0_VOC_Lektion 22

Question 1

rückblickend

Answer 1

with hindsight ˈhʌɪn(d)sʌɪt - “with hindsight, I should never have gone”

Question 2

auf etw hindeuten

Answer 2

to be suggestive of sth - “there were various suggestive pieces of evidence”

Question 3

Annahme; Hypothese

Answer 3

hypothesis [haɪˈpɒθəsɪs, Am -ˈpɑ:θə-] - “his ‘steady state’ hypothesis of the origin of the universe”

Question 4

etw bewässern

Answer 4

to irrigate sth [ˈɪrɪgeɪt]

Question 5

gezackt, zerklüftet; ausgefranst

Answer 5

jagged [ˈʤægɪd] - “the jagged edges gashed their fingers”

Question 6

Stoß; Ruck; Erschütterung

Answer 6

jolt [ʤəʊlt, Am ʤoʊlt] - “a surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards”

Question 7

umsichtig; klug

Answer 7

prudent [ˈpru:dənt] - “no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose”

Question 8

ehrfürchtig

Answer 8

reverent [ˈrevərənt] - “a reverent silence”

Question 9

jdn prüfen

Answer 9

to examine sb

Question 10

etw kaufen; erstehen

Answer 10

purchase [ˈpɜ:tʃəs, Am ˈpɜ:r-] - “the large number of videos currently available for purchase”

Question 11

scheuen

Answer 11

to shrink [from sth]

Question 12

jdn prüfen

Answer 12

scrutinize [ˈskru:tɪnaɪz, Am -tən-] - “customers were warned to scrutinize the small print”

Question 13

schwanken

Answer 13

sway [sweɪ] - “he swayed slightly on his feet”

Question 14

Geier

Answer 14

vulture [ˈvʌltʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] - “the press are vultures”

Question 15

Willkür

Answer 15

arbitrariness

Question 16

Lob

Answer 16

praise [preɪz] - “the audience was full of praise for the whole production”

Question 17

im Gleichschritt marschieren

Answer 17

to march / move in lockstep - “the trio marched in lockstep”

Question 18

anhalten; bleiben; verweilen

Answer 18

to linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ, Am -ɚ] - “she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm sunshine”

Question 19

jd hat nichts zu lachen

Answer 19

sb’s life is no bed of roses

Question 20

sachkundig; bewandert

Answer 20

knowledg(e)able [ˈnɒlɪʤəbl̩, Am ˈnɑ:l-] - “she is very knowledgeable about livestock and pedigrees”

Question 21

gerichtlich

Answer 21

judicial [ʤu:ˈdɪʃəl] - “a judicial inquiry into the allegations”

Question 22

Chaos

Answer 22

mayhem [ˈmeɪhem] - “complete mayhem broke out”

Question 23

Mappe

Answer 23

folder

Question 24

Missgeschick

Answer 24

mishap [ˈmɪshæp] - “although there were a few minor mishaps, none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling”

Question 25

nachvollziehbar

Answer 25

comprehensible [ˌkɒmprɪˈhen(t)səbl̩, Am ˌkɑ:m-] - “clear and comprehensible English”

Question 26

einander

Answer 26

one another

Question 27

jdn vertreiben [or hinauswerfen; verdrängen (job)]

Answer 27

to oust sb [aʊst] - “the reformists were ousted from power”

Question 28

jdn überreden / überzeugen

Answer 28

persuade [pəˈsweɪd, Am pɚˈ-] - “it wasn’t easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing”

Question 29

anmaßend; großspurig

Answer 29

presumptuous [prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs, Am -tʃu:əs] - “I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice”

Question 30

weite Verbreitung; Vorherrschen

Answer 30

prevalence [ˈprevələn(t)s, Am -vəl-] - “the prevalence of obesity in adults”

Question 31

Holzkohle

Answer 31

charcoal [ˈtʃɑ:kəʊl, Am ˈtʃɑ:rkoʊl] -

Question 32

keusch, treu, rein

Answer 32

chaste [tʃeɪst] - “what is required of celibate Catholic clergy is to remain chaste”

Question 33

Geizkragen

Answer 33

cheapskate

Question 34

Amt; Behörde

Answer 34

bureau [ˈbjʊərəʊ, Am ˈbjʊroʊ] -

Question 35

beweglich

Answer 35

movable - “they stripped the town of all movable objects and fled”

Question 36

Kulturfanatiker(in)

Answer 36

culture vulture

Question 37

jdn für etw loben

Answer 37

to praise [preɪz] sb for sth - “we can’t praise Chris enough—he did a brilliant job”

Question 38

wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten

Answer 38

he who laughs last, laughs longest