People and relationships vocabulary
verschiedene Wörter zum obengenannten Thema
verschiedene Wörter zum obengenannten Thema
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| Flashcards | 108 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | Primary School |
| Created / Updated | 29.12.2012 / 29.12.2012 |
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to complain or talk loudly and angrily for a long time, sometimes saying unreasonable things.
schimpfen wie ein Rohrspatz
Noun?
to rant / to scold (veraltet)
to rant and rave
rant
- wegen eines gebrochenen Herzens sterben
- jemanden unglaublich fest verabscheuen
- ein schlechte Beziehung zu jemandem haben
- to die of a broken heart
- to hate someone's guts
- to be on bad terms with someone
to take advantage of every opportunity to speak badly of someone and/or to be looking for opportunities to create problems for them.
to have it in for someone
make a dangerous or tense situation calmer.
to defuse
Jane tried to defuse the tension by changing the subject.
- stop somenone feeling angry
- a word, that is used about someone's opinions and feelings and means that they cannot be changed.
1. placate
Jim was very angry with his daughter and it took all her charm to placate him.
placatory (adj): The mood of the negotiations was placatory.
2. implacable (adj)
I cannot understand the impacable hatred that he still feels.
end a disagreement between two people or groups by acting in a friendly way towards both sides.
to conciliate
An independent advisor has been brought in to conciliate between the unions and the employer.
conciliatory
Jean tried making some conciliatory remarks which lightened the atmosphere a bit.
end a diagreement by giving the other side an advantage that they are demanding (normally used in a diapproving way)
appease
Although appeasing the eney postponed the war for another year, it did not ultimately prevent i from happening.
be extremely happy
to rejoice
Everyone rejoiced at the news of her recovery.
feeling great pleasure and happiness, usually because of a success.
exultant
Sarah was in a exultant mood weeks after doing so well in her exams.
expressing great happiness especially at a victory.
jubilant
the jubilation
There were jubilant shouts as the results of the referendum were announced.
extreme pleasure or happiness
rapture
rapturous (adj)
rapturously (adv)
He listened to the opera with a expression of pure rapture on his face.
The lovers looked rapturously into each other's eyes.
perfect happiness
bliss
blissfull (adj)
blissfully happy, ignorant, unaware
They are blissfully happy even though they're poor.
blissfully ignorant: anything that the person is happier not knowing about.
colloquial expressions, which mean to be very happy:
You look full of the joys of spring today.
My daughter's just had a baby girl. We're thrilled to bits at the news.
I feel on top of the world. It's great to have a good job again.
I've been floating/walking on air...
I was over the moon!
to want to possess it very much
to covet
covetously
An Olympic gold is probably the most coveted sporting prize.
When Lorna retires, there will probably be a lot of internal applicants for what must be the coveted job in the company.
Nick gazed covetously at his neighbour's shining new motorbike.
you want sth that you do not have and, often never can have
yearn to do
yearn for
have a yearning for
To hunger for
synoym?
thirst for
have a thirst for
Young children often seem to thirst for knowledge.
something you cannot have
hanker after
have a hankering for
I still hanker after a bright red sports car.
"Gluscht" während der Schwangerschaft
Pragnant women crave / have a craving for strange thinks like tuna and banana pizz.
intense hatred
loathing (noun)
loathsome (adj)
to loathe, detest
The parents are delightful but their children are loathsome.
intense disgust
abhorrence (noun)
abhorrent (adj)
to abhor
I find people who talk with their mouth full abhorrent.
strong disgust
revulsion (noun)
revolting (adj)
to revolt
People who talk with their mouth full revolt me.
opposite of strong attraction
repulsion (noun)
repulsive (adj)
repulse
People who talk with their mouth full fill me with repulsion.
A feeling of strong, often acitive, dislike or opposition towards sth or someone.
Antipathy
Anthipathy towards the government has increased as a result of the current crisis.
hostile, unsympathetic (adj.)
- hostile crowd of protesters
- an unsympathetic remark
A feeling of intense dislike or an unwillingness to do sth, or it can also be the person or thing which causes that feeling.
Aversion
have / feel an aversion to
I felt an instant aversion to the new manager
averse to means opposed to, usually used with not:
I'm not averse to a good night out.
lacking taste, character or interest (food, etc.)
bland
a piece of chicken cooked in water without any salt is bland.
too confident; too bright (clothes, etc.)
colourful
brash
unpleasant and rude
obnoxious
too eager to praise or obey people
obsequious
someone who always laughs very loudly at the boss's jokes even if they're not funny is obsequious.
changing opinions suddenly with reason
fickle (adj)
a girl who falls in and out of love with someone different every few weeks is fickle.
fickleness (noun)
trying to appear more serious or important than you are
pretentious
showing rude lack of interest in others
off-hand, casual
too eager to tell others what to do
officious
authoriative
displaying wealth or possessions in a vulgar way
ostentatious
someone who drives a pink Roll Royes with fur seats is ostentatious.
very dirty and unpleasant
squalid
a flat with clothes all over the floor and dust on every surface is squalid.
lacking on originality, banal
trite
a story that is full of clichés and has a predictable and sentimental plot is trite.
too silly, childish
puerile
childlike
too formal and showing that you think that you are more important than other people
pompous (adj)
pomposity (noun)
too concerned about unimportant details
nit-picking (informal)
meticulous
old-fashioned
fuddy-duddy (informal)
traditional
always wanting more money
grasping (informal)
