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Unit 1 - Origins
given name 8 n ˈɡɪvən neɪm Vorname nome prénom voornaam first name (American English) My given name is Nicholas.
a woman’s family name before she got
married and started using her I’m Mrs Mary Smith, but my maiden
maiden name 8 n ˈmeɪdn neɪm Mädchenname nome di ragazza nom de jeune fille meisjesnaam husband’s family name name is Mary Black.
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the name that is between your first
middle name 8 n ˌmɪdl ˈneɪm zweiter Vorname secondo nome deuxième prénom tweede voornaam name and your family name Harry Potter’s middle name is James.
a woman’s last name, when she has She gave them Brenda’s married
married name 8 n ˌmærid ˈneɪm Ehename nome da sposata nom marital huwelijksnaam changed it to her husband’s name name and address.
someone who is perceptive notices
things quickly and understands
situations, people’s feelings etc well – You’re right. That’s very perceptive of
perceptive 12 adj pəˈseptɪv einfühlsam sensibile perspicace opmerkzaam used to show approval you.
providing encouragement or new Jones proved an inspirational figure in
inspirational 12 adj ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃənəl inspirierend che ispira inspirant inspirerend ideas for what you should do Welsh rugby.
too determined to be successful, rich, The over-ambitious health reform
over-ambitious 12 adj ˌəʊvər æmˈbɪʃəs übertrieben ehrgeizig troppo ambizioso trop ambitieux te ambitieus powerful etc : programme failed.
careful to do everything that it is your A conscientious teacher may feel
conscientious 12 adj ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs gewissenhaft coscienzioso consciencieux gewetensvol, zorgvuldig job or duty to do inclined to take work home.
determined not to change your ideas,
behaviour, opinions etc, even when
other people think you are being He was the most obstinate man I’ve
obstinate 12 adj ˈɒbstənət stur ostinato obstiné halsstarrig unreasonable ever met.
He seemed a neurotic, self-obsessed
neurotic 12 adj njʊˈrɒtɪk neurotisch nevrotico nevrosé neurotisch unreasonably anxious or afraid man.
onbevooroordeeld, willing to consider and accept other She’s quite open-minded about what
open-minded 12 adj ˌəʊpən ˈmaɪndəd aufgeschlossen accessibile, aperto ouvert d'esprit ruimdenkend people’s ideas and opinions job she wants to do.
having an unreasonable dislike of
someone or something, especially a
dislike of a group of people who
voreingenommen, mit prevenuto, gravata da belong to a different race, sex, or
prejudiced 12 adj ˈpredʒədəst Vorurteilen belastet pregiudizi plein de préjugés bevooroordeeld religion – used to show disapproval Some officers were racially prejudiced.
not interested in something, and not
willing to make any effort to change or
apathetic 12 adj ˌæpəˈθetɪk apathisch apatico apathique apathisch, lusteloos improve things She felt too apathetic even to move.
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interested in a lot of different things
curioso, desideroso di and wanting to find out more about
inquisitive 12 adj ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv neugierig, wissbegierig apprendere inquisiteur nieuwsgierig them He’s a very inquisitive little boy.
always thinking of what other people
need or want and being careful not to
considerate 148 adj kənˈsɪdərət umsichtig, fürsorglich avveduto, premuroso prévenant, bienveillant attent, voorkomend upset them He was always kind and considerate.
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alter Hase, erfahrener avoir beaucoup someone who has a lot of experience
old hand 13 idiom ˌəʊld ˈhænd Mitarbeiter vecchia mano d'expérience ouwe rot of something He’s an old hand at the job.
in seinen
Gewohnheiten essere bloccati nelle vastgeroest, met vaste
set in her ways 13 idiom ˌset ɪn hə ˈweɪz festgefahren sein sue abitudini figé dans ses habitudes gewoonten having particular habits Marc was 65 and very set in his ways.
someone who is regarded by other
members of their family or group as a Amy’s always been the black sheep of
black sheep 13 idiom ˌblæk ˈʃiːp schwarzes Schaf pecora nera mouton noir zwart schaap failure or embarrassment the family.
life and soul of the ˌlaɪf ən ˌsəʊl əv ðə persona centrale/centro être le roi / la reine du gangmaker/gangmaakst someone who enjoys social occasions We must ask Sylvia to come – she’s the
party 13 idiom ˈpɑːti Mittelpunkt der Party della festa dancefloor er, middelpunt and is fun and exciting to be with life and soul of the party.
one person who has a bad effect on all Oliver was the rotten apple – people
rotten apple 148 idiom ˌrɒtn ˈæpəl räudiges Schaf (fig.) capro espiatorio personne corrompue rotte appel others in a group started arguing when he arrived.
élément someone who cannot be trusted
unberechenbarer potentiellement because they say or do things you do Don’t send John to the meeting
loose cannon 148 idiom ˌluːs ˈkænən Risikofaktor fattore rischio incontrôlable dwarsligger not what them to because he’s a bit of a loose cannon.
someone who spends a lot of time
couch potato 148 idiom ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪtəʊ Stubenhocker pantofolaio mollasson tv-junkie sitting and watching television He’s a bit of a couch potato.
großer Zampano, hohes un pezzo grosso, een hele pief, een hoge an important and powerful person in
big cheese 148 idiom ˌbɪɡ ˈtʃiːz Tier grande zampano gros bonnet ome an organisation – used humorously He’s the big cheese in this business.
someone who is very determined to
do what they want and not what other
tough cookie 148 idiom ˌtʌf ˈkʊki zäher Knochen osso duro dur à cuire taaie (rakker) people want Ask Alice to help, she’s a tough cookie.
admired by many people and thought Have you seen that iconic picture of
iconic 14 adj aɪˈkɒnɪk kult-, kultig particolare, iconico emblématique iconisch to represent an important idea Churchill?
something that is revealing shows you
something interesting or surprising
about a situation or someone’s The programme gave a revealing
revealing 14 adj rɪˈviːlɪŋ aufschlussreich istruttivo, rivelatore révélateur onthullend character insight into her life.
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vistoso, sorprendente, attractive in an unusual way that is A dark man with striking features
striking 14 adj ˈstraɪkɪŋ auffällig, markant notevole frappant opvallend, treffend easy to notice walked up to me.
Unit 2 - Opinion
no longer young, and therefore no
die beste Zeit hinter avere il miglior tempo over zijn/haar longer attractive or good at doing Kathleen thinks she’s over the hill, but
over the hill 22 idiom ˌəʊvə ðə ˈhɪl sich haben dietro vieux hoogtepunt heen zijn things she’s only 32.
if you think that someone will go far, He was the best student in his year,
het ver you think they will be successful in the and everyone was sure he would go
go far 22 phr v ˌɡəʊ ˈfɑː weit kommen arrivare lontano aller loin brengen/schoppen future far.
the time when something or someone
den Höhepunkt/Gipfel het hoogtepunt is best, greatest, highest, most Most athletes reach their peak in their
reach the peak 22 idiom ˌriːtʃ ðə ˈpɪːk erreichen raggiungere l'apice atteindre le sommet bereiken successful mid 20s.
Grandma fell and broke her leg, and
andare peggiorando/in if a situation goes downhill, it gets she went downhill quite rapidly after
go downhill 22 idiom ˌɡəʊ daʊnˈhɪl abbauen discesa se détériorer bergafwaarts gaan worse that.
a time when someone has to make
zich op een keerpunt very important decisions which will Now farming is at a crossroads in the
at a crossroads 22 idiom ət ə ˈkrɒsrəʊdz am Scheideweg al crocevia au carrefour bevinden affect their future European Community.
kaum glauben können /
schwer wegstecken difficile à
hard to swallow 22 idiom ˌhɑːd tə ˈswɒləʊ können stentare a crederlo accepter/avaler moeilijk te geloven difficult to believe I found his story a bit hard to swallow.
to repeat facts, ideas etc that you have
read or heard without thinking about
ripetere come un napraten, als een them yourself – used to show She tried to get students to think
regurgitate 22 v rɪˈɡɜːdʒəteɪt nachplappern pappagallo régurgiter papegaai herhalen disapproval critically, not just regurgitate facts.
something that makes you think The teacher’s advice certainly gave me
food for thought 22 idiom ˌfuːd fə ˈθɔːt Stoff zum Nachdenken motivo di meditazione matière à réflexion stof tot nadenken carefully food for thought.
a half-baked idea, suggestion, plan etc He’s always coming out with these half-
half-baked 22 adj ˌhɑːf ˈbeɪkt halb ausgegoren mezzo crudo boiteux halfgaar has not been properly planned baked ideas which will never work.
gedachteflits, if someone has a flash of inspiration As he was thinking about the problem,
flash of inspiration 149 idiom ˌflæʃ əv ɪnspəˈreɪʃən Geistesblitz lampo di genio éclair de génie ingenieuze inval they suddenly have a clever idea he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
intelligent and able learn things
bright 149 adj braɪt intelligent intelligente brillant intelligent quickly He was an exceptionally bright child.
The concert will give young jazz
shine 149 v ʃaɪn brillieren, glänzen brillare briller stralen to be very good at something musicians a chance to shine.
dim 149 adj dɪm begriffsstutzig duro di comprendonio pas très fute-fute stom, dom not intelligent You can be really dim sometimes!
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to form something such as a sentence,
een theorie argument or system by joining words, Boyce has constructed a new theory
construct a theory 149 phr kənˌstrʌkt ə ˈθɪəri eine Theorie entwerfen progettare una teoria construire une théorie ontwikkelen ideas etc together of management.
to make people believe an idea or set
of ideas that is intended to explain
something about life or the world,
especially an idea that has not yet Her findings supported Darwin’s
support a theory 149 phr səˌpɔːt ə ˈθɪəri eine Theorie stützen sostenere una teoria appuyer une théorie een theorie bevestigen been proved to be true theory of evolution.
to fail because of a particular reason That’s where the whole argument falls
fall down 149 phr v ˌfɔːl ˈdaʊn einstürzen crollare s'effondrer instorten, mislukken or in a particular way down.
grondbeginselen, basic ideas, principles, situations etc All theories should be built on solid
foundations 149 n pl faʊnˈdeɪʃənz Grundlagen nozioni di base fondement grondslagen that something develops from foundations of factual knowledge.
ein Mordsgeschäft zijn/haar slag slaan, He made a killing on the stock
make a killing 149 idiom ˌmeɪk ə ˈkɪlɪŋ machen fare una strage faire une bonne affaire groot succes hebben to make a lot of money in a short time exchange.
eine Kampagne to start something, usually something The organisation has launched a
launch a campaign 149 phr ˌlɔːntʃ ə kæmˈpeɪn lancieren lanciare una campagna lancer une campagne een campagne starten big or important campaign to raise £150,000.
The programme is targeted at
to make something have an effect on improving the health of women of all
target 149 v ˈtɑːɡət abzielen auf mirare a orienter vers tot doel hebben a particular limited group or area ages.
raccogliere le proprie to work together so that you can deal Local schools have joined forces with
join forces 149 idiom ˌdʒɔɪn ˈfɔːsəz Kräfte bündeln forze unir ses forces krachten bundelen with a problem, be more powerful etc each other to share facilities.
a way of thinking about something,
especially one which is influenced by
the type of person you are or by your His father’s death gave him a whole
perspective 23 n pəˈspektɪv Perspektive prospettiva perspective perspectief experiences new perspective on life.
your thoughts or your ability to think, It’s important to keep an open mind as
mind 23 n maɪnd Geist ingegno esprit verstand feel, and imagine things you study the topic.
an eye-opening experience is one
erhellend, istruttivo, informativo, from which you learn something The whole trip has been an eye-
eye-opening 23 adj ˈaɪ ˌəʊpənɪŋ aufschlussreich mi ha aperto gli occhi révélateur verbazingwekkend surprising or new opening experience.
unwilling to accept or understand new
gretto, di vedute or different ideas, opinions, or His attitude is narrow-minded and
narrow-minded 23 adj ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndəd entstirnig limitate étroit d'esprit bekrompen customs insensitive.
making you believe that something is They produced convincing evidence of
convincing 23 adj kənˈvɪnsɪŋ überzeugend convincente convaincant overtuigend true or right his guilt.
doubts about a decision you have You’re not having second thoughts,
second thoughts 23 n pl ˌsekənd ˈθɔːts Zweifel, Befürchtungen dubbi, timori doute twijfel made are you?
a belief or idea of what a particular
type of person or thing is like, often She is someone who doesn’t fit the
stereotype 23 n ˈsteriətaɪp Stereotyp stereotipo stéréotype stereotype unfair or untrue stereotype of the good mother.
a belief or opinion that you have I had the same preconceptions about
idée préconçue, parti already formed before you know the life in South Africa that many people
preconception 23 n ˌpriːkənˈsepʃən vorgefasste Meinung preconcetto pris vooroordeel actual facts, and that may be wrong have.
