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1
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literally = the exact words used

  • What did he actually say?
    He literally called me a pig.
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wörtlich

  • Was hat er wörtlich gesagt?
    Er nannte mich wörtlich ein Schwein.
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literally = used figuratively

  • Johannesburg literally sprang up out of nothing
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buchstäblich

  • Johannesburg ist buchstäblich aus dem Nichts entstanden
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one can live well here

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Es lässt sich hier gut leben.

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to live in/on (tr.)

  • We live on a farm on the edge of town. (2)
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bewohnen

  • Wir bewohnen einen Bauernhof am Ortsrand
  • Wir wohnen in einem Bauernhof am Ortsrand.
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as long as = temporal sense

You can stay with us as long as you wish

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Du kannst bei uns wohnen, solange du willst.

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as long as = provided

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sofern

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to look ≠ to look at (3)

  • He looked out of the window.
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gucken // sehen // schauen

  • Er guckte / sah / schaute aus dem Fenster.
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to look at sth = briefly glance at sth (3)

But: - She looked into the room (3)

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blicken auf // schauen auf // sehen auf + A

  • Sie blickte/schaute/sah in das Zimmer.
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to look at = in all other contexts (3)

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(sich) ansehen/angucken/anschauen

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when looking at things intensively (= taking a good look at them, or for a longer period of time)

  • Take a good look at this!
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sich ansehen/angucken/anschauen

  • Sie dir dies mal an!
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I want to take a good look at his pictures.

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I will mir seine Bilder ansehen.

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to take a close look at sth

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sich etwas genau ansehen

genau necessitates the use of sich

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to watch or look on while sb does sth (3)

  • He watched the soldiers worked
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zusehen/zugucken/zuschauen

  • Er sah den Soldaten bei der Arbeit zu.
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thank you for watching

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Vielen Dank fürs Zusehen.

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when you take a second/better look at things

  • I then took a better/second look.
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hinsehen

  • Dann habe ich genauer/noch einmal hingesehen.
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to look after sb or sth = watching over them

  • Who looks after the kids when you are at work?
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aufpassen auf + A

  • Wer passt denn auf die Kinder auf, wenn du bei der Arbeit bist?
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to look after = to take care of sb in the nursing sense

  • In this country no one looks after the mentally handicapped.
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sich kümmern um + A

  • Niemand kümmert sich in diesem Land um die Geisteskranken.
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to take care of sb in the nursing sense or in the sense of taking it upon yourself to do sth

  • He looks after his mother very well.
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sorgen für

  • Er sorgt wunderbar für seine Mutter.
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I’ll take care of the drinks and you can take care of the food.

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Ich sorge für die Getränke und du kannst für das Essen sorgen.

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to look around = to turn your head

  • He heard something behind him and immediately looked around.
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sich umsehen

  • Er hörte etwas hinter sich un sah sich sofort um.
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to look around = to nose in shops

  • I’m only looking (in a shop)
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sich umsehen

  • Ich möchte mich nur mal umsehen
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to look all around

  • He stood in the middle of the courtyard and looked around amazed.
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um sich herumsehen

  • Er stand in der Mitte des Hofs und sah verwundert um sich herum.
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to look like = to look as if

  • It looks like/as if…
  • It looks like rain.
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aussehen nach

  • es sieht danach/so aus, als ob…
  • Es sieht nach Regen aus.
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That looks like a good hiding place.

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Das sieht nach einem guten Versteck aus.

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They should apologize but it doesn’t look like that is going to happen.

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Sie sollten sich entschuldigen, aber danach sieht es nicht aus.

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It looks as if he likes it = it seems he likes it

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Es scheint, dass es ihm gefällt.

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to look like sb = to resemble

  • He looks very much like his mother.
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ähneln + D

  • Er ähnelt seiner Mutter sehr.
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they look alike // they are similar (character)

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Sie sind sich ähnlich

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to look = to have the appearance of

  • he looks sick
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aussehen

  • er sieht krank aus
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He looks like a fragile old man

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Er sah aus wie ein zerbrechlicher, alter Mann

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you look like your mother (3)

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  • Du ähnelt deiner Mutter.
  • Du siehst wie deine Mutter aus.
  • Du siehst deiner Mutter ähnlich
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to look = to give the impression of being

  • She still looks very young
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wirken

