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Unit 4 -7

Unit 4 -7

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Created / Updated 29.03.2024 / 23.01.2025
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to have a particular amount of money to buy the things that you need to live

mit etwas auskommen müssen

live on sth

to keep all your clothes and possessions in something, for example a suitcase or a car

aus etwas leben

live out of sth
to experience a dangerous or unpleasant situation and still be alive after it

etwas durchleben

live through sth

to be as good as what was expected or promised

Erwartungen erfüllen

live up to sth

at a point during the development of something when you have to make an important decision about what to do next

am Scheideweg (wichtige Entscheidung)

at a crossroads

to begin a new part of your life in which you are doing something different or a situation has changed

einen neuen Lebensabschnitt beginnen

embark on a new stage of life
to end a relationship with a partner and decide to live or work apart

eigene Wege gehen

go their separate ways

he suddenly became successful in life

seine Situation verbesserte sich sprunghaft

his life took off

to leave one place and travel to another

weiterziehen

move on

used when it is no longer possible or desirable to stop doing something and to return to a previous situation or condition

kein Zurück

no turning back
to start doing something completely new or different

einen neuen Weg einschlagen

take a new direction

to change in a way that is unexpected and leads to a new situation

eine unerwartete Wendung nehmen

take an unexpected turn

a boy or girl who is changing into a young man or woman. The physical changes that take place at this time are known as puberty. An ... between the ages of 13 and 19 is called a teenager

Jugendliche/r

adolescent

someone who is no longer a child and is legally responsible for their actions

Erwachsene/r

adult
an ... person is old. Many people now think that this word is offensive but it is often used in talking about policies and conditions that affect old people

bejahrt

elderly

near the beginning/end of being aged 40-49

Anfangs/Mitte/Ende Vierzig

in your early/mid/late forties

no longer young but not yet old

mittleren Alters

middle-aged

someone who receives a pension from the government after they reach the age when they are officially old enough to stop working

Rentner/in, Pensionär/in

pensioner
no longer working because you have reached the age where you are officially too old to work

im Ruhestand

retired

a young person between the ages of 13 and 19

Teenager

teenager

a very young child who is learning how to walk

Kleinkind

toddler

used to express strong agreement with an idea

Was für eine gute Idee!

What a good idea!
used to say that a day was particularly good, bad or surprising in some way

Was für ein Tag!

What a day!

used to say that a place is very untidy or a situation is very complicated

Was für ein Chaos!

What a mess!

used to say that a night was particularly good, bad or surprising in some way

Was für eine Nacht!

What a night!

used to say that something that happens is very bad

Was für ein Alptraum!

What a nightmare!

used to say that something that happens is very annoying

Wie ärgerlich!

What a nuisance!

used to say that you are happy and relaxed because something bad has not happened or a bad situation has ended

Was für eine Erleichterung!

What a relief!

used to say that sth is very disappointing

Das ist aber schade!

What a shame!

used to say that something is very unexpected

Was für eine Überraschung!

What a surprise!

used to say that doing something is not worth the time it would take

Was für eine Zeitverschwendung!

What a waste of time!

used to say that something or someone was very unlucky

Was für ein Pech!

What bad luck!

used to say that someone has behaved in a very stupid way

Was für ein Idiot!

What an idiot!

a date when you celebrate something that happened in a previous year that is important to you

Jahrestag

anniversary

to make bread, cakes etc using an oven

backen

bake

if you ..., you become extremely angry

in die Luft gehen (wütend)

go ballistic

used for emphasizing the most important point or idea in what you are saying

wirklich

basically

if you ... a flame, or if it blows out, it stops burning because you blow on it or because of the wind

ausblasen

blow out

if you ..., your cheeks become red because you feel embarrassed or ashamed

erröten

blush

the person who is in charge of you at work

Vorgesetzter

boss

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