The summer Davos blues Global movers and shakers are worried about China Flashcards
to force somebody to leave a country
to expell
able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry
being PATIENT with somebody
very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do
eager (eifrig, begierig)
to try to persuade people that somebody/something is important or valuable by praising them/it
to tout somebody/something (werben, anpreisen)
the limit of something, especially the limit of what is known about a particular subject or activity
the frontier (die Grenze)
to bring things together that have been spread around
to gather (versammeln)
a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on
the pavement (=Gehsteig)
an important and powerful person, especially in an organization
a big cheese
a country governed by the richest people in it
the plutocracy
that cannot be mistaken for somebody/something else
unmistakable (=unverkennbar)
zweistellig
double-digit
to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax
to fret (=sich ärgern)
to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon
to loom (=sich abzeichnen)
familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual
to be accustomed to (= gewöhnt sein)
unpleasant and depressing
grim
unnecessary excitement, worry or activity
the fuss (=Zinober)
Verflixt gut!
Pretty darn good!
having no purpose or value
nugatory (=wertlos)
to move quickly and with force in a particular direction
to surge (=drängen)
to change a written record or information so that it is no longer true
to falsify
a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc
the meter
seeming or likely to be dishonest
dodgy (=fragwürdig)
very weak
feeble
correct and true in every detail
accurate
to make somebody confused because they do not understand something
to mystify (=irreführen)
not clearly known and suspected of not being honest
murky
the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc
the fare
to mention something as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying
to cite
wrong; not as it should be
amiss (adj.)
to make somebody calmer or less angry by giving them what they want
to appease (= besänftigen)
very; very much
mightly
pressure on somebody/something because they have too much to do or manage, or something very difficult to deal with; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces
the strain (=Belastung)
to complain about somebody/something in a bad-tempered way
to grumble (=nörgeln)
