CAE week 3

Question 1

lamp post

Answer 1

a pole with a light

Strassenlampe

Question 2

floodlight

Answer 2

a large light to illuminate a sports ground/ stage

Scheinwerfer

Question 3

to dread doing sth

Answer 3

don’t like

fear

Question 4

to go bonkers

Answer 4

mad, crazy

Question 5

witty

Answer 5

funny & smart

wit (n)

Question 6

to empathise with sb.

Answer 6

understand sb. else feelings

empathy, empathetic

Question 7

to have eloquence

Answer 7

speaking beautifully

eloquent

Question 8

banter (n)

Answer 8

friendly teasing conversation

Question 9

unease

Answer 9

uneasy, to be at ease

Question 10

comfortable

Answer 10

discomfort

uncomfortable

Question 11

dwindle

Answer 11

to fade, grow weaker, lose energy

Question 12

pothole (n)

Answer 12

Schlagloch

hole in the road surface

Question 13

to be/feel downcast

Answer 13

feel sad or depressed

Question 14

revolting

Answer 14

disgusting

Question 15

trusty

Answer 15

for inanimate objects

old classic strong reliable

Question 16

lawnmower

Answer 16

Rasenmäher

Question 17

husky (adj)

Answer 17

positive harsh

Question 18

mellow (adj)

Answer 18

cool, pleasant, not too bright, relaxing calm

Question 19

soothing (adj)

Answer 19

makes you feel relaxed

Question 20

wobbly

Answer 20

unstable, insecure, nervous

Question 21

drowsy

Answer 21

sleepy

Question 22

jaywalkers

Answer 22

people who cross the street when it’s red

pedestrian illegal activity

Question 23

receive

Answer 23

recipient

Question 24

to cringe

Answer 24

let you feel uncomfortable/terrible

cringeworthy = terrible

Question 25

irksome (adj)

Answer 25

dull, irritating

Question 26

appalling (adj)

Answer 26

terrible

Question 27

prospect (n,c)

Answer 27

future possibility

prospective (adj)

Question 28

to downplay sth.

Answer 28

let sth appear less important than it really is

Question 29

a vivid

Answer 29

imagination

Question 30

an utter

Answer 30

failure

Question 31

thorough (adj)

Answer 31

detailed, comprehensive

Question 32

aircraft

Answer 32

never with s

Question 33

a crossroads

Answer 33

always s

Question 34

to have a row (rau)

Answer 34

an argument

Question 35

to dismantle sth.

Answer 35

to pull sth. apart

Question 36

put together sth

Answer 36

to assemble

Question 37

sth/sb makes you flip

Answer 37

makes you angry

Question 38

too much work to do

Answer 38

overloaded with work
to be deluged
to be snowed under with work
to be up to one’s ears with work

Question 39

very angry about sth

the anger is not obvious (no shouting)

Answer 39

to seethe with rage/anger

i was seething

Question 40

to lose one’s cool

Answer 40

to become angry
usually in public places

to keep one’s cool

Question 41

to reach the end of one’s tether

Answer 41

tether: a rope that prevents sth from escaping

highest level of anger

Question 42

the final straw

Answer 42

the last in a series of bad events

not tolerating sth. anymore

Question 43

to pour money into sth

Answer 43

invest a lot

Question 44

billboard

Answer 44

Plakattafel

Question 45

to outgrow

Answer 45

when you are too old for sth

Question 46

to outshine sb

Answer 46

you perform better

Question 47

to outlive

Answer 47

live longer

Question 48

to outsmart

Answer 48

smarter/ more devious way

Question 49

to outweigh

Answer 49

the benefits outweigh the disadvantages

Question 50

to outplay sb

Answer 50

in sports

Question 51

slick (adj)

Answer 51

done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way

Question 52

deprived (adj)

Answer 52

when you lack of sth. basic material

Question 53

…. a sale

Answer 53

clinch

confirm or settle

Question 54

doing sth. up

Answer 54

renovate a room

Question 55

put on a …..

Answer 55

stamp

-> give character