FM Englisch 3 Semester

Vorbereitung Prüfung Advanced

Vorbereitung Prüfung Advanced

Christian Von Gunten

Christian Von Gunten

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Language English
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Level University
Created / Updated 21.01.2012 / 21.01.2012
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dependable

E: if someone or something is dependable, you can trust them or have confidence in them D: zuverlŠssig

disability

E: an illness, injury or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do the things that other people are easily able to do D: Behinderung, UnfŠhigkeit

basically

D: grundsŠtzlich, hauptsŠchlich, im Grunde

artistic

E: able to create or enjoy art D: kŸnstlerisch, musisch

unreasonable

E: not fair or acceptable D: unverschŠmt, unvernŸnftig

applicable

E: relevant to or affecting a particular situation or group of people, D: anpassungsfŠhig

bloodshot

E: when your eyes are bloodshot, they are red or pink on the white parts D: blutunterlaufen

comparatively

E: as compared to somthing else D: vergleichsweise

confidential

E: secret, often in a formal, business or military situation D: vertraulich

break down

E: If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working D: kaputtgehen

to desalinate

E: to remove salt from sea water D: entsalzen

expatriate

E: someone who does not live in their own country D: dauerhaft im Ausland lebende Person

low-rise

E: a low-rise building is one with only one or two floors.

on side

E: existing or happening in the place where people are working or involved in a particular activity D: an Ort und Stelle

pile up

E: a traffic accident involving several vehicles which hit each other D: sich ansammeln/ anhŠufen

professional

E: related to work that needs special traning or education

rubbish

E: waste material or thing that are no longer wanted or needed D: Abfall, MŸll

scale

E: a set of numbers, amounts etc., used to measure or compare the level of something D: Masstab, Ausmass

seriously

E: badly or severely D: sehr

sustainable

E: able to continue over a period of time, causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time D: Nachhaltig

abandon sth.

E: to leave a place, thing or person forever D: etwas aufgeben, fallen lassen

angled to be

E: if someone is angling for something, they are trying to get somthing without asking for it directly D: zu einer Sache im Winkel stehen

come down to sth.

D: auf etwas hinauslaufen

core wisdom

D: Uralte Weiheit

developer

E: a person or company that makes money from buying land, building new houses, shops or offices, or by changig existing buildings to sell or rent

gherking

E: a samll type of cucumber (=long thin green vegetable) which is often pickled D: saure Gurke

hazard

E: something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage D: Gefahr

in turn

D: Wiederum

invariably

E: always, or almost always D: ausnahmslos

lift the spirit

D: Die Stimmung verbessern

nursery

E: a place where young childern and babies are taken care of while their parents are at work D: Kinderkrippe

payback period

the amount of time it takes to get back the sum of money originally invested (=give to companies hoping to get more back) in something D: Amortisationszeit

self-sufficient

E: able to provide everything you need, especiall food, for yourself without the help of other people

supension bridge

D: HŠngebrŸcke

swathe

E: a long trip or large area especially of land D: Gebiet, Streifen

testicle

E: either of two round male sex organs which produce sperm and are contained in the scrotum below and behind the penis D: Hoden

underpin sth.

E: to give support, strength or a basic structure to something D: etwas untermauern, einer Sache zugrundeliegend

viable

E: able to work as intended or able to succeed D: rentabel

vital

E: necessary for the succes of continued existence of something, extremely important D: von entscheidender Bedeutung

with a view to doing sth.

E: with the aim of doing something D: mit der absicht etwas zu tun