Socialising Flashcards
a particular way of feeling
mode
s.b. or s.o. a person is interested in
to be s.o. cup of tea
making s.b. feel nervous and less confident about doing sth.
daunting
to fixed in a state and unable to change
locked-in
oh my god, more polite
oh my word
to use an amount of space or time
to get taken up
to start (in die Gänge kommen)
to come in
a weakness in sb. character that someone may find annoying
flaw
Nähe
proximity
überzeugend
persuasive (pörsweisif)
knapp, prägnant
concise
Stichpunkte
bullet points
(Eingabe-)Aufforderung
prompt
jedoch, obwohl
though (wou)
a situation that people would fear or hate most
to be one’s idea of hell
very bad or unpleasant
dreadful
to fell someone very tired
exhausting (igsosting)
to leave a place
to go off
not very interesting or exciting
tame (find ich lame)
increasing
on the rise
to appear suddenly or quickly
to pop up
to start to go bald
to thin on top
offensichtlich
apparently (äbärentli)
to encourage somebody to do something (in die Spur bringen)
to spur on
versprühen, ausströmen
to radiate (rehdiät)
unordentlich, zerzaust
dishevelled (discheffld)
having an untidy appearance
scruffy
(Werbe-)Slogan
tagline
Situation, Umfeld
setting
selbstverständlich
take-for-granted
to put make-up on
to put one’s face on
umwerfend schön
drop-dead gorgeous
perfectly dressed
not a hair out of space
dressed in your best clothes
to be dressed to the nines
wear very attractive clothes, mention to admired
to be dressed to kill
dressed in a very fancy way
to be decked out
older woman wears clothes that better suit to a younger woman
mutton dressed a lamb
to look untidy and maybe dirty
to look like sth. the cat dragged in
to look very untidy or ridiculous
to look a sight
s.o. is so skinny that you can see their bones
to be skin and bone
wearing old maybe damaged clothes because lack of money
down-at-heel
good-looking
to be easy on the eye
ugly (offensive)
a face only a mother could love
to want sth. that sb. has
envious
man who is getting married
groom
Frisur, Haarschnitt
hairdo
to improve sth. by changing or adding to it slightly
to touch up
almost or very nearly (nahezu, praktisch)
virtually
to do sth. and not be punished for it
to get away with
to succeed in doing sth. that most people would find difficult
to carry off
neigen, kippen
to tilt
to imitate the way someone does something
to follow one’s lead
to leave for a very short time to do something
to nip away
to not keep at the same level or pace as someone else
to fall behind
to be released to be free
to come out of
type of jeans very wide at the bottom
flared jeans
not up to date
to be behind
to be aware of the current events
to keep up with
that cannot be changed
hard and fast (idiom)
sad, without much hope
despondent
to say something in a very clear way
in a nutshell
during the whole period of time
throughout
to help sb. especially in a difficult situation
Help out
to deal with a situation in a calm way (not showing your feelings)
to play it cool
to send sb. a written message using a mobile phone
to text sb.
to send s. o. a spoken message through a social media app
to send a voice note
to fail on sth.
to mess up
everyone has the right to do their own ideas
each to their own
to talk about sth. for a long time and not coming to the main point
to beat around the bush
the feeling that you don’t want continuing with sth.
to be done with something
to make s.o. feel embarrassed
awkward
when something is officially introduced
to come into place
time passes quickly
time flies
other people’s possessions or situations always seems better than your own
the grass is always greener on the other side
to talk about happy memories from our past
to take a trip walk down memory line
to describe someone who is very young and lacks of experience
to be wet behind the ears
someone who feels defenceless
a babe in the woods
Something that reminds us of the past
a blast from the past
to grow and not longer fit in clothes or other items
to grow out of
gradually becoming a particular type of person or thing
to grow into
greatly admire or respect someone
to look up to
to maintain the same level as someone else
to keep up with
to think about something of the past
to look back on
to work very hard at something
to beaver away
to take initiative and seize an opportunity
to take the bull by the horns
to express surprise
Holy cow!
to be very playful
to lark around
Elefant im Porzellanladen
to be like a bull in the chinashop
to suddenly become very shy
to clam up
to appear suspicious
fishy
when someone tries to obtain sth. indirectly
to fish for something
to tell someone to wait and not be impatient
to hold your horses
to express that a person is especially gentle
to be a pussy cat
to surprise other people with your talents or lifestyle
to be a dark horse
