Proficiency 5 Flashcards
mildernde Umstände
leniency (defendants were able to plead for leniency)
sich von etw. nicht abschrecken lassen
to be undeterred by sth.
Depression, Gedrücktheit
dejection
bevorstehend, drohend
impending
abgrenzen, einengen
to confine
behaupten, beteuern
to assert, that…
etw. abwenden, bannen, verhindern
to avert sth. (you avert your gaze)
Ungläubigkeit
incredulity
Abscheu, Ekel
revulsion
immer wieder
time and again
abschwächen, mildern
to extenuate
beleben, bestärken / belebend, kräftigend
to invigorate / invigorating
Eintönigkeit, Langeweile
tedium (of) (you will find no tedium of repetition in their poetry.)
eingefleischt, chronisch
inveterate
entstellen, verbiegen / entstellt, verdreht
to distort /distorted
sinnentstellend
distorting
etw. unterscheiden, etw. erkennen
to discern sth.
sich anpassen, seinen Verpflichtungen nachgehen
toe the line
angenehm
congenial (without uncongenial fellow passengers)
unerschrocken, furchtlos
intrepid
unachtsam, unvorsichtig
unwary
geniessen, verkosten
savour sth. ( to savour the beach)
urteilsfähig, vernünftig
judicious
Gefahr, Risiko
peril
abgekämpft, müde
weary
grossartig, nobel
sublime
steif, starr
rigid
Aussicht (auf etw.)
prospect of sth.
etw. ausrüsten, ausstatten
to rig sth.
die Aufrüstung
rigging
über etwas brüten, etwas genau studieren
pore over sth. (I had pored over the photos of Barbados.)
entnerven, entkräftigen
to enervate
benötigen, erforderlich machen
to necessitate sth. (This change necessitated a degree of creativity.)
verbindlich
engaging
Anstand
integrity
Beherrschung
mastery
Nachfrage, Befragung (problemorientiertes Lernen)
inquiry (inquiry - based learnings)
fördern, pflegen
foster (it fosters the development of…)
Ausgabe, Erteilung
issuance (visa issuance fee)
etw. erleichtern, ermöglichen, unterstützen
to faciliate sth. (They will faciliate the purchase of…)
zugelassen, anerkannt
accredited (…education)
Eignung, Qualifikation, Berechtigung
eligibility (…according to the eligibility criteria)
Einflussbereich, Zuständigkeit
jurisdiction
etw. beziehen, etw. erhalten
to obtain sth. (medical insurance)
potenzieller, zukünftiger
prospective
Bedrängnis, Elend, Not
hardship
fesseln, hemmen
to constrain
Einschränkung, Nebenbedingung
constraint
zwingen, nötigen
to compel
verpflichtend, obligatorisch
compulsive
eingensinning, starrsinnig
opinionated
Abstriche machen, abbauen
to cut back (on)
etw. aufrechterhalten
to sustain sth.
bemerken, wahrnehmen
to perceive sth.
Rückgang
recession
kurz, prägnant / Kürze Prägnanz
concise / conciseness
fein, zart
subtle (energy, difference)
durchführen, leiten, ausführen
to conduct
Sinneswandel
change of heart
Altertum
antiquity
beurteilen
to assess sth.
Verwandtschaft
kinship
ungeniert, ungehemmt / gehemmt
uninhibited (I didn’t approve of her being so uninhibited so soon…) / inhibited
fantastisch, köstlich
luscious
Auswirkung, Folge
implication (health implications)
etw. gerne mögen, geniessen
relish sth. (challenge, thought)
Vertiefung
immersion
grosszügig
unstinting
zum Durchbruch verhelfen, in Schwung bringen
to leverage (teaching a program that leverages all modalities of knowledge acquisition.)
etw. mitteilen, vermitteln
to convey sth.
unterscheiden, auseinanderhalten
to distinguish
abwägen, nachdenken
to ponder (an advice)
etw. fressen, verschlingen
to devour sth. (books, news, etc.)
ganzheitlich
holistic (the concept fosters the holistic development of each student.)
Wissenserwerb
knowledge acquisition
differentieren
to differentiate (providing differentiated learning opportunities)
beschwören, jmd. anflehen
to conjure
skeptisch, ungläubig
incredulous
anschliessend, folgend
subsequent
beratend…, Beratungs-
advisory
interkulturell
cross-cultural (teaching program)
sich anstrengen, bemühen
to strive (for)
empfindlich, zart
tender
Verhältnis
ratio (student - teacher ratio)
auf jmd. abzielen, ausgerichtet sein
cater to so. (…that caters to children)
etw. hinausschieben, etw. verzögern
to defer sth.
jmd./etw. den Vortritt lassen
to defer to sth.
anfallen, entstehen
to accrue (…because of the costs that accrued)
mit Gewalt, gewaltsam
forcibly
betrachten, in Erwägung ziehen
to contemplate
freundlich, umgänglich
affable
etw. verwirklichen
to bring sth. to fruition
etw. kürzen
to abbreviate sth.
