Vocab Flashcards
to play a joke on sb
to pull someone’s leg
not sharp
ab who is very direct
blunt
synonyms for hate
detest, dislike, can’t stand, loathe
terrible, bad, ugly, disgusting
awful
sth you hate
a pet peeve
corridor / passage
aisle
to meet
encounter
patterns
Muster
suitable
angemessen
Linking words - formal
furthermore however therefore nevertheless moreover
to do stupid stuff
shenanigans
to choose
to opt for
Action Verbs
verbs you can see, do, copy, record, learn..
e.g. play, swim, sing
State Verbs
Senses: smell, hear, taste
Opinion: like, love, hate, prefer, enjoy
Mental Processes: think, remember, forget, believe
Possession: own, have, possess, contain
‘active’ person
proactive
a real bonus
Bereicherung
sth would be an ‘asset’
synonyms ‘disadvantages’
drawback
downside
nuisance
lonely village (far-away)
remote village
to miss sth
to long for sth (not a person)
- the moving of a city
I don’t miss..
I really enjoy…
…the hustle and bustle
suddenly / unexpectedly
sth happens ‘out of the blue’
a ‘nice, little, peaceful’ village
a ‘quaint’ fishing village (“quint”)
to be part of a community
to have a sense of belonging
different / weird (not negative)
‘eccentric’ guests
sth what you want to do
intentions
nörgeln
to whine
whining
seufzen / aufatmen
to sigh
a sigh
sighed
with sadness (weinen)
to wail
poltern / grölen
to rumble
annoying (stöhnen)
to groan
shake (zittern)
tremble - fear/excitement
shiver - colt
shudder - disgust
rubbish on the street
littering
litter (n)
to litter (v)
answer - but no answer (politicians)
‘evasive’ answer
to much –> gambler
‘compulsive’ gambler
permission –> adj
adj - permissive
a critical review
a bad review
a scathing review
undamaged (e.g. after an accident)
unscathed
incredibly funny
hysterical reaction
hilarious reaction
- to know sth (auswendig)
…by heart (= words/language)
…like the back of my hand
…inside out
really incredible
incredible as it may seem
really shit (movie, dinner)
to ‘be appalled’ by sth
his rude behaviour
Ehrfurcht
awe (n)
awestuck (adj)
confusing
bewildering
confused
baffled
sth is an incredible achievement
sth is ‘no mean feat’
terrible or painful experience that continues for a periods of time
ordeal
from the bottom to the top (company)
to move up the ladder
to do more than is necessary
- to impress sb
to go the extra mile
to pay it yourself
to do sth at one’s (own) expense
when light starts to disappear / appear
at dusk (Abenddämmerung)
at dawn (Morgendämmerung)
‘quickly go’ - buy only what you need
‘to pop (down)’ to the supermarket
to be addicted to sth
to be obsessed with
to be hooked on sth
to forget sth
sth slips one’s mind
you look fabulous
to look a million dollars
when sb talks to you as if you are a child - but you’re an adult
to patronise sb
to be surprised by sth negativ
to be taken aback
Verb for couch potato
to veg out (vegetables = couch potato)
to crash out
Opposite of ‘to be spontaneous’
to set goals - long-term goals
- short-term
to give myself an objective
a goal setter
robbery without wappon
burglary
hate
I’m afraid of..
scared to imagine
‘dread’ going
doing sth
dreadful = horrible
I dread to think..
very important
sth is paramount essential vital crucial necessary
—> no very
to pay sb to do some work for you
—> a specialist
to ‘commission’ sb to sth
sth you’re very good at it
to be ‘proficient’ in sth
proficiency (n)
to spend time doing sth you love, but don’t do very often
to ‘indulge’ oneself with sth
by doing sth
soft
mellow
smoky voice
husky
wackelig
wobbly
relaxing voice - that you calm down
soothing
voice - like a mouse
squeaky
high-pitched
to trust sb - 3 meanings
1. trustworthy
sb you can trust
2. trusting
sb who trusts people too easily
3. trusty
old things that work, are reliable and has some sentimental valueto feel sleepy
drowsy
drowsiness (n)
childish
puerile
reif / erwachsen
mature
jugendlich
juvenile
too old
greis / altersschwach
geriatric
conplete (knowledge)
thorough
Kompletter Erfolg
utter success
For speaking
unforgettable / great - experience, adventure
Blühende Fantasie
vivid imagination
Spannendes Leben
thrilling life
to bild
to put up (a building) /
to assemble (Lego)
opposite
to dismantle (to take/pull sth apart)
when sb doesn’t appreciate you or you own work
to be taken for granted
sth is not difficult
sth isn’t rocket science
expressions —> to be angry
a row = to have a row/an argument
sth/sb makes you flip = ausflippen
to seethe with rage/anger = 'laser'
to reach the end of one's tether
= #Geduldsfaden
to lose one's cool = to get angry
the final straw = the end of the tetherLeine - like a rope (but fix attached)
Strick
a tether
zornig / wütend
to be furious
jmd herausfordern
to dare sb to do sth
zusammenzucken
zusammenschrecken
extrem peinlich
to cringe
cringe-making
annoying (irony)
lästig
ärgerlich
irksome
That irks me
untertreiben
to downplay
gläubig
devout
langweilig
annoying
nervtötend
tedious
schrecklich
fürchterlich
beängstigend
appalling
Quote
Verhältnis
a proportion (=what %)
ein Gesetz verabschieden
to pass a law
peers
‘Seinesgleichen’
find out
to ‘determine’rhe cause of sth
hinführen —> zu einem Ergebnis
result in
lead to
to make sth simpler
to bastardise sth
seldom
rare
selten
öffnen
aufmachen
undo
besorgt
anxious
erfordern
verlangen
to require
sth you really want and believe will happen, even though it is impossible
sth is ‘wishful thinking’
stupid and reckless
foolhardy attitude
behaviour
rücksichtslos
unverantwortlich
reckless
easygoing and relaxed
laid-back
to change direction suddenly
to ‘veer’ off the road
lifestyle
when the situation is opposite to what it was
when the boot is on the other foot
Klugscheisser –> Sprache
purist
Bauchgefühl
gut feeling
anfällig
geneigt
to be prone to doing sth
sth negatively affects you greatly
einen / seinen Tribut fordern
sth takes a terrible toll on an
infrequent / rare
the odd cold/happening
sth/ab is very very old
sth/ab is as old as the hills
ein Mittel für
a means of
Are you a bit of a perfectionist
Are you the kind of person who needs to cross all your Ts and dot all your Is
a bit of…
…an idiot
a slob (untidy)
a retard
Zwangsgestört sein
be OCD about sth in particular
pingelig
be a bit anal about sth
auf und ab gehen
to pace up and down
get / understand
grasp
sth dark, negative, bad, is coming soon
sth looms
(un)fruchtbar
(in)fertile
Zerrissen
Zerschlissen
torn
Kasse
till
sth keeps moving/going (weather)
unrelenting
relentless
