Cutting Edge 3rd Edition Intermediate Wordlist

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Cutting Edge 3rd Edition Intermediate Wordlist


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Headword Page speech Pronunciation German French Italian Example
Unit 1
Klassenkamerad,
camarade de compagno di
classmate 6 n [C] /ˈklɑːsmeɪt/ Klassen- She was a classmate at Fairfax High School.
classe classe
kameradin
ausfüllen, riempire,
complete 6 v [T] /kəmˈpliːt/ remplir Sixty-five people completed the questionnaire.
vervollständigen completare
course 6 n [C] /kɔːs/ Kurs cours corso Andy's doing a computer course.
ausländisch,
foreign 6 adj /ˈfɒrɪn/ étranger straniero She spoke with a foreign accent.
fremd
form 6 n [C] /fɔːm/ Formular formulaire formulario Fill in the form using black ink.
apprendre à conoscere,
get to know 6 v [T] /get tə nəʊ/ kennen lernen It's a chance for students to get to know each other.
connaître incontrarsi
greet 6 v [T] /griːt/ begrüßen saluer salutare The children came rushing out to greet me.
journey 6 n [C] /ˈdʒɜːni/ Reise voyage viaggio She met some interesting people on her journey.
gerade, vor
just 6 adv /dʒəst/ juste appena, poco fa She's just got married.
kurzem
old 6 adj /əʊld/ alt vieux vecchio He's an old friend of my father's.
tatsächlich, genau effettivamente,
actually 7 adv /ˈæktʃuəli, -tʃəli/ en fait Actually he's 45.
genommen infatti
/əˈpɑːt frəm,
apart from 7 prep abgesehen von excepté a parte Apart from the ending, it's a really good film.
frɒm/
board 7 n [C] /bɔːd/ Tafel tableau lavagna The teacher wrote a few words on the board.
colleague 7 n [C] /ˈkɒliːg/ Kollege, Kollegin collègue collega I like my colleagues at the bank.
date of birth 7 n [C, U] /deɪt ɒv bɜːθ/ Geburtsdatum date de naissance data di nascita Please write down your date of birth.
exactly 7 adv /ɪgˈzæktli/ genau exactement esattamente I know exactly where she lives.
She gave a detailed explanation of how to use the
explanation 7 n [C] /ˌekspləˈneɪʃən/ Erklärung explication dichiarazione
computer.
get 7 v [T] /get/ bekommen recevoir ricevere I got books for my birthday.
gehen, andare,
go 7 v [T] /gəʊ/ aller, se passer How did your course go?
funktionieren funzionare
hear 7 v [I, T] /hɪə/ hören entendre sentire Can you hear that noise?
homework 7 n [U] /ˈhəʊmwɜːk/ Hausaufgabe devoirs compiti (a casa) Have you finished your maths homework?
language 7 n [C] /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ Sprache langue lingua, idioma Do you speak any foreign languages?

