Unit 6

Vocabulary

Vocabulary


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acclaimed adj.

Praised and approved of

To anticipate

To imagine or expect that something will happen

distinctive adj

Something that is distinctivr is easy to recognise because it is different from other things

The exhibit

An object that is shown to the public in a museum ect

far-fetched adj

Very unlikely to be true and difficult To believe

gloomy adj

Unhappy and without Hope

gripping adj

Describes something that is so interesting or exctiting that it holds your attention Completely

hilarious adj

Extremely funny and causing a lot of Laughter

pretentious adj.

Trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature

subtle adj

Achieved in a quiet way that does not attract attention to itself and is therefore good or clever

tedious adj

Boring

To urge

To strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing

utterly adv.

Completely

The commuter

Pendler

Congestion

Stau

Designated (adj)

festgelegt

the dought

Die Dürre

exhaust fumes

Auspuffgase

the gridlock

Verkehrskolaps autos können sich nicht mehr fortbewegen

To appoint

Ernennen, to choose Someone officially for a job 

brimming with

Randvoll sein mit mit etwas

Oder guter Qualiät

die down

Abklingen

To dismiss

Feuern

hold down a job

Einen Job behalten bzw nachgehen

lay off

Entlassen weils keine Arbeit mehr gibt

make redundant

Entlassen da es keine Arbeit mehr gibt

The matter in hand

The subject or situation being considered / der vorliegende Fall