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Out of the blue
something happens suddenly
deed of sale
Kaufvertrag
to pile up
stapeln, anhäufen
passing an information
Eine Information weiterleiten
Product is price sensitive/ Price sensitive market ≠ Customers would be sensitive to a price increase.
Preissensitiv
Catch 22 Situation
Similar:
Caught between a rock and a hard place
There is on escape situation
Similar:
Dont know what to decide
dedicated = commited
dedicate sth. to smb.
The book is dedicated to the author‘s parents
gewidmet
Sich etwas widmen
On a trial basis = just try = test environment
Versuchsweise
I drove with the bus = i drove my car
I went by bus/ I took the bus
Mit dem Bus fahren
You have many ways to skin a cat
Viele Wege führen mach Rom
keep my fingers crossed
Daumen drücken
accusation
to accuse sb.
Vorwurf, Anklage
Jemanden anklagen
to restate sth.
Etwas erneuern
scrap; scrap metal
Schrott
to weigh up = to balance
abwägen
hedge your bet
= reduce risk
nepotism
Vetternwirtschaft
Get on a gravy train
absahnen
despatched
The parcel is being despatched
versandt
fender bender
Fender
Belchschaden (it wasnt serious)
Schutzblech
hump day
hump
= Mittwoch
Hügel
subliminal
Subliminal advertising
unterschwellig
unconcious
unterbewusst
dissolve
auflösen
major
Major employee; major problem; [majdzer]
wichtigster
spouse
Ehegatte
rapport [rappoor‘]
= build a relationship
Verhältnis aufbauen
sympathy
I express my deepest sympathy to the widow.
I can sympathy with you.
Empathie, Mitgefühl
empathy
Empathie, Mitgefühl
likeable, friedly, easy going
sympathisch
exasperated = frantic
Außer sich, verärgert
crippling
heavy
…
Crippling loss
lähmen, kripieren
saturation
It is a saturated market.
Sättigung
fiercely
fiercely competitive market
= wild, hostile, intense
heftig
When were you last time in London?
When was your last time in London?
Is it your first time in Malta?
Have you ever been to Malta?
Have you been to Malta?
….
Can you give me an advice?
Can you advise we what to do?
Advice / to advise
A person is it the business.
She is in finance.
in the business
She is giving a talk on globalisation.
Her talk is about globalisation.
She is giving a presentation on.
Talk on / presentation on
pristine
makellos, unberührt
utilities
Versorgungsunternehmen
rebate
Similar: refund
Rabatt, Vergünstigung
electricity bill
Stromrechnung
You go to the ATM and draw cash
withdraw money
Geld abheben
You have got to be kidding.
Have you kidding me?
= i don’t believe what you are saying.
Stand in a line (B.E.) = stand in a queue (A.E.)
Schlange stehen
concession
Konzession, Entgegenkommen, Zulassung, Erlaubnis
stationery
≠ stationary
Schreibwaren
≠ permanent
cue
Stichwort, Hinweis
Billardstock
criticise
kritisieren
tie
bow tie
Krawatte
Fliege
mustache
Schnurrbart
Can I get you smt. From the buffet?
Can I get you a drink?
≠bring it back
Kann ich dir was zu trinken bringen.
≠bring = zurückbringen
Lay off
Switch off
Turn off
[off]
Off the top of my hear. Are you off your rocker?
Off und of
hostile
Hostile M&A
feindlich, feindselig
I don’t know a lot about it.
Neither do I / me neither.
Either = Connecting two negative things
I don’t like strong alcohol, I don’t like cigarettes either.
Neither nor
Either
Make up one‘s mind.
Make a decision
ballpark figure
estimated figure
You look classy.
You are dressed nice.
I don’t know whether this is true or false [falss]
Ich weiß nicht, ob das wahr oder falsch ist.
to scalp
mit hohem Gewinn weiterverkaufen, herausschneiden
carriage = coach
Kutsche
flotation
Börsengang, Gründung
envy
to envy, I envy your iPhone
Neid
beneiden
Let‘s face it
Lasst es uns zugeben
Put the nail in the coffin
coffin
Das Schicksal besiegeln
Sarg
It‘s been a pleasure meeting you.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
Meeting ypu. Beides möglich
wide ≠ narrow (street, door, things in general)
tall ≠ short (person, buildings)
big ≠ small
thin ≠ thick/ fat
It is a tall story = it is not true
Weit
Groß
Hoch
He is as thick as plank
Doof wie Holz
gravy train
get an gravy train
absahnen
I drove with the bus = I drove with my car.
I took the bus, I went by bus.
Mit dem Bus fahren
It‘s about time
The time for smt. to happen has long past
drawing blood out of a stone/
getting blood form a stone
= complicated/ difficult to do smt.
Can you spell that please?
Können Sie das bitte buchstabieren?
due (sub.)
due (adj.)
due to smt.
