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ESE Flashcards

1
Q

Out of the blue

A

something happens suddenly

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2
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deed of sale

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Kaufvertrag

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3
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to pile up

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stapeln, anhäufen

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4
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passing an information

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Eine Information weiterleiten

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5
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Product is price sensitive/ Price sensitive market ≠ Customers would be sensitive to a price increase.

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Preissensitiv

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6
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Catch 22 Situation

Similar:
Caught between a rock and a hard place

A

There is on escape situation

Similar:
Dont know what to decide

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7
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dedicated = commited
dedicate sth. to smb.

The book is dedicated to the author‘s parents

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gewidmet
Sich etwas widmen

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8
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On a trial basis = just try = test environment

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Versuchsweise

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9
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I drove with the bus = i drove my car
I went by bus/ I took the bus

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Mit dem Bus fahren

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10
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You have many ways to skin a cat

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Viele Wege führen mach Rom

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11
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keep my fingers crossed

A

Daumen drücken

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12
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accusation

to accuse sb.

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Vorwurf, Anklage

Jemanden anklagen

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13
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to restate sth.

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Etwas erneuern

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14
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scrap; scrap metal

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Schrott

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15
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to weigh up = to balance

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abwägen

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16
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hedge your bet

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= reduce risk

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17
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nepotism

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Vetternwirtschaft

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18
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Get on a gravy train

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absahnen

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19
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despatched

The parcel is being despatched

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versandt

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20
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fender bender

Fender

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Belchschaden (it wasnt serious)

Schutzblech

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21
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hump day

hump

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= Mittwoch

Hügel

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22
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subliminal

Subliminal advertising

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unterschwellig

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23
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unconcious

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unterbewusst

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24
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dissolve

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auflösen

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25
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major

Major employee; major problem; [majdzer]

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wichtigster

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26
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spouse

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Ehegatte

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27
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rapport [rappoor‘]

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= build a relationship
Verhältnis aufbauen

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28
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sympathy

I express my deepest sympathy to the widow.
I can sympathy with you.

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Empathie, Mitgefühl

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29
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empathy

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Empathie, Mitgefühl

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30
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likeable, friedly, easy going

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sympathisch

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31
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exasperated = frantic

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Außer sich, verärgert

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32
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crippling
heavy
…

Crippling loss

A

lähmen, kripieren

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33
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saturation

It is a saturated market.

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Sättigung

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34
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fiercely

fiercely competitive market

= wild, hostile, intense

A

heftig

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35
Q

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?

A

….

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36
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Can you give me an advice?
Can you advise we what to do?

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Advice / to advise

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37
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A person is it the business.
She is in finance.

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in the business

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38
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She is giving a talk on globalisation.
Her talk is about globalisation.
She is giving a presentation on.

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Talk on / presentation on

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39
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pristine

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makellos, unberührt

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40
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utilities

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Versorgungsunternehmen

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41
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rebate

Similar: refund

A

Rabatt, Vergünstigung

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42
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electricity bill

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Stromrechnung

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43
Q

You go to the ATM and draw cash

withdraw money

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Geld abheben

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44
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You have got to be kidding.
Have you kidding me?

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= i don’t believe what you are saying.

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45
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Stand in a line (B.E.) = stand in a queue (A.E.)

A

Schlange stehen

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46
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concession

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Konzession, Entgegenkommen, Zulassung, Erlaubnis

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47
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stationery

≠ stationary

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Schreibwaren

≠ permanent

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48
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cue

A

Stichwort, Hinweis

Billardstock

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49
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criticise

A

kritisieren

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50
Q

tie
bow tie

A

Krawatte
Fliege

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51
Q

mustache

A

Schnurrbart

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52
Q

Can I get you smt. From the buffet?
Can I get you a drink?
≠bring it back

A

Kann ich dir was zu trinken bringen.
≠bring = zurückbringen

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53
Q

Lay off
Switch off
Turn off
[off]

Off the top of my hear. Are you off your rocker?

A

Off und of

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54
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hostile

Hostile M&A

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feindlich, feindselig

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55
Q

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.

A

Neither nor
Either

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56
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Make up one‘s mind.

A

Make a decision

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57
Q

ballpark figure

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estimated figure

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58
Q

You look classy.

