CAE week 9 Flashcards by Anja Kalberer

Q

to suffer/ have a stroke

A

Hirnschlag

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to do sth …. anger/shock

A

in

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mind-boggling

A

overwhelming

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brainchild

A

the idea/invention that was orginated by sb

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brain drain

A

when highly skilled people emigrate from a country

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brain teaser

A

intellectual puzzle

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to have a brainwave

A

a sudden clever idea

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to be spineless

A

lack courage/determination

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to shoulder the burden/ responsibility

A

last aufnehmen

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to (not) be able to stomach a fact

A

difficult to accept

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to do sth half-heartedly

A

don’t care

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to rack one’s brain

A

make a great effort to remember sth

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to get sth muddled up

A

confuse/ mix

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to conjure up sth

A

herzaubern

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a forgery

A

a fake painting or document

to forge sth -> copy and authentic document

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mischief

A

playful misbehaviour

mischievous

Q

to withhold information

A

zurückhalten

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to feel run …

A

down

Q

a … headache

A

splitting

Q

the odds against sth

A

-

Q

a dismal failure

A

causing depression

Q

to devise a method/plan…

A

plan or invent sth

Q

premise

A

a statement or idea that forms basic of a theory/disbelief

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to write sb/sth off

A

to regard sth as an irrecoverable loss

- ignore or neglect sb

Q

to depreciate

A

abwerten

Q

counterfeit money

A

fake money

Q

avoid

A

avoidance

Q

explore

A

exploratory

Q

grief

A

grievances

Q

stabilise

A

destabilise

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notorious

A

notoriety

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in view of =

A

taking into consideration

Q

gargle

A

gurgle

Q

guzzle

A

to drink or consume liquid very quickly

Q

put across

A

inform

Q

to … a risk of

A

run

Q

council

A

councillors

ratsmitglied

Q

to dislodge sth

A

remove the object which was stuck

Q

to be discharged from hospital

A

freigelassen