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personal english words


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a fact, idea, or subject that takes people's attention away from the central point being considered:

 

red herring

The police investigated many clues, but they were all red herrings.

 

 

helpful, useful, or good:

(Vorteilhaft, günstig, nützlich)

beneficial

The improvement in sales figures had a beneficial effect/influence on the company as a whole.

A stay in the country will be beneficial to his health.

a traditional story written for children that usually involves imaginary creatures and magic

(Ammenmärchen, Fabel)

 

fairy tale

 

causing harm or damage:

(schädlich, nachteilig, abträglich)

detrimental

These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment.

Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company.

to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them:

 

(to) purge

Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists.

Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration.

causing or intending to cause harm or evil:

(FORMAL: bösartig, schädlich, unhelvoll)

malign

Foreign domination had a malign influence on local politics.

She describes pornography as "a malign industry".

the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened:

(Belastbarkeit, Wiederstandsfähigkeit)

resilience

Trauma researchers emphasize the resilience of the human psyche.

to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem

(EXPRESSION)

hit the nail on the head

I think Mick hit the nail on the head when he said that what's lacking in this company is a feeling of confidence.

something that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life, people, etc.:

(Expression)

eye-opener

Living in another country can be a real eye-opener.

easily influenced by other people, especially because you are young:

(beeinflussbar)

impressionable

He's at that impressionable age when he's very easily led by other children.

having the same meaning:

(gleichbedeutend, synonym)

synonymous

The words "annoyed" and "irritated" are more or less synonymous.

the state of being extremely unhappy, poor, unsuccessful, etc.:

(FORMAL: erbärmlich, elend, jämmerlich)

abject

They live in abject poverty.

This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.

to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to:

(betonen, hervorheben)

(to) emphasize

[ + question word ] I'd just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.

[ + that ] He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers.

You can use italics or capitals to emphasize a word in a piece of writing

to speak with enthusiasm about something, often so that it sounds better than it really is:

(phrasal verb)

talk sth up

The sales team has been keen to talk up the promotion.

able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened:

(belastbar, robust stabil,anpassungsfähig)

resilient

She's a resilient girl - she won't be unhappy for long.

Optimists argue that the economy may prove more resilient.

able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked:

(Verwundbar, anfällig, verletzlich)

vulnerable

I felt very vulnerable, standing there without any clothes on.

It is on economic policy that the government is most vulnerable.

Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid.

impossible or extremely difficult to understand:

(unverständlich, unbegreiflich, unfassbar)

incomprehensible

These accounts are utterly incomprehensible. Can you explain them to me?

It's incomprehensible to me why he would want to kill himself.

a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation:

 

pity

(to Pity) --> mitleid haben

The girl stood gazing in/with pity at the old lion in the cage.

She agreed to go out with him more out of pity than anything.

These people don't want pity, they want practical help.

to help someone or something to be free:

(befreien, Land, Sklaven Gefangene)

(to) liberate

They said they sent troops in to liberate the people/the country from a dictator.

 

speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not important:

(herablassend, gönnerhaft, bvormundend)

patronizing

It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear.

(Angstmacherei, Panikmache)

fear-mongering

If you put someone on the spot, you cause them embarrassment or difficulty by forcing them at that moment to answer a difficult question or make an important decision:

put sb on the spot

Mira rather put the boss on the spot by asking him when he was going to give us a pay rise.

to take someone's money dishonestly, by charging too much money or by cheating them:

(abzocken(ugs), ausnehmen schröpfen)

(to) fleece

That restaurant really fleeced us!

a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with:

(fülle, überfluss)

plethora

There's a plethora of books about the royal family.

The plethora of regulations is both contradictory and confusing.

used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc.:

 

to go viral

Here's a list of the top ten viral videos this week.

Within days the film clip went viral.

the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into the air:

(Flugbahn, Geschossbahn)

 

trajectory

the trajectory of a bullet/missile

the fact that someone can be believed or trusted:

(Glaubwürdigkeit, Plausibilität)

credibility

His arrest for lewd behaviour seriously damaged his credibility as a religious leader.

He complained that we had tried to undermine his credibility within the company.

to make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report

 

audit

when everything about a situation is considered together:

(insgesamt, weitgehend im Grossen und Ganzen)

 

by and large

There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but by and large it's very enjoyable.

trees that are grown so that the wood from them can be used for building:

(Bauholz)

timber

a timber forest

These trees are being grown for timber.

a large piece of card, paper, etc. with a message written or printed on it, often carried in public places by people who are complaining about something:

(Plakat, ANschlag)

placard

Demonstrators marched past holding/waving placards that said "Send food, not missiles!"

entertaining and funny:

(lusting, unterhaltsam, amüsant)

amusing

an amusing story/person/situation

in a way that is not intentional:

(versehntlich, unbeabsichtigterweise, unbeabsichtig, irrtümlich)

inadvertently

He inadvertently deleted the file.

I inadvertently ended up on the wrong street.

a situation or subject that is very complicated and full of hidden problems and dangers:

 

minefield

a legal minefield

a minefield of ethical problems

not accurate or exact:

(ungenau, unpräzise)

imprecise

The figures are imprecise because they're based on a prediction of next year's sales.

a remark or action that is a social mistake and not considered polite:

(Ausrutscher, Engleisung, Fauxpax)

gaffe

I made a real gaffe - I called his new wife "Judy", which is the name of his ex-wife.

You started eating before anyone else had been served? What a gaffe!

to fold and roll something such as a flag, sail, or umbrella into a tight tube shape

(einrollen, aurollen, zusammenrollen, zusammenklappen)

(to) furl

Opposite: unfrul

to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another:

(springen, hüpfen)

(to) leap

He leaped out of his car and ran towards the house.

I leaped up to answer the phone.

The dog leaped over the gate into the field.

 

a feeling of nervousness before an important or difficult event:

(spannung, Anspannung, Nervosität)

 

tension

You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results.

to fly in the shape of a loop in the sky

(einen Looping drehen)

loop the loop