Never to be forgotten again
Words I keep forgetting
Words I keep forgetting
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selbstzufrieden, selbstgefällig
complacent
herumschnüffeln
pry
treiben (auf Wasser)
drift
fälschen
forge
jmd absetzen, entthronen
depose
The president was deposed in a coup .
causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness
bewegend, ergreifend, erschütternd
poignant
/ˈpɔɪ.njənt/
to pardon (a criminal ) or delay his punishment
begnadigen, Strafvollstreckungsverzug gewähren
reprieve
The murderer was sentenced to death , but later was reprieved .
to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help (id)
jmd im Stich lassen
leave sb in the lurch
firm, unchangeing
standhaft
steadfast
abschweifen
digress
jmd (freundlich) ermahnen
jmd dringend zu etwas raten
admonish
The judge admonished the young man for fighting in the street .
karg, nüchtern, streng
severely simple and plain ; without luxuries or unnecessaryexpenditure
austere
stubborn
obstinate
(too) plentiful, excessive
überreichlich
profuse
to express (an emotion etc) freely (id)
(sich) Luft machen
to give vent to
He gave vent to his anger in a furious letter to the newspaper .
das Abzugsloch
vent
an air vent
unheimlich
eerie
herumtollen (Kinde, Tiere)
to play happily
frolic
Ast (2)
bough /bau/
branch
male deer
buck
Eigenart, Schwäche, Macke
a strange habit or characteristic that is seen as not importantand not harming anyone
foible
We all have our little foibles.
träge, gleichgültig
showing no real interest or effort
indolent
hitzig, unüberlegt, impulsiv, ungestüm
acting in a hasty manner and without thinking
impetuous
vorgeblich, angeblich
(of reasons etc) apparent , but not necessarily true
ostensible
Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence , but in fact he was just lazy .
ausrangieren
to throw away as useless
discard
They discarded the empty bottles .
zweckmässig, zweckdienlich, ratsam
convenient or advisable
expedient
It is not expedient to pay him what he has asked .
Instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction:
einschärfen
inculcate /ˈɪnkʌlkeɪt/
I tried to inculcate in my pupils an attitude of enquiry
Our coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in/into theplayers .
(Especially of a smells, characteristics or qualities) spread through and be perceived in every part of
Be present and apparent throughout
erfüllen
pervade
a smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air
the sense of crisis which pervaded Europe in the 1930s
The film is a reflection of the violence that pervades our culture .
several different; various
verschiedene
sundry
/ˈsʌn.dri/
to ( cause to) gradually disappear or waste
dissipate
The heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere .
His anger dissipated as the situation became clear .
sich mit jmd beraten
confer with sb
jmd etwas verleihen
to confer sth on sb
aus Achtung vor
in deference to
willingness to consider the wishes etc of others
die Ehrerbietung
deference
He always treats his mother with deference.
versteckt, indirekt, schräg
sloping
oblique
He drew an oblique line from one corner of the paper to the other.
He made an oblique reference to her work .
Neigung zu
propensity for
Strauch, Busch
shrub
nähen
sew
səʊ
the way in which a person or animal walks
Gang(art)
gait
the old man’s shuffling gait.
