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Level Secondary School
Created / Updated 02.09.2015 / 24.08.2018
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Explosions of joy are normally thin on the ground.

Ausbruch, Explosion

Taxis seem to be thin on the ground.

dünn gesät
If you follow a football team, there are celebrations all the time.

Feiern

Witness the behaviour that tennis brings about at Wimbledon.

Augenzeuge sein

Wipe the table with a damp cloth.

ein feuchtes Tuch

The children squealed with delight.

Kinder kreischen
Water spurted through the whole in the dam.

Wasser spritzte

My little sister used to have terrible nightmares.

schreckliche Alpträume

Liverpool's match against AC Milan went to a penalty shoot-out.

Elfmeterschiessen

I woke up from the nightmare in a cold sweat.

nassgeschwitzt
His lip started to tremble and then he started to cry.

zittern (shake)

What defines us as human is not only language.

ausmachen, definieren

The country's wealth comes from it oil.

Reichtum

We only had a couple of rehearsals before the performance.

Probe (Theater, …)
I prefer studying in the library as there are too many distractions at home.

Ablenkung(en)

He had been let down badly in the past.

im Stich gelassen (abandoned)

The report emphasises the importance of improving safety standards.

betonen, unterstreichen

Moving to a new house is a very stressful experience.

anstrengend, belastend
Unfortunately his domestic life wasn't very happy.

Heim-, Privat- (private)

She gave me a worried look.

besorgt

I'll be annoyed if we don't finish by eight.

verärgert (angry)

Lori gets embarrassed if we ask her to sing.

verlegen, geniert
I've been mad about horses for most of my life.

verrückt nach (crazy about)

I used to have a pony when I was young.

Pony

She discussed the idea with some of her colleagues.

Arbeitskolle/in (Mundart "Kolleg" = mate, friend)

I finally persuaded her to go out for dinner with me.

überreden, überzeugen (convince)

I used to speak French, but I haven’t kept it up.

weitermachen

We received all the relevant information.

relevant

So far we have not had to borrow any money.

bisher, so weit

I have always regarded you as a friend.

ansehen als

Music for me is a kind of therapy.

Therapie

You're in a good mood this morning!

Stimmung, Laune

Can you turn the volume on the TV up? I can't hear it properly.

Lautstärke, leiser machen

Danny is always very cheerful.

fröhlich (happy)

He was leading a life of luxury in Australia.

Luxus

She runs a boutique hotel in Brighton.

Boutique

She bought accessories to match her dress.

Accessoires

The food was expensive but it was worth the money.

das Geld wert

The lunch special is really good value for money.

gute Qualität fürs Geld

The beach holiday was a total waste of money - it rained every day.

völlige Geldverschwendung