Voci von Übungen Flashcards
Conscientious
Gewisshaft/plichtbewusst
Plagiarising
Fälschen/kopieren/imitieren
Cramming
to study intensively over a short period of time just before an examination
curriculum
the subject comprising a course of study in a school or college
Mull over something
Think about it for a long time before deciding what to do
Accurately
Genau
Mutual
(Mutual respect)
(Mutual friend)
Gegenseitig
(Gegenseitiger Respekt)
(Gemeinsamer Freund)
Provide
Offer, supply, deliver
(Bieten, liefern, sorgen)
enrich
bereichern
(something enriches our life)
Leisure
Free/spare Time
Contemplate
Betrachten
Deliberate
Absichtlich, bewusst
(The fire was an accident, not a deliberate act)
( i did that deliberately)
Ponder
Nachdenken, grübeln
- She started at the chessboard pondering her next move
- I have pondered for a while, but I have found the perfect translation
Ponder
Nachdenken, grübeln
- She started at the chessboard pondering her next move
- I have pondered for a while, but I have found the perfect translation
Reckon
Rechnen Sie mit, schätzen
- I reckon it will take us an hour to get to the airport
- I reckon it is better to stay at home
Grasp
Erfassen, verstehen, begreifen
- he quickly grasped the problem and found a solution
Top the bill
To be the most important performer in a show concert film etc.
Hit the road
To leave a place or begin a journey
To say the least
Without making something seem better worse etc. than it really is
- I was surprised to say the least
( Ich war gelinde gesagt überrascht)
Close at hand
- near, in a place where somebody/something can be reached easily
It was a close run thing
If you describe something such as a race or a contest as a close run thing, you mean that it was only won by a small amount.
Swot up on/about something
To study a particular subject very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam.
Muddy the water, issue etc.
To make a simple situation confused and more complicated that it really is
Torment somebody
To make somebody suffer very much
- He was tormented by feelings of insecurity
- torture
A taste of your own medicine
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others
Strive to do something /for something
Towards/after something
To try very hard to do something or make something happen
With limited resources they are striving to make the school a better one
The odds
The degree to which something is likely to happen
- The odds are very much in our favour
- The odds are heavily against him
- What are the odds he won’t win (how likely is it)
- The odds are that she’ll win (it’s likely to happen)
Single ounce of something
A very small quantity of something
- I won’t have a single ounce of nervousness
- There’s not a single ounce of truth in her story
