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Language English
Category English
Level University
Created / Updated 16.12.2019 / 17.12.2019
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(glückspiltz)

Lucky duck

an expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control:

OR

a very large number of things produced at the same time:

outpouring

His death at the age of 35 has occasioned an outpouring of grief.

Last year saw an outpouring of cookery books.

quickly, without delay, or at the arranged time:

(sofort, umgehend, unverzüglich)

promptly

We'll have to leave fairly promptly (= on time) if we want to catch that train.

We try to answer readers' letters as promptly (= quickly) as we can.

She promised she'd keep it secret and promptly (= immediately after) went and told Dad!

learned in such a way that you can repeat it from memory:

(auswendig, aus dem Kopf)

by heart

My father can still recite the poems he learned by heart at school.

not proud or not believing that you are important:

OR

poor or of a low social rank:

(bescheiden, demütig, ärmlich)

 

humble

He's very humble about his success.

formal Please accept our humble apologies for the error.

In my humble opinion (= I want to emphasize that I think that) we should never have bought the car in the first place.

Even when she became rich and famous, she never forgot her humble background.

someone who pretends, in an argument or discussion, to be against an idea or plan that a lot of people support, in order to make people discuss and consider it in more detail:

(playing) devil's advocate

I don't really believe all that - I was just playing devil's advocate.

to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

(sich durchbringen, auskommen)

 

make ends meet

It’s not easy to make ends meet with a big family, but somehow we manage.

to provide the money to pay for an event, activity, or organization:

(etw. finanzieren)

(to) fund

The company has agreed to fund my trip to Australia.

The new college is being privately funded (= money for it is not being provided from taxes).

the responsibility or duty to do something:

(Last, Pflicht, Verpflichtung)

the onus

[ + to infinitive ] The onus is on the landlord to ensure that the property is habitable.

We are trying to shift the onus for passenger safety onto the government.

items for sale, or possessions that can be moved:

(Waren, Ware, Güter)

goods

They sell leather goods such as wallets, purses, and briefcases.

something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective:

(Antrieb, Impuls, Anstoss)

impetus

The recent publicity surrounding homelessness has given (a) fresh impetus to the cause.

to praise someone, especially someone in authority, in a way that is not sincere, in order to get some advantage for yourself:

(sich (bei jdm.) einschmeicheln)

(to) curry favour

He's always trying to curry favour with the boss.

used to tell someone that if they help you, you will help them

 

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

something expensive that is pleasant to have but is not necessary:

 

luxury --> luxuries

luxuries, such as champagne and chocolate

I like to buy myself little luxuries from time to time.

(to) suffer from sth.

extremely violent, wild, or frightening:

(wild, brutal, unzivillisiert)

savage

a savage dog/beast

a brutal and savage attack

once in a blue moon

My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon.

Once in a blue moon, there's an issue I can't resolve.

having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.:

(gleichwertig, identisch, gleichgestellt)

equivalent

She's doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.

Is $50 equivalent to about £30?

 

A reciprocal action or arrangement involves two people or groups of people who behave in the same way or agree to help each other and give each other advantages.

(gegenseitig, wechselseitig)

reciprocal

the state of being kept in prison, especially while waiting to go to court for trial:

OR

the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died:

(Haft, Sorgerecht, Gewahrsam)

custody

The court awarded/granted/gave custody of the child to the father.

The mother got/received custody of the child.

The parents were given joint custody.

The suspect is now in custody.

UK You will be remanded in custody until your trial.

to exchange a piece of paper representing a particular amount of money for that amount of money or for goods to this value

redeem a coupon, voucher, etc.

 

to take more money out of your bank account than the account contains:

(finanziell. überziehen)

(to) overdraw

I overdrew my account by £20.

If students do overdraw, penalties are less severe than those on standard accounts.

having very little money:

(knapp an Geld)

hard up

We're a bit hard up at the moment so we're not thinking about holidays.

[ before noun ] hard-up pensioners

rich:

 

well off

Her family was very well off.

[ before noun ] a well-off neighbourhood

(often of something bad) intentional or planned:

(absichtlich, bewusst, vorsätzlich)

deliberate

a deliberate attack/insult/lie

We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.

jdn. anstacheln, jdn aufbringen, ärgern

to end an activity or custom officially:

(abschaffen, verwerden, beseitigen)

(to) abloish

I think bullfighting should be abolished.

National Service was abolished in the UK in 1962.

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented:

(unausweichlich, unvermeidlich, unvermeindlich, zwangsläufig)

inevitable

The accident was the inevitable consequence/result/outcome of carelessness.

a list of people who have been judged the most suitable for a job or prize, made from a longer list of people originally considered, and from which one person will be chosen:

shortlist (shortlisted)

We've drawn up (= decided) a shortlist for the job.

She's on the shortlist for a first novel prize.

ewig dauern

(to) take ages

A nail-biting situation is very exciting or worrying because you do not know how it will end:

nail-biting

.Germany won the championship after a nail-biting final.

very sad:

(traurig, unglücklich, betrübt)

sorrowful

With a sorrowful sigh she folded the letter and put it away.

to think or believe:

(meinen, glauben/vermuten, schätzen)

(to) reckon

I reckon it's going to rain.

[ + (that) ] How much do you reckon (that) it's going to cost?

"Can you fix my car today?" "I reckon not/so (= probably not/probably)."

having a clear shape with sharp points:

(eckig, kantig, winklig)

angular

Her features were too angular, her face a little too long for beauty.

the possibility that something good might happen in the future:

(erkunden, schürfen)

(to) prospect

Is there any prospect of the weather improving?

There seems little prospect of an end to the dispute.

[ + that ] There's not much prospect that this war will be over soon.

There's every prospect of success.

 

a person of low rank and little authority who works for someone more important:

(Untergebene)

underling

She surrounded herself with underlings who were too afraid of her to answer back.

to keep something:

 

hang onto sth

You should hang onto that painting - it might be valuable.

to make someone richer, especially in illegal or dishonest ways:

(to) line the pockets

They're the sort of Washington politicians who would line the pockets of their Wall Street friends.

These are simply clutching, greedy people who are just manipulating society at large to line their pockets.

to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties:

(anstreben, erstreben, streben)

(to) strive

[ + to infinitive ] Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to.

In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms.

If you reap the benefits or the rewards of something, you enjoy the good things that happen as a result of it.

reap the benefits