Wave Vocabs Flashcards

1
Q

es ist besser als rauchen (im Buch verbunden mit Stift kauen)

A

it beat smoking

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2
Q

(zu Tode) ersticken

A

to choke to death

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3
Q

= have an idea

A

to come up with something

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4
Q

until a certain date it should be complete (erscheint am…)

A

due to

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5
Q

Chefredakteur/Herausgeber (Zeitung)

A

editor-in-chief

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6
Q

endlich dazu kommen, etw zu tun

A

to get around to doing sth (= something)

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7
Q

etw ertragen

A

to endure

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8
Q

todlangweilig/entsetzlich langweilig

A

excruciatingly boring

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9
Q

zurückrufen (to recall sb); an etw. erinnern (to recall sth)

A

to recall

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10
Q

etw. brauchen

A

to need some + gerund (-ing)

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11
Q

durch eine Handlung reagieren (Bsp.: er reagierte indem er…)

A

to react by doing sth

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12
Q

schimpfen

A

to reprimand

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13
Q

von etw benebelt/verwirrt sein

A

to be befuddled by sth

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14
Q

etwas macht jemanden verrückt/treibt jmd. in den Wahnsinn

A

sth drives somebody bananas

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15
Q

draufkommen/verstehen/herausfinden

A

to figure out

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16
Q

ungeschickt sein

A

to be inept

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17
Q

handwerkliches Geschick/Handfertigkeit

A

manual dexterity

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18
Q

schaffen/bekämpfen/bewältigen

A

to cope with

19
Q

Genie

A

a whiz

20
Q

eine desinteressierte/gelangweilte Einstellung für etw. haben

A

a lackadaisical attitude about something

21
Q

sich für etw. verpflichtet fühlen

A

to feel compelled to do sth

22
Q

flink

A

nimbly

23
Q

schlampig (auch: rührselig; kitschig)

A

sloppy

24
Q

Gräueltaten; Grausamkeiten; Gewalttaten

A

atrocities

25
Q

abgemagert; ausgezehrt

A

emaciated

26
Q

sich für eine Idee einsetzen/Idee unterstützen

A

to espouse an idea

27
Q

schaurig; schauerlich; grauenhaft

A

gruesome

28
Q

jmd. knurrt der Magen

A

somebody’s stomach churns

29
Q

als ungeeignet/unbrauchbar erachtet werden

A

to be deemed as unfit

30
Q

etw. ausrotten

A

to exterminate

31
Q

jmd besiegen (…of sb)/ etw erledigen (…of sth)

A

to dispose of

32
Q

etw. vermitteln

A

to convey

33
Q

Gestank

A

stench

34
Q

benommen/verblüfft aussehen

A

to look stunned

35
Q

durchdringen (The coffee permeated the book.)

A

to permeate

36
Q

Ich werde es später nachholen

A

I’ll catch up later

37
Q

entsetzt/schockiert sein

A

to dismay

38
Q

eigenartig

A

weird

39
Q

mit etw. beschäftigt sein

A

to be preoccupied with sth

40
Q

Ich bin 6,5 groß.

A

to stand six three

41
Q

Gewichteinheit (I weigh…)

A

stone (6,35 kg)

42
Q

jemanden stoßen

A

to nudge someone

43
Q

mit jmd chillen

A

to hang out with somebody

44
Q

Schabernack/Streich

A

a practical joke