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HWZ Passarellenprüfung
HWZ Passarellenprüfung
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| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 21.01.2013 / 13.02.2022 |
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submit v/ to hand in. He submitted his proposal.
einreichen
submit v/ to accept that s.o has defeated you. The boy stopped hitting me when I subjected.
unterwerfen
summon v/ to officially order s.o. to appear, e.g. before a court. She was summoned to appear.
vorladen
superior adj/ better in quality or skill
überragend
unrest n/ angry or violent behavior by people who are protesting. There is a lot of unrest in Syria.
Unruhe
undermine v/to make s.o. or s.th become gradually less effective. The incident undermined all our hard work.
untergraben
victimise v/ to treat someone in a deliberately unfair way
zum Opfer machen
vulnerable adj/ s.o. who is easy to hurt.
verletzlich
bury your head in the sand ignore a problem
Vogel Strauss
pull strings use your influence to get something
Beziehungen spielen lassen
take the law in your own hands punish s.b. without the help of the police
Selbstjustiz üben
under s.o.'s thumb be controlled by someone
unter die Knute stehen
gain/get/have the upper hand get control or advantage over s.b.
Oberhand gewinnen
live and let live accept the beliefs and way of life of others - even if you believe differently
leben und leben lassen
powers that be the people who control a situation
Machthaber
red tape rules, processes, bureaucracy - resulting in delays and frustration
Amtsschimmel
have it your way be allowed to have or do what you want
Mach, was du willst
to aggravate to make something bad become worse, especially a situation or a medical condition
verschlimmern, verschlechtern
to better (1) to achieve a better result than someone or something
uebertreffen
to better (2) to improve something
verbessern
blemish (n) a mark or spot that spoils the appearance of something
Flecken
chaos (n) a situation in which everything is confused and in a mess
Chaos
to cheapen to make someone or something seem less valuable or respected
billig erscheinen lassen
to contaminate to make something dirty, polluted or poisonous by adding a chemical, waste or infection
vergiften, (mit Schadstoffen) belasten
to decay to make or become gradually worse in quality, or weaker in power or influence
zerfallen (lassen)
to decline to become less or worse
zurueckgehen, niedergehen
defective (adj) not made correctly or not working correctly
schadhaft, beschaedigt
detrimental (adj) harmful or damaging
schaedlich
to devastate (1) to seriously damage or completely destroy something
zerstoeren
to devastate (2) to make someone feel very shocked and upset
mental zerstoeren
to enhance enhance (v) to improve something, or make it more attractive or more valuable
verbessern
to evaluate to think carefully about something before making a judgment about its value, importance or quality
einschaetzen, abschaetzen
to exacerbate to make a problem become worse
verschlimmern, verschlechtern
exquisite (adj) extremely beautiful and delicate
herausragend, hervorragend
first-rate (adj) of the highest quality
erst-klassig
flaw (n) a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless, less effective or less beautiful
Schaden, Defekt
ideal (adj) (1) of the best or most suitable type
gut
ideal (adj) (2) as good as you can imagine, and probably too good to be real
Superlativ von 'gut', i.e. Der/die das beste(r)...
inadequate (adj) not enough or not good enough for a particular purpose
ungenuegend
invaluable (adj) extremely useful
unerlaesslich
