Intermediate Flashcards

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nachschlagen

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look up

e. g. You can look up any new words in your dictionary.
i. e. You can find the meaning of any new words in your dictionary.

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look up

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nachschlagen

e. g. You can look up any new words in your dictionary.
i. e. You can find the meaning of any new words in your dictionary.

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get through

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durchkommen

e. g. I tried to phone her but I couldn’t get through.
i. e. I tried to phone her but I couldn’t get a connection.

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durchkommen

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get through

e. g. I tried to phone her but I couldn’t get through.
i. e. I tried to phone her but I couldn’t get a connection.

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make sb. out

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jmd. durchschauen
e. g. I just can’t make Jim out at all.
i. e. I just can’t understand Jim’s behaviour.

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jmd. durchschauen

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make sb. out

e. g. I just can’t make Jim out at all.
i. e. I just can’t understand Jim’s behaviour.

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eat out

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Essen gehen

e. g. We were too tired to cook at home so we decided to eat out.
i. e. We were too tired to cook at home so we decided to eat in a restaurant.

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Essen gehen

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eat out

e. g. We were too tired to cook at home so we decided to eat out.
i. e. We were too tired to cook at home so we decided to eat in a restaurant.

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bring back sth./ bring sth. back

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zurückbringen.

e. g. This photograph brings back happy memories.
i. e. This photograph makes me remember or think about something from the past.

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zurückbringen

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being back sth./ bring sth. back

e. g. This photograph brings back happy memories.
i. e. This photograph makes me remember or think about something from the past.

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fall over

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hinfallen

i.e. fall to the ground

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hinfallen

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fall over

i.e. fall to the ground

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move over

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Platz machen

i.e. change the place where you are sitting or standing to make room for someone else

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Platz machen

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move over

i.e. change the place where you are sitting or standing to make room for someone else

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rip off

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abziehen/ausnehmen

e. g. I got ripped off when I phoned that 0877 number. The call cost five pounds a minute! - Yes, those numbers are a big rip-off.
i. e. was charged too much

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abziehen/ausnehmen

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rip off

e. g. I got ripped off when I phoned that 0877 number. The call cost five pounds a minute! - Yes, those numbers are a big rip-off.
i. e. was charged too much

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drop out

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abbrechen (Schule)

e. g. Her son dropped out of college last year. - Mm. There were a lot of dropouts that year. I wonder why?
i. e. gave up his course

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abbrechen (Schule)

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drop out

e. g. Her son dropped out of college last year. - Mm. There were a lot of dropouts that year. I wonder why?
i. e. gave up his course

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break in

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einbrechen

e. g. Somebody broke in last night and stole a computer from the school. - Really? That’s the second break-in this year!
i. e. entered by force to steal something

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einbrechen

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break in

e. g. Somebody broke in last night and stole a computer from the school. - Really? That’s the second break-in this year!
i. e. entered by force to steal something

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outset

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Anfang

e. g. I knew from the outset that there would be problems.
i. e. beginning

phrasal verb: set out

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Anfang

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outset

e. g. I knew from the outset that there would be problems.
i. e. beginning

phrasal verb: set out

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downfall

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Untergang/Fall/Sturz (Regierung)

e. g. The economic crisis caused the downfall of the government.
i. e. Sudden failure or end

phrasal verb: fall down
phrasal verb: fall down

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Untergang/Fall/Sturz (Regierung)

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downfall

e. g. The economic crisis caused the downfall of the government.
i. e. Sudden failure or end

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onlooker

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Schaulustiger

e. g. Crowds of onlookers watched as the police arrested the man.
i. e. Someone who watches an event but doesn’t take part

phrasal verb: look on

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Schaulustiger

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onlooker

e. g. Crowds of onlookers watched as the police arrested the man.
i. e. Someone who watches an event but doesn’t take part

phrasal verb: look on