0_VOC_Lektion 18

Question 1

abkratzen

Answer 1

to kick the bucket

Question 2

Ablehnung - eine klare Absage

Answer 2

refusal [rɪˈfju:zəl] - a flat [or blunt] [or point-blank] refusal

Question 3

abrufbar

Answer 3

retrievable [rɪˈtrɪ:vəbl̩]

Question 4

Bagger

Answer 4

excavator [ˈekskəveɪtəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ]

Question 5

artig

Answer 5

well-behaved

Question 6

etw begreifen - er begriff langsam, dass sie ihn verlassen hatte

Answer 6

to comprehend sth [ˌkɒmprɪˈhend, Am ˌkɑ:m-] - it began to sink in that she had left him

Question 7

ausreichend

Answer 7

sufficient [səˈfɪʃənt]

Question 8

auskuppeln

Answer 8

to let the clutch out

Question 9

eine kleine Meinungsverschiedenheit haben

Answer 9

to have a [slight] tiff

Question 10

belasten

Answer 10

to burden so/sth with sth

Question 11

Skaleneffekt

Answer 11

economy of scale

Question 12

Wenn alles nach plan läuft

Answer 12

If all goes to plan

Question 13

Dieser Kerl ist ein Betrüger

Answer 13

That guy’s a fraud.

Question 14

die letzten Wochen lang

Answer 14

over the last few weeks

Question 15

flüchtige Bekanntschaft

Answer 15

speaking acquaintance

Question 16

Status

Answer 16

status [ˈsteɪtəs, Am ˈstæt̬əs]

Question 17

so tun als ob

Answer 17

To go through the motions

Question 18

Verschreibung vom Arzt

Answer 18

doctors referral

Question 19

heimliches Vergnügen

Answer 19

guilty pleasure

Question 20

dem anderen eine Nasenlänge voraus sein

Answer 20

One upping each other

Question 21

bitte warte auf mich eine Sekunde

Answer 21

bear with me for a minute

Question 22

das muss ich zugeben, eingestehen es getan zu haben

Answer 22

I own up to this

Question 23

entmutigend

Answer 23

daunting

Question 24

Lass dich nicht entmutigen!

Answer 24

Don’t get discouraged! / Don’t lose heart!

Question 25

etwas verschieben

Answer 25

to take a rain check - Nick had to rain check his plans with Mitchel because his wife had got in a car wreck.

Question 26

potenzielle Gefahr

Answer 26

flight risk - A person who appears ready to leave a job or relationship, presumably for a better opportunity elsewhere. “Aaron’s a definite flight risk, I hear he’s posted on monster.com”

Question 27

jds Bekanntschaft machen

Answer 27

to make sb’s acquaintance [or the acquaintance of sb]

Question 28

entsetzlich

Answer 28

abysmal [əˈbɪzməl] - Supermarkets are nothing short of abysmal at fresh produce, he says.

Question 29

Genauigkeit

Answer 29

accuracy [ˈækjərəsi, Am -jɚ-]

Question 30

Bekannter

Answer 30

acquaintance [əˈkweɪntən(t)s]

Question 31

in etw eingreifen

Answer 31

to intervene [in sth]

Question 32

etw einhalten

Answer 32

to keep to sth

Question 33

geeignet

Answer 33

suitable [ˈsu:təbl̩, Am -t̬-]

Question 34

arglos

Answer 34

guileless [ˈgaɪlləs]

Question 35

warm genug angezogen sein

Answer 35

to wear sufficient clothes

Question 36

dieses Rezept sollte für fünf Leute ausreichen

Answer 36

this recipe should be sufficient for five people

Question 37

unabhängig

Answer 37

self-sufficient

Question 38

einkuppeln

Answer 38

to push the clutch in

Question 39

in jmds Rechte eingreifen

Answer 39

to infringe sb’s rights