ENG3 AT WS14/15 Gr.1
Vocabulary for the exam
Vocabulary for the exam
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| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 12.10.2014 / 25.03.2016 |
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school leaving exames
- the "end" test of a school
- Deutsch: Matura
thesis
- a long essay involving personal research, written by acandidate for a college degree
- Deutsch: Diplomarbeit
residence hall (BE)
- a flat or house where students can life
- Deutsch: Studentenheim
youth association
- a voluntary rural Club
- Deutsch: Landjugend
to graduate from (school)
- to get your degree after the final examination
(Schule) abschließen
to visit
Yesterday we visited the zoo to see the monkeys
besuchen
to attend
to regularly go to (classes, church services, etc.)
besuchen (regelmäßig)
vernacular
using the language of ordinary speech rather than formal writing
Umgangssprache, Mundart
to occur
to appear or exist : to be found
auftreten
approach
getting closer to something
annähern
to verify
to prove, show, find out, or state that (something) is true or correct
bestätigen
ability
the power or skill to do something
Fähigkeit
velocity
quickness of motion
Geschwindigkeit
net force
- The net force is the summation of force A and force B.
resultierende Kraft
density
Weigth of a cubic centemetre of a matreial.
Dichte
halfway through
- Halfway through a debate, he left the room.
mitten, in der Mitte
substantially
large in amount, size, or number
wesentlich, erheblich
gradually
moving or changing in small amounts
allmählich, schrittweise
to level off
to approach or reach a steady rate, volume, or amount
einpendeln
to triple
- He tripled his cash at the casino.
verdreifachen
to recover
to return to a normal state (after an illness for example)
erholen
to decrease
to become smaller in size, amount, number, etc.
verringern, zurückgehen
to fluctuate
to change level, strength, or value frequently
schwanke, schwingen
to improve
to enhance in value or quality
verbessern
to peak
to reach the highest point
seinen Höhepunkt erreichen, gipfeln
rise
to move upward
ansteigen
to stabilize
- The linegraph stabilized in the year 2014.
festigen, sich stablilisieren
significantly
Something is noticeable
erheblich, maßgeblich (signifikant)
sharply
- to answer sharply
- to brake sharply
- to rise sharply
einschneiden (stark) / steil
quickly
- to breathe quickly
- to reply quickly
schnell
rapidly
something is fast
rasch, schnell
dramatically
if something change his value extrem
drastisch, dramatisch
slightly
a little of something
leicht, schwach
enormously
a lot of something
enorm, ungeheuerlich
peak
The maximum value of something or in another context the top of a mountain.
Höchstwert, Spitze
recovery
when something gets better
Erholung
recession
lowering of something
Rückgang
to expand
when somthing gets bigger
ausdehnen, ausweiten
