Unit 4


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Language English
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Level Secondary School
Created / Updated 24.06.2024 / 18.08.2024
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waschen (translation)

wash

wash (explanation)

if you wash something, you make it clean by using water and sometimes soap. Things that you can wash are washable

weitverbreitet (translation)

widespread

widespread (explanation

something that exists in a lot of different places

dazu kommen (translation)

come

come (explanation)

if you come to do something, you eventually start doing it

geschehen, passieren (translation)

come about

come about (explanation)

if you come to do something, you eventually start doing it

auf etwas stossen (translation)

come across

come across (explanation)

if you come across something, you find it, even though you weren't looking for it

klappen (translation)

come off

come off (explanation)

if an activity or experiment comes off, it succeeds

auf etwas stossen (translation)

come up against

come up against (explanation)

if you come up against something or someone, they create problems for you in what you are trying to do or achieve

sich etwas einfallen lassen (translation)

come up with

come up with (explanation)

if you come up with an idea, you think of it

alltäglich (translation)

commonplace

commonplace (explanation)

something that is commonplace exists in large numbers and over a wide area

die Versandbestellung (translation)

mail-order

mail-order (explanation)

mail-order is a method of buying something in which you choose what you want to buy and send an order to the company who are selling it, and they then send it to you through the post

die Spritztour (translation)

outing

outing (explanatoion)

if you go on an outing, you go somewhere not very far away for pleasure

die Anerkennung (translation)

recognition

recognition (explanation)

if you get recognition for something, people see and understand what you have done and show their approval

unwürdig (translation)

unworthy

unworthy (explanation)

if something is unworthy, it is not good enough or valuable enough to deserve being considered or believed

ausgebrannt (translation)

burned out

burned out (explanation)

if someone is burned out, they have been working so hard and for so long that they no longer have the energy to carry on at the same level of intensity

geschäftstüchtig (translation)

entrepreneurial

entrepreneurial (explanation)

an entrepreneur is someone who sets up and runs a business. You use entrepreneurial to describe their activities and abilities

etwas probieren (translation)

give it a go

give it a go (explantion)

if you give it a go, you try to do something even if you are not sure how to do it or not sure whether you will succeed

über etwas nachdenken (translation)

give it some thought

give it some thought (explanation)

if you give something some thought, you think seriously about it for a good while before making a decision or coming to a conclusion

etwas Zeit geben (translation)

give it some time

give it some time (explanation)

if you tell someone to give it some time, you are encouraging them to wait before making a decision about something because you think things will change or improve for them

sein Bestes geben (translation)

give it your best

give it your best (explanation)

if you give something your best, you try as hard as you can to succeed in what you are trying to do

jemandem eine Chance geben (translation)

give someone a break

give someone a break

if you give someone a break, you do not criticise them or treat them harshly even if you think they have made mistakes or done something badly