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Headway vocabulary Unit 4

Headway vocabulary Unit 4


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Language Deutsch
Category English
Level Secondary School
Created / Updated 30.09.2015 / 07.12.2015
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graben

dig

sich gewöhnen, sich einstellen

(to) adjust (She soon adjusted to university life)

anfangen mit

(to) take up (She took up dancing, and found she really enjoyed it)

verdienen

(to) make (We made 200$ by selling some old clothes)

nachgeben

(to) give in (The government ill not give in to terrorists)

Forderung

demand (I support nurses' demands for higher pay)

wertvoll

valuable

idiomatisch

idiomatic (An idiotic meaning of "take off" is "to become successful")

grossziehen

(to) bring up (I want to bring up my family in the country)

durchkommen

(to) get through (She helped me get through the experience)

ansprechen

(to) bring up (You should bring this up at the next meeting)

abschneiden, isolieren

(to) cut off (they feel cut off living so far away)

unterbrechen

(to) cut off (The operator cut us off)

steigen, sich erholen

(to) pick up (Sales have picked up this year)

aufschnappen

(to) pick up (I picked up some interesting information)

aufgeben

(to) give up (He had to give up running when he hurt his knee)

ähneln, nachschlagen

(to) take after (I take after my father)

ertragen

(to) put up with (He has to put up with a lot of pain)

feststecken, stecken bleiben

(to) be/get stuck I'm stuck - can you help me?

ein Beispiel geben

(to) set an example (You should set a good example for the children)

als Geschenk verpacken

(to) gift-wrap (Could you gift-wrap these flowers, please?)

Pumpe, Zapfsäule 

Pump (All the pumps at the petrol station were busy)

Marke, Chip

token (You need a token for the machine)

Vorwahl

code (What's the international code for Germany?)

jemanden mitnehmen 

(to) give somebody a lift (Shall I give you a lift to the station?)

fertig

ready (Dinner's not ready yet)

stehen, passen

(to) suit (I don't think this dress suits me..)

Schnäppchen

bargain

anstreichen, tapezieren

(to) decorate (We need to decorate the kitchen)

Spiel

match (Did you see the Chelsea match last night?)

einfrieren 

 

(to) freeze (The screen freezes when I try to use the internet)