english words
personal english words
personal english words
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Language | English |
Category | English |
Level | Other |
Created / Updated | 10.10.2019 / 20.12.2019 |
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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
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).
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.
a building for Islamic religious activities and worship
(Moschee)
mosque
(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.
punishment by death, as ordered by a legal system
(Bestrafug, Strafe, Todesstrafe)
capital punishment
prevent
Label your suitcases to prevent confusion.
[ + -ing verb ] His disability prevents him (from) driving.
illiteracy
In the rural areas, illiteracy is widespread.
Teachers and other professionals are taking part in a campaign to eradicate illiteracy.