General Vocabulary Flashcards
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to be remote (adj.)
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isoliert sein
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upside (n)
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der Vorteil
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the village is quaint (adj.)
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charming / cute
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hustle and bustle
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noisy / busy traffic
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to commute
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pendeln
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out of the blue (fixed expression)
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unexpectedly
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to long for sth. (fixed expression)
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vermissen (extrem)
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a sigh of relief (fixed expression)
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Erleichterung
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to be fortunate
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glücklich
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to keep sth. in check (fixed expression)
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to make sure sth. is right / functioning as intended
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to move up the ladder (fixed expression)
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befördert werden
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to deceive sth. / sb.
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jmd. / etw. täuschen
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sth. consist of
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bestehen aus
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to be edgy
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nervös sein
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synonym for: important
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crucial
–> entscheidend
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to dread + -ing
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to hate sth.
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unease (n)
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to state sth. is uncomfortable
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to be anxious
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to be worried
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to wind down (fixed expression)
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to relax
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a backlog (of work)
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Rückstand
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sth. is paramount
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very important / entscheidend
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to indulge
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nachgeben
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remuneration (n)
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a salary (very formal)
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facial features
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Gesichtszüge
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to be notorious for
bekannt sein für
| very negative
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to be mature
reif sein
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alination (n)
Distanzierung
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to appeal to sb. / sth.
etw. / jmd. ist anziehend
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to be humble
bescheiden sein
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to be convincing
überzeugend sein
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misconception
a false or a mistalen relief / idea (ein falsches Bild von etw. haben)
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blizzard (n) ❄️
snowstorm
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perceptive (adj.)
to have an eye for details
| director of a film
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trivial (adj.)
not important
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phoney (adj.)
fake
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to have misgivings (fixed expression)
to have doubts (Zweifel)
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to be passionate ...... (prep.?)
about
leidenschaftlich sein für
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to give an advantage ...... (prep.?)
over
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to pay .... attention
close
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to rasp / grab / seize sth.
etw. greifen / fassen
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to gain
zunehmen / erlangen
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nondescript (adj.)
typical, usual
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discruntled (adj.)
dissatisfied
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inadvertiently (adj.)
accidentely / by accident
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disclosure
Enthüllung / Aufdeckung
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to appear
erscheinen
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to be attached to sth.
an etw. / jmd. hängen
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tedious (adj.)
boring
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engaging (adj., positive)
verbindlich
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rewarding (adj., positive)
lohnend, fruchtbringend
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to consider
überlegen / berücksichtigen
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to prevent
verhindern
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prohibition (n)
Verbot
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to convey
übermitteln
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to bear responsibility
Verantwortung tragen
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to swear
fluchen
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to be at a loss to
I was at a loss to explain how this happenend - no way to describe / unvorstellbar
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awarness (n)
Bewusstsein
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to alert sb.
jmd. alarmieren
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to assuse
versichern
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to trust .... (prep.?)
in
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to be content
to be happy
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to be on cloud 9
to be happy
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to treat sb. as if they count
jdn. behandeln wie er ist
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dead-end job
job with no opportunities
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schedule (n)
Plan / Programm
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to schedule sth.
etw. festlegen / planen
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to commit a crime (fixed expression)
Straftat begehen
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remains (n)
a dead body
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to remain
to keep still / calm
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to take an interest ..... sth. (prep.?)
in
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to kick the bucket (fixed expression)
to die
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to be green / wet behind the ears
to have no experience
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to talk shop (fixed expression)
when you talk about worl
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to go Dutch fixed expression)
to split the bill
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to be no spring chicken
zu alt sein für etwas
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to be stingy
geizig sein
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to make ends meet fixed expression)
| to get by
to survive / have enough money to live
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intriguing (adj.)
interesting but surprising & strange
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randomly (adj.)
wahllos / zufällig
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to come up with fixed expression)
think of an idea
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sth. is clear-cut
easy to be certain about
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demand (n)
der Bedarf / Nachfrage
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to establish
hetstellen, einführen
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on two counts (fixed expression)
in two ways
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to squander
carelessly waste money
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humidity (n)
Luftfeuchtigkeit
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humanity (n)
die Menschheit
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to defeat
besiegen
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to suffer
leiden
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to induce
veranlassen
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to command
befehlen
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compassion (n)
Mitgefühl
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to miscast sb.
to choose the wrong actor for the role
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to eager to sth.
to be excited
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to apire to sth.
hard working --> to achieve sth.
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to branch out
to disversify (variieren)
try new activities
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to shake sth. up
change dramatically
| --> usually to make sth. (company) more efficient / better
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to bring on
to make sth. develop
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more often than not (fixed expression)
Meistens
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misconception (n)
ein falsches Bild haben von etw.
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Achseln
armpit
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chairwoman / chairman
boss of a meeting
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gear / gearbox
Gang / Gangschaltung
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to amend
sich bessern
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pursue ... a career / a dream
etw. verfolgen
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follow my advice (fixed expression)
einen Ratschlag befolgen
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reach a decision (fixed expression)
zu einer Entscheidung kommen
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to invade
etw. einfallen
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invasion
Einfall
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despendable
trustworthy
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glory
die Ehre
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seasoning (n)
salt & pepper
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eagerness (n)
Begierde / Eifer
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dedication
Zuneigung / Einsatz
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obsession
Bessesenheit
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welfare (n)
Wohlergehen
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tailor-made (adj.)
massgeschneidert
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ancestors (n, pers.)
Vorfahren
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remarkable (adj.)
aussergewöhnlich, auffallend
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congested (adj.)
congestion (n)
"crowded" for things (verstopft)
Verkehrsstörung / Verstopfung
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a rough part of the city
dangerous part of a city
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to top / cap it all off (informal)
to emphasis the bad story at the end
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sensible
vernünftig
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sensitive
sensibel
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quadriplegic
querschnittgelähmt
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heritage (n)
Erbe
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a brainchild
idea / invention of a person
= the iphone is a brainchild of steve jobs.
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to reveal sth.
etw. verraten
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to conduct
durchführen
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unprovoked
grundlos
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to be engrossed in sth.
to be focused on sth.
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superficial
oberflächlich
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mind-boggling
very difficult
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span
Spanne
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strain
Belastung / Anspannung
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to do sth. half-heartedly
to do sth. only 50%
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to be put off by sth.
to be disgusted by sth.
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to talk sb. into sth.
jmd. zu etwas bewegen
