English Vocabulary mix
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| Flashcards | 67 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 15.07.2015 / 18.07.2015 |
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One of the prisoners' few escapes from drudgery is watching cartoons.
drudgery = boring hard work --> harte Arbeit, Fronarbeit
anarchic characters
anarchic = reactionary -->gesetzlos, zügelos
Stories were lapped up by audiences.
to lap up = enjoy very much, couldn't get enough of
a reckless quality that no amoung of script tinkering from studio development executives can guarantee.
tinkering = making small changes to something
They live in a rather nondescript little grey house on the outskirts of town.
nondescript = undefinierbar
THe student representatives were more than a little disgruntled about the school director's refusal to see them.
disgruntled = aufgebracht, verstimmt; to disgruntle so. = jmd verärgern
I disinclined to work.
disincline to = abgeneigt
The very best listeners semm to have ......... the gift of making the person...
possessed achieved received acquired
acquired the gift of.....--> erwerbe die Gabe...
That residents were previously unaware of the site.
resident = Bewohner, residents = ortsmässige Einwohner
You hear two friends discussing an excavation project in their twon.
excavation = Ausgrabung, excavator = Ausgräber, excavate v.
That residents were previously unaware of the site.
resident = Bewohner, residents = örtliche Einwohner
What do they agree is the problem with the exhibits?
exhibits = Ausstellungsstücke, exhibit v. = zeigen, ausstellen, exhibition = Ausstellung
Which two of the buildings should be saved for posterity?
posterity = Nachkommenschaft, Nachwelt
That organises exclusive tailor-made holidays to help people to investigate their family history.
tailor-made = massgeschneidert
nuclear family
Kleinfamilie, Kernfamilie
extended family
Grossfamilie
immediate family
engste Angehörige
accurate adj. ; accuracy n.
genau, Genauigkeit
to portray v. : the portrayal
schildern, zeichnen : Darstellung, Porträ
injury n.
die Verletzung
to descend v. : the descendants
absteigen, herunterkommen : die Nachfahren Nachkommen
The chees had been in the fridge far too long and it had gone moudly.
mouldy = old and rotting --> moderig
there had been a landslide because of the heavy rain and the road was impassable.
impassable = impossible to go through
I was incensed when my neighbour built an extension to his house that completely blocked the sunlight into our garden.
incensed = very angry
The beauty of flowers is ephemeral but it is worth waiting to see each year.
ephemeral = lasting for a short time --> kurzlebig
I was unperturbed by the teacher's criticisms because I knew I could to better.
unperturbed = untroubled --> gelassen, unbeeindruckt
My brother had this potty idea to swim across the Atlantic but we talked him out of it.
potty = mad
