for their horns.

The rangers' main job is to deter poachers.

be + bound + to

[ + to infinitive ] You're bound to forget people's names occasionally.

You're bound to feel nervous about your interview.

These two young musicians are bound for international success (= are certain to be successful).

If two pieces of information match up, they are the same:

 

(to) match up

Their accounts of what happened that evening don't match up.

to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way:

(etw. zuteilen, zuordnen, zuweisen, aufteilen)

allocate

The government is allocating £10 million for health education.

[ + two objects ] As project leader, you will have to allocate people jobs/allocate jobs to people.

It is not the job of the investigating committee to allocate blame for the disaster/to allocate blame to individuals.

the most successful or popular period of someone or something:

 

in it's heyday

In their heyday, they sold as many records as all the other groups in the country put together.

a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere

(Durchgangsstrasse, durchgang)

thoroughfare

mosque

much more than usual or expected:

(übertrieben, übermässig)

 

inordinate

Margot has always spent an inordinate amount of time on her appearance.

(überfüllt, verstopft, übervölkert)

congested

too blocked or crowded and causing difficulties

Congested roads and towns have too much traffic and movement is made difficult.

If you are or your nose is congested, you cannot breathe through your nose because it is blocked, usually during an infection.

A winding path, road, river, etc. repeatedly turns in different directions:

(schlägelnd, kurvenreich, windend)

winding

There's a very long, winding path leading up to the house.

They struggled up the narrow winding stairs.

 

(a situation causing) difficulty or trouble:

(Mühle, ärger)

 

Hassle

it's a bit of a hassle

I can't face the hassle of moving again.

My boss has been giving me a lot of hassle this week.

It's one of the few bars that women can go to and not get any hassle from men.

(Hülsenfrüchte, Puls, Implus)

pulse

means to consider whether or not you should do something. You're thinking that you might do it, but you're not sure yet.

(jemand) spielt mit der Idee, etwas zu tun.)

(someone) is toying with the idea of (doing something)

I've been toying with the idea of studying abroad for a semester.

I'm toying with the idea of cutting it really short.

the act of censoring books, films, etc.:

(Zensur)

censorship

censorship of the press

almost not:

(kaum, schwerlich, knapp, gerade erst)

scarcely

I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident.

I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me.

a person who intentionally damages property belonging to other people:

(Vandale, Rowdy)

vandal

(Vandals smashed windows and overturned cars in the downtown shopping district.)

a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces:

(Zivilist, zivil, Zivilistin)

civilian

The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians.

(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack:

(Unterschlupf, Schutz, Unterkunft)

shelter

an air-raid shelter

They opened a shelter to provide temporary housing for the city's homeless.

The trees gave/provided some shelter from the rain.

a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society:

(Gesellschaft, Verein)

society

a classless/multicultural/capitalist/civilized society

These changes strike at the heart of British/American/modern society.

There's a danger that we will end up blaming innocent children for society's problems.

Reserved people do not often talk about or show their feelings or thoughts:

(zurückhaltend, reserviert, scheu?!)

reserved

a quiet, reserved woman

The English have a reputation for being reserved.

noisy, violent, and uncontrolled behaviour by a group of people in a public place, often as a protest:

(Unruhen, Ausschreitungen, Gewaltausbruch)

rioting

The government is afraid of further serious rioting today.

Rioting broke out when the election results were announced.

the offence of waiting in a place, looking as if you are going to do something illegal

(Rumhängend, Herumlungern)

loitering

an object or objects that belong to someone:

(Eigentum, Besitz; Grundstück)

property

The club does not accept responsibility for loss of or damage to club members' personal property.

Both books have "Government property" stamped inside them.

Children need to be taught to have respect for other people's property.

punishment by death, as ordered by a legal system

(Bestrafug, Strafe, Todesstrafe)

capital punishment

 

the crime of getting money by deceiving people:

(Betrug, Betrüger, Schwindel)

fraud

credit card fraud

He is fighting extradition to Hong Kong to face trial on fraud charges.

an illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people:

(Betrug Schwindel,)

scam

an insurance scam

the rights of a person to do, think, and say what they want if this does not harm other people:

(Bürgerrechte, Bürgerfreiheiten)

civil liberties

The introduction of identity cards has been opposed by the campaign for civil liberties.

crime in which an office worker or someone in business illegally takes money from their employer or the people they deal with in their business:

(Wirtschaftskiminalität)

to stop something from happening or someone from doing something:

(verhindern, vermeiden)

prevent

Label your suitcases to prevent confusion.

[ + -ing verb ] His disability prevents him (from) driving.

the condition of being extremely poor:

(Armut, Bedürftigkeit, Not)

poverty

Two million people in the city live in abject (= very great) poverty.

He emigrated to Australia to escape the grinding (= very great) poverty of his birthplace.

unfair treatment of people because of their age

(Altersdiskriminierung)

ageism

a lack of the ability to read and write:

(Analphabetismus, Ungebildetheit)

illiteracy

In the rural areas, illiteracy is widespread.

Teachers and other professionals are taking part in a campaign to eradicate illiteracy.

in a way that shows you are not certain or confident:

(zögernd, versuchsweis, vorläufig, probeweise)

tentatively

"I have come to see Mrs Edgerton," she said tentatively.

of or relating to the moon:

lunar

the lunar surface

the lunar orbit

an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are not working:

(Verfolgung, Streben, Beschaffung)

pursuit

I enjoy outdoor pursuits, like hiking and riding.

I don't have much opportunity for leisure pursuits these days.

seriously

(ernsthaft, ernst, schwerlich)

gravely

gravely ill

Hassan glanced at his watch, pursed his lips, and nodded gravely.

polite expression for die :

to pass away

She's terribly upset because her father passed away last week.