English Voci 2. Teil

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mysterious (adj)

strange and difficult to explain ● They looked up at the mysterious green lights in the sky. mystery (n) geheimnisvoller/e/es

volcanic (adj)

created when a volcano throws out a lot of hot ash and lava ● The beach has black sand due to the volcanic rock formations of the island. volcano (n) vulkanischer/e/es

landscape (n)

the land around you ● A lot of the landscape in Australia is dry and treeless. die Landschaft

consider (v)

to think carefully about sth ● They’re considering buying a new house. consideration (n) etw. erwägen, etw. durchdenken

mystery (n) 

sth that is strange and difficult to explain ● Archaeologists are still researching the mystery of when the strange pyramids were built. mysterious (adj) das Rätsel

map (v) 

to make a map of an area ● Most continents were mapped during the 18th century. map (n) kartieren

estimate (v) 

to make an approximate judgement ● He estimated that a thousand people had visited the island that month. estimate (n) schätzen

species (n)

a group of animals or plants of the same type ● How many species of animals are there? die Art

unexplored (adj)

which has not been explored before ● The powerful telescope shows unexplored parts of the universe. explore (v), exploration, explorer (n) unentdeckter/e/es

man-made (adj)

not found in nature but made by people ● Plastic is a man-made material. künstlicher/e/es

crooked (adj)

not straight ● The tower on top of the castle has become crooked because of earthquakes. schiefer/e/es

researcher (n)

sb who studies sth to try to discover new facts about it ● The researcher is studying the effect colours have on the way we feel. research (v, n) der/die Forscher/-in

explanation (n)

the reason given for why sth happened or why sth was done ● She gave us a good explanation for why she didn't accept the job. explain (v) die Erklärung

initially (adv)

at first ● Initially, I couldn’t understand the instructions for the camera. Then I found some helpful videos online. initial (adj) zu Beginn

contain (v)

to have sth inside ● Oranges contain a lot of vitamin C. contents (pl n) enthalten

neatly

carefully; in a tidy way ● The toys in the cupboard were neatly arranged in boxes. neat (adj) ordentlich, sauber

pine tree

a type of tree with leaves shaped like needles which stay green all year ● We walked through the pine trees to the top of the mountain. die Kiefer

surround (v)

be all around sb/sth ● Tall trees surround the park and the playground. surroundings (n pl) umgeben

trunk (n)

the main part of a tree where branches grow from ● The children hid behind the trunk of the tree so their friends couldn’t find them. der Baumstamm

what’s more

darüber hinaus

consider (v)

to think carefully about sth ● They’re considering buying a new house. consideration (n) etw. erwägen, etw. durchdenken

majority (n), more than half of a group of people or things

die Mehrheit

theory (n) 
a set of ideas that explains why sth happens

theoretical (adj) die These

curious (adj) 
strange or unusual

curiosity (n) neugieriger/e/es

appearance (n) 
the way sb/sth looks

appear (v) das Aussehen

particular (adj) 
referring to the one person or thing you are talking about and not any other

particularly (adv) spezieller/e/es, bestimmter/e/es

unique (adj)
very special, unusual or good

einmaliger/e/es, einzigartiger/e/es

gravity (n) 
the natural force that makes things fall to the ground

die Schwerkraft

odd (adj) 
strange or unusua

oddly (adv) seltsamer/e/es

dismiss (v) /dɪsˈmɪs/
to reject sth, e.g. an idea

downward (adj) zurückweisen

downwards (adv) 
towards the ground

downward (adj) abwärts, nach unten

curve (v) 
to be or to move in the shape of a curve

curve (n) sich schlängeln, sich krümmen

similarly (adv)
in almost the same way

similar (adj), similarity (n) , ähnlich

believe (v), to be sure that sth is true

belief, believer glauben

uniformly (adv) 
in exactly the same way

uniform (adj, n), uniformity (n) einheitlich, gleichmäßig

likely (adj)
probable

likelihood (n) wahrscheinlicher/e/es

environmental (adj)
connected to the environment

environment (n), environmentally (adv) umweltbedingter/e/es, Umwelt

weigh sb/sth down (phr v) 
to make sb/sth heavier in a way that makes it more difficult to move

beschweren, belasten

sapling (n) 
a young tree

der junge Baum

bend (v)
to move sth into a curve shape or so it is not straight

bend (n) biegen