Destination C1&C2 Unit18

HWZ Englisch Semester 6 Destination C1&C2 Glossary

HWZ Englisch Semester 6 Destination C1&C2 Glossary


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overact (v)

She totally overacted when he told her he was not going to spend Christmas with her. - übertreiben

sense (n)

You have no sense for diplomacy - too direct as usual. - Sinn

sensitive (adj)

My skin is so sensitive and goes red at the slightest thing - sensibel

sensible (adj)

You should wear sensible shoes when you go working. - vernünftig

prevention (n)

Prevention is better than a cure. - Vorbeugung

neglect

The children were taken into care because of neglect from their parents. - Fahrlässigkeit

neglectful(ly) (adj/adv)

Neglectful parenting have been said to be responsible for his abnormal behaviour. - fahrlässig

impatient (adj)

The older you get, the more impatient with people you tend to get. - ungeduldig

(im)patience (n)

I have little patience with screaming kids. - (Un)geduld

approve (v)

His manager approved of his personal development proposal. - zustimmen

(dis) approval (n)

My parents would disapprove if I married someone of a differnt religion. - Missbilligung

disapproving(ly) (adj/adv)

She looked at me dissapprovingly. - missbilligend

regret (n/v)

I regret not travelling to Australia to see my grandmother before she died. - bedauern

regretful (ly) (adj/adv)

Her decision to leave the company is regretful. - bedauerlich

(dis)content (n)

The winter of discontent refers to 1978-9 in the UK which was a period of widespread strikes in the public sector. - (Un)befriedigung

discontented(ly) (adj/adv)

They were discontented despite their massive wealth. - unzufrieden

response (n)

I haven't got a response to my enquiry yet. - Antwort

respond (vb)

You need to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours - antworten

(un)responsive (adj)

Customer Services were very unresponsive towards his complaint. - unempfänglich/teilnahmslos

(un)resolved (adj)

The issue about the missing money is still unresolved. - gelöst

(in)effective(ly) (adj/adv)

The medicine has been ineffective so far. - (un)wirksam

(un)avoidable / unavoidably (adj/adv)

Growing old is unavoidable. - (un)vermeidlich

depend / depending on (v)

I am depending on you to get this done on time. - abhängen

dependant on

My sister is still dependent on my parents as she doesn't have a job yet. - auf etwas/jmd abhängig

resolute(ly) (adj/adv)

She was resolute about her decision to work abroad. - entschlossen

acknowledge (v)

They acknowledged all her hard work by giving her an extra week off of in compensation. - anerkennen

acknowledgement (n)

Students are not allowed to include information in their thesis without acknowledgement of the sources. - Anerkennung

(in)sensitive (adj) to

My teeth are very sensitive to ice. - unempfindlich/gefühlos

knowledge (n)

The knowledge you gain here will enable you to get a better job. - Wissen

resulting (adj)

The resulting tensions in North Africa have led to a mass exodus of people seeking a new life in Europe. - resultierend/ergebend

(mis)handle (v)

People are afraid that their private data will be mishandled. - misshandeln