FM Englisch 3 Semester

Vorbereitung Prüfung Advanced

Vorbereitung Prüfung Advanced

Christian Von Gunten

Christian Von Gunten

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Karten 131
Sprache English
Kategorie Englisch
Stufe Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 21.01.2012 / 21.01.2012
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a safe pair of hands

E: someone who you can trust to do an important job well, without making mistakes

give someone a hand

E: to give someone help

hand in hand

E: to give something to someone in a position of authority work together closely

have a hand in

E: to be involved with something or have influence on something:

have (got) your hands full

E: to be very busy or involved with something

my hands are tied

E: I'm sorry, i'd love to help you but I'm afraid I'm not allowed to. D: Mir sind die HŠnde gebunden.

on hand

E: near to someone or something, and ready to help or be used if necessary

time on your hands

E: to have nothing to do

turn your hand to anything

E: If you say that someone could turn their hand to an activity or skill, oyu mean they could do it well although they have no experience of it.

contemporary

E: existing or happening now D: gegenwŠrtig

crescent

E: (somthing with) a curved shape that has two narrow pointed ends, like the moon when it is less than half of a circle D: Sichel, Halbmond

humanitarian

E: a person who is involved in or connected with improvings people's lives and reducing suffering D: Menschenfreundlich, humanitŠr

pilgrimage

E: a special journey made by pilgrim, a journey to a place which is considered special, and which you visit to show your respect, a trip to a holy place for a religous reason

providence

E: an influence which is not human in origin and is thought to control wheather or not people receive the things which the need D: FŸhrsorge, Vorsehung

reluctantly

E: not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it unwillingly

renowned

E: famous and admired D:altbekannt, bewundert

criterion (sl) /criteria (pl)

E: a standard by which you judge, decide about or deal with something

phenomena (pl)/ phenomenon

E: something which is unusual or interesting

hypotheses (pl)/ hypothesis (sl)

E: an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved

analyses (pl)/ analysis (sl)

E: to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it

theses (pl)/ thesis (sl)

E: a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially on that is done for a higher college or university degree, or th man idea, opinion or theory of a person, group, piece of writing or speech

energy consumption

E: the amount of electricity, gas, oil or energy that is used D: Bedarf, Konsum

carbon emissions

E: substances that are send out into the air D: CO2-Ausstoss

rigorous

E: careful, thorough, and exact D: entscheidend, rigoros, ect.

indispensable

E: so important or useful that it is impossible to manage without it D: unverzichtbar

concept

E: an idea or thought

ingenious

E: works well and is the result of clever thinking and new ideas D: genial, erfinderisch, raffiniert

keep a close eye on (somthing)

E: monitor very carefully

keep a low profile

E: avoid attracting attention to yourself

keep an open mind

E: get all the facts before making a judgement

keep your fingers crossed

E: hope for a positive outcome

keep your wits about you

E: stay alert

keep in with

E: stay friendly with

bias

E: often supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way by allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment D: Befangenheit

broadsheet

E: newspaper that is printed on large paper, or an advertisment printed on a large sheet of paper

chequebook journalism

E: when a newspaper persuades someone involved in a news story to give their report of events by paying them a lot of money

deadline

E: a time or day by which something must be done D: Abgabefrist

off the record

E: If someone says something off the record, they do not want it to be publicly reported

privacy

E: someone's right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret the state of being alone

scoop

E: a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end which is used to dig out and move a soft or powdery substance