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The general opinion seems to be that
the general ðə ˌdʒenərəl the opinion that most people have the government has made a mess of
opinion 149 phr əˈpɪnjən allgemeine Meinung opinione generale l'avis général algemene opvatting about something the war.
As the youngest person there, I knew
keep your opinions ˌkiːp jər əˌpɪnjənz tə seine Ansichten für sich tenere per sé le sue garder ses opinions je mening voor je enough to keep my opinions to
to yourself 149 phr jərˈself behalten opinioni pour soi-même houden to not say what you really think myself.
what you yourself think about My personal opinion is that his first
personal opinion 149 phr ˌpɜːsənəl əˈpɪnjən persönliche Meinung opinione personale opinion personnelle persoonlijke mening something or someone film was better.
rechthaberisch, che vuol sempre avere qui a des avis très expressing very strong opinions about I found him very arrogant and
opinionated 149 adj əˈpɪnjəneɪtəd dogmatisch ragione, dogmatico arrêtés eigenwijs things opinionated.
believing that you should live
according to high standards and
principles, even if they cannot really Many people had idealistic values in
idealistic 149 adj aɪˌdɪəˈlɪstɪk idealistisch idealistico idéaliste idealistisch be achieved the 1960s.
difference of ˌdɪfərəns əv Meinungsverschiedenh He and Luke had a difference of
opinion 149 phr əˈpɪnjən eit divergenza d'opinioni divergence de vues meningsverschil an occasion when two people disagree opinion.
əˌpɪnjən ɪz die Meinungen sind de meningen zijn people have different opinions about Opinion was divided as to whether the
opinion is divided 149 phr dɪˈvaɪdəd geteilt le opinioni sono divise l'avis est divisé verdeeld something program will work.
ə ˌmætər əv una questione di een kwestie van used to say that you disagree, or that “He’s a very nice man.” “That’s a
a matter of opinion 149 phr əˈpɪnjən eine Ansichtssache opinione question d'opinion opvatting people disagree about something matter of opinion,” thought Sam.
avoir tout le droit Of course everyone is entitled to their
entitled to your ɪnˌtaɪtld tʊ jər ˌəʊn das Recht auf eine il diritto di avere una d'avoir sa propre recht hebben op used especially when politely opinion, but I can't accept what he is
own opinion 149 phr əˈpɪnjən eigene Meinung haben propria opinione opinion zijn/haar eigen mening disagreeing with what someone says saying.
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used to emphasise that the truth
about a situation is the opposite of They told me it would be cheap but in
in fact 25 phr ɪn ˈfækt tatsächlich infatti en fait eigenlijk what has been mentioned fact it cost me nearly £500.
intellektuell begabt,
begabt für intellettualmente d'excellence concerned with studying from books, Are some people born academically
academically gifted 28 adv ˌækədemɪkli ˈɡɪftəd akademisches Arbeiten dotato académique academisch talent as opposed to practical work gifted?
having a natural ability to do one or
more things relating to art or culture Opinion about how artistically gifted
artistically gifted 28 adj ɑːˌtɪstɪkli ˈɡɪftəd künstlerisch begabt dotato per l'arte avoir un don artistique kunstzinnig, creatief extremely well he was has been mixed.
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to influence something such as a
belief, opinion etc and make it develop People’s political beliefs are shaped by
shape 28 v ʃeɪp formen formare, modellare modeler vormen in a particular way what they see in the papers.
Unit 3 - Places
a picturesque place is pretty and It was a quiet fishing village with a
picturesque 32 adj ˌpɪktʃəˈresk pittoresk pittoresco pittoresque pittoresk interesting in an old-fashioned way picturesque harbour.
tranquil 32 adj ˈtræŋkwəl ruhig tranquillo tranquille rustig, stil pleasantly calm, quiet, and peaceful We stayed in a small, tranquil village.
The flower market was bustling with
bustling 32 adj ˈbʌsəlɪŋ geschäftig sein attivo, operoso animé bedrijvig a bustling place is very busy shoppers.
very good or beautiful, and very The twelve-mile coastline has
magnificent 32 adj mæɡˈnɪfəsənt wunderbar, herrlich magnifico formidable prachtig, schitterend impressive magnificent scenery.
belonging to a time long ago in
history, especially thousands of years The ancient Egyptians built the
ancient 32 adj ˈeɪnʃənt alt anziano, vecchio ancien oud ago Pyramids.
empty and quiet because no people
deserted 32 adj dɪˈzɜːtəd verlassen abbandonare abandonné verlaten are there The streets were deserted.
a building or area that is run-down is Something needs to be done about
run-down 32 adj ˌrʌn ˈdaʊn heruntergekommen rovinato, decaduto décrépit vervallen, verwaarloosd in very bad condition the run-down inner city areas.
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shelter or protection from someone During the frequent air-raids, people
refuge 35 n ˈrefjuːdʒ Zuflucht rifugio refuge, abri schuilplaats or something took refuge in their cellars.
a creature without a physical body
that some people believe exists, such
as an angel or a dead person, who has
returned to this world and has strange Although Laurie is dead, I can feel his
spirit 35 n ˈspɪrət Geist spirito, fantasma esprit geest or magical powers spirit with me.
Humans thought they were
unable to move away from the surface earthbound until the aeroplane was
earthbound 35 adj ˈɜːθbaʊnd erdgebunden legato con terra terrestre aan de aarde gebonden of the Earth invented.
a set of poles that support a building He lives in a house built on stilts in the
stilts 35 n pl stɪlts Stelzen trampoli pilotis palen above the ground or above water heart of the jungle.
a material or object which does not
allow electricity, heat, or sound to pass
insulator 35 n ˈɪnsjəleɪtə Isoliermaterial (materiale) isolante isolant isolatie(middel) through it Wood is an excellent insulator.
dreary 35 adj ˈdrɪəri öde, trostlos desolato, monotono morne, triste somber dull and making you feel sad or bored It was a dreary winter’s day.
dark, especially in a way that makes It was a gloomy room with one small
gloomy 35 adj ˈɡluːmi düster tetro sombre duister, donker you feel sad window.
a house, car etc that is roomy is large This car is roomy enough for a large
roomy 35 adj ˈrumi geräumig spazioso, vasto spacieux ruim and has a lot of space inside it family.
not serious, and tending to make Dave was a sweet man, very jokey
jokey 35 adj ˈdʒəʊki witzig spiritoso, buffo comique grappig people laugh about everything.
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too small and not very pleasant or The whole family was crammed into
poky 35 adj ˈpəʊki winzig minuscolo, piccolissimo exigu benauwd comfortable two poky little rooms.
protected from the sun or producing
shady 35 adj ˈʃeɪdi schattig ombreggiato ombragé schaduwrijk shade It was nice and shady under the trees.
if you are ready, you are prepared for When the doorbell rang he was ready
ready 35 adj ˈredi fertig, bereit pronto prêt klaar what you are going to do and waiting.
daily 35 adj ˈdeɪli täglich giornaliero, quotidiano quotidien dagelijks happening or done every day There are daily flights to Miami.
an airy room or building has plenty of
fresh air because it is large or has a lot All the hotel’s bedrooms are light and
airy 35 adj ˈeəri luftig arioso, aerato aéré, spacieux luchtig of windows airy.
if a place is overpopulated there are
overpopulated 150 adj ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjəleɪtəd überbevölkert sovrappopolato surpeuplé overbevolkt too many people living in it Most of our cities are overpopulated.
a very large city that is the most The city has become a huge, bustling
metropolis 150 n məˈtrɒpələs Metropole metropoli métropole metropool important city in a country or area metropolis.
unusual and attractive, especially in an
quaint 150 adj kweɪnt reizend, idyllisch grazioso, carino, idilliaco au charme suranné apart, schilderachtig old-fashioned way We stayed in a quaint little village.
We sunbathed on a small secluded
secluded 150 adj sɪˈkluːdəd abgelegen isolato, fuori mano isolé, solitaire eenzaam, afgelegen very private and quiet beach.
surrounded by views of beautiful
scenic 150 adj ˈsiːnɪk landschaftlich paesistico scénique, pittoresque schilderachtig countryside This is a region of scenic beauty.
extremely impressive in a way that The pyramids at dawn were an awe-
awe-inspiring 150 adj ˈɔː ɪnˌspaɪərɪŋ ehrfurchtgebietend che impone rispetto impressionnant ontzagwekkend makes you feel great respect inspiring sight.
zich in alle richtingen spreading over a wide area in an Mexico is a sprawling city of more
sprawling 150 adj ˈsprɔːlɪŋ ausgedehnt vasto, esteso, ampio étendu verbreidend untidy or unattractive way than 20 million inhabitants.
if people interact with each other, they Lucy interacts well with other children
interact 150 v ˌɪntərˈækt interagieren interagire interagir samenwerken talk to each other, work together etc in the class.
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überdauern, länger sopravvivere a, durare durer plus longtemps to continue to exist or be effective for A leather sofa will usually outlast a
outlast 150 v aʊtˈlɑːst halten als più lungo di que, survivre langer meegaan dan a longer time than something else cloth one.
appearing or happening every two He gets a bimonthly magazine on
bimonthly 150 adj, adv baɪˈmʌnθli zweimonatlich di due mesi bimensuel tweemaandelijks months or twice each month trains.
tweehonderjarig the day or year exactly 200 years after 1991 was the bicentenary of Mozart’s
bicentenary 150 n ˌbaɪsənˈtiːnəri 200. Jahrestag 200° anniversario bicentenaire jubileum/gedenkfeest an important event death.
an author who writes with someone
else as an equal or with less We were co-authors of the standard
co-author 150 n ˌkəʊ ˈɔːθə Ko-Autor co-autore co-auteur medeauteur responsibility school textbook on chemistry.
a pilot who shares the control of an
co-pilot 150 n ˈkəʊ ˌpaɪlət Kopilot copilota copilote tweede piloot aircraft with the main pilot My co-pilot took over for the landing.
things that are interchangeable can be These two words are almost
interchangeable 150 adj ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl austauschbar intercambiabile interchangeable uitwisselbaar used instead of each other interchangeable.
An intercontinental flight between the
going from one continent to another, USA and Europe has lost contact with
intercontinental 150 adj ˌɪntəkɒntəˈnentl interkontinental intercontinentale intercontinental intercontinentaal or happening between two continents air traffic control.
a taxi that you have to order by
telephone, not one that you can stop I’ve arranged for a minicab for 10
minicab 150 n ˈmɪnikæb Kleintaxi piccolo taxi, minicab taxi, minicab taxi in the street tomorrow morning.
a path for people to walk under a road Take the subway – it’s less dangerous
subway 150 n ˈsʌbweɪ U-Bahn metropolitana métro metro or railway than walking across the road.
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the money you have to pay to use a I avoid the motorways in France
toll 38 n təʊl Maut pedaggio péage tol particular road, bridge etc because I don’t want to pay the tolls.
The Marshall Plan brought about the
Erholung, the process of making something regeneration of the shattered Europe
regeneration 38 n riːˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən Regenerierung ricreazione régéneration regeneratie develop and grow strong again of 1947.
Unit 4 - Justice
He claims the police destroyed records
to show that (something) is true by that could prove the officer’s
prove 44 v pruːv beweisen provare prouver bewijzen providing facts, information etc innocence.
an attack or operation by soldiers or
Razzia im razzia in de vroege police that happens very early in the The police carried out dawn raids on
dawn raid 44 n ˌdɔːn ˈreɪd Morgengrauen retata/raid all'alba perquisition à l'aube ochtend morning the suspects’ houses.
to do something that needs to be It became clear that Smith had carried
carry out 44 phr v ˌkæri ˈaʊt ausführen, begehen realizzare, commettere effectuer, réaliser plegen organised and planned out the crime.
He had to appear in court for a driving
driving 44 n ˈdraɪvɪŋ Fahren guida conduite rijden the activity of driving a car, truck etc offence.
to tell the police or someone in
authority that an accident or crime
report 44 v rɪˈpɔːt melden riferire, denunciare signaler, dénoncer melden has happened I’d like to report a crime.
having happened or existed before
the event, time, or thing that you are I’ve met him before on two previous
previous 44 adj ˈpriːviəs vorherig precedente précédent vorig talking about now occasions.
to make a formal request to a court or
əˈpiːl əˌɡenst, Berufung einlegen former un recours someone in authority asking for a Both men intend to appeal against
appeal against 44 phr v əˌɡeɪnst gegen appellarsi contro contre in beroep gaan decision to be changed their sentences.
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to state very firmly that something is
true, when other people do not Years later, he is still protesting his
protest 44 v prəˈtest beteuern affermare clamer, proclamer betuigen believe you innocence.
