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personal english words


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 to look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen

(gucken, nachsehen, spächen)

to peek

Close your eyes. Don't peek. I've got a surprise for you.

I peeked out the window to see who was there.

(especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen:

(vorfallen, auftreten, vorkommen)

to occur

An accident involving over ten vehicles has occurred in the east-bound lane.

If any of these symptoms occur while you are taking the medication, consult your doctor immediately.

A ____ ____ speech, letter, article, etc. is too long, or uses too many words.

long-winded

a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place:

(stand, marktstand)

stall

in the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables.

breeze

a warm/cool breeze

She let the gentle breeze cool her face.

a line of bushes or small trees planted very close together, especially along the edge of a garden, field, or road:

hedge

a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on:

(Gehsteig)

pavement, sidewalk

Keep to the pavement, Rosie, there's a good girl.

a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.:

Ergebnis,Ausgang,Auswirkung,Resultat

 

outcome

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

a smell, often one that is unpleasant:

(Geruch,Duft)

odour

Inside the room there was the unmistakable odour of sweaty feet.

figurative The odour of hypocrisy hung about everything she said.

a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building

(säule)

pillar

A row of reinforced concrete pillars supports the bridge.

 

disinfectant

(synonym: abrasive, bleach,soap)

a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty:

(Heilmittel)

remedie

an effective herbal remedy for headaches

The best remedy for grief is hard work.

a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, etc. practise in order to prepare for a performance:

(Probe,Theaterprobe,Probedurchgang)

rehearsal

They didn't have time for (a) rehearsal before the performance.

He's a producer with three plays in rehearsal.

a very thin, light cloth, used to make clothing, to cover cuts and to separate solids from liquids, etc.:

(Verbandsmull)

Gauze

a gauze skirt

a piece of sterile gauze

a way of saying that you do not understand something that is said or written

it's all Greek to me

an area of land where fruit trees (but not orange trees or other citrus trees) are grown:

(Obstgarten, Obstplantage)

orchard

an apple/cherry orchard

an effort or attempt that is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed

 

last-ditch

He resigned in a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat.

an open box from which cattle and horses feed

(krippe, futterkrippe)

manger

because of:

(aufgrund, dank, durch, infolge)

owing to

The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of interest.

clearly or obviously:

(deutlich, "schlicht und einfach)

plainliy

This is plainly wrong.

Every footstep could be plainly heard.

The men had plainly lied

clearly or obviously:

(deutlich, schlechthin, einfach)

plainly

This is plainly wrong.

Every footstep could be plainly heard.

The men had plainly lied.

convert into or express in the form of currency.

(etw. zu geld machen)

monetise

Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose:

(gerissen. listig, hinterlistig, clever, druchtrieben)

cunning

a cunning plan/ploy

He's a very cunning man.

despite the fact that:

(obwohl, obgleich, wenngleich, obschon)

 

although

She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous.

He decided to go, although I begged him not to.

despite whatever amount or degree:

(jedoch, allerdings, doch denoch)

however

However hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza.

If Emma likes something she'll buy it however much it costs.

doing things in a secret and unfair way:

(hinterhältig,gewifft,raffiniert)

sneaky

a sneaky plan

ets. ausblasen (kerzen)

to snuff sth. out

extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong:

(heftig, erbittert, stark)

intense

intense cold/heat/hatred

an intense flavour/colour

He suddenly felt an intense pain in his back.

extremely cold:

(eiskalt, gefrierend)

freezing

It's freezing in here - can I close the window?

They survived for four hours in the freezing water.

extremely hungry:

(heisshungrig, gefärssig, ausgehungert)

ravenous

I'm ravenous - where's supper?

Growing boys have ravenous appetites.

extremely tired:

(erschöpft, aufgebraucht, ausgelaugt)

exhausted

Exhausted, they fell asleep.

By the time they reached the summit they were exhausted.

giving all your attention to something:

(bensprucht, jd. etw. beschlagnahmte)

engrossed

She was so engrossed by/in the book that she forgot the cookies in the oven.

They were so engrossed in/with what they were doing that they didn't hear me come in.

going crazy

(übergeschnappt, durchgedreht)

 

went haywire

having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally:

(mehrdeutig, zweideutig, verschwommen, unklar)

ambigous

His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.

The wording of the agreement is ambiguous.

The government has been ambiguous on this issue.

I decision or a situation can be_______ it mean that it has not yet been completely settled or planned

something is up in the air

If a liquid is scalding, it is extremely hot:

(kochend heiss, brühheiss)

scalding

scalding tea

scalding hot water

 

If something ____ ____ ____ , it makes you feel unhappy or depressed.:

gets me down

The chaos in his house was starting to get him down.

I know it's frustrating, but don't let it get you down.

in a clear or noticeable way:

(deutlich, eindeutig, ausdrücklich)

distinctly

I distinctly remember asking Ralph not to tell anyone about it.

in a fast or sudden way:

(schnell, rasch, zügig, rapide)

rapidly

Things are changing very rapidly.

The country's oil reserves are rapidly declining.

in a way that involves noticing that a particular thing exists or is present:

(bewusst, wissentlich)

consciously

The patient may not be consciously aware of the emotion.

You may hold biases, consciously or not, towards people who are different to you.