Voraussetzung, Bedingung
prerequisite
bewilligen, gewähren
to concede
ironisch, verdreht
wryly
in bissigem Tob
caustically (…he tells her caustically)
verbrauchen, vergeuden
to dissipate
auf etw. näher eingehen
to dwell on sth.
etw. aufschieben
to respite sth.
von Gesetzes wegen
by rights (by rights you should be in bed at 9.00 pm)
kerngesund
right as rain (I’ll be as right as rain when I’ve had a holiday.)
jmd./etw. übertreffen, überbieten
to surpass sb./sth. (the mall surpassed the expectations.)
etw. entwerfen, ausarbeiten
to devise sth.
etw. geistig erfassen, verstehen
to conceive
zusammenlaufen, sich annähern
to converge (…where people would converge…)
Fazit, Ergebnis
upshot
gleichgestellt, ausgeglichen
equated
etw. aufwerten, verbessern
to enhance sth. (it has potential to enhance community life.)
durchsetzungsfähig
assertive
entscheidungsfreudig
decicive
belastbar
resilient
hartnäckig
persistent
gesellig
gregarious
täuschen, betrügen
to deceive
gerissen, hinterhältig
sly
hinterlistig, betrügerisch
deceitful
grosszügig
lavish
ausschliesslich
solely
arrogant, hochmütig
haughty
unterliegen
to succumb
Unbarmherzigkeit
mercilessness
Eigenschaften
traits
Abschaffung
abolition
redegewandt
eloquent
lästern, verleumnden
to slander
Anschlag, Angriff
assault
Probezeit
trial period
Berufung
vocation (for sth.)
jmd. einstellen
to take on sb.
aufdringlich
intrusive
Umfrage, Befragung, Abstimmung
poll
Büromaterial, Schreibwaren
stationery
der Schritt / schreiten
stride / to stride
betrügerisch, heimlich, verstohlen
surreptitious (glances)
Ermahnung / jmd. ermahnen, tadeln
reprimand / to reprimand so. (giving a reprimand)
etw. dämpfen, drosseln
to curb sth. (curbing the impatience)
aufsässig, mürrisch, reizbar
fractious
Einigung, Schlichtung
conciliation
hartnäckig, stur
tenacious
zu viel Zeit zur Verfügung haben
to have too much time on one’s hand
aufwendig, mühsam
laborious
Reue
remorse
vernichten
to blight
die Lücke, der Bruch
breach
sich rächen
to retaliate
Fälschung
forgery
offensichtlich
blatant
erbeuten / die Beute
to loot / loot
behindern, verperren
to obstruct
bummeln, trödeln
to loiter
hin und her überlegen
to dither
jmd. erpressen, jmd. gegen Lösegeld festhalten
to hold so. to ransom
etw. behaupten
to allege
jmd. zu beinflussen versuchen
to tamper with so.
gewissenhaft
conscientious
Entschädigung / wieder gut machen
redress / to redress sth.
ohne zu zögern / auf der Stelle
at the drop of a hat
verdammen, verurteilen
to doom
kränkelnd, leidend
ailing
der Besitzer
proprietor
etw. begehren
to crave sth.
jmd. schmeichelnd, herumkriegen
to cajole so.
trügerisch
specious
rechtzeitig, ordnungsgemäss
duly
habsüchtig
acquisitive
Verliebtheit
infatuation
Lästerer, Kritiker
detractor
verschlechternd
deteriorating
Missachtung / ignorieren
disregard / to disregard
Köder, Lockmittel / anlocken
lure / to lure
ertickend
suffocating
vortäuschen, heucheln
to feign
verweichlicht
effeminately
restlich
remnant
Demütigung, Erniedrigung
indignity
inmitten
amid
fleissig, gewissenhaft
diligent
Träumerei
reverie (…lost in reverie…)
etw. ausstrahlen
to emanate sth.
etw. widerlegen
to refute sth.
Gesamtheit
entirety
täuschen, betrügen
to delude (she managed to delude herself into believing…)
reuevoll, reuig
contrite (she looked instantly contrite)
bösartig, grausam
vicious (that article was so vicious)
ableiten, folgern
to deduce
Spion, Agent, Gewinn, Posten
asset
verachten / die Verachtung
to disdain / disdain
festnehmen, verhaften
to detain (they detained him until…)
Bericht, Nacherzählung / erzählen, nacherzählen
recount / to recount (he recounted, that…)
ausweichend
evasive (language)
schweben
to hover
Verrat
treason
huschen, wandern
to flit (his eyes flitted over to Loki…)
Glaube, Glaubwürdigkeit
credence (his admission gave me more credence to his words)
locken, ködern
to entice (me into staying)
gegenwirken, entgegenhandeln
counteract
verschleiert, verhüllt
veiled
Nachkommen
progeny
sich erholen, genesen
to recuperate
verbraucht, erschöpft
depleted (it had left me depleted
damit rechnen
to reckon (you are a princess to be reckoned with)
Klippe, Steilküste
bluff
spotten
to scoff
grausam, fürchterlich
dreadful
Gnadenerlass
amnesty
Abgrund, Schlucht, Kluft
chasm
jmd. herbeiwinken, locken
to beckon (to so.)