  • Sie wirkt immer noch sehr jung.
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to look up sth = in a reference book, dictionary…

  • Look it up in the dictionary!
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nachschlagen

  • Schlag’s im Wörterbuch nach!
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to look up sb = to visit them

  • When we were in Tyrol recently I looked up my old German teacher from high school.
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aufsuchen

  • Als wir kurzem in Tirol waren, habe ich meinen alten Deutsch-Lehrer vom Gymnasium aufgesucht.
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to lose one’s way (3)

  • We got lost in the Black Forest.
  • We got lost on the island (while walking)
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  • sich verlaufen (walking)
  • sich verfahren (driving)
  • sich verirren (neutral)
  • Wir haben uns im Schwarzwald verfahren.
  • Wir haben uns auf der Insel verlaufen.
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36
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What did you have for lunch?

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Was hast zu Mittag gegessen?

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37
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He has lunch at home.

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Er isst (zu) Mittag zu Hause.

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38
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That’s where I have lunch every day

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Da esse ich jeden Tag Mittag.

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39
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That was a wonderful lunch, mum

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Das war ein wunderbares Mittagessen, Mutti.

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magazine = general term and for (scientific) journal

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die Zeitschrift

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a glossy (women’s) magazine

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die Illustrierte (adj. noun).

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a weekly // monthly journal/magazine

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die Wochenschrift/Monatsschrift.

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a mark, stain, spot (on your clothing)

  • this stuff makes marks/stains
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der Fleck / der Flecken (pl. both die Flecken)

  • Dieses Zeug macht Flecken.
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the institution of marriage

  • Homosexual marriage is on its way.
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die Ehe

  • Die Schwulenehe ist im Kommen.
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a married couple

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ein Ehepaar

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46
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the weddingfeast

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die Hochzeit

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47
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to marry, to get married

  • He married her.
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heiraten

  • Er hat sie geheiratet.
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more often: He’s married to her.

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Er ist mit ihr verheiratet.

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  • while having dinner/breakfast/lunch

- For dinner/breakfast/lunch

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  • beim Abendessen/Frühstück/Mittagessen

- zum Abendessen/Frühstück/Mittagessen

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what’s for dinner?

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Was gibt’s zum Abendessen?

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51
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when words and events have a meaning or significance

  • What does this word mean?
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die Bedeutung

  • Was bedeutet dieses Wort?
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52
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What’s that supposed to mean?

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Was soll das (bedeuten)?

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53
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He knows what it means to constantly live in danger.

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Er weiß, was es heißt, ständig in Gefahr zu leben.

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54
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What do you mean (by that)?

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Was meinen Sie (damit)?

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55
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Do you really mean that?/Are you serious?

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Meinst du das (im Ernst)?

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They mean well.

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Sie meinen es gut.

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57
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medicine (2)

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  • das Medikament // die Medikamente (usually plural)

- die Medizin

58
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to meet sb = to make their acquaintance for the first time

  • Where did you meet (each other)?
  • I met her in Dublin.
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(sich) kennen lernen

  • Wo habt ihr euch kennen gelernt?
  • Ich habe sie in Dublin kennen gelernt.
59
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to meet = to bump into sb unexpectedly

  • I met him in town today.
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begegnen (sein + D)

  • Ich bin ihm in der Stadt begegnet.
60
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Where have I come across this woman before?

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Wo bin ich dieser Frau schon einmal begegnet?

61
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an encounter

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die Begegnung

62
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to meet sb by appointment (2)

  • Where shall we meet then?
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(sich) treffen // sich treffen mit

- Wo treffen wir uns denn?

63
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I’m meeting him in the pub tonight.

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Ich treffe mich heute Abend mit ihm in der Kneipe.

64
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He wanted to meet up with me.

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Er wollte sich mit mir treffen.

65
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to meet with

  • The chancellor met with the Pakistani president in Islamabad.
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zusammentreffen mit (sein)

  • Der Kanzler ist mit dem pakistanischen Präsidenten in Islamabad zusammengetroffen.
66
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to meet head on/ to clash

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aufeinander treffen

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to meet each together = board members, or a club

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sich versammeln // die Versammlung

68
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meeting = more official levels

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das Treffen

69
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to meet, to sit = at conferences

  • The security Council met today to discuss the crisis in the middle East.
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tagen

  • Zur Krise im Nahen Osten tagte heute der Sicherheitsrat.
70
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to meet a challenge

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sich einer Herausforderung stellen

71
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a pleasant memory of sth

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eine angenehme Erinnerung an + A

72
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I have a very bad memory

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Ich habe ein sehr schlechtes Gedächtnis.

