FM Englisch 3 Semester
Vorbereitung Prüfung Advanced
Vorbereitung Prüfung Advanced
Kartei Details
Karten | 131 |
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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