Destination C1&C2 Unit18

HWZ Englisch Semester 6 Destination C1&C2 Glossary

HWZ Englisch Semester 6 Destination C1&C2 Glossary


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administer (v)

The nurse administrated the medicine. - abreichen

admit (v)

The doctor admitted that there was no hope. - zugeben

agony (n)

The patient lay waiting in agony for nearly an hour. - Qual

antidote (n)

He was given an antidote by a doctor after being bitten by a snake. - Gegenmittel

consultant (n)

The doctor referred him to a consultant. - Facharzt

diagnosis (n)

He was diagnosed with lung cancer. - Diagnose

innoculate (v)

Children are innoculated against hepatitus these days. - impfen

irritation (n)

When I touch a stinging nettle, I usually get a skin irritation. - Reizung

numb (adj)

After the injection, the skin became numb. - taub

nursing home (n)

The old lady ended her life in a nursing home when the alzheimer's set in. - Pflegeheim

paralysis (n)

After a stroke, you can suffer from paralysis on one or both sides of the body. - Lähmung

plaster (n)

His leg was put in plaster after the scan showed a rupture in the bone. - Gips

prescribe (v)

The doctor prescribed her with an anti-allergy drug. - verschreiben

preventive medicine (n)

Doctors advise preventitive medicine if you go into a malaria-infested area. - vorbeugende Medizin

prognosis (n)

The prognosis after surgery was good and she was soon let out of hospital. - Prognose

sick leave (phr)

Some people take sick leave because of burnout. - Krankheitsurlaub

side effect (phr)

You can read the list of side effects on the instructions for the medicine. - Nebenwirkung

syringe (n)

Syringes need to be sterilized so as to avoid infection. - Spritze

vaccine (n)

There is no vaccine against malarie, only tablets. - Impfstoff

ward (n)

She is on the maternity ward with her newborn baby. - Krankenhausabteilung

Phrases....

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to be dead against s'th

He was dead against his manager's proposal. - absolut dagegen

to be dead silent/there is dead silence

There was dead silence in the room when the news was announced. - tod ruhig

to be in dead trouble

Jack was in dead trouble when his parents found out he has smashed a window. - in furchtbaren Schwierigkeiten sein

to respond in kind

When someone gets aggressive in Arena, the other usually respond in kind. - in gleicher Weise reagieren

I didn't say anything of the kind!

What are you accusing me of? I didn't say anything of the kind! - (nicht) etwas Derartiges sagen

kind (adj)

Would you be so kind as to lend me your laptop for the presentation? - nett/lieb/gütig

to come to life

After being in hospital for several weeks, grandad suddenly came to life again when an attractive young nurse started on the ward. - in Schwung kommen

Not on your life!

You want me to go and work in Alaska? Not on your life! - Nie im Leben!

to put one's life at risk

Base jumpers seem to be happy to put their lives at risk. - jmdn/etwas gefährden

to make one sick

It makes me sick when I think of my husband wanting to base jump. - sich krank machen

to be worried sick

She was worried sick when her son was sent to Syria to report on the war there. - sich schreckliche Sorgen machen

to call in sick

He seems to call in sick rather a lot just before or after a weekend. - sich krankmelden

to do s'th for a laugh

Martin was made to sell condoms on the streets for a laugh by his freinds on his stagnight. - zum Spass machen

to have the last laugh

But he had the last laugh when he organised a male stripper for his friends. - das letzte Lachen

to be a laugh a minute

It's great working with Keera - she's a laugh a minute. - ein Lachen eine Minute

to say s'th for effect

He didn't really mean it - he just said it for effect. - um einen Effekt zu erzielen

to come into effect

The new law comes into effect 1 January. - in Kraft treten

to have an effect

What sort of an effect will the new law have? - sich auf jmdn/etwas auswirken

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