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Flashcards by hanna.schmitt, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by hanna.schmitt
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| flow (E) | Ablauf, Durchfluss (E) Just go with the flow and relax. |
| fulfill | erfüllen The screwdriver will fulfill your every need. |
| surround (D) | umgeben (D) The atmosphere surrounds the earth. |
| well-defined | gut definiert His shoulders and stomach are well-defined, he must be an athlete. |
| wherever (E) | wo auch immer (E) Wherever you go, they will find you. |
| primary school (E) | Volksschule (E) Children in primary school are between six and ten years old. |
| to be honest | um ehrlich zu sein She doesn't like me very much. To be honest, I don't like her either. |
| stare (M) | starren (M) I couldn't help staring at the next table - the guy there looked just like Will Smith! |
| the other day | neulich Didn't I see you in the youth club the other day? |
| put up with (E) | ertragen (E) Their dog has been barking every night this week. I can't put up with it any longer. |
| take after (E) | nach jemandem gerate (E) She takes after her father more than her mother. |
| on the up and up (E) | auf dem aufsteigenden Ast sein (E) Her career has been on the up and up since she joined the company. |
| up and about (E) | wieder auf den Beinen sein (E) I was sick with flu yesterday but I'm up and about again today. |
| beauty (M) | Schönheit (M) That model has a natural beauty - she needs no make-up at all. |
| checkout counter (M) | Kasse (M) The queue at the checkout counter was so long I had to wait for ten minutes. |
| permit (E) | Genehmigung (E) The police officer asked if we had a permit to park here. |
| recipe (M) | Rezept (M) For real Greek food, follow these recipes. |
| sincerely (E) | aufrichtig (E) She apologized sincerely for what she had said. |
| (not) feel a thing | nicht spüren I didn't feel a thing when he gave me the injection |
| feel at home (E) | sich wie daheim fühlen (E) The hotel was so comfortable - I felt at home right away. |
| feel bad/awful (E) | ein schlechtes Gewissen haben (E) We had a fight and now I feel awful. |
| feel free (E) | nicht zögern, etwas zu tun (E) Feel free to call me any time |
| feel out of place (E) | sich fehl am Platz fühlen I felt out of place because I didn't know anybody. |
| feel under the weather (E) | angeschlagen sein (E) It's not bad - I'm just feeling under the weather. |
| feel (one's) way (M) | sich langsam vortasten (M) I had to feel my way along the wall because it was dark. |
| get the feel | ein Gefühl für etwas bekommen It's easy as soon as you get the feel for it. |
| admit something (E) | etwas zugeben (E) OK, I'll admit he's not the best driver in the world, but at least he's never had an accident. |
| financial (E) | finanziell (E) My brother doesn't have any financial difficulties because he works full time. |
| on balance | unterm Strich I would say that, on balance, it hasn't been a bad semester. |
| personally | persönlich Personally, I love the artwork in this book. |
| tidy up (M) | aufräumen (M) Tidy up these papers before you leave the classroom. |
| warmth (E) | Wärme (E) I'm wearing two sweaters for extra warmth. |
| homeland (E) | Heimatland (E) I live in Germany now but I was born in Brazil, that's my homeland. |
| get soaked (D) | durchnässt werden It only rained for five minutes but I still got soaked. Also: soaking wet |
| mood (E) | Stimmung (E) If I were you, I wouldn't talk to him at the moment. He's in a very bad mood. |
| at last (E) | endlich (E) I've finished the Power Point presentation at last! |
| cloud up (D) | bewölken (D) The sky is clouding up - I don't think we should go for a hike, it might rain soon. |
| advise (E) | beraten (E) Shark experts advise agains swimming with sharks. |
| literary agent (E) | Literaturagentin (E) If you really want to be an author, you'll need a literary agent. |
| saucepan (D) | Kochtopf (D) Where have you put the saucepan? I'd like to make a hot cocoa. |
| fetch (E) | einfangen, holen (E) Could you fetch the mail for me, please? |
| optimistic (E) | when someone tends to expect that good things will happen (E) |
| pessimistic (E) | when someone tends to expect that bad things will happen (E) |
| pleasure | a feeling of happiness |
| look forward to something (E) | sich auf etwas freuen (E) |
| something gets you down | etwas zieht dich runter |
| ecstatic (E) | extremely happy or pleased (E) |
| feel positive about sth | feel excited about sth |
| enjoyable | something that is enjoyable gives you pleasure |
| to be in high spirits | ausgelassen sein She was in high spirits. |
| to cheer someone up | jemanden aufmuntern |
| to be over the moon | überglücklich sein |
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