Women commit fewer crimes than
commit 44 v kəˈmɪt begehen commettere commettre plegen to do something wrong or illegal men.
a surprise visit made to a place by the Two suspects were arrested during
police raid 44 n pəˈliːs ˌreɪd Polizeirazzia una raid della polizia raid de police politie-inval police to search for something illegal the police raid.
a surprise visit made to a place by the There was a drugs raid in the next
drugs raid 44 n ˈdrʌɡz ˌreɪd Drogenrazzia una raid delle droghe perquisition de drogues drugsinval police to search for illegal drugs street last night.
a wrongful conviction is unfair or Her wrongful conviction meant that
wrongful unrechtmäßige condamnation onterechte illegal because the person affected by she went to prison for an offence she
conviction 44 n kənˈvɪkʃən Verurteilung condanna indebito injustifiée veroordeling it has done nothing wrong didn’t commit.
It’s difficult to see how more savings
difficult 45 adj ˈdɪfɪkəlt schwierig difficile difficile moeilijk te geloven hard to do, understand, or deal with can be made.
used to say that someone is unable to
change their behaviour or feelings, or
er niets aan kunnen to prevent themselves from doing
help 45 v help helfen aiutare aider doen dat something I can’t help the way I feel about you.
if something bad that has happened is
your fault, you should be blamed for
it, because you made a mistake or
fault 45 n fɔːlt Fehler errore faute schuld failed to do something I’m really sorry, but it’s not my fault.
It’s funny how you remember the
words of songs, even ones you don’t
funny 45 adj ˈfʌni lustig buffo drôle grappig unusual, strange, or difficult to explain really like.
used when you wish a situation was
different, and you feel sad or It’s a shame that you have to leave so
shame 45 n ʃeɪm Schande vergogna honte jammer disappointed soon.
used to say how something seems,
especially from what you know about Police say there appear to be signs of
appear 45 v əˈpɪə scheinen apparire apparaître schijnen it or from what you can see a break-in.
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an important event, decision, problem
etc has a big effect or influence on
people’s lives or on events in the It’s important to explain the procedure
important 45 adj ɪmˈpɔːtənt wichtig importante important belangrijk future to the patient.
used to say that you are not surprised It’s no wonder you’ve got a headache,
wonder 45 n ˈwʌndə Wunder miracolo miracle, merveille wonder by something the amount you drank last night.
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crimene dei colletti la criminalité en col witteboordencriminalite crimes by professional people that White-collar crime costs American
white-collar crime 151 n ˌwaɪt kɒlə ˈkraɪm Wirtschaftskriminalität bianchi blanc it involve ways of illegally getting money companies over $100 billion a year.
the situation of not knowing how to Illiteracy in modern Britain cannot be
illiteracy 151 n ɪˈlɪtərəsi Analphabetentum analfabetismo analphabétisme analfabetisme read or write permitted.
the situation or experience of being Millions of elderly people live in
poverty 151 n ˈpɒvəti Armut povertà pauvreté armoede poor poverty.
Gender inequality means that many
Geschlechterungleichhe disuguaglianza di les inégalités entre les ongelijkheid tussen when men and women are treated women are paid less than men for the
gender inequality 151 n ˌdʒendə ɪnɪˈkwɒləti it genere genres mannen en vrouwen differently, in a way that is unfair same job.
the practice or system of censoring Censorship of books is common in
censorship 151 n ˈsensəʃɪp Zensur censura censure censuur something some countries.
ageismo,
Diskriminierung von discriminazione di discrimination due à unfair treatment of people because The new law aims to stop ageism in
ageism 151 n ˈeɪdʒɪzəm Senioren anziani l'âge leeftijdsdiscriminatie they are old the workplace.
organisiertes georganiseerde a large and powerful organisation of Organised crime is involved in drug
organised crime 151 n ˌɔːɡənaɪzd ˈkraɪm Verbrechen criminalità organizzata le crime organisé misdaad criminals trafficking.
antisocial behaviour is violent or
harmful to other people, or shows She was finding it hard to cope with
antisocial comportamento anti- comportement that you do not care about other her son’s increasingly antisocial
behaviour 151 n ˌæntisəʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjə asoziales Verhalten sociale antisocial asociaal gedrag people behaviour.
a situation in which it is very difficult
to decide what to do, because all the
choices seem equally good or equally
dilemma 50 n dəˈlemə, daɪ- Dilemma dilemma dilemme dilemma bad I’m in a dilemma about this job offer.
to remember to think about We will take your recent illness into
take into ˌteɪk ɪntə (something important) when you are consideration when marking your
consideration 50 v phr kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən berücksichtigen considerare tenir compte de in overweging nemen making a decision or judgment exams.
approfondire, pensare to think carefully about the possible
think through 50 phr v ˌθɪŋk ˈθruː durchdenken su examiner en détail nadenken over results of (something) It’s my fault. I didn’t think it through.
Pros und Kontras, Vor- pro e contro, vantaggi e the advantages and disadvantages of We discussed the pros and cons of
pros and cons 50 n phr ˌprəʊz ən ˈkɒnz und Nachteile svantaggi le pour et le contre voor- en nadelen something going to university.
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to make a judgment about (a person
or situation) after thinking carefully The report assesses the impact of
assess 50 v əˈses einschätzen, beurteilen valutare évaluer beoordelen about it advertising on children.
someone who plans and organises a
complicated operation, especially a He is suspected of being the
mastermind 52 n ˈmɑːstəmaɪnd führender Kopf capo cerveau, organisateur brein criminal operation mastermind behind the bombings.
abluchsen, betrügen to get money from (someone) by
con 52 v kɒn um estorcere escroquer afhandig maken deceiving them He conned me out of £300.
made to look like a real material or
fake 52 adj feɪk gefälscht finto faux namaak, vals object in order to deceive people She gave me a fake 20 dollar bill.
the place where something originally The provenance of the paintings is
provenance 52 n ˈprɒvənəns Herkunft provenienza provenance herkomst came from unknown.
a document, painting, or piece of
paper money that has been copied
forgery 52 n ˈfɔːdʒəri Fälschung falso contrefaçon vervalsing illegally The painting was a very clever forgery.
someone who tricks or deceives
people in order to get money from He was a very clever con artist and
con artist 52 n ˈkɒn ˌɑːtəst Schwindler, Hochstapler imbroglione escroc oplichter them made lots of money.
Unit 5 - Secrets
to live a very quiet private life and not
keep yourself to do many things that involve other We hardly knew them – they kept
yourself 56 idiom ˌkiːp jəˌself tə jəˈself unter sich bleiben rimangono tra di loro rester entre soi op jezelf zijn people themselves to themselves.
if something happens behind closed
behind closed bɪˌhaɪnd kləʊzd hinter geschlossenen doors, it happens in private and the It seems that the deal was made
doors 56 idiom ˈdɔːz Türen a porte chiuse à porte close achter gesloten deuren public are not allowed in behind closed doors.
to say something without meaning to, He let it slip that they were planning to
let it slip 56 idiom ˌlet it ˈslɪp ausplaudern spifferare laisser échapper zich verspreken when you had wanted it to be a secret get married.
die Katze aus dem Sack lasciare il gatto fuori dal tout avouer, vendre la to tell something that someone else I spilt the beans when I told her that
spill the beans 56 idiom ˌspɪl ðə ˈbiːnz lassen, verraten sacco, rivelare mèche zijn mond voorbijpraten wanted you to keep a secret he wasn’t at the conference at all.
The boss of the failed company is
keeping schtum about his role in the
keep/stay schtum 56 idiom ˌkiːp, ˌsteɪ ˈʃtʊm nichts sagen zu niente da dire tenir sa langue je mond houden to keep or stay quiet or silent disaster.
let the cat out of let ðə ˌkæt aʊt əv ðə die Katze aus dem Sack lasciare il gatto fuori dal cracher le morceau, to tell someone a secret, especially The engagement ring on her finger
the bag 56 idiom ˈbæɡ lassen sacco vendre la mèche de kat uit de zak laten without intending to rather let the cat out of the bag.
to spoil a surprise or secret by doing
give the game or saying something that lets Lynn gave the game away by laughing
away 56 idiom ˌɡɪv ðə ˈɡeɪm əˌweɪ alles verraten dire a tutti voi vendre la mèche het plan verklappen someone guess what the secret is when Kim walked in.
classified information, documents etc
classified ˌklæsəfaɪd Verschlusssache, are ones which the government has
information 152 n ɪnfəˈmeɪʃən Geheimsache segreto information classifiée geheime informatie ordered to be kept secret This is classified information.
to give someone information that It is not company policy to divulge
divulge 152 v daɪˈvʌldʒ enthüllen, verraten svelare, rivelare révéler, divulguer onthullen should be kept secret personal details of employees.
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used before telling someone
between you and something that you do not want them Between you and me, I think Schmidt’s
me 152 phr bɪˌtwiːn jʊː ən ˈmiː unter uns tra di noi entre toi et moi onder ons (gezegd) to tell anyone else about to resign.
hush-hush 152 adj ˌhʌʃ ˈhʌʃ streng geheim secreto archi-secret, top secret (diep) geheim very secret Everything was very hush-hush.
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to show that (something) is wrong or These figures disproved Smith’s
disprove 59 v dɪsˈpruːv widerlegen, entkräften confutare réfuter weerleggen not true argument.
a written message that is sent or Send me a text message once you’ve
text message 61 n ˈtekst ˌmesɪdʒ Textnachricht messaggio di testo texto sms received on a mobile phone arrived.
a computer game in which you move
images on a screen using electronic There are always ads for video games
video game 61 n ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌɡeɪm Videospiel videogioco jeu vidéo videospel controls on the TV these days.
food such as hamburgers which is
cochonneries, prepared quickly and that you can There are lots of fast food outlets in
fast food 61 n ˈfɑːst fuːd Fastfood fast food malbouffe, junk food fastfood take away with you the high street.
a website where people put
social networking ˌsəʊʃəl ˈnetwɜːkɪŋ information about themselves and can Facebook is probably the best-known
website 61 n ˌwebsaɪt soziales Netzwerk rete sociale réseau social sociaalnetwerksite send messages to other people social networking website.
seine Zeit verbringen trascorrere/passare il to spend a lot of time in a particular I don’t really know who she hangs out
hang out 61 v ˌhæŋ ˈaʊt mit suo tempo con traîner uithangen place or with particular people with.
a group of shops together in one large She goes to the shopping mall with
shopping mall 61 n ˈʃɒpɪŋ mɔːl Einkaufszentrum centro commerciale centre commercial winkelcentrum covered building her friends at the weekend.
a telephone that you can carry with The latest mobile phones are on sale
mobile phone 61 n ˌməʊbaɪl ˈfəʊn Mobiltelefon, Handy cellulare, telefonino téléphone portable mobiele telefoon you and use in any place here.
an electronic machine, especially a
phone or computer, that you can carry This app will work on all your mobile
mobile device 61 n ˌməʊbaɪl dɪˈvaɪs Mobilgerät dispositivo mobile appareil mobile mobiel apparaat with you and use in any place devices.
to move or happen faster, or to make The truck speeded up going down the
speed up 61 phr v ˌspiːd ˈʌp beschleunigen accellerare accélérer versnellen (something) move or happen faster hill.
to make (something) more colourful She bought some flowers to brighten
brighten up 61 phr v ˌbraɪtn ˈʌp aufhellen schiarire se dégager opfleuren or attractive up the room.
to make something more attractive or Jazz up your everyday meals with our
jazz up 61 phr v ˌdʒæz ˈʌp aufpeppen ravvivare agrémenter opvrolijken exciting new range of seasonings.
to continue doing something or being
go on 61 phr v ˌɡəʊ ˈɒn weiterhin tun… continuare a fare continuer de faire qc doorgaan in a situation He went on working until he was 91.
You’ll have an accident if you carry on
carry on 61 phr v ˌkæri ˈɒn fortsetzen continuare continuer de faire qc doorgaan to continue doing something driving like that.
nicht aufhören, etwas non smettere di fare to continue doing something, or to do
keep on 61 phr v ˌkiːp ˈɒn zu tun qualcosa continuer à faire qc doorgaan, verder gaan something many times You just have to keep on trying.
to make someone leave their job
when they are old or ill and pay them
a pension, or to get rid of something
met pensioen sturen, because it is old or not useful any Many of the old ships have been
pension off 61 phr v ˌpenʃən ˈɒf stilllegen, pensionieren pensionare, chiudere mettre à la retraite afdanken more pensioned off.
Leah and I were going to go to
einen Rückzieher to say that you cannot do something Morocco together, but at the last
cry off 61 phr v ˌkraɪ ˈɒf machen fare marcia indietro se décommander terugkrabbelen that you have already promised to do moment she cried off.
to decide that a planned event will not
call off 61 phr v ˌkɔːl ˈɒf abblasen, absagen annullare, evocare annuler annuleren, afzeggen take place The trip to Italy might be called off.