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nice 7 adj /naɪs/ angenehm, schön agréable piacevole, bello Did you have a nice time?
codice di
postcode 7 n [C] /ˈpəʊstkəʊd/ Postleitzahl code postal avviamento Give your address, including the postcode.
postale
pronounce 7 v [T] /prəˈnaʊns/ aussprechen prononcer pronunciare How do you pronounce your name?
spell 7 v [I, T] /spel/ buchstabieren épeler sillabare How do you spell 'necessary'?
tell 7 v [T] /tel/ sagen, erzählen dire dire, raccontare Tell me your name again.
acquaintance 8 n [C] /əˈkweɪntəns/ Bekannte connaissance conoscente My neighbours are acquaintances, not friends.
far domanda,
apply for 8 phr v /əˈplaɪ fɔː/ bewerben für postuler Rob's applied for a job in Canada.
concorrere
bester Freund, il mio migliore
best friend 8 n [C] /ˌbest ˈfrend/ meilleur ami She was my best friend in college.
beste Freundin amico
boss 8 n [C] /bɒs/ Chef patron capo She asked her boss for the day off.
cousin 8 n [C] /ˈkʌzən/ Cousin, Kusine cousin, cousine cugino Jane and I are cousins.
dentist 8 n [C] /ˈdentɪst/ Zahnarzt dentiste dentista I'm going to the dentist this afternoon.
/ɪmˈplɔɪ–iː, Angestellter, employé,
employee 8 n [C] impiegato The government employees were very angry.
ˌemplɔɪˈiː/ Angestellte employée
ex-girlfriend 8 n [C] /eks ˈgɜːlfrend/ Ex-Freundin ex petite copine ex ragazza Steven is going out with my ex-girlfriend.
Mitbewohner, coabitatore, You can’t have a party without asking your flatmate
flatmate 8 n [C] /ˈflætmeɪt/ colocataire
Mitbewohnerin coabitatrice) first.
grandchild 8 n [C] /ˈgræntʃaɪld/ Enkel petit-enfant nipote She's visiting her son to see her new grandchild.
grandparent 8 n [C] /ˈgrænˌpeərənt/ Großeltern grands-parents nonni My grandparents live in Kent.
fratello
consanguineo, He's my half-brother, from my mother's second
half-brother 8 n [C] /ˈhɑːf ˌbrʌðə/ Halbbruder demi-frère
fratello uterino, marriage.
fratellastro
My mother-in-law is like a mother to me as well as
mother-in-law 8 n [C] /ˈmʌðər ɪn ˌlɔː/ Schwiegermutter belle-mère suocera
my husband.
Nachbar,
neighbour 8 n [C] /ˈneɪbə/ voisin vicino My neighbours often look after the kids for me.
Nachbarin
niece 8 n [C] /niːs/ Nichte nièce nipote I'm buying a present for my niece.
Verwandeter,
relative 8 n [C] /ˈrelətɪv/ parent, parente parente He’s staying with relatives.
Verwandte
silly 8 adj /ˈsɪli/ dumm stupide stupido, ignorante He's being silly again.
Sozialarbeiter, -
social worker 8 n [C] /ˈsəʊʃəl ˌwɜːkə/ travailleur social assistente sociale He became a social worker after leaving college.
pädagoge
My stepmother has always treated me like her own
stepmother 8 n [C] /ˈstepmʌðə/ Stiefmutter belle-mère matrigna
daughter.

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stranger 8 n [C] /ˈstreɪndʒə/ Fremder, Fremde étranger straniero Don't get in a car with a stranger.
étudiant, studente,
student 8 n [C] /ˈstjuːdənt/ Student, Studenin He loves being a student.
étudiante studentessa
sunglasses 8 n [C] /ˈsʌnˌglɑːsɪz/ Sonnenbrille lunettes de soleil occhiali da sole Only film stars wear sunglasses in winter.
addestramento,
eine Ausbildung poursuivre une
train 8 v [I] /treɪn/ formazione She trained to be a nurse for four years.
machen formation
professionale
Freizeit-, leger, When he got home from work, he changed into casual
casual 9 adj /ˈkæʒuəl/ décontracté casual
lässig clothes.
fantastic 9 adj /fænˈtæstɪk/ fantastisch fantastique fantastico You look fantastic.
gewinnen, raggiungere,
gain 9 v [T] /geɪn/ prendre, gagner The baby has gained weight this week.
erlangen ingrassare
get up 9 phr v /get ʌp/ aufstehen se lever alzarsi I get up later at weekends.
go grey 9 phrase /gəʊ greɪ/ ergrauen grisailler incanutire My father went grey in his forties.
hate 9 v [T] /heɪt hassen détester odiare I've always hated tomatoes.
lose 9 v [T] /luːz/ verlieren perdre perdere You’re looking slim. Have you lost weight?
(sich) kennen incontrarsi,
meet 9 v [I, T] /miːt/ se rencontrer We first met at a party.
lernen conoscere
Musiker, musicien,
musician 9 n [C] /mjuːˈzɪʃən/ musicista Steve's a jazz musician.
Musikerin musicienne
avere in
plan 9 v [I, T] /plæn/ vorhaben, planen envisager programma, Where do you plan to go on holiday?
progettare
play 9 v [I, T] /pleɪ/ spielen jouer giocare, suonare I'm learning to play the piano.
eine Grimasse
pull a face 9 phrase /pʊl ə feɪs/ grimacer fare le boccacce Roy took one bite and pulled a face.
ziehen
She wore a smart black suit to the office. | smart new
smart 9 adj /smɑːt/ schick, elegant chic chic, elegante,
offices
smoke 9 v [I, T] /sməʊk/ rauchen fumer fumare He smokes a pipe.
particolare,
special 9 adj /ˈspeʃəl/ besonderer, e, es spécial I want to do something special for my birthday.
speciale
suit 9 n [C] /suːt, sjuːt/ Anzug costume vestito I wear a suit to work.
weight 9 n [C, U] /weɪt/ Gewicht poids peso I’m trying to lose weight.
entsprechend, conformemente
according to 10 prep /əˈkɔːdɪŋ tə, tʊ/ selon According to our records she hasn’t paid her bill.
gemäß a, secondo
addict 10 n [C] /ˈædɪkt/ Süchtige/r fou/folle de fanatico I'm a coffee addict; I can't last a day without coffee.