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You are dressed nice.

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59
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I don’t know whether this is true or false [falss]

A

Ich weiß nicht, ob das wahr oder falsch ist.

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60
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to scalp

A

mit hohem Gewinn weiterverkaufen, herausschneiden

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61
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carriage = coach

A

Kutsche

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62
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flotation

A

Börsengang, Gründung

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63
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envy
to envy, I envy your iPhone

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Neid
beneiden

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64
Q

Let‘s face it

A

Lasst es uns zugeben

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65
Q

Put the nail in the coffin
coffin

A

Das Schicksal besiegeln
Sarg

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66
Q

It‘s been a pleasure meeting you.
It was a pleasure to meet you.

A

Meeting ypu. Beides möglich

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67
Q

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

A

Weit
Groß
Hoch

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68
Q

He is as thick as plank

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Doof wie Holz

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69
Q

gravy train
get an gravy train

A

absahnen

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70
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I drove with the bus = I drove with my car.
I took the bus, I went by bus.

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Mit dem Bus fahren

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71
Q

It‘s about time

A

The time for smt. to happen has long past

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72
Q

drawing blood out of a stone/
getting blood form a stone

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= complicated/ difficult to do smt.

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73
Q

Can you spell that please?

A

Können Sie das bitte buchstabieren?

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74
Q

due (sub.)
due (adj.)
due to smt.

A

Recht, Anteil (Sub.)
fällig, gebührend (adj.)
bedingt durch

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75
Q

I thought everybody knew.
I thought it is common knowledge.
I thought it is generally known.

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Ich dachte, dass das bekannt ist.

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76
Q

gorgeous [gordzez]

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wunderschön

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77
Q

to get on sb.‘s nervs

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Jmd. Auf die Nerven gehen.

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78
Q

pick the eyes out

A

select the best part of something

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79
Q

catch sb.‘s eyes

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to get the attention of sb.

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80
Q

catch sb. on the wrong foot

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Jmd. auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

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81
Q

go on foot

I could take the bus, or I will walk.

A

zu Fuß gehen

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82
Q

query sth. (adj.)
query (verb)

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befragend
abfragen, beanstanden, in Frage stellen

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83
Q

cousin of mine

A

mein Cousin

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84
Q

ostrich

A

Strauß

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85
Q

envisage sth.

I

A

etwas vorhersehen, etwas ins Auge fassen, sich etwas vorstellen

86
Q

prediction

A

Vorhersage

87
Q

to be treating/ walking on a eggshell
treat (Verb)

A

to be extremely careful about what you say/ do
behandeln, betrachten, klären

88
Q

You are walking a fine line.
= You are skating on thin ice.

A

Auf dünnem Eis stehen.

89
Q

I lend smt. to smb.
≠ smb. borrow smt. from me

I borrowed money from the bank. The bank lend money to me.

A

verleihen, jmd. etwas ausleihen
≠ etwas aufnehmen, etwas leihen

90
Q

grasped

A

erfassen, greifen, verstehen

91
Q

I‘m not used to do…
I‘m not used to having dinner late.

A

Doesn’t happen any more; kein ing.
Betrifft die Gegenwert, daher mit ing Form

92
Q

How long did the interview last?

A

Wie lange ging das Interview?

93
Q

spill the beans

A

auspacken, die Wahrheit sagen

94
Q

to spill

A

etwas verschütten

95
Q

It drives me nuts

A

It drives me crazy

96
Q

carbon copy = cc

A

CC

97
Q

pet hate

A

hassen, dislike

98
Q

concise

A

präzise, prägnant, knapp

99
Q

stand to reason

It stands to reason.

A

einleuchten

100
Q

to long for sb./sth.

A

sich nach Jmd./etw. sehne

101
Q

orator

A

Reder, speaker

102
Q

became aware of smt.
I was made aware of…

A

sich etwas bewusst werden

103
Q

I‘m beat

A

I‘m exhausted.
Ich bin erschöpft

104
Q

attached -> email
enclosed -> letter

I have attached a copy of xyz.
Please find attached xyz.

A

anhängen
Anhang

105
Q

My secretary will forward your request.

A

Ihr anfrage wird weitergeleitet.

106
Q

I can’t make it to the meeting.
I can’t attend the meeting.

