english words

personal english words

personal english words


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Created / Updated 10.10.2019 / 20.12.2019
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very skilful and quick in the way you think or move:

(geschickt, clever, gewandt)

adroit

an adroit reaction/answer/movement of the hand

She became adroit at dealing with difficult questions.

a person's job:

(Beschäftigung, Beruf Tätigkeit)

occupation

the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc.:

(Arbeitskräfte, Belegschaft)

workforce

The majority of factories in the region have a workforce of 50 to 100 (people).

Much of the workforce in the banking sector is/are affected by the new legislation.

help

(Unterstützung, Hilfe, Beistand)

assistance

The company needs more financial assistance from the government.

A £1 billion investment would be of considerable assistance to the local economy.

Can I be of any assistance (= can I help), madam?

Teachers can't give pupils any assistance in exams.

relating to a third level or stage

(Hochschul-)

tertiary

a large flat area of land that is high above sea level

(auch in Statistik)

plateau

(knowledge from) an ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts:

(Gespür, Ahnung)

intuition

Often there's no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.

[ + (that) ] I can't explain how I knew - I just had an intuition that you'd been involved in an accident.

to pour hot fat and liquid over meat while it is cooking:

(begiessen, beizen)

(to) baste

Baste the turkey at regular intervals.

gradually:

(stetig, kontinuierlich, konstant)

steadily

Prices have risen steadily.

to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success:

(hochschiessen, hochschnellen)

(to) rocket

House prices in the north are rocketing (up).

Their team rocketed to the top of the League.

Sharon Stone rocketed to fame in the film "Basic Instinct".

to change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another:

(schwanken, pendeln zwischen)

fluctuate

Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.

Her wages fluctuate between £150 and £200 a week.

Her weight fluctuates wildly.

fluctuating prices

the most successful or admired part of a system or achievement:

(Höhepunkt, Spitze)

pinnacle

By the age of 32 she had reached the pinnacle of her career.

(the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation:

(Einblick, Erkenntnis, Einsicht)

insight

It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships.

to be unable to decide about something:

(im Zwiespalt)

be in two minds

I was in two minds whether or not to come this morning.

to put especially a picture, words, etc. on top of something else, especially another picture, words, etc., so that what is in the lower position can still be seen, heard, etc.:

(überlagern, draufsetzen, drüberlegen)

superimpose

The book cover had a picture of a dove superimposed on a battle scene.

used to refer to places that are a great distance away, or something that is spread over a very large area:

(weit verstreut, entlegen)

far-flung

She has travelled to the most far-flung corners of the world.

biased

The newspapers gave a very biased report of the meeting.

I think she's beautiful but then I'm biased since she's my daughter.

believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it:

(engagiert, gewidmet)

dedicated

a dedicated father/teacher

She's completely dedicated to her work.

The Green Party is dedicated to protecting the environment.

containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world:

(weltoffen)

cosmopolitan

New York is a highly cosmopolitan city.

having a good understanding of the way people behave and/or a good knowledge of culture and fashion:

(komplex, erfahren, interkulturell, gebildet, niveauvoll)

sophisticated

I don't think I have any books that would suit your sophisticated tastes.

He was older than me and from London and I thought him very sophisticated.

used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more:

(lediglich, bloss, nur)

merely

I wasn't complaining, I merely said that I was tired.

I didn't say that you had to go - I merely suggested that you might want to go.

to show disapproval or a low opinion of something:

 

sniff at sth

Art experts sniffed at his work.

to accept something enthusiastically:

(einverstanden sein)(

embrace

This was an opportunity that he would embrace.

a wise saying:

(Sprichwort, Spruch)

adage

He remembered the old adage "Look before you leap".

to represent a quality or an idea exactly:

(verkörpern, darstellen)

embody

She embodied good sportsmanship on the playing field.

to remove the knots from an untidy mass of string, wire, etc. and separate the different threads

(Entwirren)

(to) untangle

to suddenly lose the energy or interest to continue doing what you are doing:

(An Schwung verlieren, keine Lust mehr haben)

(to) run out of steam

The peace talks seem to have run out of steam.

to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information:

(bestätigen untermauern, bekräftigen)

corroborate

Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.

to spend time considering a possible future action, or to consider one particular thing for a long time in a serious and quiet way:

(beabsichtigen, nachdenken, erwägen)

(to) contemplate

[ + -ing verb ] I'm contemplating going abroad for a year.

They were contemplating a move to California.

It's too awful/horrific/dangerous to contemplate.

very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious:

(faszinierend, verblüffend)

intriguing

an intriguing possibility/question

She has a really intriguing personality.

the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance

(Entdeckung, Zufallsfund)

serendipity

a person who watches what happens but has no active part in it:

(Beobachter, Betrachter)

observer

observers of the political situation/political observers

UN observers are monitoring the ceasefire.

a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use:

contraption

What's that strange contraption in the garage?

to remove the knots from an untidy mass of string, wire, etc. and separate the different threads

(entwirren)

untangle

to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information:

(bestätigen, untermauern, bekräftigen)

(to) corroborate

Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.

with full understanding that what one is doing is dangerous and that one is responsible for one's own safety : at one's own risk

at one's own peril (idiom)

someone who is intelligent but not fashionable or popular:

(Streber, Fachidiot,)

geek

a self-confessed movie geek

to be or give a typical example of something:

(jd./etw. veranschaulicht)

sb./sth. exemplifies

This painting perfectly exemplifies the naturalistic style which was so popular at the time.

to (cause to) die by being unable to breathe underwater:

(Ertrinken)

 

(to) drown

He drowned in a boating accident.

Many animals were drowned by the tidal wave.

the feeling of having a negative opinion of someone or something:

(Missbilligung, Missfallen, Ablehnung)

disapproval

Although they said nothing, she could sense their disapproval of her suggestion.

There was a note of disapproval in the teacher's voice.