Destination C1&C2 Unit22

HWZ Englisch Semester 6 Destination C1&C2 Glossary

HWZ Englisch Semester 6 Destination C1&C2 Glossary


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sound (adj) (2)

You'll need a sound understanding of basic teaching skills before you enter the classroom. - komplet

stale (adj)

Wrap the bread up well or it'll go stale. - nicht mehr frisch

to streamline

We need to streamline the whole process. - schlanker machen

to strengthen

The bridge will need to be strengthened. - verstaerken

to surpass

Winning the gold medal surpassed my wildest dreams. - uebertreffen

ultimate (adj) (1)

The incident affected the ultimate outcome of the war. - endgueltig

ultimate (adj) (2)

The house provides the ultimate luxury retreat. - unuebertroffen

to worsen

The weather worsened, and temperatures fell. - verschlechtern

wreck (n)

The car was a wreck after the accident. - Wrack

to wreck

The town has been wrecked by the bombing. - abwracken, zerstoeren

a sight for sore eyes

You're a sight for sore eyes! Thank goodness you're here! - someone or something that you are very pleased to see

Achilles' heel

She's an extremely talented politician, but her Achilles' heel may be her inability to prioritise. - a weak feature of someone or something that could cause failure or be attacked

add fuel to the fire

Your refusing to discuss this with Colin is just adding fuel to the fire, in my opinion. - make a bad situation worse

below/under par

Your essays have been a bit below par recently. Is anything wrong? - below the usual or expected standard

clean as a whistle

My mum's coming to visit tomorrow so I want the house to be as clean as a whistle when she gets here. - extremely clean

draw the line (at)

I don't mind you asking if you can borrow some money, but I draw the line at you taking it out of my purse without asking first. - say that you will definitely not allow or accept something

have the edge over someone or something

It's not clear who has the edge over the other, Migros or Coop. - be better than

last word in

The ZD-2000 is the last word in mobile phones. - the newest and best type of someting

out of this world

The food at that restaurant is out of this world! - extremely good or impressive

over the top

Don't you think spending 500 euros on a pair of shoes is a bit over the top? - more than what is considered normal or suitable

pride of place

This stamp's extremely rare, and takes pride of place in my stamp collection. - in the place that is most central or important

steal the show

There was one comedian who really stole the show. She was fantastic! - receive a lot of attention because you give the best performance in a show or other event

reproduce

His works are reproduced on postcards and posters. - abrucken, vervielfältigen, reproduzieren

reproduce

The problems are difficult to reproduce in the laboratory. - nachbilden, reproduzieren

rethink

The government were forced to rethink their plans . - überdenken

retrain

They are helping to retrain the long-term unemployed. - umschulen, umlernen

retrial

The court has the power to retrial his case. - (ein Verfahren) wieder verhandeln

reuse

My daughter reuses envelopes. - wieder verwenden

rewrite

It's much easier to rewrite your work on the computer. - neu schreiben, umschreiben, editieren