Recht, Anteil (Sub.)
fällig, gebührend (adj.)
bedingt durch
I thought everybody knew.
I thought it is common knowledge.
I thought it is generally known.
Ich dachte, dass das bekannt ist.
gorgeous [gordzez]
wunderschön
to get on sb.‘s nervs
Jmd. Auf die Nerven gehen.
pick the eyes out
select the best part of something
catch sb.‘s eyes
to get the attention of sb.
catch sb. on the wrong foot
Jmd. auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen
go on foot
I could take the bus, or I will walk.
zu Fuß gehen
query sth. (adj.)
query (verb)
befragend
abfragen, beanstanden, in Frage stellen
cousin of mine
mein Cousin
ostrich
Strauß
envisage sth.
I
etwas vorhersehen, etwas ins Auge fassen, sich etwas vorstellen
prediction
Vorhersage
to be treating/ walking on a eggshell
treat (Verb)
to be extremely careful about what you say/ do
behandeln, betrachten, klären
You are walking a fine line.
= You are skating on thin ice.
Auf dünnem Eis stehen.
I lend smt. to smb.
≠ smb. borrow smt. from me
I borrowed money from the bank. The bank lend money to me.
verleihen, jmd. etwas ausleihen
≠ etwas aufnehmen, etwas leihen
grasped
erfassen, greifen, verstehen
I‘m not used to do…
I‘m not used to having dinner late.
Doesn’t happen any more; kein ing.
Betrifft die Gegenwert, daher mit ing Form
How long did the interview last?
Wie lange ging das Interview?
spill the beans
auspacken, die Wahrheit sagen
to spill
etwas verschütten
It drives me nuts
It drives me crazy
carbon copy = cc
CC
pet hate
hassen, dislike
concise
präzise, prägnant, knapp
stand to reason
It stands to reason.
einleuchten
to long for sb./sth.
sich nach Jmd./etw. sehne
orator
Reder, speaker
became aware of smt.
I was made aware of…
sich etwas bewusst werden
I‘m beat
I‘m exhausted.
Ich bin erschöpft
attached -> email
enclosed -> letter
I have attached a copy of xyz.
Please find attached xyz.
anhängen
Anhang
My secretary will forward your request.
Ihr anfrage wird weitergeleitet.
I can’t make it to the meeting.
I can’t attend the meeting.
Ich schaffe es nicht zu meeting zu kommen.
I would appreciate if you could…
Shall I send you further details…
E-Mail Floskeln
Apologies for not…
I would like to apologies for not answering…
Emaile Floskeln
If you have any questions, please let me know.
If I can be of any further assistance, please do contact me again.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me again.
E-Mail Floskeln
I look forward to meeting/ seeing/ you / hearing from you.
I look forward to meeting you. Satz immer genau so verwenden.
Currencies are on par.
Currencies are equivalent.
sight [sait]
to sight
Blick, Augenblick, Sehenswürdigkeit
Etw. sichten
to disgress
abschweifen
regress
rückwärts, sich zurück entwickeln
Rückschritt
peaks and troughts
Ups and downs
light years ago
Lichtjahre entfernt
retrain
umschulen
eligible
to be eligible for
geeignet, förderfähig, wählbar
illegible
Her spider writing is illegible.
unleserlich
I am going to a wedding on Sunday./ It is going to snow on Sunday. -> fix arrangement, opinion about Future.
I will go to Mdina tomorrow. I will call you. -> offer, promise, plan, informed prediction.
I will get some pizza. - order - —> I am going to have pizza.
I fl home on Sunday./ The trains leaves at 3. –> schedule
I am 40 on Sunday. -> indisputable fact
Formen Future
My sister went to Israel.
My sister was in Israel.
Meine Schwester war in Israel.
I am overthinking…
etwas überdenken
accommodation (no plural)
Unterkunft
obese
übergewichtig, fettleibig
stuck in a rut
stuck in the same position
It’s not worth it.
Es ist es nicht wert.
When it is convenient for me.
Wenn es für mich passt.
I tend to …
dazu tendieren etwas zu tun
banned
to ban sth.
verboten, untersagt
gripping
spannend, mitreißend
It’s not really my kind of thing.
Das ist nicht mein Ding.
It left me cold.