73
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A computer’s memory

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der Speicher

74
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the middle or centre of sth

  • the middle of the forest
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die Mitte

  • in der Mitte des Waldes
75
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city centre (5)

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  • das Zentrum
  • die Stadtmitte
  • die Innenstadt
  • der Stadtkern
  • die Ortsmitte (small town)
76
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the middle of next week/month

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Mitte nächster Woche/nächsten Monats

77
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in the middle/centre of (3)

  • in the centre of Cairo
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  • in der Mitte von
  • in der Mitte + gen
  • mitten in + D
  • mitten in Kairo
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in the middle of the night

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mitten in der Nacht

79
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while I/he/she was in the middle of working

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mitten in der Arbeit

80
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in the middle of

  • they found themselves in the middle of it
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Mitten drin

  • Sie befanden sich mitten drin
81
Q

the Mediterranean Sea

A

das Mittelmeer

82
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Middle East

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der Nahe Osten

83
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the middle one

  • You’ll find your socks in the middle drawer
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der/die/das mittlere

  • Du wirst deine Socken in der mittleren Schublade finden.
84
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The Middle Ages

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das Mittelalter (sing.)

85
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a middle-aged lady

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eine Dame mittleren Alters

86
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She was in her mid-twenties

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Sie war Mitte Zwanzig

87
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to change one’s mind (2)

  • I have changed my mind about him
A
  • seine Meinung ändern (über + A)
  • es sich (D) anders überlegen
  • Ich habe meine Meinung über ihn geändert.
88
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I have changed my mind (2)

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  • Ich habe es mir anders überlegt.

- Ich bin jetzt anderer Meinung.

89
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to miss a bus or a train, or an appointment or a class

  • I missed the bus for the second time.
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verpassen

  • Ich habe den Bus zum zweiten Mal verpasst.
90
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to miss a person (2)

  • I missed you dreadfully.
  • I missed you a lot.
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  • vermissen
  • fehlen + D
  • Ich habe dich furchtbar vermisst.
  • Du hast mir sehr gefehlt.
91
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  • What/who is still missing ?

- The milk is missing / there’s no milk (on the table)

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  • Was/wer fehlt noch?

- Die Milch fehlt

92
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to miss a target

  • Many of the rockets missed their target.
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verfehlen

  • Viele der Raketen haben ihr Ziel verfehlt.
93
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(at the) moment (7)

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  • im Augenblick
  • augenblicklich
  • derzeit
  • im Moment
  • momentan
  • zur Stunde (= as we speak)
  • zurzeit
94
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a (good/bad) mood

  • You are in a good/bad mood..
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die Laune

  • Du bist (in) guter/schlechter Laune
95
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You are in a good/bad mood

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Du hast gute/schlechte Laune

96
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We are in a good mood

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Wir sind in Stimmung

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I’m not in the mood for joining in.

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Ich bin nicht in der Stimmung zum Mitmachen.

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a mood = ambiance or atmosphere

  • What was the mood at the conference?
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die Stimmung

  • Wie war die Stimmung auf der Konferenz?
99
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most = as an intensifier of adjectives and adverbs

  • That is most important.
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höchst

  • Das ist höchst wichtig
100
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extremely

  • That is the most interesting book (of all of them)

≠

  • That is a most interesting book
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äußerst

  • Das ist das interessanteste Buch.

≠

  • Das ist ein höchst/äußerst interessantes Buch.
101
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Most + plural noun

  • Most members are satisfied.
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die meisten + noun

  • Die meisten Mitglieder sind zufrieden.
102
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most of the time

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die meiste Zeit.

103
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mostly

  • He is mostly/usually at his parents.
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meistens

  • Er ist meistens bei seinen Eltern
104
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mostly = generally (2)

  • It will be mostly dry today in the south.
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meist // zumeist

  • Es wird heute im Süden meist trocken sein.
105
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déménager

A

umziehen

106
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to move in

A

einziehen

107
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to move out

A

ausziehen

108
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My brother is moving to Japan

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Mein Bruder zieht nach Japan.