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to turn off a machine, light, radio etc
switch off 61 phr v ˌswɪtʃ ˈɒf abstellen, ausschalten spegnere éteindre, décrocher uitzetten using a switch The burglar alarm was switched off.
uitzoeken, erachter to get (information), after trying to Has anyone bothered to find out how
find out 61 phr v ˌfaɪnd ˈaʊt herausfinden ritrovare découvrir, apprendre komen discover it or by chance much all this is going to cost?
to publicly speak in protest about
seine Meinung sagen, zich tegen iets something, especially when protesting Five students who had spoken out
speak out 61 phr v ˌspiːk ˈaʊt sich äußern dire la sua, esprimersi parler franchement uitspreken could be dangerous against the regime were arrested.
to be very easy to see or notice or to
se démarquer, se afsteken, zich be much better than other similar That day still stands out as the
stand out 61 phr v ˌstænd ˈaʊt hervorstechen risaltare détacher onderscheiden people or things greatest day in my life.
call out 61 phr v ˌkɔːl ˈaʊt ausrufen, herausrufen esclamare appeler, interpeller roepen to say something loudly ‘Hi there!’ I called out.
to become slower or to make
slow down 61 phr v ˌsləʊ ˈdaʊn verlangsamen rallentare ralentir langzamer maken (something) slower The ice on the road slowed us down.
einschränken, to reduce the number of things The police have narrowed down their
narrow down 61 phr v ˌnærəʊ ˈdaʊn beschränken limitare, ridurre réduire à beperken included in a range list of suspects.
to become more strict in dealing with
energisch einschreiten intervenire a problem and punishing the people The government is determined to
crack down 61 phr v ˌkræk ˈdaʊn gegen energicamente contro sévir contre aanpakken involved crack down on terrorism.
to put (something) in the place where
put away 61 phr v ˌpʊt əˈweɪ wegräumen rimuovere ranger opbergen it is usually kept He put his toys away every night.
to move, or to make (something)
move, away from a place by the force
blow away 61 phr v ˌbləʊ əˈweɪ wegwehen soffiare via emporter wegblazen of the wind or a current of air My ticket blew away.
to remove (someone or something), or She whisked the tray off the table and
take away 61 phr v ˌteɪk əˈweɪ wegnehmen togliere enlever weghalen make (something) disappear took it away.
wieder in Betrieb to start to use something again that The city council has decided to bring
bring back 61 phr v ˌbrɪŋ ˈbæk nehmen riassumere l'esercizio di ramener herinvoeren was used in the past back the old electric trams.
se rappeler qc, to think about things that happened in Thinking back, it amazes me how we
think back 61 phr v ˌθɪŋk ˈbæk sich zurückversetzen ritornare col pensiero repenser à qc terugdenken the past survived on so little sleep.
to think about something that When I look back on those days I
look back 61 phr v ˌlʊk ˈbæk zurückblicken richiamare alla mente regarder en arrière terugkijken happened in the past realise I was desperately unhappy.
cast your mind ˌkɑːst jə ˈmaɪnd to think about something again or to He frowned, casting his mind back
back 61 phr v bæk an etwas zurückdenken ripensare a se rappeler qc terugblikken (op) remember something over the conversation.
herumwursteln, to spend time lazily, doing things He spent his vacation messing around
mess around 61 phr v ˌmes əˈraʊnd herumhängen gingillarsi traîner rondhangen slowly and in a way that is not planned on the farm.
starsene senza far rester debout à ne rien to stand somewhere and not do We stood around saying goodbye for a
stand around 61 phr v ˌstænd əˈraʊnd herumstehen niente faire staan te kijken anything while.
essere buttato lì, to wait or spend time somewhere, I hung around the station for an hour
hang around 61 phr v ˌhæŋ əˈraʊnd herumlungern, -hängen bighellonare traîner rondhangen doing nothing but he never came.
We mulled over the candidates and
mull over 61 phr v ˌmʌl ˈəʊvə grübeln über rimuginare retourner dans sa tête iets overwegen to consider something for a long time finally chose one.
to read or look at something very
pore over 61 phr v ˌpɔːr ˈəʊvə vertieft sein in immergersi in étudier de près zich verdiepen in carefully for a long time She was poring over a book.
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to examine (something or someone)
dare un'occhiata al quickly, without paying much Do you have a few minutes to look
look over 61 phr v ˌlʊk ˈəʊvə einen Blick werfen über sopra jeter un coup d'oeil à doornemen attention to detail these samples over?
to consider (something) carefully Why don’t you think it over and give
think over 61 phr v ˌθɪŋk ˈəʊvə überdenken riflettere su bien réfléchir à nadenken over before making a decision me a call in a couple of days?
etw. besprechen mit, parlare di qc con qu, to discuss a problem with someone
talk over 152 phr v ˌtɔːk ˈəʊvə Rücksprache halten mit consultare discuter de uitvoerig spreken over before deciding what to do Talk over any worries with your GP.
if a situation is looking up, it is Now the summer’s here, things are
look up 152 phr v ˌlʊk ˈʌp besser werden migliorare s'améliorer beter worden improving looking up!
unermüdlich continuare persévérer envers et to continue working in spite of We’ll just have to soldier on without
soldier on 152 phr v ˌsəʊldʒər ˈɒn weitermachen instancabilmente contre tout volhouden difficulties him.
to stop or remove something These figures kill off any hope that the
kill off 152 phr v ˌkɪl ˈɒf zunichte machten sconfitta di fatto éliminer uit de weg ruimen completely economy is poised for recovery.
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menschenleer, empty and quiet because no people The old mine now stands completely
deserted 64 adj dɪˈzɜːtəd verlassen deserto, lasciato abandonné verlaten are there deserted.
an abandoned building, car, boat etc
has been left by the people who The car was found abandoned in
abandoned 64 adj əˈbændənd verlassen, aufgegeben abbandonato, lasciato abandonné achtergelaten owned or used it Bristol.
an uninhabited place does not have They found an uninhabited island in
uninhabited 64 adj ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd unbewohnt disabitato, deserto inhabité onbewoond anyone living there the Caribbean.
helping someone to live a healthy,
useful, or active life again after they
have been seriously ill, in prison, or on He was sent to a special rehabilitation
rehabilitation 64 n ˌriːhəbɪləˈteɪʃən Rehabilitation riabilitazione rééducation revalidatie drugs unit for stroke patients.
a period of time when a person or
animal is kept apart from others in
case they are carrying a disease, or
the state of being kept apart in this The monkeys were kept in quarantine
quarantine 64 n ˈkwɒrəntiːn Quarantäne quarantena qarantaine quarantaine way for 31 days.
Unit 6 - Trends
herinnering van lang something remembered that is far Her honeymoon seemed like a distant
a distant memory 68 phr ə ˌdɪstənt ˈmeməri ferne Erinnerung lontano ricordo un lointain souvenir geleden away in space or time memory.
die Anzeichen deuten there are things that show that The signs are that the country is likely
the signs are 68 phr ðə ˌsaɪnz ˈɑː darauf hin i segni indicano les signes indiquent er zijn tekenen dat something is happening to recover soon.
questi giorni sono the time when something could The days are over when you could buy
the days are over 68 phr ðə ˌdeɪz ər ˈəʊvə die Tage sind vorbei passati finie l'époque de tijd is voorbij happen is in the past a cinema ticket for sixpence.
etwas, das der
Vergangenheit qualcosa che iets dat tot het verleden something that does not exist any We hope that smoking will become a
a thing of the past 68 phr ə ˌθɪŋ əv ðə ˈpɑːst angehört appartiene al passato une chose du passé behoort more thing of the past.
het zou best eens used to say that something is likely to
may well 68 phr ˌmeɪ ˈwel kann durchaus può essere abbastanza pourrait bien kunnen dat happen or is likely to be true What you say may well be true.
something that is likely to do or be
sehr wahrscheinlich molto probabilmente something will probably do it or be Children who live in the country’s rural
be likely to 68 v phr bi ˈlaɪkli tʊ etwas tun/werden fare qualcosa être probable de waarschijnlijk zijn true areas are very likely to be poor.
to make someone think that a Opinion polls suggest that only 10% of
suggest 68 v səˈdʒest nahelegen suggerire suggérer suggereren particular thing is true the population trust the government.
Everything points to her having died
point to 68 v phr ˈpɔɪnt tʊ darauf hindeuten suggerire indiquer qc erop wijzen to suggest that something is true from a drugs overdose.
to be very likely to do or feel a Don’t lie to her. She’s bound to find
be bound to 68 v phr bi ˈbaʊnd tʊ verpflichtet sein zu essere obbligato a être obligé de vastbesloten zijn particular thing out.
to seem certain to happen at some She was destined to have a successful
be destined to 68 v phr bi ˈdestɪnd tʊ dazu bestimmt sein essere destinato a destiné à bestemd zijn time in the future career.
sulla buona strada,
andare nella direzione to be likely to achieve a particular
on track 70 prep phr ˌɒn ˈtræk auf Kurs giusta en bonne voie op schema liggen result We’re still on track for 10% growth.
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based on a calculation about how
many times something usually
happens, how much money someone
usually gets, how often people usually On average, men still earn more than
on average 70 prep phr ɒn ˈævərɪdʒ im Durchschnitt in media en moyenne gemiddeld do something etc women.
a short period during which you use
or do something or employ someone
to find out whether they are
zur Probe, zum satisfactory for a particular purpose or They let me have the computer on
on trial 70 prep phr ɒn ˈtraɪəl Probieren in prova à l'essai op proef job trial for thirty days.
in a situation where you may be Their children are also at high risk of
at risk 70 prep phr ət ˈrɪsk gefährdet in pericolo à risque het risico lopen harmed developing the disease.
The item you want is not available at
at present 70 prep phr ət ˈprezənt gegenwärtig al presente/momento pour l'instant op dit moment at this time present.
not less than a particular number or It will take you at least 20 minutes to
at least 70 prep phr ət ˈliːst mindestens almeno au moins ten minste amount get there.
Watching sport was by far the most
used to say that something is much popular activity on Saturday
by far 70 prep phr baɪ ˈfɑː bei Weitem di gran lunga de loin verreweg better, worse etc than anything else afternoons.
She was by nature a very affectionate
by nature 70 prep phr baɪ ˈneɪtʃə von Natur aus di carattere par nature van nature according to someone’s character person.
according to the whole system of rules
vom Gesetz that people in a particular country or By law, seat belts must be worn by all
by law 70 prep phr baɪ ˈlɔː vorgeschrieben prescritto dalla legge selon la loi wettelijk bepaald area must obey passengers.
He disagrees with the widely held
im Niedergang decreasing in quality, quantity, or belief that educational standards are
in decline 70 prep phr ɪn dɪˈklaɪn begriffen in declino en déclin in verval importance in decline.
in a situation where something bad The party is in danger of being
in danger 70 prep phr ɪn ˈdeɪndʒə in Gefahr in pericolo en danger gevaar lopen may happen defeated in the next election.
used when you are describing what In effect, we’ll be earning less than we
in effect 70 prep phr ɪn ɪˈfekt tatsächlich in effetti en réalité in feite you see as the real facts of a situation were last year.
not having the ability or power to
make someone or something do what
you want or make something happen The economy is worsening and out of
out of control 70 prep phr ˌaʊt əv kəntrəʊl außer Kontrolle fuori controllo incontrôlable onbeheersbaar in the way you want control.
Voters suspected the real political
out of sight 70 prep phr ˌaʊt əv ˈsaɪt außer Sichtweite fuori del campo visivo hors de vue verborgen hidden agenda was being kept out of sight.
used when something happens in a
particular way because that is the only Many of the jobs are temporary out of
out of necessity 70 prep phr ˌaʊt əv nəˈsesəti aus Notwendigkeit per necessità par nécessité uit noodzaak possible way it can happen necessity.
sulla strada cattiva,
andare nella direzione
off course 153 prep phr ˌɒf ˈkɔːs ab vom Kurs sbagliata dévié de son cours uit de koers going in the wrong direction The ship was blown off course.
I was off the pace and decided to
off the pace 153 prep phr ˌɒf ðə ˈpeɪs in Rückstand sein essere in ritardo en retard achterliggen not going fast enough retire from the race.
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in an unsteady position and likely to The sudden movement of the ship
off balance 153 prep phr ˌɒf ˈbæləns aus dem Gleichgewicht fuori equilibrio déséquilibré niet in evenwicht fall knocked them both off balance.
under the den Eindruck habe, believing that something is true when I’m sorry, I was under the impression
impression 153 prep phr ˌʌndə ði ɪmˈpreʃən dass … avere l'impressione di avoir l'impression que de indruk hebben it is not that you were the manager.
obliged by the law to tell the truth in
under oath 153 prep phr ˌʌndər ˈəʊθ unter Schwur sotto giuramento sous serment onder ede court The evidence was given under oath.
the problem of understanding people Living in China was hard for me at first
language barrier 71 n ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌbæriə Sprachbarriere barriera della lingua barrière linguistique taalbarrière who do not speak the same language because of the language barrier.
a language used by people in
authority, especially the government Hindi is one of the official languages of
official language 71 n əˌfɪʃəl ˈlænɡwɪdʒ offizielle Sprache lingua ufficiale langue officielle officiële taal of a country India.
