Proficiency 3 Flashcards
in etwas Trost finden
to find solace in sth.
Handbuch, Leitfaden
compendium (when Sarah Raven’s new compendium thudded into my lap…)
finster, unheimlich
sinister (they come with sinister names such as…)
wild, ungezähmt
feral (The weeds are feral biology)
karg, öde
barren (he finds consolation in the barren appearances of its surroundings)
heraufbeschwörend, aufrüttelnd
evocative (wild flowers are more evocative than the correct botanical name)
aufzeichnen
to chart (the book charts the evolution of a number of plants)
geschmäht, verunglimpft
vilified (weeds are vilified)
ankämpfen, eindämmen
to stem (more money is needed to stem the tide of destructive weeds)
verwirren / verwirrt, verdutzt
to disconcert/ disconcerted (he mentions being disconcerted by his lack of ability)
angestachelt, angespornt
spurred on (she was grateful for having been spurred on in her efforts)
vorteilhaft
advantageous (the exercise method can be advantageous)
Voraussetzung, Räumlichkeit
premise (the programme seemed to be based on a slightly eccentric premise)
unbarmherzig, unermüdlich
relentless (comments on the relentless nature of the trainer)
etw. in Angriff nehmen, etw. in den Griff bekommen
to get to grips with sth. (It helps if you’d already got to grips with some Pilates techniques.)
etw. probieren, sich mit etw. versuchen
to have a bout at sth.
kämpfen mit
to contend with (It’s my expectations that is hardest to contend with)
eine Ansprache halten (nachdrücklich belehrend oder tadelnd)
to harangue (she harangued me for over an hour about…)
kochen, brodeln
to seethe (Jo was seething when his mobile as stolen)
ausgraben, aufstöbern
to unearth (the boys unearthed some interesting old photos)
missachten (Befehl), spotten
to flout (Trevor flouted the rules of the gym)
schnorren, abbetteln
to scrounge (Can I scrounge 5 Dollar from you?)
Einfallsreichtum
ingenuity
jds. Erwartungen erfüllen
to live up to sb’s expectations