voc week 4

Question 1

to be bemused

Answer 1

to be confused

Question 2

to expose

Answer 2

enthüllen

Question 3

punt

Answer 3

success with no experience

this was a complete punt

Question 4

a large slice of a business

Answer 4

large part : e.g. 40%

Question 5

endanger

Answer 5

gefährden

Question 6

climber

Answer 6

mountaineer

Question 7

thorough

Answer 7

detailed

Question 8

sth is of no consequence (to sb)
sth isn’t of any consequence (to sb)

formal

Answer 8

sth doesn’t make any difference

Question 9

… use of sth

Answer 9

make

Question 10

by — method

Answer 10

method

Question 11

to have no chance of

– opposite

Answer 11

to have every chance of

Question 12

her parents .. her towards a career in medicine

Answer 12

pushed

Question 13

to become a professional musician .. a lot of hard work

Answer 13

demands

Question 14

the director recently .. filming his film

Answer 14

completed

Question 15

having .. the cause of his disease

Answer 15

identified

Question 16

they spend a large .. of their income on entertainment

Answer 16

proportion

Question 17

increased investment in industry will .. produce a feeling of confidence

Answer 17

produce

Question 18

credibility

Answer 18

trust

to lose credibility