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Headword Page speech Pronunciation German French Italian Example
advice 10 n [U] /ədˈvaɪs/ Ratschlag conseils consiglio Can you give me some advice about buying a house?

gran quantità di,


amount of 10 n [C] /əˈmaʊnt ɒv/ Menge an quantité I was surprised at the amount of work I had to do.
gran numero di
sich
apologise 10 v [T] /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ s'excuser scusarsi He apologised for being late.
entschuldigen
athlete 10 n [C] /ˈæθliːt/ Sportler athlète sportivo Only eight athletes can run in this race.
believe 10 v [T] /bəˈliːv/ glauben croire credere Do you believe his story?
bright 10 adj /braɪt/ fröhlich enjoué, gai allegro She sounded bright on the phone.
sich
concentrate 10 v [I] /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ se concentrer concentrarsi With all this noise, it’s hard to concentrate.
konzentrieren
constantly 10 adv /ˈkɒnstəntli/ ständig constamment costantemente The English language is constantly changing.
cook 10 v [I, T] /kʊk/ kochen cuisiner cucinare It's your turn to cook dinner.
damage 10 n [U] /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ Schaden ravage danno The damage to his reputation was considerable.
depressing 10 adj /dɪˈpresɪŋ/ deprimierend déprimant deprimente It was a very depressing book.
digital native 10 n [C] /ˈdɪdʒətl ˈneɪtɪv/ Digital Native Digital Native digital native Most younger workers are digital natives.
persona
early bird 10 n [C] /ˈɜːli bɜːd/ Frühaufsteher/in lève-tôt She's an early bird – up at 6 a.m. every day.
mattiniera
ugualmente, allo Diet and exercise are equally important in maintaining
equally 10 adv /ˈiːkwəli/ gleichermaßen tout autant
stesso modo good health.
The tourist industry is an essential part of the Spanish
essential 10 adj /ɪˈsenʃəl/ wesentlich essentiel essenziale
economy.
exercise 10 v [I, T] /ˈeksəsaɪz/ trainieren s'entraîner allenare He exercises intensively at the gym.
expert 10 n [C] /ˈekspɜːt/ Experte, Expertin expert, experte esperto She's an expert on ancient Egyptian art.

find out 10 phr v /faɪnd aʊt/ herausfinden apprendre trovare, scoprire We never found out her name.
chercher sur
google 10 v /ˈguːgəl/ googeln googlare He googles his name online all the time.
google
grow up 10 phr v /grəʊ ʌp/ aufwachsen grandir crescere I grew up in New York.
grumpy 10 adj /ˈgrʌmpi/ schlecht gelaunt bougon grincheux di cattivo umore She's always grumpy in the morning.
schuldig, colpevole, avere
coupable,
guilty 10 adj /ˈgɪlti/ schlechtes la coscienza He felt guilty about forgetting her birthday.
honteux
Gewissen sporca
gym 10 n [C] /dʒɪm/ Fitnessstudio gymnase fitness He goes to the gym every day after work.
impatient 10 adj /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ ungeduldig impatient impaziente He was impatient to leave.
intensively 10 adv /ɪnˈtensɪvli/ intensiv intensivement intenso He studied intensively to pass his exams.