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get a word in ɡet ə ˌwɜːd ɪn auch mal zu Wort ergens geen speld Once George starts talking it’s difficult
edgeways 153 idiom ˈedʒweɪz kommen poter dire una parola arriver à placer un mot tussen krijgen to get a chance to say something to get a word in edgeways.
venire al punto, fare il
get to the point 153 idiom ˌɡet tə ðə ˈpɔɪnt zum Punkt kommen punto della situazione en venir au fait ter zake komen to talk about the most important thing I wish you’d get to the point.
run something by ˌrʌn sʌmθɪŋ ˈbaɪ etwas mit jmd. kurz brevemente discutere iets met iemand to tell someone something so that I just wanted to run it by you and see
somebody 153 idiom ˌsʌmbədi besprechen qualcosa con qualcuno discuter de qc avec qn bespreken they can give you their opinion what you thought.
not make head or ˌnɒt meɪk ˌhed ɔː sich keinen Reim auf nessuna figura qualcosa ergens geen touw aan to be completely unable to I couldn’t make head or tail of the
tail of 153 idiom ˈteɪl ɒv etwas machen können fuori può y perdre son latin vast kunnen knopen understand something instructions.
used to show that something is worse
a dir poco om het zachtjes uit te or more serious than you are actually His teaching methods were strange, to
to say the least 153 idiom tə ˌseɪ ðə ˈliːst gelinde gesagt pour le moins drukken saying say the least.
fraintendere qc
completamente, capire
qualcosa di Geoff had got the wrong end of the
get the wrong end ɡet ðə ˌrɒŋ end əv etwas völlig falsch completamente het bij het verkeerde to understand a situation in stick, and thought I was angry with
of the stick 153 idiom ðə ˈstɪk auffassen sbagliato mal comprendre eind hebben completely the wrong way him.
Mimi became jealous when Jack’s
take off 74 phr v ˌteɪk ˈɒf abheben decollare décoller van start gaan to suddenly start being successful career started taking off.
la plus récente the most recent or the newest or most These handbags are the latest thing in
latest thing 74 n phr ˌleɪtəst ˈθɪŋ das Allerneueste l'ultima nouveauté het laatste snufje popular thing accessories, darling!
a fashion, activity, type of music etc
that suddenly becomes very popular,
but only remains popular for a short
passing trend 74 n phr ˌpɑːsɪŋ ˈtrend vorübergehende Mode moda temporanea tendance passagère voorbijgaande trend time I’m sure it’s just a passing trend.
information you get by someone Word of mouth is one of the best ways
word of mouth 74 n phr ˌwɜːd əv ˈmaʊθ Mundpropaganda pubblicità verbale bouche à oreille van mond tot mond telling you of getting business.
to no longer have the quality that
aantrekkingskracht makes people like something or This kind of music has lost its appeal
lose appeal 74 v phr ˌluːz əˈpiːl seinen Reiz verlieren perdere il suo fascino perdre son attrait verliezen someone for the under-20s.
capture ˌkæptʃər catturare tot de verbeelding to make (someone) feel very His stories of foreign adventure
imagination 74 v phr ɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən die Fantasie fesseln l'immaginazione captiver l'imagination spreken interested in something captured my imagination.
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to say or do something that other
bei jemandem trovare comprensione toucher une corde people agree with or have sympathy Their story is bound to strike a chord
strike a chord 74 v phr ˌstraɪk ə ˈkɔːd Verständnis finden da qualcuno sensible een snaar raken with with all parents.
aumentare connaître une hausse Output has risen dramatically since
rise dramatically 74 v phr ˌraɪz drəˈmætɪkli enorm ansteigen enormamente spectaculaire dramatisch stijgen to increase greatly and suddenly last month.
Mimi became jealous when Jack’s
take off 76 phr v ˌteɪk ˈɒf abheben decollare décoller van start gaan to suddenly start being successful career started taking off.
This new smartphone will be the next
breakout 76 adj ˈbreɪkaʊt bahnbrechend rivoluzionario à succès doorbraak- having a sudden unexpected success breakout mobile device.
to spend more money than you Push the boat out and get tickets to
push the boat out 76 idiom ˌpʊʃ ðə ˈbəʊt aʊt auf den Putz hauen fare baldoria frapper un grand coup niet op een cent kijken usually do, on something special the theatre or ballet.
someone’s opinion about a situation
take 76 n teɪk Ansicht punto di vista point de vue mening or idea What’s your take on this issue?
opkomen, op de to or in a position of importance or Environmental issues came to the fore
to the fore 76 phr tə ðə ˈfɔː in den Vordergrund in risalto au front voorgrond treden influence in the 1980s.
a smart watch is controlled by
computers and is designed to provide
information in a suitable way Have you seen the company’s latest
smart watch 76 n ˈsmɑːt wɒtʃ Smartwatch smartwatch montre intelligente smartwatch depending on the situation smart watch?
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a method of getting money for
something, for example a new film or
album, by asking many people to give
part of the money needed, often on He was able to start his new business
crowdfunding 77 n ˈkraʊdˌfʌndɪŋ Crowdfunding crowdfunding crowdfunding crowdfunding the Internet with the help of crowdfunding.
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if something you do is to no avail, you
inutilmente, senza do not succeed in getting what you We searched the whole area but all to
to no avail 81 adv phr tʊ ˌnəʊ əˈveɪl umsonst, erfolglos successo en vain nutteloos want no avail. Robbie had disappeared.
Police searched in vain for the missing
in vain 81 adv phr ɪn ˈveɪn vergeblich invano, senza successo en vain tevergeefs without success in spite of your efforts gunman.
in an extremely worried and There was still no news of Jill, and her
disperatamente, frightened way, so that you cannot parents were frantically searching for
frantically 81 adv ˈfræntɪkli verzweifelt, hektisch freneticamente frénétiquement verwoed control your feelings her.
ausgiebig, ampiamente, su tutto il They search extensively for clues to
extensively 81 adv ɪkˈstensɪvli flächendeckend territorio largement uitgebreid over a very large area the girl’s disappearance.
Smoke from a cigarette will not
set off 81 phr v ˌset ˈɒf auslösen scatenare déclencher doen afgaan to make (an alarm) start ringing normally set off a smoke alarm.
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a medical condition like a bad cold,
that is caused by breathing in pollen (= John always suffers badly from hay
hay fever 81 n ˌheɪ ˈfiːvə Heuschnupfen raffreddore da fieno rhume des foins hooikoorts dust from plants) fever in the summer.
an official attempt to find out the truth
about or the cause of something such
as a crime, accident, or scientific The investigation continued for nearly
investigation 81 n ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃən Ermittlungen investigazioni, indagini recherche, investigation onderzoek problem three years.
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préciser, entrer dans les to give more details or new He said he had new evidence, but
elaborate 82 v ɪˈlæbəreɪt weiter ausführen esporre, spiegare détails uitwijden information about something refused to elaborate any further.
to become dark or darker, or to make The sky darkened and a few drops of
darken 82 v ˈdɑːkən sich verdunkeln oscurarsi s'obscurcir donker worden something dark or darker rain fell.
ˈstreŋθən, stärker, kräftiger to become stronger or make Our friendship has steadily
strengthen 82 v ˈstrenθən werden rinforzarsi, rafforzarsi se renforcer sterker worden something stronger strengthened over the years.
The morning sunshine brightened up
brighten 82 v ˈbraɪtn aufhellen schiarire éclaircir lichter maken to make something lighter or brighter the room.
to know and understand something, I suddenly realised that the boy was
realise 82 v ˈrɪəlaɪz merken, realisieren realizzare, notare se rendre compte de realiseren or suddenly begin to understand it crying.
to make someone or something seem
more important or better than they
really are, or to praise someone or
glorify 82 v ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪ verherrlichen glorificare glorifier verheerlijken something I don’t like films which glorify violence.
if a performance or a speech
electrifies people, it makes them feel She would sit at the piano and sing,
electrify 82 v ɪˈlektrəfaɪ elektrisieren elettrizzare électriser elektrificeren very interested or excited electrifying us all.
The building exemplifies the style of
esemplificare, essere un to be a very typical example of architecture which was popular at the
exemplify 82 v ɪɡˈzempləfaɪ ein Beispiel sein für esempio per elettrizzare illustreren something time.
exhaustion 82 n ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən Erschöpfung esaurimento illustrer uitputting extreme tiredness He collapsed with exhaustion.
the process of making or growing
things to be sold, especially in large The production of consumer goods
production 82 n prəˈdʌkʃən Produktion, Herstellung produzione production productie quantities has slowed recently.
something from the past that you My earliest recollections are of my
recollection 82 n ˌrekəˈlekʃən Erinnerung ricordo souvenir, mémoire herinnering remember mother bending over my cot.
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the clarity of a piece of writing, law,
argument etc is its quality of being Letters may be edited for length and
clarity 82 n ˈklærəti Klarheit chiarezza clarté duidelijkheid expressed clearly clarity.
behaviour or actions that show a lack Saying that showed his complete
stupidity 82 n stjuːˈpɪdəti Dummheit stupidità stupidité, bêtise domheid, stommiteit of good sense or good judgment stupidity!
a chance to do something or an
occasion when it is easy for you to do I’d like to take this opportunity to
opportunity 82 n ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti Gelegenheit opportunità, occasione occasion gelegenheid something thank you all.
the feeling you have when you are
embarrassed (= uncomfortable or
Verlegenheit, onbehagen, nervous and worrying about what She suffered extreme embarrassment
embarrassment 82 n ɪmˈbærəsmənt Peinlichkeit imbarazzo gêne, embarras verlegenheid people think of you) at not knowing how to read.
the feeling of pleasure you get from
having or doing something, or Acting has brought me enormous
enjoyment 82 n ɪnˈdʒɔɪmənt Freude gioia plaisir plezier something you enjoy doing enjoyment.
when someone behaves in an African-Americans have been
ˈhærəsmənt, harcèlement, unpleasant or threatening way complaining about police harassment
harassment 82 n həˈræsmənt Belästigung molestia, disturbo tracasserie pesterij towards you for years.
being unhappy because you are alone Her loneliness is caused by being on
loneliness 82 n ˈləʊnlinəs Einsamkeit solitudine solitude eenzaamheid or do not have anyone to talk to her own all day.
Leslie had a lot of unhappiness in her
unhappiness 82 n ʌnˈhæpinəs Traurigkeit tristezza tristesse ellende being not happy childhood.
the feeling that you want to sleep or
tiredness 82 n ˈtaɪədnəs Müdigkeit stanchezza fatigue moeheid rest He began to fall asleep from tiredness.
someone whose job is to design or
engineer 82 n ˌendʒəˈnɪə Ingenieur/in ingegnere ingénieur ingenieur build roads, bridges, machines etc He trained as a civil engineer.
someone who plays a musical
instrument, especially very well or as a
musician 82 n mjuːˈzɪʃən Musiker/in musicista musicien/ne musicus/musicienne job She was a talented young musician.
professore(-essa)
(universitario, -a), a teacher of the highest rank in a She’s been named the professor of
professor 82 n prəˈfesə Professor/in, Dozent/in docente professeur professor university department English.
someone who has formally asked,
usually in writing, for a job, university He was one of 30 applicants for the
applicant 82 n ˈæplɪkənt Bewerber/in aspirante, concorrente candidat/e sollicitant/-e place etc manager’s job.
someone whose job is to look after or Jim got a holiday job as a car park
attendant 82 n əˈtendənt Aufseher/in, Wärter/in guardiano, a gardien/ne bewaker/bewaakster help customers in a public place attendant.
a chemical or a cleaning product that The tables were washed with
disinfectant 82 n ˌdɪsənˈfektənt Desinfektionsmittel disinfettante désinfectant ontsmettingsmiddel destroys bacteria disinfectant at the end of the day.
autorizzazione, the process of getting official She’ll race if she gets medical
clearance 82 n ˈklɪərəns Freigabe derequisizione autorisation toestemming permission or approval for something clearance from her doctor.
ricomparsa the act of appearing again after not Many of these ideas make a
reappearance 82 n ˌrɪːəˈpɪərəns Wiedererscheinen réapparition herverschijning being seen for some time reappearance in his later books.
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a way of behaving which is intended to
make people believe something that is How long are you going to keep up the
pretence 82 n prɪˈtens Vortäuschung finzione faux-semblant voorwendsel not true pretence of being ill?
if you are redundant, your employer Seventy factory workers were made
redundant 82 adj rɪˈdʌndənt überflüssig superfluo superflu, licencié redundant, overbodig no longer has a job for you redundant in the resulting cuts.
an independent organisation is not
owned or controlled by, or does not There are plans to split the
receive money from, another corporation into a number of smaller
independent 82 adj ˌɪndəˈpendənt unabhängig independente indépendant onafhankelijk organisation or the government independent companies.
