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Pronunciation
The first pronunciation given is British English. The US pronunciation, if different, is found after the double line (ǁ).
enforce sth. [In(fO:s ǁ -(fO:rs]
etw. durchsetzen
weedkiller [(wi:d)kIlE ǁ -&r]
Unkrautvernichtungsmittel
Rollstuhl
Pfingsten; Pfingstsonntag
wheelchair [(wi:&ltSeE ǁ -tSer]
Whitsun [(wIts&n]
Nouns and noun phrases
abbreviation [E)bri:vi(eIS&n]
accuracy [(ÄkjErEsi]
annoyance [E(nOIEns]
basket case
[(bA:skIt keIs ǁ (bÄskEt] ifml.
belch [beltS]
butt [bVt] US ifml.
chain of command
[)tSeIn Ev kE(mA:nd ǁ kE(mÄnd]
clarity [(klÄrEti]
concrete [(kQNkri:t ǁ (kA:nkri:t]
congregation [)kQNgrI(geIS&n ǁ )kA:N-]
containment [kEn(teInmEnt]
cosmetic surgery
Abkürzung
Genauigkeit
Ärger, Verärgerung
hoffnungsloser Fall
Rülpser
Po, Hintern
Weisungslinie
Klarheit
Beton
(Kirchen-)Gemeinde
Eindämmung
Schönheitschirurgie
[kQz)metIk (s§:dZEri ǁ kA:z-]
elderly: the ~ [(eldEli ǁ (eld&rli]
exposure [Ik(spEUZE ǁ -(spoUZ&r]
find [faInd]
franchisee [)frÄntSaI(zi:]
franchisor [)frÄntSaI(zO: ǁ -(zO:r]
ältere Menschen
Ausgesetztsein
Fund
Franchisenehmer(in)
Franchisegeber(in)
interdependence
wechselseitige Ab[)IntEdI(pendEns ǁ )Int&r-]
hängigkeit
minor offence [)maInEr E(fens ǁ )maIn&r] Bagatelldelikt
natural gas [)nÄtS&rEl (gÄs]
Erdgas
nervous breakdown
Nervenzusammenbruch
[)n§:vEs (breIkdaUn]
pastime [(pa:staIm ǁ (pÄs-]
petrol [(petrEl] UK
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
[)pi: eItS (di:]
precaution [pri(kO:S&n]
prevention [pri(venS&n]
procrastinator
[prEU(krÄstIneItE ǁ prE(krÄstEneIt&r]
recovery [ri(kVvEri]
renaissance [ri(neIs&ns ǁ )renE(sA:ns]
roundabout [(raUndE)baUt] UK
signage [(saInIdZ]
speeding ticket
[(spi:dIN )tIkIt ǁ )tIkEt]
storage [(stO:rIdZ]
tights [taIts]
timetable [(taIm)teIb&l]
trading post [(treIdIN pEUst ǁ poUst]
travel insurance
✂
[(trÄv&l In)SUErEns ǁ -)SUr-]
5/2012
Freizeitaktivität
Benzin
Doktor(in)
Vorsicht(smaßnahme)
Vorbeugung
Zauderer, Zauderin
Erholung
Wiedererwachen
Kreisverkehr
Beschilderung
Strafzettel wegen
Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitung
Lagerung, Speicherung
Strumpfhose
Stunden-, Fahrplan
Handelsniederlassung
Reiseversicherung
Verbs
decipher sth. [di(saIfE ǁ -&r]
exclude sb. [Ik(sklu:d]
exploit sth. [Ik(splOIt]
foster sth. [(fQstE ǁ (fA:st&r]
hiss [hIs]
prompt sth. [prQmpt ǁ prA:mpt]
strangle sb. [(strÄNg&l]
yell back [)jel (bÄk]
etw. entziffern
jmdn. ausschließen
etw. nutzen, ausbeuten
etw. fördern
fauchen
etw. hervorrufen
jmdn. erdrosseln
zurückschreien
Adjectives and adverbs
abusive [E(bju:sIv]
combustible [kEm(bVstEb&l]
equitable [(ekwItEb&l ǁ -wEt-]
liquefied [(lIkwIfaId]
miscellaneous [)mIsE(leIniEs]
purposely [(p§:pEsli]
unruly [Vn(ru:li]
beleidigend
brennbar
gerecht
verflüssigt
sonstige(r,s)
absichtlich
widerspenstig, aufsässig
Idioms and collocations
behalf: on one’s own ~
in eigener Sache
[bi(hA:f ǁ -(hÄf]
brink: be on the ~ of sth. [brINk]
follow through (with sth.)
kurz vor etw. stehen
(mit etw.) weitermachen
[)fQlEU (Tru: ǁ )fA:loU]
footsteps: follow in sb.’s ~
in jmds. Fußstapfen
treten
vorerst, einstweilen
[(fUtsteps]
for the time being
[)fO: DE )taIm (bi:IN ǁ )fO:r]
high: put sb. on a ~ [haI]
leaps and bounds: in ~
jmdn. in Hochstimmung
versetzen
hintereinander
in Folge
auf dem Teppich
bleiben
in Riesenschritten
[)li:ps En (baUndz]
save face [)seIv (feIs]
speak up [)spi:k (Vp]
das Gesicht wahren
das Wort ergreifen
in a row [)In E (rEU ǁ (roU]
in sequence [)In (si:kwEns]
keep one’s feet on the ground
[)ki:p wVnz )fi:t Qn DE (graUnd ǁ A:n]
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