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internet 10 n /ˈɪntənet/ Internet internet internet He spends hours on the internet.
tenere,
halten, behalten /
keep 10 linking verb /kiːp/ continuer à mantenere, I keep telling him, but he keeps forgetting.
ständig tun
continuare
modo/ stile di
lifestyle 10 n [C, U] /ˈlaɪfstaɪl/ Lebensstil style de vie Regular exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle.
vivere
He’s studying languages, mainly because he wants to
mainly 10 adv /'meɪnli/ hauptsächlich surtout soprattutto
work abroad.
marathon 10 n [C] /ˈmærəθən/ Marathon marathon maratona The London Marathon takes place in April each year.
Menschen
middle-aged 10 n [U] /ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd/ d'âge mûr di mezza età A study found the middle-aged take less exercise.
mittleren Alters
moderation 10 n [U] /ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən/ Maß, Mäßigung modération moderazione He drinks only in moderation.
mehrere Dinge faire plusieurs
multitask 10 v /ˈmʌltiˌtɑːsk/ multitasking Working mothers need to be able to multitask.
auf einmal tun choses à la fois
Das Erledigen von
multitasking 10 n [U] /ˈmʌltiˌtɑːskɪŋ/ mehreren Dingen multitasking multitasking Multitasking is vital in this kind of work.
auf einmal
Exercise strengthens your muscles, including your
muscle 10 n [C, U] /ˈmʌsəl/ Muskel muscle muscolo
heart muscles.
animale notturno, He's such a night owl that he prefers to work in the
night owl 10 n [C] /naɪt aʊl/ Nachtmensch couche-tard
nottambulo evening.

al telefono, stare
on the phone 10 phrase /ɒn ðə fəʊn/ am Telefon au téléphone Please turn down the TV. I'm on the phone.
telefonando
online 10 adj, adv /ˌɒnˈlaɪn◂/ online en ligne online Our school went online this year.
determiner,
own 10 /əʊn/ eigener, e, es propre proprio He decided to start a business of his own.
pron
It wasn't a very productive meeting; nothing was
productive 10 adj /prəˈdʌktɪv/ produktiv productif produttivo
decided.
Psychologe, The psychologist helped the company to motivate its
psychologist 10 n [C] /saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst/ psychologue psicologo
Psychologin workers.
remind [sb] of
10 phr v /rɪˈmaɪnd ɒv/ erinnern an rappeler ricordare a She reminds me of my mother.
[sb]
report 10 n [C] /rɪˈpɔːt/ Bericht rapport rapporto We had to write a report on our visit to London.
The medical research shows that most of us eat too
research 10 n [U] /rɪˈsɜːtʃ, ˈriːsɜːtʃ/ Studie recherche ricerca
much.
nachforschen, faire des
research 10 v [I, T] /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/ ricercare He spent years researching the history of his house.
recherchieren recherches

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chercheur, The researchers found a link between smoking and
researcher 10 n [C] /rɪˈsɜːtʃə, ˈriːsɜːtʃə/ Forscher ricercatore
chercheuse cancer.
laufen, rennen,
run 10 v [I] /rʌn/ courir correre He’s training to run the marathon.
joggen
Redewendung, locuzione,
saying 10 n [C] /ˈseɪ-ɪŋ/ adage I'm not sure where that old saying comes from.
Sprichwort proverbio
v [linking
seem 10 /siːm/ scheinen avoir l'air sembrare They seem very happy together.
verb]
fare la spesa, fare
shop 10 v [I] /ʃɒp/ einkaufen faire des courses I usually shop at Tesco's.
shopping
She's taking a course that teaches basic computer
skill 10 n [C, U] /skɪl/ Fähigkeit compétences capacità
skills
spend 10 v [T] /spend/ verbringen passer passare I spend a lot of time doing paperwork every day.
stop 10 v [I, T] /stɒp/ beenden mettre fin à finire The referee stopped the fight.
subject 10 n [C] /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ Thema sujet, matière tema, soggetto She looked up the subject in the library.
switch 10 v [I, T] /swɪtʃ/ wechseln changer cambiare He kept switching from one subject to another.
task 10 n [C] /tɑːsk/ Aufgabe tâche compito, lezione Our teacher sets us some difficult tasks.
technology 10 n [C, U] /tekˈnɒlədʒi/ Technologie technologie tecnologia Technology has helped in many ways.
migliore,
top 10 adj /tɒp/ top, Spitzen- top, meilleur He's one of the world's top tennis players.
principale
unfortunately 10 adv /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/ leider malheureusement purtroppo Unfortunately, the show had to be cancelled.

