Unit 2
B2 FCE
B2 FCE
Kartei Details
| Karten | 94 |
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| Sprache | English |
| Kategorie | Englisch |
| Stufe | Grundschule |
| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 01.05.2012 / 29.06.2012 |
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parenthood
die Elternschaft
Enjoy parenthood. There’s nothing like it!
fully
total
I’m sorry, sir. We’re fully booked.
rely on
sich auf jmdn./etw. verlassen
You can rely on Janet to get the work done
crisis
die Krise
In a crisis, you should remain calm.
filler
das Flickwort
The conversation was ruined by the use of too many fillers such as ‘like’.
opportunity
die Chance
I’d love to have the opportunity to study abroad.
breakdown
der Zusammenbruch
He blames her for the breakdown of their marriage.
kind of
ein bisschen
It’s getting kind of late.
go out
mit jmdm ausgehen
Harry and Judy have been going out for six months now.
irritating
irritierend
He has such an irritating laugh!
occasion
das Ereignis
It’s a special occasion – I’m going to wear my new dress
pretty
ziemlich
He looks pretty happy, don’t you think?
terribly
sehr
Oh dear! I’m terribly late!
fairly
ziemlich
He speaks French fairly well.
run
führen
Kelly runs her own business now.
bring up
erziehen
Her parents died when she was four, so she was brought up by her grandmother.
at the most
höchstens
Don’t worry – it’ll take five minutes at the most
totally
genau
I totally agree with you.
dull
langweilig
A dull book puts me to sleep.
quote
das Zitat
Here’s a quote from her speech.
physical
körperlich
Boxing is very physical exercise.
build
der Körperbau
The gym hired a man of athletic build to run the spinning class.
good-looking
schön
Mr. Schweiz is a good-looking young man.
bright
intelligent
Tessa is a bright young girl who’s a pleasure to teach.
sensible
vernünftig
He’s a sensible boy and won’t cause any problems
laid-back
locker
Sometimes you’re too laid-back!
stingy
geizig
The stingy old man wouldn't share his bread with the starving child.
full-of-yourself
aufgeblasen
I don’t like him. He’s so full-of-himself!
odd
komisch
He’s very odd and never speaks to anybody.
stubborn
dickköpfig
Ben was too stubborn to admit that he’d made a mistake.
open-minded
aufgeschlossen
Both my parents are very open-minded about the subject.
get out of
ausweichen
You said you’d do it. You can’t get out of it now.
bother
stören
Doesn’t the noise bother you?
make up your mind
sich entscheiden
Are you coming? Haven’t you made up your mind yet?
basically
mehr oder weniger
Basically, I just didn’t want to do it.
arrogant
arrogant
He’s so arrogant! Nobody wants to work with him
contraction
die Kontraktion
Isn’t’ is a contraction of ‘is not’.
set up
gegründet
This company was set up in 2002.
proper
richtige
You’re thirty-one. Don’t you think it’s time you got a proper job?
look out for
suchen
Look out for Emma at the conference.
