Voci
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| Flashcards | 83 |
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| Language | Deutsch |
| Category | English |
| Level | Secondary School |
| Created / Updated | 23.01.2020 / 24.01.2020 |
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to sweep someone off their feet
they cause the other person to fall in love with them as soon as they first meet them
to pluck someone from a place
to rescue someone when they are in a dangerous or unpleasant situation
to drag their feet
to deliberately respond slowly to something because they do not want it to happen quickly, or at all
to hoist someone/ something
to physically lift them to a higher position
without so much as
without even
as/ so far as
to the extent that,e.g. in expressions like: As/So far as I know.
so + adjecktive/adverb + as to do
to such an extent that something results (Don‘t work so hard as to make yourself ill.)
as/ so long as
only if
to proceed to do something
to do it after completing another action
to follow one action with another
to complete one action and then do another
to progress to a certain level or stage
to move to that level or stage after completing a previous one
to continue to do/ doing something
to do the same action for a period of time
to glare at someone
to look at them with an angry expression on your face
to wink at someone
zwinkern
to peep at something
to look at it quickly and secretly, especially through a small opening
to eye someone/something
to look at them because you are interested in, attracted to or suspicious of them
to deem someone/ something to be
to consider them to be that thing or judge them to be like this
to ponder (on) something
to think about it carefully and for a long time in order to reach a decision
to discriminate between
to distinguish between
to weigh (up) something
you think about the negative and positive aspects of it before reaching a decision
to weigh someone up
to watch them and their behaviour carefully in order to form an opinion of them
to serve someone's purpose
to be suitable in terms in your own wishes
to realize an ambition
to achieve it
to perform a task
to carry it out
truly
really, genuinely
fully
completely
purely
no more than, simply, only
literally
really, factually, even though it may be surprising
to vary according to something
to change because of the influence of something
to revolve around something
to have something as its main or only influence or aspect
to be determined by
to be completely affected or influenced by
to be known to someone as something
to be called that thing or given that name by a person
to do nothing + infinitive
used for emphasis with the meaning: certainly not do
to be given to something/ doing something
to tend to do or experience something considered undesirable
among + a group of people
is used to talk about something shared by or common to people in that group
to belay something
to create a false impression because it conceals something significant that contrasts with how it appears
rehearsal
Probe
to get/ gain insight into something
to learn something about the true nature of it
chilly
cold/ rather cold
authenticity
Authentizität