while 10 linking word /waɪl/ während pendant que mentre They arrived while we were having dinner.

workplace 10 n [C] /ˈwɜːkpleɪs/ Arbeitsplatz lieu de travail posto di lavoro I'm studying the problem of bullying in the workplace.
sich sorgen
worry 10 v [I] /ˈwʌri/ s'inquiéter preoccuparsi I worry that I won’t have enough money.
machen
wrong 10 adj /rɒŋ/ verkehrt, falsch incorrect sbagliato I must be doing this wrong – it's not working.
wrong 10 adj /rɒŋ/ fehlerhaft, falsch faux sbagliato Your calculations must be wrong.

etwas stimmt non andare bene,


wrong 10 adj /rɒŋ/ qc. ne va pas There is something wrong with his foot.
nicht non essere giusto
be into 11 phrase /biː ˈɪntə/ etwas mögen être branché piacere Dave's really into music.
boring 11 adj /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ langweilig ennuyeux noioso His job sounds boring.
nicht ausstehen non poter
can't stand 11 v [T] /kɑːnt stænd/ saquer Dave can’t stand dogs.
können sopportare
chat 11 v [I] /tʃæt/ chatten chatter chattare She chats to her best friend most days.
commute 11 v [T] /kəˈmjuːt/ pendeln faire la navette fare la spola He commutes from Oxford to London every day.

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domestic 11 adj /dəˈmestɪk/ häuslich domestique domestico We share the domestic chores.
fitness 11 n [U] /ˈfɪtnəs/ Fitness forme fitness You need to improve your physical fitness.
go on 11 phr v /gəʊ ɒn/ gehen auf accéder à andare in I like to go on the internet at least once a day.
sich herumtreiben
hang out 11 phr v /hæŋ aʊt/ mit, rumhängen glander bazzicare Who does he usually hang out with?
mit
interested in 11 adj /ˈɪntrɪstɪd ɪn/ interessiert an intéressé par interessato a She's very interested in computers.
repassage,
ironing 11 n [U] /ˈaɪənɪŋ/ Bügeln stirare I hate doing the ironing.
repasser
We look after Rodney's children until he gets home
look after 11 phr v /lʊk ˈɑːftə/ sich kümmern um s'occuper de occuparsi di
from work.
maquillage, make-
make-up 11 n [U] /ˈmeɪkʌp/ Makeup maquillage She puts on make-up every morning.
up
paperwork 11 n [U] /ˈpeɪpəwɜːk/ Papierkram papiers, travail scartoffie I have to do a lot of paperwork in this job.
personal care 11 adj /ˈpɜːsənəl keə/ Körperpflege soins d'hygiène cura del corpo Personal care is very important to him.
play 11 v [I, T] /pleɪ/ spielen jouer giocare He spends hours playing video games.
auftragen,
put on 11 phr v /pʊt ɒn/ metter applicare I need to put on some more lipstick.
anlegen
relax 11 v [I] /rɪˈlæks/ entspannen relâcher rilassare How do you spend time relaxing?
fare la spesa, I go shopping at the supermarket every Saturday
shopping 11 n [U] /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ Einkaufen les courses
comprare morning.
social networking /ˌsəʊʃəl ˈnetwɜːkɪŋ
11 n [C] soziales Netzwerk réseau social rete sociale He goes on social networking sites every evening.
site saɪt/
text 11 v [T] /tekst/ simsen envoyer texto messaggiarsi She's texting her friends about her new job.
mettere in ordine,
tidy up 11 v [I, T] /ˈtaɪdi ʌp/ aufräumen ranger She spends hours tidying up after the kids.
fare ordine
videogioco,
video game 11 n [C] /ˈvɪdiəʊ ˌgeɪm/ Videospiel jeu vidéo He spends hours playing video games.
videogame
activity 12 n [C, U] /ækˈtɪvəti/ Aktivität activité attività There are lots of activites for children.
bored 12 adj /bɔːd/ gelangweilt s'ennuyer annoiato After an hour people started to get bored.
free time 12 adj, adv /friː taɪm/ freie Zeit temps libre tempo libero I never have any free time.
interest 12 n [C] /ˈɪntrɪst/ Interesse intérêt interessa His main interests are reading and golf.
put off 12 phr v /pʊt ɒf/ aufschieben reporter rimandare You can't keep putting off the decision.
Umgang pflegen, fréquenter des
frequentare, fare
socialise 12 v [I] /ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz/ etwas gens, voir des I don’t socialise much with the people from work.
con
unternehmen mit gens
stressed 12 adj /strest/ gestresst stressé stressato I was feeling really stressed.