A

Ich schaffe es nicht zu meeting zu kommen.

107
Q

I would appreciate if you could…
Shall I send you further details…

A

E-Mail Floskeln

108
Q

Apologies for not…
I would like to apologies for not answering…

A

Emaile Floskeln

109
Q

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.

A

E-Mail Floskeln

110
Q

I look forward to meeting/ seeing/ you / hearing from you.

A

I look forward to meeting you. Satz immer genau so verwenden.

111
Q

Currencies are on par.

A

Currencies are equivalent.

112
Q

sight [sait]
to sight

A

Blick, Augenblick, Sehenswürdigkeit
Etw. sichten

113
Q

to disgress

A

abschweifen

114
Q

regress

A

rückwärts, sich zurück entwickeln
Rückschritt

115
Q

peaks and troughts

A

Ups and downs

116
Q

light years ago

A

Lichtjahre entfernt

117
Q

retrain

A

umschulen

118
Q

eligible
to be eligible for

A

geeignet, förderfähig, wählbar

119
Q

illegible
Her spider writing is illegible.

A

unleserlich

120
Q

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

A

Formen Future

121
Q

My sister went to Israel.
My sister was in Israel.

A

Meine Schwester war in Israel.

122
Q

I am overthinking…

A

etwas überdenken

123
Q

accommodation (no plural)

A

Unterkunft

124
Q

obese

A

übergewichtig, fettleibig

125
Q

stuck in a rut

A

stuck in the same position

126
Q

It’s not worth it.

A

Es ist es nicht wert.

127
Q

When it is convenient for me.

A

Wenn es für mich passt.

128
Q

I tend to …

A

dazu tendieren etwas zu tun

129
Q

banned
to ban sth.

A

verboten, untersagt

130
Q

gripping

A

spannend, mitreißend

131
Q

It’s not really my kind of thing.

A

Das ist nicht mein Ding.

132
Q

It left me cold.

A

Es ließ mich kalt.

133
Q

sense of humor

A

Humor

134
Q

ambiguous

A

unklar, mehrdeutig, zweideutig, missverständlich

135
Q

spirit level

A

Wasserwaage

136
Q

stains
dirt stains

A

Flecken

137
Q

evict smb.

A

jmd. vertreiben

138
Q

mean ≠ generous

A

geizig

Auch: bedeuten,meinen, heißen, beabsichtigen; Mittelwert

139
Q

hoard sth.

A

etwas horten

140
Q

Flash

A

blinken, blitzen
Blitz, Blitzlicht

141
Q

strap

A

Riemen, Gurt;
festschnallen

142
Q

rash

A

Hautausschlag

143
Q

ripped
ripped jeans

A

gerissen, aufreißen, reißen

144
Q

cracked
to crack sth.

A

gebrochen

145
Q

scratch

A

Kratzer;
sich kratzen

146
Q

a drill

A

Bohrmaschine

147
Q

a saw

A

Säge

148
Q

a torch

A

Taschenlampe

149
Q

a stepladder

A

Leiter

150
Q

a nail
a screw

A

Nagel,
Schraube

151
Q

a rope
a sting

A

Seil
Faden

152
Q

bucket

A

Eimer

153
Q

cloth

A

Tuch, Stoff, Lappen

154
Q

a dustpan and brush

A

Kehrschaufel und Besen

155
Q

mop and bucket

A

Wischmop und Eimer

156
Q

a corkscrew

A

Korkenzieher

157
Q

a tin opener
a can opener

A

Dosenöffner

158
Q

a lighter

A

Feuerzeug

159
Q

a stapler

A

Tacker

160
Q

paperclips
bulldog clips

A

Briefklammern
Große Briefklammern

161
Q

a needle and a thread

A

Nadel und Faden

162
Q

pegs

A

Wäscheklammern

163
Q

to be indifferent

A

gleichgültig, indifferent

164
Q

infidelity <> fidelity

A

Untreue, Treulosigkeit

Treue

165
Q

friction

A

Friktion, Reibung

166
Q

apparent

A

erkennbar

167
Q

fatal flaw

A

Fataler Fehler

168
Q

ordeals
Ordeals of life.