That’s a scandalous waste of public
scandalous 82 adj ˈskændələs skandalös scandaloso scandaleux schandalig completely unfair and wrong money!
deliberately not obeying people in How would you like to take charge of a
rebellious 82 adj rɪˈbeljəs rebellisch ribelle rebelle opstandig authority or rules of behaviour class of rebellious teenagers?
thinking that someone might be guilty
of doing something wrong or Some of his colleagues at work
suspicious 82 adj səˈspɪʃəs misstrauisch sospettoso méfiant achterdochtig dishonest became suspicious of his behaviour.
having the qualities or ability needed
capable 82 adj ˈkeɪpəbəl fähig capace capable in staat to do something I don’t think he’s capable of murder.
These berries are edible, but those are
edible 82 adj ˈedəbəl essbar mangiabile mangeable eetbaar something that is edible can be eaten poisonous.
The outline of the mountains was
visible 82 adj ˈvɪzəbəl sichtbar visibile visible zichtbaar something that is visible can be seen clearly visible.
able to make other people believe
persuasive 82 adj pəˈsweɪsɪv überzeugend persuasivo persuasif overtuigend something or do what you ask Trevor can be very persuasive.
schwer zu fassen, elusivo, sfuggevole, an elusive person or animal is difficult She managed to get an interview with
elusive 82 adj ɪˈluːsɪv schwer zu erreichen irraggiungibile furtif moeilijk te vinden to find or not often seen that elusive man.
not willing to answer questions Paul’s being a bit evasive about this
evasive 82 adj ɪˈveɪsɪv ausweichend evasivo, elusivo évasif ontwijkend directly job.
The bell is massive, weighing over 40
massive 82 adj ˈmæsɪv wuchtig, massiv massivo énorme massief very large, solid, and heavy tons.
respectful 82 adj rɪˈspektfəl respektvoll pieno di rispetto respectueux eerbiedig feeling or showing respect They listened in respectful silence.
providing useful help in making a Thank you for your advice; it’s been
helpful 82 adj ˈhelpfəl hilfreich disponibile utile behulpzaam situation better or easier very helpful.
good at finding ways of dealing with She is a woman who is energetic and
resourceful 82 adj rɪˈzɔːsfəl, -ˈsɔːs- einfallsreich pieno di risorse ingénieux vindingrijk practical problems resourceful.
used to emphasise that a belief,
feeling, opinion etc is very strong, Teachers are deeply divided on this
deeply 82 adv ˈdiːpli äußerst, sehr estremamente, molto profondément ernstig, diep important, or sincere issue.
in a way relating to money or the He was successful and financially
financially 82 adv fəˈnænʃəli, faɪ- finanziell finanziario financièrement financieel management of money secure.
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considerevolmente,
notevolmente, molto Computers have changed the
dramatically 82 adv drəˈmætɪkli erheblich, sehr stark forte radicalement dramatisch greatly and suddenly workplace dramatically.
As a student, he travelled extensively
extensively 82 adv ɪkˈstensɪvli ausgiebig ampiamente beaucoup, largement uitgebreid widely, over a great area in the Middle East.
übertrieben, an exorbitant price, amount of money He paid an exorbitant price for his
exorbitant 154 adj ɪɡˈzɔːbətənt unverschämt esorbitante, esagerato exorbitant buitensporig etc is much higher than it should be house.
a nationalist organisation, party etc
wants to gain or keep political
nazionalista, independence for their country and We have seen the rise of the
nationalist 154 adj, n ˈnæʃənələst nationalistisch nazionalistico nationaliste nationalistisch people nationalist movement in the country.
the person in charge of governing a
governatore country that is under the political His last post was as governor of a
governor 154 n ˈɡʌvənə Gouverneur (governatrice) gouverneur gouverneur control of another country British colony.
reattivo, rispondere We try to be responsive to the needs
responsive 154 adj rɪˈspɒnsɪv eingehen auf etw. bene a qc sensible à, réagir snel reagerend reacting quickly, in a positive way of the customer.
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a way of speaking or writing that
involves saying the opposite of what
you really mean in order to make an
unkind joke or to show that you are ‘Good of you to arrive on time,’ George
sarcasm 154 n ˈsɑːkæzəm Sarkasmus sarcasmo sarcasme sarcasme annoyed said, with heavy sarcasm.
to make someone or something seem
more important or better than they
glorify 154 v ˈɡlɔːrəfaɪ verherrlichen glorificare glorifier verheerlijken really are I don’t like films that glorify violence.
penoso, fastidioso, Her three-year-old son was quite
troublesome 154 adj ˈtrʌbəlsəm mühselig, lästig noioso ennuyeux, difficile lastig causing problems, in an annoying way troublesome.
elegante, di buon gusto, There were some classy restaurants in
classy 154 adj ˈklɑːsi elegant, stilvoll, nobel nobile élégant, chic chic, deftig fashionable and expensive the capital city.
special skills or knowledge in a
expertise, particular subject, that you learn by What he’s bringing to the company is
expertise 154 n ˌekspɜːˈtiːz Expertise perizia compétence, expertise deskundigheid experience or training financial expertise.
a period when a serious illness
remission 154 n rɪˈmɪʃən Nachlassen recesso, remissione rémission remissie improves for a time The cancer has gone into remission.
He was a bit anxious about the safety
anxious 154 adj ˈæŋkʃəs besorgt preoccupato anxieux bezorgd worried about something of the machinery.
extremely brave or determined, and She made heroic efforts to save her
heroic 154 adj hɪˈrəʊɪk heroisch eroico héroïque heldhaftig admired by many people family.
I have a lot of sympathy for her; she
the feeling of being sorry for someone had to bring up the children on her
sympathy 154 n ˈsɪmpəθi Wohlwollen, Sympathie simpatia sympathie, compassion sympathie who is in a bad situation own.
a change that is caused by an event, My parents’ divorce had a big effect on
effect 154 n ɪˈfekt Auswirkung effetto effet invloed action etc me.
if someone in authority imposes a
rule, punishment, tax etc, they can
impose 154 v ɪmˈpəʊz auferlegen imporre infliger, imposer opleggen force people to accept it The court can impose a fine.
not serious or sensible, especially in a
way that is not suitable for a particular The court discourages frivolous law
frivolous 154 adj ˈfrɪvələs leichtfertig leggero, sconsiderato frivole frivool occasion suits.
the feeling of wanting something that
envy 154 n ˈenvi Neid invidia envie, jalousie afgunst someone else has He watched the other boys with envy.
to pause before saying or doing
something because you are nervous Kay hesitated for a moment and then
hesitate 154 v ˈhezəteɪt zögern esitare hésiter aarzelen or not sure said ‘yes’.
begeistert, feeling or showing a lot of interest and All the staff are enthusiastic about the
enthusiastic 154 adj ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk enthusiastisch entusiastico enthousiaste enthousiast excitement about something project.
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fare un'interruzione, to stop what you are doing for a short
eine Verschnaufpause fare pausa per time in order to rest, especially when I’m really tired – let’s stop for a while
have a breather 83 v phr hæv ə ˈbriːðə einlegen riprendere fiato faire une pause even rusten you are exercising and have a breather!
svagarsi, distrarre, to stop thinking and worrying about
distogliere (something), or to make someone do Going back to work helped take my
take your mind off 83 v phr ˌteɪk jə ˈmaɪnd ɒf sich ablenken cesser de penser à afleiden van this mind off Ian’s death.
switch off 83 phr v ˌswɪtʃ ˈɒf abschalten distrarsi, spegnere détendre uitzetten to relax for a short time They switch off by listening to music.
to enjoy yourself and start to relax, The party gave us all a chance to really
let your hair down 83 v phr ˌlet jə ˈheə daʊn sich gehen lassen lasciarsi andare se laisser aller zich laten gaan especially after working very hard let our hair down.
The country hotel was the perfect
unwind 83 v ʌnˈwaɪnd sich entspannen rilassarsi se détendre zich ontspannen to relax and stop feeling anxious place to unwind.
to get very tired by doing things until
burn the candle at ˌbɜːn ðə ˈkændl ət brûler la chandelle par te veel hooi op zijn vork very late at night and getting up early He’s been burning the candle at both
both ends 154 idiom ˌbəʊθ ˈendz sich übernehmen affaticarsi les deux bouts nemen in the mornings ends for far too long.
to spend time in a pleasant and lazy The evenings were whiled away in
while away 154 phr v ˌwaɪl əˈweɪ sich die Zeit vertreiben far passare il tempo passer le temps verdrijven way endless games of cards.
uithangen, zich to spend a lot of time in a particular I don’t really know who she hangs out
hang out 154 phr v ˌhæŋ ˈaʊt sich herumtreiben mit bighellonare con traîner bevinden place or with particular people with.
to relax completely instead of feeling I spent the afternoon chilling out in
chill out 154 phr v ˌtʃɪl ˈaʊt sich entspannen rilassarsi se détendre chillen angry, tired, or nervous front of the TV.
zu allen möglichen He’s been working all hours trying to
work all hours 154 idiom ˌwɜːk ɔːl ˈaʊəz Zeiten arbeiten lavorare ad ogni tempo travailler à toute heure dag en nacht to work for a long time get the business up and running.
burn the midnight ˌbɜːn ðə ˌmɪdnaɪt bis spätnachts etwas fare qc fino a travailler jusque très werken tot diep in de I’ll need to burn the midnight oil if I’m
oil 154 idiom ˈɔɪl tun notte inoltrata tard dans la nuit nacht to work or study until late at night to get this job finished in time.
consapevole, if you do something deliberately, you
deliberately 86 adv dɪˈlɪbərətli bewusst, absichtlich intenzionale délibérément opzettelijk do it because you want to I deliberately kept the letter short.
without being in the charge of, or You need to be good at working alone
unsupervised 86 adj ʌnˈsuːpəvaɪzd unbeaufsichtigt non sorvegliato sans surveillance zonder toezicht looked after by, another person unsupervised.
to make (something) more likely to Violent TV programmes encourage
encourage 86 v ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ verführen zu indurre a tenter à aanmoedigen exist, happen, or develop anti-social behaviour.
the freedom and ability to make your
own decisions in life, without having to
ask other people for permission, help, Having a job gives you financial
independence 86 n ˌɪndəˈpendəns Unabhängigkeit indipendenza indépendance onafhankelijk or money independence.
the quality of being so anxious to
over- previdenza/protezione protect someone from harm that you He was guilty of over-protectiveness
protectiveness 86 n ˌəʊvə prəˈtektɪvnəs übertriebene Fürsorge esagerata la surprotection overbezorgdheid restrict their freedom towards his children.
réticent à prendre des Shareholders are more risk-averse
risk-averse 86 adj ˌrɪsk əˈvɜːs risikoscheu avverso al rischio risques risicomijdend not willing to take risks than they used to be.
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Risiken auf sich to do things that might have bad
take risks 86 v phr ˌteɪk ˈrɪsks nehmen prendere dei rischi prendre des risques risico's nemen results Isn’t he taking risks in coming here?
to treat someone too kindly and to
protect them too much from anything He had been mollycoddled as a young
mollycoddle 86 v ˈmɒliˌkɒdl verhätscheln viziare couver moederszoontje unpleasant boy.
Unit 8 - Time
stammen uit, bestaand to have existed since a particular time The church dates back to the 13th
date back to 92 phr v ˌdeɪt ˈbæk tʊ stammen aus essere originario di remonter à sinds in the past century.
if someone is about to do something,
or if something is about to happen,
they will do it or it will happen very Work was about to start on a new
about to 92 phr əˈbaʊt tə im Begriff sein, zu essere sul punto di sur le point de op het punt staan soon factory building.
the foreseeable as long as it is possible to know what is The situation is likely to continue for
future 92 n phr ðə fɔːˌsiːəbəl ˈfjuːtʃə in absehbarer Zeit in un prossimo futuro l'avenir prévisible de nabije toekomst likely to happen the foreseeable future.
happening every hour, every week,
in regelmäßigen every month etc, usually with the Trains will run at regular intervals
at regular intervals 92 adv phr ət ˌreɡjələ ˈɪntəvəlz Abständen a intervalli regolari à intervalles réguliers regelmatig same amount of time in between from 11am to 4pm.
In years to come, some of the
practices we take for granted now will
in years to come 92 adv phr ɪn ˌjɪəz tə ˈkʌm In der Zukunft nel futuro dans les années à venir in de toekomst in the future seem quite barbaric.