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waste 12 v [T] /weɪst/ verschwenden gaspiller sperperare He wastes a lot of time playing video games.
change 13 n [C, U] /tʃeɪndʒ/ Änderung modification cambiamento There have been recent changes in the drinking laws.
far 13 adv /fɑː/ weit, viel beaucoup molto, troppo That's far too much for one person to eat.
on the go 13 n [C] /ɒn ðə gəʊ/ unterwegs sur la brèche in giro I've been on the go all day.
prendere, avere
nehmen, in It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the
take 13 v [T] /teɪk/ prendre bisogno di, esere
Anspruch nehmen dark.
necessario
molto, troppo,
way 13 adv /weɪ/ viel, erheblich beaucoup trop considerevolment The film was way too long.
e
whole 13 adj /həʊl/ ganz entier tutto, intero She drank a whole bottle of wine.
care 14 n [U] /keə/ Sorge, Fürsorge soins cura Take care of yourself.
indicazioni,
details 14 n /ˈdiːteɪlz/ Angaben coordonnées He took down her details.
informazioni
Several friends have got in touch since he created a
get in touch 14 n [C] /get ɪn tʌtʃ/ sich melden contacter annunciarsi
Facebook profile.
great 14 adj /greɪt/ großartig super, génial magnifico She looks great in that dress.
avvisare,
let [sb] know 14 phr v /let nəʊ/ Bescheid geben faire savoir Let me know where to meet you.
informare
lose 14 v [T] /luːz/ verlieren perdre perdere I lost her address when she moved.
media 14 n [U] /ˈmiːdiə/ Medien média media The trial created huge media interest.
sich mit jmd.
meet up with 14 phr v /miːt ʌp wɪð, wɪθ/ se retrouver incontrarsi con qu I'm planning to meet up with my brother.
treffen
We missed our neighbours after we moved to another
miss 14 v [T] /mɪs/ vermissen manquer à qn mancare
town.
traslocare,
move 14 v [I, T] /muːv/ umziehen déménager We're moving to New York next week.
trasferirsi
producer 14 n [C] /prəˈdjuːsə/ Produzent producteur produttore He's a TV producer with the BBC.
My sister has put her holiday photographs on her
profile 14 n [C] /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ Profil profil profilo
Facebook profile page.
still 14 adv /stɪl/ immer noch toujours ancora Andy's still living in London.
things 14 n /θɪŋz/ Dinge choses cose Things are going really well at the moment.
sorprendente,
amazing 15 adj /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ erstaunlich étonnant What an amazing story!
stupendo
conversation 15 n [C, U] /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/ Unterhaltung conversation conversazione I had a short conversation with the teacher.
introduce 15 v [T] /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ jmd. vorstellen présenter presentare Alice, let me introduce you to Jane.
really 15 spoken /ˈrɪəli/ wirklich vraiment infatti, veramente Jay's getting married.' 'Really? When?'

