Vocabulary Change

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Meret Kündig

Meret Kündig

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Language English
Category English
Level Other
Created / Updated 05.12.2015 / 05.12.2015
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to change your ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation, anpassen, einrichten

adapt (v)

to change something slightly in order to make it better, more accurate or more effective, anpassen, angleichen, korrigieren

adjust

if one thing alternates with another, if happens after it and keeps being repeated, abwechseln, ablösen

alternate (v)

the gradual destruction of something as a result of a natural process of change, Verfall, Verwesung

decay (n)

the same everywhere, einheitlich, gleichmässig

uniform (adj)

to continue to be in a particular situation or condition, bleiben, verharren

remain (v)

new or unusual, neuartig, originell

novel (adj)

to suffer something unpleasant or difficult in a patient way over a long period, ertragen, aushalten

endure (v)

the present situation or the way thing usually are

status quo (n)

a change from one thing to another, Wechsel

switch (n)

to continue existing or happening for or until a particualr time, andauern

last (v)

ändern, umstellen

shift (v)

to affect the way someone thinks or behaves or affect the way somehting happens, beeinflussen, einwirken

influence (v)

a change or way of doing something is new and very different from the usual way, radikal, drastisch

radical (adj)

someone who has changed their beliefs in an important way, Bekehrter

convert (n)

continuously chaning, growing or developing: rasant, dynamisch

dynamic (adj)

to make changes to a document law, agreement, etc, especially in order to improve it, abändern, berichtigen

amend (v)

to start behaving like an adult and become more sensible as you get older, reifen, altern

mature (v)

to make some changes to something in order to improve it, weiterenwickeln, verfeinern, veredlen

refine (v)

to affect something in a way that makes it worse, less attractive or less enjoyable, verderben, ruinieren, beschädigen

spoil (v)

to make someone or something completely differenct, usually in way that makes them more attractive, easier to use, etc., verwandeln

transform (v)

to last for a long time, dauern, bestehen bleiben

endure (v)

a new idea, method, piece of equipment, etc., Neuheit, Erneuerung

innovation (n)

to make something stay the same, aurfechterhalten, beibehalten

maintain (v)

to change something slightly, especially in order to improve it or to make it less extreme, abändern, variieren

modify (v)

to continue to do or say something in a determined way, beharren, bohren

persist (v)

a sudden or major change, especially in ideas or methods, Umsturz

revolution (n)

staying at the same level, speed, value, etc., stabil, beständig

steady (adj)

to replace one object with another, tauschen, wechseln

switch (v)

to change your opinion or judgement of someone or something, revidieren, abändern, überarbeiten

revise (v)

to continue to develop or more forward, vorankommen, vorschreiten, verbessern

progress (v)

something that is used instead of something else, Ersatz

substitute (n)

the possibility to develop or achieve something in the future: Potenzial, Leistungsfähigkeit

potential (n)

a change intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair or make a system work more effectively: Neuerung

reform (n)

to hold something firmly without shaking or moving it, ruhigstellen, stabilisieren, festigen

steady (v)

happening on one day, week, etc, but not on the day, week, etc. that immediately follows, sich abwechselnd

alternate (adj)

not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society

conservative (adj)

to be gradually destroyed as a result of natural processs of change, or to destroy something in this way, verfallen, verfaueln, 

decay (v)

different from something else and able to be used insted of it

alternative (adj)

when a type of plant or animal .... , its physical from changes over a long period of time, entwickeln, herausbilden 

evolve (v)