Es ließ mich kalt.
sense of humor
Humor
ambiguous
unklar, mehrdeutig, zweideutig, missverständlich
spirit level
Wasserwaage
stains
dirt stains
Flecken
evict smb.
jmd. vertreiben
mean ≠ generous
geizig
Auch: bedeuten,meinen, heißen, beabsichtigen; Mittelwert
hoard sth.
etwas horten
Flash
blinken, blitzen
Blitz, Blitzlicht
strap
Riemen, Gurt;
festschnallen
rash
Hautausschlag
ripped
ripped jeans
gerissen, aufreißen, reißen
cracked
to crack sth.
gebrochen
scratch
Kratzer;
sich kratzen
a drill
Bohrmaschine
a saw
Säge
a torch
Taschenlampe
a stepladder
Leiter
a nail
a screw
Nagel,
Schraube
a rope
a sting
Seil
Faden
bucket
Eimer
cloth
Tuch, Stoff, Lappen
a dustpan and brush
Kehrschaufel und Besen
mop and bucket
Wischmop und Eimer
a corkscrew
Korkenzieher
a tin opener
a can opener
Dosenöffner
a lighter
Feuerzeug
a stapler
Tacker
paperclips
bulldog clips
Briefklammern
Große Briefklammern
a needle and a thread
Nadel und Faden
pegs
Wäscheklammern
to be indifferent
gleichgültig, indifferent
infidelity <> fidelity
Untreue, Treulosigkeit
Treue
friction
Friktion, Reibung
apparent
erkennbar
fatal flaw
Fataler Fehler
ordeals
Ordeals of life.
Prüfungen
mayor
townhall
Bürgermeister
Rathaus
I recommend that you visit xyz.
I recommend the film xyz.
Could you recommend a good restaurant?
Ich empfehle…
stunning
A stunning building/ sunset/ …
= amazing, beautiful
wunderschön
Rough area
Bronx is a rough area.
grob, rau
affluent
wohlhabend
hideous [hidius]
I would never buy that hideous dress.
This is a hideous area.
I woke up from a hideous nightmare.
scheußlich, furchtbar
deprived
deprive smh.
We should never deprive others of their rights.
deprived area
Socially deprived
berauben; etwas entziehen
Benachteiligtes Gebiet
Sozial benachteiligt/ sozial schwach
up-and-coming area/ talent
popular,
aufstrebend
steer clear of smb.
Jmd./ etwas meiden
landmark
The Statue of Liberty is one of New Yorks landmarks.
Wahrzeichen, Meilenstein
embroidery
Stickerei
ornate
verziert, kunstvoll
Synonymes for nice:
amazing, gorgeous, splendid, stunning, pleasant, marvellous
For a person: pleasant, agreeable, enjoyable, delightful, amusing, good, likeable, admirable
Synonyme für nice
Synonymes for amazing:
gorgeous, awesome,fascinating, incredible, marvelous, stunning, unbelievable, wonderful
Synonyme für amazing
cacophony
There was a cacophony of noise
Loud mixture of different unpleasant sounds
illegal logging
Many environmentalists oppose logging.
Protokollierung, Abholzung, Aufzeichnung
sanctuary
There is a sanctuary for animals.
Heiligtum, Zuflucht; Schutzgebiet
canopy
It was hidden by the tree canopy.
Very little light penetrates the canopy of the rainforest.
Vordach, Laubdach
deterrent
We need to find a deterrent to stop that illegal logging.
Abschreckung
sinister
=scary
unheimlich
fancy
The dress has a fancy design.
When I was pregnant, I often fancied gherkins (Essiggkurken).
I think my brother fancies the girl from next door.
ausgefallen, schick
auf etwas Lust haben
etwas mögen
to put me up
=stay for free
Can you put me up?
jmd. unterbringen
packed with tourists
= crowded
voller Touristen
a bit tame
= bored, tired
etwas lahm
dreading
dread smt.
I always dread talking on the phone.
fürchten
sich fürchten
tight
eng, dicht, fest
strain (sub.)
to strain sth.
It is going to put a strain on my finances.
His new job put a strain on their marriage.
Working in the garden often strains the back.
Belastung, Beanspruchung, Sperrung
belasten
I‘m planning to pack my luggage for Thailand.
I‘m planning to unpack my luggage.
Koffer packen
Have a good standard of living
Good quality of life
Hohen Lebensstandard haben
hearty meal
herzhaftes Essen
herzhaft, ehrlich, kräftig
trustworthy
His promises sound trustworthy.
zuverlässig, vertrauensvoll, glaubwürdig
blacklist
Rote List
to take revenge
Rache nehmen
cruel
gemein
a chip on theirs shoulder
Eine Last mit sich tragen
subconscious
Unterbewusst
sly
Sly fox.
schlau, gerissen, durchtrieben
The company made five people redundant.
Das Unternehmen hat fünf Leute entlassen.
define contract ≠ indefinitely contract
befristeter ≠ unbefristeter Vertrag
to make ends meet
She worked two jobs to make ends meet.
über die Runden kommen
supposedly
Supposedly the new app finds the best airfares.
angeblich, vermeintlich
cut back on sth.
Th company decided to cut back on investments.
etw. kürzen
raid
Razzia, Angriff, Überfall
Do you have a business card on you?
Do you have your phone on you?
Hast du deine Visitenkarte dabei?
