Voci
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| Flashcards | 69 |
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| Language | Deutsch |
| Category | English |
| Level | Secondary School |
| Created / Updated | 23.01.2020 / 03.02.2020 |
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to wince
zusammenzucken
to leer at someone
lüstern, begehrlich anblicken
to squint
to look at something with great effort and with the eyes partly shut, because the light in front or them is very poor or because their eyesight is poor
to smirk
to smile in an unpleasant way
to be turned up/ on full
to be operating at its greatest capacity
up top (informal)
in the head/ on the head
the rim of something
the edge or border of something that is circular or round
the fringe of something
the outer edge of an area, or a status close to inclusion in but not included in a group of people (people on the fringe of the music business)
to border on something
to be close to being it (a suggestion that borders on the ridiculous)
to move past something
to move from one side of it to the other and is then not next to or in front of it
to move along something
to move on the surface of it and follow the shape of it
to move across something
to move on the surface of it from one side to the other
the prospect of something/ doing something
the idea of something that might happen in the future
outlook on life
the general attitude towards it (outlook for something is its probable future)
foresight
it is the ability to predict what might happen
to lay hands on something
to get or obtain something that you have been looking for
to set foot in a place
to enter, arrive
to rest part of the body on something
to place it on that thing so that it is supported by it
to cast an/ your eye over something
to look at/ inspect or read it briefly
judging from
is used to introduce the reason or evidence on which a view has been based
to reflect on something
to thing deeply about it
to take something into account
to consider it before making a decision
to rate something
your opinion of it
to lie derelict
to remain unused and in a very poor state for some time
to cling to someone/ something
to hold on tightly
to be a contender for something
to be in competition for it and you might win
allegedly
angeblich
to take your mind off something
to stop you from thinking about it
to get/ become mixed up in something
to become involved in something
through no fault of someone's own
ohne eigene Schuld
to opt for something
to choose it
in preference to
to prefer one thing
to do the trick
to succeed in solving the problem
to pull sonething off
to succeed in doing something difficult when they were considered unlikely to be able to do it
to work a miracle
Ein Wunder wirken
to play a trick on someone
to deceive someone in order to make them look foolish
spending power
the amount of money people can spend
market/ economical forces
things which have a big influence on a commercial market
to have/ carry weight
to have a great deal or influence
to respond to something
to react
