Unit 5


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die Bandage (translation)

 

bandage

bandage (explanation)

a bandage is a long piece of cloth that you wrap around a part of your body that is injured

der Klappenntext (translation)

blurb

burb (explanation)

the short description of the book at the backside of the book. It is intended to make it sound interensting so that you will buy it.

fesselnd (translation)

compelling

compelling (explanation)

something that is compelling is so interesting that you want to know more about it. A story that is compelling is one that you are very keen to finish so that you can find out what happens in the end

überzeugend (translation)

convincing

convincing (explantion)

something that is convincing succeeds in making you believe something that you did not believe at first

das Schicksal (translation)

destiny

destiny (explanation)

someone's destiny is all the things that will happen to them in the future, especially when they believe that they cannot influence these events but that they will happen whatever they do

die Bestürzung (translation)

dismay

dismay (explanation)

dismay is sadness and disappointment about something bad or unpleasant that has happened

weit hergeholt (translation)

far-fetched

far-fetched (explanation)

 

something that is far-fetched is so unlikely to be true that you do not believe it

flüchtig, blicken (translation)

glance

glance (explanation)

f you glance at someone or something, you look at them briefly and then look away again

schwere Kost (translation)

heavy-going

heavy-going (explanation)

a book, film, article, etc that is heavy-going is very difficult to read or watch because it is not very exciting and you have to think very hard about it

der Mönch (translation)

monk

monk (explanation)

 

a monk is a man who is a member of a religious community living in a monastery and remaining separate from the rest of the world

die Prosa (translation)

prose

prose (explanation)

prose is writing that is not poetry

bloss, pur (translation)

sheer

sheer (explanation)

you use sheer to emphasise the great size, weight, or quantity of something

ausgestreckt (translation)

streched out

streched out (explanation)

if someone is stretched out, they are lying flat with their arms and legs straight

willensstark (translation)

strong-willed

strong-willed (explanation)

someone who is strong-willed is very determined and does not let problems, difficulties, or criticism stop them from doing what they are trying to do

zum Nachdenken anregend (translation)

thought-provoking

thought-provoking (explanation)

something that is thought-provoking makes you think about it a lot

der Trailer (translation)

trailer

trailer (explanation)

he trailer for a film is a few short sections of the film that are shown to advertise it and to give you an idea of what the film is like

ereignislos (translation)

uneventful

uneventful (explanation)

an uneventful period of time is not very exciting because nothing interesting happens

trocken, nicht anregend (translation)

uninspiring

uninspiring (explanation)

something that is uninspiring does not make you feel interested or want to find out more about it but makes you feel bored

die Tugend (translation)

virtue

virtue (explanation)

someone's virtues are their good qualities

sich etw. schnappen (translation)

grab

grab (explanation)

if you grab something such as food or a drink, you take it from somewhere very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry