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Privatunterricht 6

English vocabolary

English vocabolary

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Created / Updated 03.08.2014 / 04.08.2014
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elend

woeful

zusehend

noticeably

If sth. falls into the wrong hands, a dangerous person or an enemy starts to own or control it.

to fall into the wrong hands

committed to

associated with

connected to / with

involved in

committed to

associated with

connected to / with

involved in

ähnlich, ebenso, gleich

alike

etw. entfachen

to arouse

aroused with feeling

Speaking: 

this must be an experience of a life time

in terms of invirement I would say .....

a balanced eco-system

put live in it

enlivened

die Fläche / die Weite

a large open area of land, water or sky

epanse

The Great Plains are a broad expanse of grassland.vast expanses of sand and pine

to make so. feel fresher, healthier and more energetic

invigorate

We were invigorated by our walk.

showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashoned or false belive

enlightended

The school has an enlightened policy of teaching boys to cook.These days she's much more enlightened in her views on education.

 

to ask formally so. to do sth.

commission

The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worstexcesses of the fashion industry.She's commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.

Rand, Saum

verge

I'm on the verge of doing sth.

person that is in front of you

interlocutor

colleagues, business partner

counterpart

sense of responsability

conscientious

(conscience n.)

conscious of doing sth. = I'm aware of sth.

same condition, same group of person, group of people

a peer

we are on nodding terms

an acquaintance

behaviour or speech that is not sincere

speaking with the hands

an affectation

She has so many little affectations.His manner reeks of affectation."It doesn't concern me," he said with an affectation of nonchalance.

for liquids not cald not warm

lukewarm adj.

tepid

worse than boiling, if you can't even breath

stifling

very hot and dry

scorching

fell in love

fall head over heels

PV: break completly e.i. a friendship

fall out with sb. 

PV: restart a friendship

make up wih

PV: to be tricked into believing sth. that is not true

fall for sth.

PV: not meet so's deadline

fall behind

PV: to break into pieces

fal apart

PV: try really hard

fall over yourself

PV: relay, protection e.i. savings

saving some money for rainy days

fall back on sth.

to throw sth. with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way

to hurl

a couple of dozen young men are gurling themselves around in time to the music

to change direction

to veer

All of a sudden, the car veered off the road.Moments before crashing, the jet was seen veering sharply to the right.Three men were feared dead last night after a helicopter veered off course into an oil platform.Our talk soon veered onto the subject of money.

to tell so. sth. that you know is completly false

to lie hrough your teeth 

He asked me how old I was and, lying through my teeth, I said "29".

a strong belief about someone or something that cannot completely be explained and does not have to be decided by reasoning:

gut feeling/reaction

 I have a gut feeling that the relationship won't last.

PV: start a hobby or interest

take up

PV: discuss it e. with my boss

take with sth.

PV: to find sth. congenital, accept sth. , have talent

take to so./sth.

PV: make to believe

take in

fall for

PV: own a company by force

take over

PV: take over work, duties, responsabilities

take over

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