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personal english words


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in a way that is careful or cautious:

(behutsam, vorsichtig, sachte)

gingerly

Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench.

in a way that shows a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, usually when this results in an advantage:

(scharfsinnig, schlau, bauernschlau)

shrewdly

making you remember or imagine something pleasant:

(heraufbeschwörend,aufrüttelnd,wachrufend)

evocative

evocative music

a sound evocative of the sea

moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power:

(träge, schwerfällig, schleppend)

sluggish

A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon.

Something is wrong with the car - the engine feels sluggish.

not interesting or exciting in any way:

(langweilig, dumpf, dumb)

dull

She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.

He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull.

not now existing:

(ausgestorben, untergegangen)

extinct

There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.

Many tribes became extinct when they came into contact with Western illnesses.

o require a person to explain or to accept responsibility for his or her actions; to blame or punish someone for what has occurred.

to hold someone to account

of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important:

(kostbar, wertvoll,edel)

 

precious

a precious gift

a precious moment/memory

Clean water is a precious commodity in many parts of the world.

only just; almost not:

hardly

I could hardly hear her at the back.

The party had hardly started when she left.

He hardly ate anything/He ate hardly anything.

perfectly clean or tidy:

(makellos, einwandfrei)

immaculate

dressed in an immaculate white suit

an immaculate garden

permission or agreement:

(zustimmen, einwilligen,erlauben)

to consent

They can't publish your name without your consent.

You can only come on the trip if your parents give their consent.

pleasure or satisfaction, or something which provides this:

(befriedigung, genugtuung, erfüllung)

gratification

Some people expect instant gratification (= to get what they want immediately).

rich

 

wealthy

He's a very wealthy man.

With their natural resources they are potentially a very wealthy country.

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

(selbstgefällig, selbstzufrieden)

complacent

a complacent smile/attitude

We can't afford to become complacent about any of our products.

slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable:

(feucht, feuchtigkeit)

damp

The grass is still damp.

This shirt still feels a bit damp.

It was a damp, misty morning.

slowly over a period of time or a distance

(allmählich, schrittweise, langsam)

gradually

the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known:

(enthüllung, offenbarung, aufdeckung)

revelation

the fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong:

(Wiederspruch,Gegensatz,Wiederrede)

contradiction

You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a contradiction?

the hard, egg-shaped part of the pine tree that opens and releases seeds

pine cone

the lower part of your face that moves when you open your mouth:

(Kiefer)

jaw

a broken jaw

US a punch in the jaw

the material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow:

(erde, edrboden, dreck)

soil

light/heavy/fertile soil

sandy or chalky soils

the part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and understand things:

(im kopf behalten)

keep in mind = bear in mind

the part of a person's face below their mouth:

(Kinn)

chin

To keep the helmet in position, fasten the strap beneath the chin.

She sat behind the table, her chin resting in her hands.

the practice of being aware of your body, mind, and feelings in the present moment, thought to create a feeling of calm:

(Aufmerksamkeit, Achtsamkeit)

mindfulness

Mindfulness can be used to alleviate feelings of anxiety and depression

the short hair that grows on a man's face if he has not shaved (= cut the hair) for a few days:

stubble

With the back of his hand, he rubbed the stubble on his chin.

to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done

(für etw. geradestehen, die Suppe auslöfeln)

to face the music for sth.

to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer:

(erweitern, verlängern, ausdehnen vegrössern)

to extend

We have plans to extend our house (= to make it bigger).

The government has produced a series of leaflets designed to extend (= increase) public awareness of the dangers of AIDS.

We're planning to extend our publishing of children's books (= increase it).

to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing:

(verkörpern, etw. kurz darstellen)

to epitomise sth

With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomizes the inexperienced and unprepared mountain walker.

to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly enough to do something that you have no right to do:

(etw. wagen, riskieren)

to dare

Dare you tell him the news?

I don't dare think how much it's going to cost.

UK I daren't think how much it's going to cost.

UK Do you dare (to) tell him the news?

to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way:

(abweichen, differenzieren, streiten, sich unterscheiden)

to differ

The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament.

His views differ considerably from those of his parents.

The findings of the various studies differ significantly/markedly/radically.

to be something that is made or formed of various specific things:

(zusammengesetzt sein aus, aus etw. bestehen)

consist of somehting

The crowd consisted mostly of college kids and office workers.

Her responsibilities consist of answering the phone and greeting visitors.

to be useful

come in handy

This money will come in handy when we go on vacation.

to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game:

(vortäuschen, etw. vorgeben, heucheln)

to pretend

[ + (that) ] He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did.

The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs.

[ + to infinitive ] Were you just pretending to be interested?

to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game:

(voräuschen, vorgeben, heucheln)

[ + (that) ] He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did.

The children pretended (that) they were dinosaurs.

[ + to infinitive ] Were you just pretending to be interested?

to bend the top half of the body forward and down:

(niederstossen, sich bücken)

stoop

The doorway was so low that we had to stoop to go through it.

Something fell out of her coat pocket and she stooped down and picked it up.

to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount: ¨

(annähern, etw. behandeln, herangehen)

 

to approach

We could just see the train approaching in the distance.

If you look out of the window on the left, you'll see that we're now approaching the Eiffel Tower.

I see it's approaching lunchtime, so let's take a break.

 

to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less:

(aufrechterhalten, beibehalten, erhalten, behaupten)

to maintain

The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.

We have standards to maintain.

Despite living in different countries, the two families have maintained close links.

to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen:

(etw. bestimmen, etw. festlegen, feststellen)

to determine

The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend.

Your health is determined in part by what you eat.

Eye colour is genetically determined.

to control or limit something that is not wanted:

(etw. im Zaum halten, dämpfen, drosseln)

to curb

The government should act to curb tax evasion.

You really need to curb your spending.

to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument:

(hacken, abhacken, kleinhacken)

to chop

He was chopping wood in the yard.

Add some fresh parsley, finely chopped.

Chop (up) the onions and carrots roughly.