A

Prüfungen

169
Q

mayor
townhall

A

Bürgermeister
Rathaus

170
Q

I recommend that you visit xyz.
I recommend the film xyz.
Could you recommend a good restaurant?

A

Ich empfehle…

171
Q

stunning
A stunning building/ sunset/ …

= amazing, beautiful

A

wunderschön

172
Q

Rough area
Bronx is a rough area.

A

grob, rau

173
Q

affluent

A

wohlhabend

174
Q

hideous [hidius]

I would never buy that hideous dress.
This is a hideous area.
I woke up from a hideous nightmare.

A

scheußlich, furchtbar

175
Q

deprived
deprive smh.

We should never deprive others of their rights.
deprived area
Socially deprived

A

berauben; etwas entziehen

Benachteiligtes Gebiet
Sozial benachteiligt/ sozial schwach

176
Q

up-and-coming area/ talent

A

popular,
aufstrebend

177
Q

steer clear of smb.

A

Jmd./ etwas meiden

178
Q

landmark

The Statue of Liberty is one of New Yorks landmarks.

A

Wahrzeichen, Meilenstein

179
Q

embroidery

A

Stickerei

180
Q

ornate

A

verziert, kunstvoll

181
Q

Synonymes for nice:
amazing, gorgeous, splendid, stunning, pleasant, marvellous

For a person: pleasant, agreeable, enjoyable, delightful, amusing, good, likeable, admirable

A

Synonyme für nice

182
Q

Synonymes for amazing:

gorgeous, awesome,fascinating, incredible, marvelous, stunning, unbelievable, wonderful

A

Synonyme für amazing

183
Q

cacophony
There was a cacophony of noise

A

Loud mixture of different unpleasant sounds

184
Q

illegal logging

Many environmentalists oppose logging.

A

Protokollierung, Abholzung, Aufzeichnung

185
Q

sanctuary

There is a sanctuary for animals.

A

Heiligtum, Zuflucht; Schutzgebiet

186
Q

canopy

It was hidden by the tree canopy.
Very little light penetrates the canopy of the rainforest.

A

Vordach, Laubdach

187
Q

deterrent
We need to find a deterrent to stop that illegal logging.

A

Abschreckung

188
Q

sinister
=scary

A

unheimlich

189
Q

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.

A

ausgefallen, schick
auf etwas Lust haben
etwas mögen

190
Q

to put me up
=stay for free

Can you put me up?

A

jmd. unterbringen

191
Q

packed with tourists
= crowded

A

voller Touristen

192
Q

a bit tame

= bored, tired

A

etwas lahm

193
Q

dreading
dread smt.

I always dread talking on the phone.

A

fürchten
sich fürchten

194
Q

tight

A

eng, dicht, fest

195
Q

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.

A

Belastung, Beanspruchung, Sperrung

belasten

196
Q

I‘m planning to pack my luggage for Thailand.
I‘m planning to unpack my luggage.

A

Koffer packen

197
Q

Have a good standard of living
Good quality of life

A

Hohen Lebensstandard haben

198
Q

hearty meal

A

herzhaftes Essen
herzhaft, ehrlich, kräftig

199
Q

trustworthy

His promises sound trustworthy.

A

zuverlässig, vertrauensvoll, glaubwürdig

200
Q

blacklist

A

Rote List

201
Q

to take revenge

A

Rache nehmen

202
Q

cruel

A

gemein

203
Q

a chip on theirs shoulder

A

Eine Last mit sich tragen

204
Q

subconscious

A

Unterbewusst

205
Q

sly

Sly fox.

A

schlau, gerissen, durchtrieben

206
Q

The company made five people redundant.

A

Das Unternehmen hat fünf Leute entlassen.

207
Q

define contract ≠ indefinitely contract

A

befristeter ≠ unbefristeter Vertrag

208
Q

to make ends meet

She worked two jobs to make ends meet.

A

über die Runden kommen

209
Q

supposedly

Supposedly the new app finds the best airfares.

A

angeblich, vermeintlich

210
Q

cut back on sth.

Th company decided to cut back on investments.

A

etw. kürzen

211
Q

raid

A

Razzia, Angriff, Überfall

212
Q

Do you have a business card on you?
Do you have your phone on you?

A

Hast du deine Visitenkarte dabei?

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