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It was clear from the outset that there
the outset 92 n ði ˈaʊtset der Anbeginn il principio le début van het begin af aan the beginning of an event or process were going to be problems.
an idea can be conveyed better with As far as the assembly instructions are
a picture is worth a ə ˌpɪktʃər ɪz ˌwɜːθ ə ein Bild erzählt mehr als un'immagine dice più di une image vaut mille een beeld zegt meer just a single image than a written or concerned, a picture is worth a
thousand words 94 proverb ˌθaʊzənd ˈwɜːdz tausend Worte mille parole mots dan duizend woorden spoken description does thousand words.
used to say that it is better to be
careful, even if this takes time, effort
better safe than Doppelt genäht hält cucito doppio tiene mieux vaut prévenir het zekere voor het etc, than take a risk that may have a Set the alarm clock – better safe than
sorry 94 proverb ˌbetə ˌseɪf ðən ˈsɒri besser meglio que guérir onzekere nemen bad result sorry!
il ne faut pas vendre la used to say that you should not make I wouldn’t count your chickens, Mr
don’t count your ˌdəʊnt kaʊnt jɔː non troppo presto per peau de l'ours avant de plans that depend on something good Vass. I’ve agreed to sign the contract,
chickens 155 proverb ˈtʃɪkənz freu dich nicht zu früh gongolare l'avoir tué niet te vroeg juichen happening, because it might not but that’s all.
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used to describe a situation where you
put your best foot pʊt jɔː ˌbest fʊt het beste beentje voor have to make your best attempt at OK, put your best foot forward and
forward 155 proverb ˈfɔːwəd sein Bestes geben fare del proprio meglio faire de son mieux zetten success we’ll find out the results tomorrow.
used to say that you should share
share and share things fairly and equally between Give each child three sweets – share
alike 155 proverb ˌʃeər ən ˌʃeər əˈlaɪk gerecht teilen dividere giustamente il faut partager eerlijk delen everyone and share alike.
used to say that if you do something
the early bird ði ˌɜːli ˈbɜːd ˌkætʃəz der frühe Vogel fängt il mattino ha l'oro in l'avenir appartient à de morgenstond heeft early or before other people, you will Well, I’m getting up early tomorrow –
catches the worm 155 proverb ðə ˈwɜːm den Wurm bocca ceux qui se lèvent tôt goud in de mond be successful the early bird catches the worm!
used to say that writing a complaint, His eloquent letter had the desired
the pen is mightier ðə ˌpen ɪz ˌmaɪtiə die Feder ist mächtiger la penna è più potente la plume est plus forte de pen is machtiger dan encouragement etc is often more effect and proved that the pen is
than the sword 155 proverb ðən ðə ˈsɔːd als das Schwert della spada que l'épée het zwaard effective than using violence mightier than the sword.
evocativo, suscitare making people remember something
sensazione/destare herinneringen by producing a feeling or memory in He takes some very evocative
evocative 95 adj ɪˈvɒkətɪv sinnträchtig ricordi évocateur wekkend/oproepend them photographs.
herinneringen to produce a strong feeling or His appearance is bound to evoke
evoke 95 v ɪˈvəʊk hervorrufen evocare, suscitare évoquer, faire penser à wekken/oproepen memory in someone sympathy.
Having the grandchildren around
to make you remember a time in the takes me back to the days when my
take you back 95 phr v ˌteɪk jʊ ˈbæk jmd. zurückversetzen rimettere qu (se) reporter doen denken aan past own children were small.
to make you remember a time in the That scene in the film carried me back
carry back 95 phr v ˌkæri ˈbæk jmd. zurückversetzen rimettere qu rapporter doen denken aan past to my childhood.
He distinctly remembered the day his
distinctly 96 adv dɪˈstɪŋktli deutlich chiaramente distinctement duidelijk clearly father left.
if someone or something springs to
mind, you immediately think of it or
spring to mind 155 v phrase ˌsprɪŋ tə ˈmaɪnd in den Sinn kommen in den Sinn kommen venir à l'esprit te binnen schieten them Two questions spring to mind.
once-in-a-lifetime 155 adj ˌwʌns ɪn ə ˈlaɪftaɪm einmal im Leben unica nella vita une fois dans la vie de kans van je leven the best that you will ever have It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
to have a picture or idea in your mind
of people, events, places etc from the
to remember 155 v phrase tə rɪˈmembə sich erinnern an ricordarsi di se souvenir de (zich) herinneren past I can’t remember her exact words.
if a word, name etc is on the tip of
on the tip of your op het puntje van de your tongue, you know it but cannot What is her name? It’s on the tip of my
tongue 155 idiom ɒn ðə ˌtɪp əv jə ˈtʌŋ auf der Zunge sulla lingua sur le bout de la langue tong remember it tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That’s it!
used to say that you cannot
um alles in der Welt, tutto nel mondo, con avec la meilleure bonne remember or understand something I couldn’t for the life of me remember
for the life of me 155 idiom fə ðə ˈlaɪf əv mi beim besten Willen tutta la buona volontà volonté du monde al sla je me dood even when you try hard his name.
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like it was ˌlaɪk ɪt wəz ˈjestədi, - very well, as if it happened only a I remember meeting you for the first
yesterday 155 v phrase deɪ als wäre es gestern come se fosse ieri comme si c'était hier alsof het gisteren was short time ago time like it was yesterday.
amnesia, vuoto di a short period of time during which He had a complete memory lapse and
memory lapse 155 n ˈmeməri ˌlæps Gedächtnislücke memoria trou de mémoire black-out you cannot remember something couldn’t remember my name.
if you are pushed for time you are He was pushed for time so couldn’t
pushed for time 98 phr ˌpʊʃt fə ˈtaɪm wenig Zeit haben avere poco tempo être à court de temps maar weinig tijd hebben very busy and have little time to spare stay to help her.
time on your if you have time on your hands, you Now the children have left home, she
hands 98 phr ˈtaɪm ɒn jə ˌhændz viel Zeit haben avere molto tempo du temps à gaspiller te weinig om handen do not have enough to do has too much time on her hands.
if you have time to yourself, you are She couldn’t wait till all the visitors has
time to yourself 98 phr ˌtaɪm fə jəˈself Zeit für sich selbst tempo per se stesso du temps pour soi tijd voor jezelf free to do what you want to do left so she could have time to herself.
to make time seem to go by more
pass the time 98 phr ˌpɑːs ðə ˈtaɪm sich die Zeit vertreiben passare il tempo passer le temps de tijd verdrijven quickly We played cards to pass the time.
only moments before the time by
which it is necessary for something to
just in time 98 phr ˌdʒʌst ɪn ˈtaɪm gerade rechtzeitig giusto in tempo juste à temps net op tijd be done She finished her essay just in time.
avere tempo da if you have time to spare you have June had little time to spare for
time to spare 98 phr ˌtaɪm tə ˈspeə Zeit übrig haben perdere avoir du temps libre tijd over hebben time available to do something making her own clothes.
knowledge about the world, especially Many leading scientists do not
based on examining, testing, and consider that science can give
science 100 n ˈsaɪəns Wissenschaft scienza science wetenschap proving facts absolutely reliable knowledge.
all space, including all the stars and The new programme studies the
universe 100 n ˈjuːnəvɜːs Universum universo univers universum planets universe.
everything in the physical world that is
not controlled by humans, such as
wild plants and animals, earth and We grew up in the countryside,
nature 100 n ˈneɪtʃə Natur natura nature natuur rocks, and the weather surrounded by the beauties of nature.
the use of painting, drawing, sculpture
etc to represent things or express The cave paintings are an example of
art 100 n ɑːt Kunst arte art kunst ideas early Indian art.
Unit 9 - Inspiration
inconsueto, very different from the way people She had very unconventional political
unconventional 104 adj ˌʌnkənˈvenʃənəl unkonventionell stravagante, disinvolto non conformiste onconventioneel usually behave, think, dress etc views.
zum Nachdenken stimolare il pensiero/la tot nadenken making people think seriously about a They wrote a very thought-provoking
thought-provoking 104 adj ˈθɔːt prəˌvəʊkɪŋ anregend riflessione qui invite à réfléchir stemmend particular subject article.
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without anything to make you feel The company still hopes to find a
bleak 104 adj bliːk düster fosco, tetro morne somber happy or hopeful buyer, but the future looks bleak.
used to describe an argument etc that
makes you feel certain that something
is true or that you must do something Lucy had no compelling reason to go
compelling 104 adj kəmˈpelɪŋ zwingend conclusivo, convincente irréfutable, convaincant overtuigend, dwingend about it into town.
charming 104 adj ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ charmant affascinante charmant charmant very pleasing or attractive Harry can be very charming.
happily accepted, or considered to be The news was well-received by all the
well-received 104 adj ˌwel rɪˈsiːvd gut aufgenommen ben accettato bien accueilli goed ontvangen correct, by many people people in the room.
The statue is a poignant reminder of
poignant 104 adj ˈpɔɪnjənt schmerzlich, ergreifend toccante, doloroso poignant aangrijpend making you feel sad or full of pity our nation’s great sacrifices.
not as good or important as some
overrated 104 adj ˌəʊvəˈreɪtəd überbewertet sopravvalutato surfait overschat people think or say The new film was vastly overrated.
poco convenzionale, unusual and not what people normally She’s a little offbeat, but she’s a
offbeat 104 adj ˌɒfˈbiːt neben der Spur fuori di testa excentrique, décalé excentriek expect, especially in an interesting way wonderful actress.
They went to a stylish restaurant in
stylish 104 adj ˈstaɪlɪʃ schick chic, elegante chic, élégant stijlvol, chic attractive in a fashionable way the West End.
attractive in an unusual way that is A dark man with striking features
striking 104 adj ˈstraɪkɪŋ auffällig, markant vistoso, notevole saisissant, frappant opvallend, markant easy to notice walked up to me.
not easy to notice or understand The pictures are similar, but there are
subtle 104 adj ˈsʌtl subtil, fein sottile subtil subtiel unless you pay careful attention subtle differences between them.
op de proppen komen We’ve been asked to come up with
come up with 106 phr v kʌm ˈʌp wɪð sich ausdenken escogitare, inventare imaginer, inventer met to think of an idea, answer etc some new ideas.
to continue doing something or being
go on 106 phr v ɡəʊ ˈɒn etw. weiter tun continuare continuer à faire qc doorgaan in a situation He went on working until he was 91.
to do something that needs to be
carry out 106 phr v ˌkæri ˈaʊt durchführen, ausführen eseguire, effettuare effectuer, réaliser doen, uitvoeren organised and planned We need to carry out more research.
to start a company, organisation, They want to set up their own import-
set up 106 phr v ˌset ˈʌp gründen fondare fonder beginnen, oprichten committee etc export business.
pick up 106 phr v ˌpɪk ˈʌp aufheben, aufnehmen raccogliere, alzare ramasser oprapen, optillen to lift something or someone up He picked up the letter and read it.
to return to a place that you I think we ought to go back to Paris
go back 106 phr v ɡəʊ ˈbæk zurückkehren ritornare retourner teruggaan previously been to some day.
to return to a place that you Please come back and see us again
come back 106 phr v kʌm ˈbæk wiederkommen (ri)tornare revenir, rentrer terugkomen previously went away from soon!
to leave your house, especially in We went out for a meal and then on
go out 106 phr v ɡəʊ ˈaʊt ausgehen uscire sortir uitgaan order to enjoy yourself to a movie.
to tell someone something that they
accentuare, mettere in did not already know or had not He was always very keen to point out
point out 106 phr v ˌpɔɪnt ˈaʊt betonen rilievo indiquer, signaler attenderen op thought about my mistakes.
to get information, after trying to Did you find out whether there are
find out 106 phr v ˌfaɪnd ˈaʊt herausfinden ritrovare, scoprire découvrir, apprendre achterhalen, uitvinden discover it or by chance any seats left?
dazu kommen, etw. zu non trovare il tempo di to do something that you have been I keep meaning to put a lock on it, but
get round to 106 phr v ɡet ˈraʊnd tə tun fare qc arriver à qc aan iets toekomen intending to do for some time I never get round to it.
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etw. mögen, auf etw. to do or use something often because
go in for 106 phr v ɡəʊ ˈɪn fə abfahren coltivare aimer, apprécier houden van you enjoy it I never really went in for sports.
etw. hinnehmen, to accept an unpleasant situation or
put up with 106 phr v pʊt ˈʌp wɪð ertragen sopportare supporter, tolérer iets pikken person without complaining She put up with his violent temper.
dichiarare apertamente
le proprie opinioni, se battre pour, to refuse to accept unfair treatment He’ll respect you more if you stand up
stand up for 106 phr v ˌstænd ˈʌp fə jmd. Paroli bieten controbattere défendre opkomen voor from a person or organisation to him.
to finally speak to someone you
haven’t had a chance to speak to for a
catch up with 106 phr v ˌkætʃ ˈʌp wɪð Kontakt aufnehmen mit prendere contatto con rattraper bijkletsen while I’ll catch up with you next week.
non mantenere,
non adempi(e)re, non to not do something that you Delors claimed that the President had
go back on 156 phr v ɡəʊ ˈbæk ɒn nicht einhalten osservare revenir sur terugkomen op promised or agreed to do gone back on his word.
to do something, especially something What did you get up to at the
get up to 156 phr v ɡet ˈʌp tə machen, unternehmen fare faire uitspoken slightly bad weekend?
