0_VOC_Lektion 24

Question 1

mit etw. angeben

Answer 1

to show off [to sb] [about sth]

Question 2

Annahme

Answer 2

assumption

Question 3

etw [ver]meiden

Answer 3

to eschew sth [ɪsˈtʃu:, esˈ-, Am esp esˈ-]

Question 4

erwerben

Answer 4

to acquire sth [for sth]

Question 5

irrig (Annahme)

Answer 5

erroneous [ɪˈrəʊniəs, Am əˈroʊ-, ɪˈroʊ-] - “employers sometimes make erroneous assumptions”

Question 6

Spionage

Answer 6

espionage [ˈespiənɑ:ʒ]

Question 7

weit hergeholt

Answer 7

far-fetched

Question 8

begrenzt; endlich

Answer 8

finite [ˈfaɪnaɪt]

Question 9

oberflächlich

Answer 9

superficial

Question 10

unübertrefflich; sagenhaft

Answer 10

superlative [su:ˈpɜ:lətɪv, Am səˈpɜ:rlət̬-] - “a superlative piece of skill”

Question 11

spärlich; schwach; dürftig

Answer 11

tenuous [ˈtenjuəs] - “the tenuous link between interest rates and investment”

Question 12

jdm etw überliefern

Answer 12

to hand down sth to sb

Question 13

jdn [unter Strafandrohung] [vor]laden

Answer 13

to subpoena sb [səbˈpi:nə, Am səˈp-]

Question 14

etw [ver]streuen

Answer 14

to strew sth [stru:]

Question 15

Spielverderber

Answer 15

spoilsport

Question 16

schmutzig; verkommen (Apartment)

Answer 16

sordid [ˈsɔ:dɪd, Am ˈsɔ:r-]

Question 17

Betrügereien; krumme Dinger

Answer 17

shenanigans - “the chairman was accused of financial shenanigans”

Question 18

mit jdm eine Nummer schieben

Answer 18

to have a shag [with sb] - he was later discovered shagging one of the waitresses in the shrubbery

Question 19

worauf willst du anspielen?

Answer 19

what are you driving [or getting] at?

Question 20

anregend

Answer 20

stimulating

Question 21

zappelig; jd ist kribbelig

Answer 21

antsy

Question 22

leidenschaftlich

Answer 22

ardent - “an ardent supporter of the conservative cause”

Question 23

arglos

Answer 23

guileless [ˈgaɪlləs] - “his face, once so open and guileless”

Question 24

Armaturenbrett

Answer 24

dashboard

Question 25

Behauptung

Answer 25

assertion

Question 26

Ausrichtung

Answer 26

the orientation [of sth] to sth

Question 27

begnadigen

Answer 27

to pardon [or grant pardon to] sb

Question 28

mir blieb die Spucke weg

Answer 28

I was flabbergasted

Question 29

Urlaub

Answer 29

furlough [ˈfɜ:ləʊ, Am ˈfɜ:rloʊ] - to grant sb a furlough

Question 30

gelten

Answer 30

to apply [to sb]; to be valid [for sb]

Question 31

Glasscheibe

Answer 31

pane of glass

Question 32

Bote

Answer 32

herald

Question 33

Vorsicht; Besonnenheit

Answer 33

prudence - “we need to exercise prudence in such important matters”

Question 34

[genaue] [Über]prüfung [o. Untersuchung]

Answer 34

scrutiny

Question 35

Anspielung

Answer 35

allusion

Question 36

Beitrag

Answer 36

fee

Question 37

beschweren

Answer 37

to complain [about sb/sth] [to sb]

Question 38

etw belagern; umzingeln

Answer 38

besiege [bɪˈsi:ʤ]

Question 39

herumwieseln

Answer 39

to scurry around

Question 40

sich heranschleichen

Answer 40

to creep up on so.

Question 41

Schmachtfetzen

Answer 41

weepie; tear-jerker

Question 42

beengt

Answer 42

confined

Question 43

jmdn. in Untersuchungshaft behalten

Answer 43

to remand so. in custody /rɪˈmɑːnd/ - “he was remanded in custody for a week”

Question 44

recht gehen in der Annahme, dass …

Answer 44

to be right in the assumption that…

Question 45

nach dem Konzert war der Park mit Abfall übersät

Answer 45

the park was strewn with litter after the concert

Question 46

völlig allein (AUS)

Answer 46

like a shag on a rock

Question 47

spielst du damit auf mich an?

Answer 47

are you getting at me?

Question 48

innige Bitte

Answer 48

ardent plea

Question 49

Anspielung (sexuell a.)

Answer 49

innuendo - “she’s always making sly innuendoes”

Question 50

verstohlen; verschlagen

Answer 50

sly

Question 51

illegal verkaufter Alkohol AUS

Answer 51

sly grog

Question 52

komm, was beschwert dich denn so?

Answer 52

come on, what’s getting you down?

Question 53

mit Bitten bedrängt werden

Answer 53

to be besieged with requests