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Giulia Ravasio

Giulia Ravasio

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Karten 120
Sprache English
Kategorie Englisch
Stufe Andere
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 06.07.2021 / 27.10.2022
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I am looking forward ... (go on holiday)

forward to going on holiday.

I didn't get around... (phone you)

around to phoning you.

This museum is larger ... the other.

than

This museum is ... (traditional, comperative) the other.

more traditional than

This museum is ... (good, comperative) the other.

better than

I can travel ... (fast, comperative) with the train.

faster than

I can travel ... (quick, comparitiv) with the train.

more quickly (adverb)

It is equally ... interesting ... the other museum.

as ... as

It is not ... museum ... the other one.

such ... as

like

He is like his mother.

similar to

The older he got, ... tolerant he has become.

the less/the more

accuracy

the quality of being accurate

Typing involves two skills: speed and accuracy.

accurate

correct or true in every detail

Computer calculations are supposed to be accurate, but they occasionally do make small errors.

go out of your way

to try very hard to do something, especially for someone else

They really went out of their way to make us feel welcome.

know your way around sth

to be familiar with a place or organization and able to act effectively within it

also: know the ropes

resemblance

die Ähnlichkeit

to bear a striking resemblance to so./sth.

Dispose of the rubbish

get rid of it

refuse (noun)

rubbish, litter, waste

where you through your glass in for recycling

bottle bank

colloquial English

spoken English

bird dropping

poop of birds

on their last leg

very old and nearly dieing

cheapskate

someone, who does not like to spend a lot of money

trunk

a car with a luggage space, boot

a miser, adv?

someone, who don't like spending money

miserly

cleft

canyon, or adj. for divided, split

cleft in society = society is divided 

cleft palate = child born with a open lip

 to sleep in

to catch up on sleep

erratic

not controlable

It drives me to distraction

It infuriates me!

Makes your blood boil

It drives me mad/crazy

It is really annoying/frustrating

Plural of luggage

No answer, because Singular uncountable noun!!

Plural of baggage

No answer, because it is an singular uncountable noun!

muggy

humit

steamy

humitity in the bathroom ir kitchen

way in which

f.e. Her way in which she learns is very effective!

 

a supper

a dinner, meal in the evening

other word for required

necessary

art (formation)

artfulness, artificiality, artist, artiste, artistry, artlessness, artefact, artwork, artificial, artful(ly), artless(ly)

awe

to have big respect of sth.

awe, awfulness, ...

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