By getting the design right, you can
cut down on 156 phr v ˌkʌt ˈdaʊn ɒn reduzieren, senken ridurre réduire verminderen to reduce the amount of something cut down on accidents.
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have a clear idea ˌhæv ə ˌklɪər aɪˈdɪə eine klare Vorstellung avere una idea chiara di avoir une idée claire de een duidelijk idee to have a good understanding of I think I have a clear idea now of how
about something 156 phr əbaʊt ˌsʌmθɪŋ von etwas haben qc qc hebben van something it works.
parlare con entusiasmo chanter des louanges to talk about something you enjoy or Now I understand why travellers rave
rave 110 v, n reɪv schwärmen von di qu/qc de lyrisch zijn admire in an excited way about Lapland.
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anelare a qc, desiderare brûler d'envie de faire to have an extremely strong desire for He is an insecure child who craves
crave 110 v kreɪv ersehnen ardentemente qc hunkeren something attention.
je gevoelens de vrije to say exactly what you think about You don’t have to hold back on what
let your feelings fly 110 v phr let jɔː ˌfiːlɪŋz ˈflaɪ sich nicht zurückhalten non trattenerti ne pas se refréner loop laten things you say, you can let your feelings fly.
give someone a jemandem etwas sussurrare/raccontare iemand flink de to tell someone that you are very After the game he gave the players a
piece of your mind 110 phr ə ˌpiːs əv jə ˈmaɪnd flüstern/erzählen qc a qu réprimander qn waarheid zeggen angry with them piece of his mind.
Unit 10 - Horizons
vertrekken, op weg Jerry and I set off on foot for the
set off 116 phr v ˌset ˈɒf sich aufmachen avviarsi se mettre en route pour gaan to start to go somewhere beach.
an epic event continues for a long It was the following year when he
episch, schwierig und epico, difficile, time and involves brave or exciting made his epic journey to South
epic 116 adj ˈepɪk abenteuerlich avventuroso epique, homérique episch actions America.
They’re on the road for six months out
on the road 116 phr ɒn ðə ˈrəʊd unterwegs in giro sur la route onderweg travelling of every year.
an occasion when you test a new
method or system to see if it works This year is something of a trial run for
trial run 116 n ˌtraɪəl ˈrʌn Probelauf prova di funzionamento essai het proefdraaien well the new service.
learning esperienza di an experience through which you Everyone in the centre has had quite a
experience 116 n ˈlɜːnɪŋ ɪkˌspɪəriəns Lernerfahrung apprendimento expérience instructive leerervaring learn a new skill learning experience this week.
to leave a job, especially without He quit his job after an argument with
quit your job 116 v phr ˌkwɪt jə ˈdʒɒb seinen Job kündigen licenziarsi il suo lavoro quitter votre emploi ontslag nemen finishing it completely a colleague.
to go or travel directly towards a
particular place, without going
head straight for 116 v phr ˌhed ˈstreɪt fə direkt fahren zu/nach andare direttamente a filer droit vers rechtstreeks gaan naar anywhere else first We headed straight for the capital.
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an occasion when you travel from one
place to another, especially over a The novel is an account of his African
journey 118 n ˈdʒɜːni Reise viaggio voyage reis long distance journey.
conceal 118 v kənˈsiːl verbergen nascondere dissimuler verbergen, verstoppen to hide (something) carefully The path was concealed by long grass.
a gripping film, story etc is very Collins’s gripping detective novel
gripping 118 adj ˈɡrɪpɪŋ packend avvincente captivant pakkend exciting and interesting became a bestseller.
to start something, especially He embarked on a new career as a
embark on 118 phr v ɪmˈbɑːk ɒn in Angriff nehmen imbarcarsi in se lancer dans beginnen aan something new, difficult, or exciting teacher.
a spacious house, room etc is large
and has plenty of space to move There is a spacious living area facing
spacious 118 adj ˈspeɪʃəs geräumig spazioso, vasto spacieux ruim around in out onto the pool.
venire a capo di,
dominare, imparare to learn a skill or a language so well I never quite mastered the art of
master 118 v ˈmɑːstə meistern bene maîtriser de baas worden that you have no difficulty with it walking in high heels.
not pure or clean, and often consisting
of a mixture of things instead of just Unfortunately it was an impure crystal
impure 157 adj ɪmˈpjʊə unrein impuro impur onzuiver one and therefore not worth very much.
complete or total, or not mixed with These recipes are intended to be
unadulterated 157 adj ˌʌnəˈdʌltəreɪtəd unverfälscht genuino parfait, pur onvervalst other less pure substances unadulterated bliss.
existing in nature and not caused, The need for natural light in offices
natural 157 adj ˈnætʃərəl natürlich naturale naturel natuurlijk made, or controlled by people cannot be contested.
something genuine really is what it We need laws that will protect genuine
genuine 157 adj ˈdʒenjuən echt vero, genuino véritable, authentique echt, oprecht seems to be refugees.
to deliberately avoid someone or She was a shy woman who shunned
shun 157 v ʃʌn meiden evitare éviter schuwen, mijden something publicity.
to behave as if you had not heard or
ignore 157 v ɪɡˈnɔː nicht beachten ignorare ignorer negeren seen someone or something The phone rang, but she ignored it.
if a group of people ostracise
proscrivere, someone, they refuse to accept them He was ostracised by the other
ostracise 157 v ˈɒstrəsaɪz ächten, ausschließen escludere ostraciser uitstoten as a member of the group students.
to be glad to accept something or The college welcomes applications
welcome 157 v ˈwelkəm willkommen heißen dare il benvenuto a qu accueillir verwelkomen someone from people of all races.
to try to answer a question or form an
opinion when you are not sure I’d say he’s around 50, but I’m only
guess 157 v ɡes raten indovinare deviner raden whether you will be correct guessing.
to try to judge the value, size, speed
cost etc of something, without The tree is estimated to be at least 700
estimate 157 v ˈestəmeɪt schätzen stimare estimer, évaluer schatten calculating it exactly years old.
to think that something is true,
although you do not have definite I didn’t see your car, so I assumed
assume 157 v əˈsjuːm annehmen assumere supposer aannemen proof you’d gone out.
based on a situation that is not real, Brennan brought up a hypothetical
hypothetical 157 adj ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkəl hypothetisch ipotetico hypothétique hypothetisch but that might happen case to make his point.
to disagree with someone in words, Gallacher continued to argue with the
argue 157 v ˈɑːɡjuː streiten discutere, litigare se disputer debatteren, ruziën often in an angry way referee throughout the game.
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to argue about something They’re always squabbling over
squabble 157 v ˈskwɒbəl sich zanken litigare se quereller kibbelen unimportant money.
to agree unwillingly that something is You may not like her, but you have to
admit 157 v ədˈmɪt zugeben ammettere admettre, avouer toegeven true or that someone else is right admit that she’s good at her job.
in twijfel trekken, to say that something such as a fact or The main facts of the book have never
dispute 157 v dɪˈspjuːt bestreiten negare, smentire contester betwisten idea is not correct or true been disputed.
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verbluft, onder de
dazzled 120 adj ˈdæzəld überwältigt sconvolto éboui indruk very impressed I was dazzled by all the attention I got.
when someone moves to a more His ascension to the ranks of senior
ascension 120 n əˈsenʃən Aufstieg promozione, ascesa ascension promotie important or higher position or job management was a surprise.
a very loud noise made by a large He shouted over the rising clamour of
clamour 120 n ˈklæmə Lärm rumore revendication, clameur herrie group of people or animals voices.
geriatric 120 adj ˌdʒeriˈætrɪk altersschwach geriatrico, debole gériatrique oud too old to work well He’s a geriatric rock star.
a person, idea etc that guides or The education program offers a
beacon 120 n ˈbiːkən Signal segnale phare, signal baken encourages you beacon of hope to these children.
avoir un grand besoin to have an extremely strong desire for He is an insecure child who craves
crave 120 v kreɪv ersehnen anelare a qc de hunkeren something attention.
sich etwas sehnlichst desiderare qc to feel strongly that you want She hankered after a life in the
hanker after 120 phr v ˈhænkər ˌɑːftə wünschen ardentemente rêver de, avoir envie de hunkeren naar something country.
a place or position that gets a lot of
attention in newspapers, on television Education is once again in the
spotlight 120 n ˈspɒtlaɪt Rampenlicht luci della ribalta projecteurs schijnwerpers etc spotlight.
Zentrum der centro dell'interesse/ het middelpunt van de the person who everyone is interested Rob loves being the centre of
centre of attention 120 n phr ˌsentər əv əˈtenʃən Aufmerksamkeit dell'attenzione centre d'attention belangstelling in, listens to etc attention.
the job of being an apprentice (=
someone who works for an employer
for a fixed period of time in order to
learn a particular skill or job), or the
serve an andare a fare un effectuer un period of time in which you are an He’s serving an apprenticeship as a
apprenticeship 120 n ˌsɜːv ən əˈprentəsʃɪp eine Lehre machen apprendistato apprentissage stage lopen apprentice printer.
to make regular payments, or fulfil
seine Beiträge obligations, to an organisation of
zahlen/Verpflichtungen which you are a member and where You have to start at the bottom of the
pay your dues 120 idiom ˌpeɪ jɔː ˈdjuːz erfüllen fare il proprio dovere effectuer les cotisations de tol betalen you are learning a trade career ladder and pay your dues.
essere tenuto in gran if someone is held in high esteem,
be held in high bi ˌheld ɪn ˌhaɪ considerazione être tenu en haute people have a feeling of respect for The critics held him in high esteem as
esteem 120 idiom ɪˈstiːm hoch angesehen sein estime hoogachten them or a good opinion of them an actor.
to be known and admired by a lot of
people, especially for a special skill,
be renowned 120 v phr bi rɪˈnaʊnd berühmt sein essere famoso être célèbre beroemd achievement, or quality He’s renowned as a public speaker.
diventare un successo van de ene op de
über Nacht ein Erfolg improvvisamente/da un andere dag succes a success that happens surprisingly
overnight success 120 idiom ˌəʊvənaɪt səkˈses werden giorno a altro succès immédiat hebben quickly The show was an overnight success.
plötzlich berühmt diventare famoso être propulsé vers la plotseling beroemd Brian, an air steward, shot to fame on
shoot to fame 120 idiom ˌʃuːt tə ˈfeɪm werden improvvisamente gloire worden to suddenly become very famous the television show ‘Big Brother’.
entschlossen sein etw. essere determinato a
be set on 120 v phr bi ˈset ɒn zu tun fare qc être déterminé à dolgraag willen to be determined about (something) Nina’s set on going to the party.
to have a strong desire to have or They had a lot of hopes and
have aspirations 120 v phr hæv ˌæspəˈreɪʃənz Ambitionen ambizioni avoir des aspirations ambities hebben achieve something aspirations for the future.
a burning ambition (= a strong desire
to achieve something), desire, need My burning ambition is to be world
burning ambition 157 n phr ˌbɜːnɪŋ æmˈbɪʃən brennender Ehrgeiz ambizione ardente très ambitieux brandende ambitie etc is very strong champion.
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to want very much to have or achieve
sein ganzes Herz an appendere di tutto il something, or to be determined to do Ellen has completely set her heart on
set your heart on 157 idiom ˌset jə ˈhɑːt ɒn etwas hängen suo cuore a qualcosa jeter son dévolu sur je zinnen zetten op something buying that house.
establish common ɪˌstæblɪʃ ˌkɒmən gemeinsame Ziele établir des objectifs gemeenschappelijke to decide on aims that are shared by Iran and Turkey shared common goals
goals 122 v phr ˈɡəʊlz festlegen fissare obiettivi comuni communs doelen hebben more than one person or organisation in their handling of the refugee crisis.
to argue when you are trying to agree Ted was haggling with the street
haggle 122 v ˈhæɡəl feilschen, schachern mercanteggiare su qc marchander pingelen about the price of something vendors.
coming to agreements that are
achieved after everyone involved
make ˌmeɪk venire ai/fare dei accepts less than what they wanted at Marriage involves being tolerant and
compromises 122 v phr ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪz Kompromisse machen compromessi faire des compromis compromissen sluiten first making compromises.
not likely to upset or embarrass other There was no tactful way of phrasing
tactful 122 adj ˈtæktfəl taktvoll che ha tatto qui a du tact tactvol people what he wanted to say.
Further discussion on the proposal will
defer 122 v dɪˈfɜː verschieben, vertagen rinviare, aggiornare reporter uitstellen to delay something until a later date be deferred until April.
to pretend something, especially in
order to achieve what you want in a I hope we’ll be able to bluff our way
bluff 122 v blʌf mogeln, täuschen imbrogliare, ingannare bluffer bluffen difficult or dangerous situation past the guard.
something that you allow someone to
Zugeständnisse have in order to end an argument or He was ready to make concessions on
make concessions 122 n ˌmeɪk kənˈseʃənz machen fare delle concessioni faire des concessions concessies doen disagreement many of the issues raised.
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