English test 4&7 Flashcards
1
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unterdrücken
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suppress (v.)
If you supress your feeling, it may only make things worse.
2
Q
in guter / schlechter Stimmung
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in high/low spirits
3
Q
zärtlich
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tender (adj.)
Brian can be quite tender when he wants to be.
4
Q
Hass
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hatred (n)
5
Q
Verachtung
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contempt (n)
6
Q
Vorurteil
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prejudice (n.)
My father has his prejudices and one of them is a prejudice against foreigners.
7
Q
Neid; beneiden
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envy (n.&v.)
8
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scharf; begeistert
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keen (adj.)
He seemed very keen to meet her.
9
Q
ungeduldig; begierig
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eager (adj.)
The children were very eager to open their presents.
10
Q
emotionale Spannung
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tension
The tension in the room was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
11
Q
begeistert
Begeisterung
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enthusiastic (adj.)
Duncan is very enthusiastic about playing in his band at weekends.
enthusiasm (n.)
12
Q
Freude, Vergnügen
entzückt, hocherfreut
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delight (n.)
It was a delight having you here.
delighted adj.
She was delighted with her exam results.
13
Q
Zufriedenheit
zufrieden stellen
zufriedenstellend
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satisfaction n.
satisfy v.
satisfactory adj.
14
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unzufrieden
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dissatisfied adj.
15
Q
ertragen
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bear, bore, borne v.
The loss of her mother was more than Iris could bear.
16
Q
verzweifelt
Verzweiflung
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desperate adj.
despair n.
17
Q
Trauer, tiefer Kummer
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grief n.
18
Q
trösten
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comfort v.
19
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weinen
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weep, wept, wept
Wayne wept when he heard the bad news.
20
Q
sich sehnen nach
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long for v.
The young couple longed for a home of their own.
21
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Bedauern, Mitleid
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pity n.
We took pity on the homeless man and bought him a hot meal.
22
Q
Mitleid, Mitgefühl
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sympathy n
He had no sympathy with her because she refused to help herself.
23
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beunruhigen, stören, belästigen
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bother v.
John’s smoking really bothers me.
24
Q
ärgerlich, verärgert, wütend
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angrily adj.
25
feindlich, feindselig
hostile *adj.*
26
Wut
rage n.
When Jennifer saw the damage to her car, she **flew into a rage**.
27
Anfall
fit *n*
## Footnote
*When my wife heard I was going out for a pint, she had a fit.*
28
Laune
temper *n*
## Footnote
* John's got an awful temper.*
* The boss is really in a terrible temper this morning.*
29
schuldig
guilty *adj.*
## Footnote
*Don't you feel even a little bit guilty about stealing the money?*
30
beschämt
ashamed *adj.*
## Footnote
*Kevin was truly ashamed of what he had done.*
31
Seufzer; seufzen
sigh *n; v*
## Footnote
*She sighed with relief when her guests finally left.*
32
betrachten, ansehen
regard *v*
## Footnote
*She regards John as a close friend.*
33
beabsichtigen, vorhaben
intend *v*
## Footnote
* What do you intend to say to her?*
* Perhaps Tom's silly remark was intended as a joke?*
34
Ziel
aim *n*
## Footnote
*Sheila worked very hard to achieve her aim of obtaining a university degree.*
35
Augenöffner
reality check *n*
## Footnote
*I think someone needs a reality check here. We can't possibly finish this book in six months!*
36
einfallen, bewusst werden
come to, came to, come to *v*
## Footnote
*And then it came to me that she was talking about another Nigel!*
37
Motiv, Grund
motive
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erfassen, begreifen
grasp *v*
## Footnote
*After I explained it to him, Jimmy easily grasped how memory works.*
39
vermuten, annehmen (2)
suppose
assume
40
feststellen, entscheiden
determine *v*
## Footnote
*The quality of the results is determined by the standart of the experiment.*
41
erarbeiten
work out *v*
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beweisen
Beweis
prove (proved, proven)
proof *n*
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folgern, schliessen
Folgerung, Schluss
conclude *v*
conclusion *n*
***come to a conclusion/ draw a conclusion***
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eine Charakterschwäche
a character fault
45
Gewissen
ein reines / schlechtes Gewissen
conscience
## Footnote
**a clear/ guilty conscience**
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überheblich
superior *adj.*
## Footnote
*He makes me so angry with that superior smile of his!*
47
unvorsichtig, achtlos
careless *adj.*
48
vorsichtig
cautious *adj*
## Footnote
*Ruth has always been extremely cautious about how she spends her money.*
49
Schwung, Elan, Tatendrang
drive
50
(Eigen-)Initiative
initiative *n*
## Footnote
*If you want that promotion, you're going to have to show more initiative!*
51
Pflicht
Pflichtsbewusstsein
duty *n*
## Footnote
***a sense of duty***
52
lustig, unterhaltsam
amusing *adj*
## Footnote
*Sue's so amusing when she tells a story*
53
lebhaft
lively *adj.*
## Footnote
*When I take my young daughter shopping, she is so lively I can hardly keep her in her pushchair.*
54
geizig
**stingy** *adj*
55
anständig
decent *adj.*
## Footnote
*Dave's the kind of decent guy you'd want as a son-in-law.*
56
gemein
nasty *adj*
## Footnote
*Sarah was really nasty to her husband after he had lost his job.*
57
heimtückisch
wicked *adj.*
## Footnote
*That was a wicked thing to do!*
58
bescheiden
modest *adj*
## Footnote
*Nigel is rather modest and doesn't like to talk about his successes.*
59
selbstbewusst
bold *adj.*
## Footnote
*William is a bold leader and has made his company the success that it is today.*
60
ermöglichen / erlauben
enable *v*
## Footnote
*This new program enables users to do their calculations more accurately.*
61
zurechtkommen, fertig werden
cope *v*
## Footnote
* Jack had to be sent to a mental hospital because he could not longer cope.*
* Tracey is learning to cope with her problems.*
62
etw. tolerieren, erdulden
put up with *v*
## Footnote
*I'm sick and tired of always having to put up with my boss's bad temper!*
63
nachgeben
give in (gave in, given in)
64
gutheissen, zustimmen
approve *v*
## Footnote
*Larry's wife approved Glen's tase of clothes.*
65
schlecht finden
disapprove
66
dröngen
urge *v*
## Footnote
*The rest of the team urged Ed to finish the game.*
67
aufziehen, erziehen
bring up (brought up, brought up)
It's not easy for parents to bring up children nowdays.
