0_VOC_Lektion 20 Flashcards
etw verleugnen
disavow [ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ] - “the union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket-line violence”
unübersehbar; auffällig
conspicuous [kənˈspɪkju:əs] - “he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam’s apple”
etw wahrnehmen / erkennen
discern [dɪˈsɜ:n, Am -ˈsɜ:rn] - “I can discern no difference between the two policies”
dreist
brazen [ˈbreɪzən] - “he went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance”
bohren
drill [drɪl] - “drill holes through the tiles for the masonry pins”
[jdm] mit etw drohen
to threaten [sb] with sth
herkömmlich
conventional [kənˈven(t)ʃənəl] - “a conventional morality had dictated behaviour”
um etw herum reden
to beat about [oder around] the bush - “Stop beating around the bush and answer my question”
hierarchisch
hierarchical [ˌhaɪ(ə)ˈrɑ:kɪkəl, Am ˌhaɪˈrɑ:r-] - “the hierarchical bureaucracy of a local authority”
Kotflügel
mudguard
mühsam
arduous [ˈɑ:djuəs, Am ˈɑ:rʤuəs] - “an arduous journey”
multifunktional
multifunctional /mʌltɪˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
nachhaltig
sustainable [səˈsteɪnəbl̩] or lasting - “sustainable economic growth”
jdn neu beleben [or revitalisieren]
to revitalize sb [ˌri:ˈvaɪtəlaɪz, Am -t̬əl-] - “a package of spending cuts to revitalize the economy”
scheuern (Schuhe)
to rub
Rücksicht
consideration [kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən] - “your case needs very careful investigation and consideration”