abweichend, auseinandergehend
divergent
Wohlstand, Erfolg
prosperity
ausschimpfen
to scold
Feind, Räuber
predator
Grausamkeit, Bösartigkeit
ferocity
in jedem Winkel
in every nook and cranny
nichtig, ungültig
(the contract will be) null and void
extrem auffallen
to stand out/stick out like a sore thumb
überhaupt nicht ankommen (Vorschlag, Rede, Witz)
to go down like a lead balloon (joke, proposal, etc.)
sterbenslangweilig sein
to be as dull as dishwater
blitzsauber
clean as a whistle
Vielfachheit, Vielfalt
multiplicity (The Internet’s multiplicity of stimuli and mass of information have…)
Anlass zu etw. bieten, etw. entstehen lassen
to give rise to sth. (The Internet has given rise to hurried and distracted thinking.)
idyllisch, ländlisch
pastoral (landscapes)
Ausgaben
outgoings (monthly outgoings)
Schwindel, Betrug
imposture (He saw through this imposture in seconds.)
Strenge, Genauigkeit
rigour (One contributing factor to this lack of academic rigour is…)
auf den ersten Blick, äusserlich betrachtet
On the face of it (…, it looks the same.)
Verschwiegenheit, Zurückhaltung
reticence
enttäuschen, lügen
to belie (But this reticence belies the truth of verse.)
Handwerker
craftsman
intellektuell, geistig
cerebral (poetry is the highest calling of a sensitive and cerebral existence.)
verabscheuen
to abhor (Marcin began to abhor the sport)
dulden, hinnehmen
to acquiesce (He acquiesced to her demands.)
Eifer, Bereitwilligkeit
alacrity (When Simons girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.)
beschwichtigen, beruhigen
to appease (When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him.)
geheimnisvoll, undurchsichtig
arcane (The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.)
Gier
avarice (The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.)
rügen, schelten
to chide (Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.)
vorsichtig, umsichtig
circumspect (Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.)
zwingen, nötigen
to coerce (The man was coerced into signing the contract.)
Vertrauensperson
confidant (Shortly after we met, he became my chief confidant.)
gesamt, zunehmend
cumulative (the cumulative effect of hours spent in the gym was an improvement of his fitness.)
erniedrigen, entwürdigen
to debase (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.)
respektvoll, ehrerbietig
deferential (Donata is always excessively deferential to any kind of authority figure.)
züchtig, sittsam
demure (Though everyone else at the party was going crazy, she remained demure.)
verspotten, belächeln
to deride (The native speaker often derided the other teacher’s accent.)
veruntreuen, unterschlagen
to embezzle (The accountant was fired for embezzling 10’000Fr. of the company’s funds.)
Feindschaft
enmity (The enmity between John and Scott is obvious to anyone in their presence.)
gebildet, gelehrt
erudite (My English teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated…)
Wissenschaftler, Gelehrter
scholar
loben, preisen
to extol (Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.)
herstellen, erfinden
to fabricate (…, I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work.)
verblüfft, entgeistert
flabbergasted (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer.)
aufgeben, im Stich lassen
to forsake (I won’t forsake my conservative principles.)
heimlich, verstohlen
furtive (Claudia’s placement of her drugs in her sock drawer was not as furtive as she thought.)
Masslosigkeit, Völlerei
gluttony (Helen’s fried chicken tastes so divine, I don’t know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)
grundlos, unbegründet
gratuitous (Every evening the guy at the fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)
Scheinheiligkeit
hypocrisy (The hypocrisy of the politicaian suddenly became apparent.)
unversöhnlich
implacable (Watch out: Once you shun Grandmother’s cooking, she is totally implacable.)
träge, faul
indolent (Why should my indolent children be rewarded with a trip to Burger King?)
Schande, Unverschämtheit
infamy (The infamy of his crime will not lessen as time passes.)
unersättlich
insatiable (appetite for …)
mit etw. auskommen müssen
to make do (I didn’t have any crème fraiche so I had to make do.)
etw. andiskutieren
to touch on sth. (We only touched on the theme of profits and losses in the tutorial day.) (topic, issue)
jmd. schlechtmachen
to put sb. down (It’s really not the done thing to put down a colleague in front of their workmates.)