109
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to move a part of the body

  • He could not move his right arm any more.
A

bewegen

  • Er konnte den rechten Arm nicht mehr bewegen.
110
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he remained seated on the couch all day and did not move.

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Er blieb auf dem Sofa sitzen und hat sich den ganzen Tag nicht bewegt.

111
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to move sb emotionally

  • His letter moved/touched me greatly.
A

bewegen

  • Sein Brief hat mich sehr bewegt.
112
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to move/drive/inspire sb to do sth

  • The book inspired me/to go to Italy.
A

bewegen

  • Das Buch hat mich bewegt/bewogt, nach Italien zu fahren.
113
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to move sth from one position to another

  • We tried to move the heavy crate
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versetzen

  • Wir versuchten die schwere Kiste zu versetzen.
114
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to be transferred (people)

  • My brother has been transferred to Japan.
A

versetzen

  • Mein Bruder ist nach Japan versetzt worden.
115
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to move in stages from one position to another

A

rücken

116
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narrow = lacking width (largeur)

  • a narrow bed
  • a narrow path
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schmal

  • ein schmales Bett
  • ein schmaler Weg
117
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narrow = fig. sense but also literally where the emphasis is on how cramped a space is

  • in the narrow sense of the word
A

eng

  • im engeren Sinn des Wortes
118
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I find the new VW Polo a bit narrow/cramped

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Ich finde den neuesten VW Polo etwas eng.

119
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tight (for cloths)

These pants are too tight.

A

eng

  • Diese Hose ist zu eng
120
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near (prep) = in the vicinity of

  • Our house is near Netto/the station.
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in der Nähe von/G

  • Unser Haus befindet sich in der Nähe von Netto/des Bahnhofs
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near (prep) = where “in the vicinity” is inappropriate

  • She was standing near the window
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bei

  • Sie stand beim Fenster
122
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near(by) = adjectif

  • the near future
A

nah

  • die nahe Zukunft
123
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Who was closest to Napoleon? (fig)

A

Wer war Napoleon am nächsten?

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close to sb = fig sense

  • My father’s sister was very close to me (i.e. a close friend)
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noun/pronoun (D) + nahe

  • Die Schwester meines Vaters stand mir sehr nahe.
125
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next to

  • He was sitting next to me.
A

neben

  • Er saß neben mir.
126
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necessary = the most usual word

  • It was not at all necessary to arrive so early.
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nötig

  • Es war gar nicht nötig, so früh anzukommen.
127
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Have you got all the necessaries with you?

A

Hast du das Nötige mit?

128
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if necessary/need be

A

wenn nötig

129
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necessary = stronger and implying inevitability

  • That was the necessary consequence of his behaviour
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notwendig

  • Das war die notwendige Folge seines Benehmens
130
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necessary = required (for a particular purpose)

  • She has the necessary expertise for this job.
A

erforderlich

  • Sie hat die erforderlichen Kenntnisse für diese Stelle.
131
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that is not necessarily the case, you know.

A

Das ist nicht unbedingt der Fall, weißt du?

132
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I don’t need that (2)

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  • Das brauche ich nicht

- Das habe ich nicht nötig

133
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Need = want in dire situations

A

die Not (Nöte)

134
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need = subjective want or desire, both physical and emotion

  • I feel the need for sleep.
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das Bedürfnis (nach=for)

  • Ich fühle das Bedürfnis nach Schlaf
135
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I too have needs

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Auch ich habe Bedürfnisse

136
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in need of renovation

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renovierungsbedürftig

137
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need or demand for things

  • the need for reform in the German army
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der Bedarf

  • der Reformbedarf in der Bundeswehr
138
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to notice sth abstract = to realize

  • I noticed (= saw) she was tired
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merken

  • Ich merkte, dass sie müde war.
139
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to notice = becoming aware of sth usually by seeing

  • He noticed the tram just in time.
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bemerken

  • Er hat die Straßenbahn rechtzeitig bemerkt.
140
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to notice sb = only for people

  • He noticed his sister among the spectators
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bemerken

  • Er bemerkte seine Schwester unter den Zuschauern.
141
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to notice sth by looking at sb

  • I noticed (= I could see) that you had not slept well.
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anmerken (personal object in Dative)

  • Ich habe es dir angemerkt, dass du nicht gut geschlafen hattest.

MASTERING GERMAN VOCABULARY (7 decks)

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