Engl. Voci Stage Flashcards

1
Q

unwirsch

A

splenetic

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2
Q

reizbar

widerlich

A

bilious

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3
Q

Unterwürfigkeit

A

obsequiousness

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4
Q

jmdm. nacheifern

jmdn. nachahmen

A

to emulate s.o.

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5
Q

sprachlos
verblüfft
verdutzt

A

dumbfounded

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6
Q

Ehrerbietung

A

deference

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7
Q

launisch
unberechenbar
launenhaft

A

capricious

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8
Q

Die Schmähung
Die Beschimpfung
Der Tadel

A

vituperation

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9
Q

Die Missgunst

Die Böswilligkeit

A

malevolence

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10
Q

Das Schwinden

Das Dahinschwinden

A

evanescence

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11
Q

grell
herausgeputzt
auffällig und geschmacklos

A

garish (adj.)

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12
Q

beflecken

besudeln

A

to sully

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13
Q
  1. Die Tat / Handlung

2. Die Urkunde / das Dokument

A

deed

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14
Q

Die Erscheinung
Die Gestalt
Die Verkleidung

A

guise

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15
Q

missliche Lage
Zwickmühle
Dilemma

A

predicament

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16
Q

Der Lebensunterhalt

Der Unterhalt

A

sustenance

17
Q

Das Glück
Die Glückseligkeit
Die Seligkeit

A

bliss

18
Q

Der Adel
Die Leute
niederer Adel

A

gentry

19
Q

frech
unverschämt
unverfroren

A

impertinent

20
Q

schwanken

schwingen

A

to vacillate

21
Q

Zwecklosigkeit
Sinnlosigkeit
Vergeblichkeit

A

futility

22
Q

vergeblich
nutzlos
sinnlos
aussichtslos

A

futile

23
Q

Die Erleuchtung
Die Offenbarung
Die Erscheinung
Die Manifestation

A

epiphany

24
Q

flüchtig
schwer zu fassen
ausweichend
schwer fassbar

A

elusive

25
Q

Die Katastrophe
Die Verheerung
Die Umwälzung

A

cataclysm

26
Q

rasend
ausser sich
wild

A

frantic

27
Q

lästig
hinderlich
sperrig

A

cumbersome

28
Q

Laune

Spleen

A

whim

29
Q

Verachtung

A

disdain

30
Q

Mangel

A

dearth