Behauptung, Anschuldigung
allegation
auf jmd. zielen
to level at sb. (The criticism levelled at him was totally unjustified as he was really hard-working.)
für den unwahrscheinlichen Fall, dass
on the off chance that…
zurückstufen (job)
to demote
etw. auf seinem Konto haben (Erfahrung)
to have sth. under one’s belt
nichts mit sich anzufangen wissen, beschäftigungslos sein
to be at a loose end
baff, erstaunt
gobsmacked
nach etw. Verlangen haben
to hanker for/after sth.
Reihe(nfolge), Aneinanderfolge
succession (He had a succession of injuries.)
etw. einhalten, etw. erfüllen
to comply with sth. (Any athlete who fails to comply with the rules of the tournament will be disqualified.)
Schiedsrichter, Schlichter
umpire
bestätigen, befürworten
to endorse (raw food was endorsed by celebrity chefs…)
Ausrichtung, Begründung
justification for
sich vor etw./jmd. in Acht nehmen
to be wary of sth./sb. (People prone to allergies should be wary of choosing to eat raw food.)
frontal, direkt
head-on (exercise is reputed to tackle a wide range of health issues head on.)
aus eigener Kraft
under one’s own steam (But then, patiens have to carry on with the programme under their own steam.)
deutlich, eindeutig
clear-cut (The situation is less clear cut.)
mit etwas/jmd. vorlieb nehmen
to put up with sth./sb. (People can put up with anything for six weeks.)
seine Fähigkeit übersteigen
to be beyond one’s capabilities (a long-term commitment seems to go beyond many people’s capabilities.)
Projekt, Unternehmen
venture (Have you got any financial backing for your new venture?)
Einladung für
invitation to (the party)
Ziel, Zielvorgabe
objective (Our campaign has achieved its objectives.)
schüchtern
timid (girl)
anfragen, nachfragen
to enquire (an enquiring mind, enquiring eye)
unglaubwürdig, unwahrscheinlich
implausible (interpretation)
wahnhaft
delusional
hervorrufen, erzeugen
to engender (…without the team spirit engendered by working alongside others…)
abgestanden, träge, stillstehend
stagnant (The moss only grows in stagnant water.)
Unschlüssigkeit, Schwankung
vacillation (His vacillation between dieting and binging did a number on his health.)
Hindernis
impediment (The country’s debt has been an impediment to development.)
umgestalten, aufpolieren
to revamp (The firm wants to revamp its public image.)
jmd. am Genick packen
to take sb. by the scruff of the neck (The agency took the company by the scruff of the neck to effect a major makeover.)
jmd. freie Hand lassen
to give sb. free rein (to do sth.)
gut aussehen
to be easy on the eyes
geniessbar, schmackhaft
palatable (the water is completely safe and palatable.)
Diagnose
diagnosis
höllisch, fürchterlich
infernal (What an infernal noise!)
verborgen
ulterior (He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive.)
dumm
inane (There are too many inane quiz shows on television these days.)
Unwissenheit ist ein Segen
ignorance is bliss
monogam
monogamous
ausserdem, darüber hinaus
over and above (…the design of the shop also ensures that the natural flow of people takes them to…)
jedem, jeder
each and every (in each and every case, to each and every section, each and every one of us)
gänzlich, hundertprozentig
well and truly (Those days are well and truly over.)
Trick, Masche
ploy (we have to resist the retailers’ ploys.)
Einhaltung, Wahrung
adherence (It allows the singer to experiment with the emphasis on mood rather than on strict adherence to proper breathing and voice control.)
ein Ziel: setzen, verfolgen, erreichen
to set, pursue, achieve, accomplish,reach a goal
Es fällt mir auf, ich habe den Eindruck
it strikes me that…
Atomkraftwerk
nuclear power plant
Atomkraft
nuclear power, nuclear energy
weitergeben, überliefern
to pass down (traditions.)
ein Vermögen kosten
to cost an arm and a leg (Our tickets cost an arm and a leg.)
tiefste Verzweiflung
the depths of despair (I was in the depths of despair before I heard the good news.)
auf Granit beissen
to bang your head against a brick wall (You’re just banging your head against a brick wall - you might as well give up.)
etw. genau belegen
to give chapter and verse for sth. (She didn’t give chapter and verse but I got a general idea of what she meant.)
leistungsstarke Person, aufstiegsorientierter Mensch
high achiever (It might have provoked some children into becoming high achievers.)
eintönig, alltäglich
humdrum (Her mother is accustomed to calls about the humdrum events of the daily grind.)
Alltagstrott
daily grind
nachhallen, reflektieren
to reverberate with (If they lose a girlfriend at school, it reverberates with all their past experiences of losing out to siblings.)
gegenüber jmd. den Kürzeren ziehen
to lose out to sb. (…to siblings)
bemerkenswert
notable (One notable feature is that…)
