Countdown to FCE - Vocy - Unit 7

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Wordlist englisch - german

Beatrice Steiner

Beatrice Steiner

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Flashcards 98
Language Deutsch
Category English
Level Vocational School
Created / Updated 29.10.2012 / 13.09.2016
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Netz

net

After hitting the ball into the net ten times in a row, I realized that tennis wasn’t the game for me.

zahlreich

numerous

There are numerous reasons why the relationship broke up.

Gegner / Gegnerin

opponent

We beat our opponents easily on Saturday: 5-1!

entstehen, seinen Anfang nehmen

originate

Do you know where football originated? I always thought it was England.

nicht in Frage kommen

out of the question

Borrowing money from my brother is out of the question. He never lends me anything.

Person, die sich gern im Freien aufhält

outdoor type

He was never the outdoor type. He always preferred reading and playing the piano.

Teilnehmer / Teilnehmerin

participant

The participants in the 100 metre event were told that the race had been postponed to the following day.

Pedal

pedal

The cyclist came off his bike when his feet slipped off the pedals.

Spielfeld

pitch

Crowds of spectators came onto the pitch after the team won the match.

Prestige

prestige

The restaurant has a lot of prestige in the town because of the celebrity chef who works there.

vielversprechend, also: viel

promising

The weather looks promising so I think we’ll go out later.

Beförderung

promotion

If you work hard here, you can get promotion in six months!

zunehmen

put on

I put on five kilos when I was on holiday last year!

Quad

quad bike

Quad bikes are great for racing off-road, but you need to be careful how you handle them as they’re heavy vehicles.

Schläger

racket

Some tennis players throw their rackets in the air when they win a match.

Schiedsrichter / Schiedsrichterin

referee

The referee made a bad decision and the crowd shouted at him.

herausbringen

release

I want to buy Duffy’s new CD but it hasn’t been released yet.

Küste

seaside

Our family went to the seaside every summer when I was young and we had a great time on the beach and in the water.

Federball

shuttlecock

Badminton is difficult to play outside because the shuttlecock is so light.

Einzel

singles

In tennis, you have to be very fit to play in a singles match because there are only two players.

Zuschauer / Zuschauerin

spectator

There were a lot of spectators at the horse racing on Saturday.

Squash

squash

Squash is considered a dangerous game because the ball bounces off the walls so quickly.

zerquetschen

squash

The car ran over my suitcase and squashed it.

Stadion

stadium

It is hoped that the new stadium will be ready for the start of the new football season.

steil

steep

There’s a steep road outside the town and I always have topush my bike up it.

streng

strict

The school rules are very strict about not taking mobile phones into class.

an jmdm. / etw. auslassen

take it out on

I know you’re feeling cross, but you shouldn’t take it out on the dog.

einstellen

take on

I see the new supermarket is taking on checkout staff.

stattfinden

take place

When did the meeting take place? No one told me about it.

etw. mit jmdm. durchgehen

take (sb) through

Can you take me through the rules again please?

sich mit jmdm. einlassen

take up with

Harry’s taken up with the two new boys in his class and they’re always together these days.

Teamarbeit

teamwork

Teamwork is a vital element in a sport like football.

Gelände, Terrain

terrain

The aircraft crashed in difficult terrain and it took a long time for rescuers to reach it.

schwer

tough

Some of the questions in the test were really tough but I answered them.

Trampolin

trampoline

Our neighbours have put a trampoline in their garden. Their children have a lot of fun jumping up and down on it.

transferieren

transfer

My dad’s job was transferred from London to Manchester so we had to move house.

Falle

trap

The mouse wanted the cheese and was caught in the trap.

Schützengraben

trench

At the war museum, we saw a replica of the kind of trench that soldiers would have lived in.

ausprobieren

try out

I tried out surfing last summer but I couldn’t stand up for more than a few seconds!

Schiedsrichter / Schiedsrichterin

umpire

In tennis, the umpire has the power to overrule any decision made by the line judges.