68
auf-/grossziehen
raise *v*
## Footnote
*I was born and raised in the city.*
69
Kleinfamilie
nuclear family
70
Grossfamilie
extended family
71
Patchworkfamilie (aus zwei oder mehr früheren Familien zusammengwürfelte neue Familie)
patchwork family
72
Alleinerzihende(r)
single parent
73
ältere
elder *adj*
## Footnote
*My elder brother's 21; my younger one's only 12.*
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ältester
eldest ***_adj_***
## Footnote
*Don is the eldest son of Lord Dunstan.*
75
Windel (2)
nappy
diaper
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Kinderwagen
pram
baby carriage
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(meine) Oma
nan
## Footnote
*I loved Nan more than anyone else in my family.*
78
Verwandte(r)
relation
What relation is Geoff to you?
79
Witwe(r)
widow(er)
80
Verlobte(r)
fiancé(e)
81
Bräutigam
bridegroo**m**
82
Braut
bride
83
Hochzeitsreise
honeymoon
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(auf)lösen
break off
## Footnote
*Anna and Christopher have broken off their engagement.*
85
sich trennen
**separate**
*When their kids were grown up, Mrs and Mr Barnes decided to separate.*
86
Testament
will
make a will
87
aufbauen auf
base on
88
Grundbaustein
basic unit
89
der Generationenkonflikt
the generation gap
90
sehr bekannt und wichtig
prominent *adj*
91
Minderheit
minority
a racial minority
92
Rassenspannungen
racial tensions
93
die Wohlhabenden
the well-off
94
(fianziell) vom Glück begünstigt
fortunate
95
spiessige Einstellung
middle-class attitudes
96
bürgerliche Herkunft
middle-class background
97
auskommen, zurechtkommen
get by (got by, got by)
## Footnote
*People on welfare have to get by on a small amount of money each month.*
98
Vereinigung, Verein
association
## Footnote
*Our neighbourhood association meets once a month.*
99
Gleichaltrige
Gleichaltrigengruppe
peer
a peer group
100
Kumpel
mate
101
Kind; Jugendliche(r)
youngster
102
Streber(in)
swot
103
Schwachkopf
nerd
104
Waschlappen, Schwächling
wimp
wuss
105
sehr gut, cool
wicked
106
fertigmachen
get down
## Footnote
*Don't let school get you down.*
107
die Hausarbeit erledigen
do the chores
108
Taschengeld
allowance
109
Rente
pension
110
Altersrente
old age pension
111
körperlich eingeschränkt/ geschädigt
impaired
visually impaired
hearing impaired
112
Rollstuhl
wheelchair
a wheelchair user
113
114
anmachen
hit on
115
entgegenkommend
cooperative
## Footnote
*During the demonstration the police was not very cooperative.*
116
gegenseitig, beideseitig
mutual
mutual affection
mutual friends
117
mit jmd auskommen
get on with
## Footnote
*We've always got on well with our neighbours.*
118
sich an jmd wenden
call on
## Footnote
*Just call on us if you need any help.*
119
moralisch
moral
moral support
moral values / principles
120
Benehmen, Verhalten
conduct
## Footnote
*At the end of the school year, Gary won a prize for good conduct.*
121
angesehene Familien
respectable homes
122
berufsmässige(r) Berater(in)
counsellor
123
Aussenseiter
misfit
124
vernachlässigen
negelct
## Footnote
*Society shouldn't neglect its responsibility towards social misfits.*
125
Unruhe
Rassenkrawalle
riot
race riots
126
misshandelt, verprügelt
battered
battered wives/babies
127
ein Frauenhaus
a women's shelter
