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to give someone information that is necessary or new:

(informieren)

(to) clue sb in

He'd been out of the country for weeks, so I clued him in on all that's been happening.

 

to understand or solve something:

(ergründen, herausbekommen, rausfienden)

(to) figure out

figure out how/why/what, etc. If they know the cause of the problem, they might be able to figure out how to prevent it happening again.

It takes most people some time to figure out new software.

to tell someone that you cannot see them or do something for them, or to stop someone from doing something, until a later time:

(jdm. abwinken, jdn, hinhalten, jdn. vertreiben, jdn abschrecken)

(to) put sb off

I really don't want to go out with Helen and Greg tonight - can't we put them off ?

He keeps asking me out, and I keep putting him off.

finding it very difficult to choose between two possibilities:

 

torn between something and something

She’s torn between her loyalty and her desire to tell the truth.

if you are struck by/with something, it seems unusual, interesting, or impressive to you

 

struck by something

to be or go before something or someone in time or space:

 

(to) precede

Kofi Annan preceded Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the UN.

It would be helpful if you were to precede the report with an introduction.

an unpleasant woman who is easily annoyed and who argues a lot

OR

an animal like a small mouse but with a longer pointed nose and small eyes

(Giftnudel, Wiederspenstige, Kratzbürste, oder SPITZMAUS)

a shrew

of excellent quality; very great:

(hervorragend, herrlich, prächtig, erstklassig)

superb

He is a superb dancer.

Taylor scored a superb goal at the end of the first half.

although:

(obgleich, wenngleich, allerdings)

 

albeit

The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.

He tried, albeit without success.

to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly:

(belästigen, jdn. belästigen, plagen)

(to) pester

At the frontier, there were people pestering tourists for cigarettes, food, or alcohol.

[ + to infinitive ] John has been pestering her to go out with him all month.

easily damaged, broken, or harmed:

(zerbrechlich, schwach, brüchig, anfällig)

fragile

Be careful with that vase - it's very fragile.

The assassination could do serious damage to the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month.

I felt rather fragile (= weak) for a few days after the operation.

UK humorous No breakfast for me, thanks - I'm feeling a little fragile (= ill, upset, or tired) after last night's party.

to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of:

(beinhalten, bestehen aus, einbeziehen)

 

(to) comprise

Italian students comprise 60 percent of the class.

The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.

Visible light comprises only a minute fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum.

domestication

The New York City Department of Health banned the domestication of wild animals such as iguanas.

the point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point:

(höhepunkt, Krönung, gipfelpunkt)

culmination

Winning first prize was the culmination of years of practice and hard work.

The book was a fitting culmination to his career.

wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people:

(neugierig, wissbegierig)

inquisitive

an inquisitive child

an inquisitive mind

She could see inquisitive faces looking out from the windows next door.

If a skill you had is rusty, it is not as good as it was because you have not practised it:

 

rusty

My Italian is a bit rusty these days.

the ability to speak or write a language easily, well, and quickly:

 

fluency

One of the requirements of the job is fluency in two or more African languages.

His time here is certainly improving his fluency.

Have the ability to use or control; have mastery of. For example, She has a remarkably good command of Japanese, or He had a good command of his emotions. [Mid-1600s]

 

have a good command of

in a way that is correct, exact, and without any mistakes:

(genau, sorgfältig, treffsichher)

accurately

The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible.

For the experiment to be valid, it is essential to record the data accurately.

a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this:

(Einstellung, Gesinnung, haltung)

attitude

It's often very difficult to change people's attitudes.

[ + that ] She takes the attitude that children should be allowed to learn at their own pace.

He has a very bad attitude to/towards work.

He seems to have undergone a change in/of attitude recently, and has become much more cooperative.

up to scratch

Your last essay wasn't up to scratch/didn't come up to scratch.

involving or having experience in a wide range of ideas or activities:

(vielseitig, allseitig Allround-, ausgewogen)

well rounded

The article is well rounded and is fair to both sides of the dispute.

[ before noun ] She describes herself as a "well-rounded individual" who works hard but has a varied social life.

to dig land with a plough:

(plügen, ackern, beackern etw. räumen von schnee etc)

(to) plough

Farmers start ploughing in the spring.

We're going to plough the top field next week.

Large areas of grazing land have been ploughed up to grow wheat.

a word taken from one language and used in another:

 

loanword

diacritic marks used in loan words like the French "naïveté"

 

in an honest and direct way:

(freiheraus, offten, umunwunden)

frankly

Quite frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.

That's a frankly absurd suggestion.

—used in speech to give stress to a statement that one is making so that a preceding or following statement will not be misunderstood

(allerdings, immerin, wohlgemerkt)

mind you

His advice wasn't very helpful. I'm not criticizing him, mind you.

honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people uncomfortable:

(aufrichtig, offen, freimütig)

frank

a full and frank discussion

There followed a frank exchange of views.

The magazine, which gives frank advice about sex and romance, is aimed at the teenage market.

To be perfectly frank with you, I don't think she's the person for the job.

able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly, or showing this quality:

(wortgewandt, redegwandt, sprachgewandt)

 

articulate

an intelligent and highly articulate young woman

She gave a witty, entertaining, and articulate speech.

dishonest:

(zwielichtig, verdächtig, heikeln, riskant)

dodgy

a dodgy deal

They got involved with a dodgy businessman and lost all their savings.

to take advantage of the efforts of other people rather than working hard or taking responsibility for something yourself:

(etw. bei jdm. schnorren)

to bludge sth. off sb.

Some people believe that unions encourage workers to bludge and be less productive.

He says if people want children then they should pay for them themselves and not be bludging from other taxpayers.

being one only; single:

 

sole

My sole objective is to make the information more widely available.

The sole survivor of the accident was found in the water after six hours.

a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair:

(makel, Brandmal. Schandfleck, Narbe (blüte)

stigma

There is no longer any stigma to being divorced.

Being an unmarried mother no longer carries the social stigma that it used to.

needing a particular thing or person in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed:

(auf etw. angewiesen sein, von etw. abhängig sein)

to be reliant on / upon sth.

He's completely reliant on his wheelchair to get about.

The project is heavily reliant on volunteers.

to learn new skills or to teach workers new skills:

(fortbilden)

(to) upskill

The program is aimed at people working in IT who want to upskill.

We are upskilling the team.

to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory:

(reklamieren, jammern, klagen,murren)

(to) complain

Lots of people have complained about the noise.

You're always complaining!

[ + that ] He complained that his boss was useless and he had too much work

to burn and become black or to burn something so that it becomes black:

(verkohlen, versengen, ankohlen, schwärten)

(to) char

Grill the peppers until the skin starts to char.

 

(Truthahn)

gobbler

to wish that you had something that another person has:

(jdn. beneiden)

 

(to) envy of something)

I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before.

[ + two objects ] I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people.

not good, or not as good as someone or something else:

(minderwerig, unterlegeb, schlechter als)

inferior

These products are inferior to those we bought last year.

She cited cases in which women had received inferior healthcare.

It was clear the group were regarded as intellectually/morally/socially inferior.

(Klee)

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