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English vocabolary

English vocabolary


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to built on success

Her success has been built on often painful stories about young teenagers.

etw. empfehlen, befürworten

to advocate sth.

behandelter Gegenstand, Betrachtungseinheit

subject matter

anschliessend

subsequent

sich einen Namen machen

make a name for yourself

Überzeugung

überzeugt

belief n.

believe v.

einer meiner liebsten Nachtische ist....

one of my favourite desserts is...

gemäss

according to

aufbrechen

set off

to set off for an exotic holiday location

brave enough to do sth.

Kühnheit, Wagemut

daring

refusing to obey

defiant

same as

get round to doing sth.

1 [intransitive] same as get around (sense 2)

The news soon got round that people were going to lose their jobs.

2 [transitive] same as get around (sense 3)

We had to get round the problem that none of us spoke the same language.

3 [transitive] same as get around (sense 4)

She gets round her dad easily, but her mother is more strict.

very pleased and excited

thrilled

zielstrebig

single-minded

sein ganzes Herz an jmd./etw. hängen

to set one's heart on so./sth.

als Zeichen der Hochachtung

as a mark of respect

in Zeit/Geld/Mühe investieren

to put great (time, money, expression) into sth.

Erinnerung / Rückerinnerung

recollection

no longer tolerate

to put up with sth.

I'm not willing to put me up with any rudness any longer.

no chance of ...ing

to be at the point of ....ing

to offer an idea, opinion, reason etc., especially so that people can discuss it and make a decision 

put forward

He rejected all the proposals put forward by the committee.

to offer an idea, opinion, reason etc., especially so that people can discuss it and make a decision

carry out

The building work was carried out by a local contractor.

An investigation is being carried out by the prison governor.

to start something such as a business, organization, or institution

set up

The group plans to set up an import business.

 to prepare and write something such as a document or plan

draw up a contract, a list, a shortlist, a plan, a scedule, a budget

hate, cant stand ...ing

loathe v. (lous)

to talk about your achivements or possessions in a proud way that annoys other people

to brag

existing at a particular time or in a particular place

 

prevailing

the prevailing market conditions are not favourable to small investors

 

sich anlehnen

recline on sth.

aufgebraucht

depleted adj.

jmd. erniedrigen

to debase so.

dynamische Stadt

vibrant city

real, tatsächlich

actual

I've known many rich men, but he is the only actual millionaire I've met.

causing fear, difficult to achieve

formidable

To prepare for that difficult exam in only three months! That's a formidable task!

spirits, state of mind

morale

right, proper, viruous

moral

1. disagreement

2. supporting reason

 

argument

something talked or written about or studied

subject

finally, after a long time

eventually

perhaps or maybe 

possibly

Zahnfleisch

gums (usually in the plural)