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Klett bec higher words

Manuel Rast

Manuel Rast

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Sprache Deutsch
Kategorie Englisch
Stufe Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 27.01.2013 / 17.03.2015
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current

adj. happening at the moment, topical (De: aktuell)

cutting edge

n. the newest and most exciting stage in the development of something

daunt

v. to discourage

deadline

n. a date by which a task has to be completed

dear

adj. Expensive (BE)

dedicate

v. to commit yourself to a certain purpose (De: widmen)

defy

v. to oppose or challenge (De: trotzen);

defiance

n. behaviour that shows you refuse to do what someone tells you to do, especially because you do not respect them (De: Trotz)

delegate

v. entrust somebody else with a task, often one that you are responsible for completing

delegate

n. a company representative at a conference

delegation

n. a group of delegates

demand

v to request something, especially with authority

demand

n. a need for something

demanding

adj. difficult

demolish

f. knock down

deny

v. to resist an accusation or statement (De: abstreiten)

deposit

v. put an amount of money in an account

devote

to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone [= dedicate]

devotion

the loyalty that you show towards a person, job etc, especially by working hard [= dedication]

dignity

n. a state of being worthy or honoured

dip

v. to fall, become lower (esp. temporarily)

dismiss

v. to send away OR to fire somebody

dispatch

formal: to send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose

dispose of

v. to throwaway

disrupt

v. to disturb or interrupt

distort

v. to change from the true meaning or shape (verdrehen)

diverge

v. to go in different directions

downside

n. a disadvantage

downsize

v. to reduce the size

drawback

n. a disadvantage

drive

n. a campaign to achieve a certain purpose e.g. The firm's efficiency ... means that all lights must be turned off between 10pm and 6am.

eager

adj. very willing, enthusiastic

economical

adj. not wasting resources (De: sparsam)

economics

n. Study of economic trends

edge

v. move a little e.g. Profits have ... Down this quarter

emphasise

v. to stress

employ

v. to give somebody a job

enclose

v. to include something with a letter i.e. inside an envelope

enforce

v. make sure that a rule or policy is observed or followed

engage

v. to keep busy