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see 15 v [I, T] /siː/ sehen voir vedere Oh, I see, the water goes in here.
v [linking suonare,
sound 15 /saʊnd/ klingen avoir l'air Your holiday sounds great.
verb] sembrare
village 15 n [C] /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ Dorf village villaggio, paese We visited a little village in the mountains.
wow 15 spoken /waʊ/ Wahnsinn! ouah pazzesco, caspita Wow! Look at that!
apply for 132 phr v /əˈplaɪ tə, tʊ/ bewerben für postuler à sollecitare I've applied for several jobs.
be born 132 v /biː bɔːn/ geboren sein être né essere nato Where were you born?
come from 132 phr v /kʌm frɒm/ kommen aus venir de essere di His mother came from Texas.
concert 132 n [C] /ˈkɒnsət/ Konzert concert concerto I like going to concerts.
hairstyle 132 n [C] /ˈheəstaɪl/ Frisur coiffure pettinatura Do you like my new hairstyle?
v [linking avoir l'air de qc., sembrare,
look like 132 /lʊk laɪk/ aussehen wie What does your sister look like?
verb] ressembler à qc. assomigliare a
She and her father live in New York: the rest of her
rest 132 n /rest/ Rest reste resto
family live in Mexico.
Zeremonie, The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was
ceremony 133 n [C] /ˈserɪməni/ cérémonie cerimonia
Feierlichkeit wonderful.
comune, solito,
common 133 adj /ˈkɒmən/ üblich courant Snow is common here in winter.
normale
dream 133 v [I, T] /driːm/ träumen rêver sognare We dream of having our own home.
/ˈfʊˈprɪnt, impronta del
footprint 133 n [C] Fußabdruck empreinte They followed the footprints in the snow.
ˈfʊtˈprɪnt/ piede
get dark 133 phrase /get dɑːk/ dunkel werden s'assombrir farsi buio It gets dark early in winter.
great 133 adj /greɪt/ groß, großartig grand, éminent grande, fantastico She's the greatest movie star of them all.
kiss 133 n [C] /kɪs/ Kuss baiser, bisou bacio It was a passionate kiss.
heute,
nowadays 133 adv /ˈnaʊədeɪz/ de nos jours oggi, oggigiorno People live longer nowadays.
heutzutage
Oscar 133 n [C] /ˈɒskə/ Oscar Oscar Oscar She won the Oscar for best director.
pacifico, calmo,
peaceful 133 adj /ˈpiːsfəl/ friedlich paisible The wood was cool and peaceful.
tranquillo
remain 133 v [I] /rɪˈmeɪn/ bleiben rester restare, rimanere Paris remains the home of the fashion industry.
rest 133 n [C, U] /rest/ Ruhe repos riposo I need to get some rest.
star 133 n [C] /stɑː/ Star vedette star They are rich movie stars.
stay 133 v [I] /steɪ/ wohnen bei séjourner stare, abitare da He stayed with friends until he found his own house.
symbol 133 n [C] /ˈsɪmbəl/ Symbol symbole simbolo The dove is a symbol of peace.
vote 133 v [I, T] /vəʊt/ abstimmen voter votare The parliament voted to increase taxes.

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The boys will be home from school for the holidays on
holidays 134 n [C, U] /ˈhɒlədiz, -deɪz/ Ferien vacances vacanze
Friday.
assistant,
assistant 168 n [C] /əˈsɪstənt/ Assistent assistente He's a sales assistant in the local book shop.
assistante
vermutlich etwas on pense que,
be supposed to 168 phr v /biː səˈpəʊzd tə/ dovere (fare qc) The new laws are supposed to prevent crime.
tun, sollen devoir
break 168 n [C] /breɪk/ Pause pause pausa My lunch break lasts an hour.
chance 168 n [C] /tʃɑːns/ Gelegenheit occasion occasione I enjoy the theatre when I get the chance to go.
download 168 v [T] /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ herunterladen télécharger download He's downloaded a really funny screensaver.
schließlich etwas fare alla fine,
end up 168 phr v /end ʌp/ finir par When I diet, I always end up putting weight back on.
tun finire
flight 168 n [C] /flaɪt/ Flug vol volo They caught the next flight home.
vollständiger
full name 168 n [C] /fʊl neɪm/ nom complet nome completo Please give your full name and address.
Name
He was late so he hopped on the bus instead of
hop 168 v [T] /hɒp/ springen sauter saltare
walking.
I'm good 168 phrase /aɪm gʊd/ es geht mir gut je vais bien sto bene How are you?' 'I'm good, thanks.'
marital status 168 n [U] /ˈmærɪtl ˌsteɪtəs/ Familienstand état civil stato civile Put a tick in the box to indicate your marital status.
individuel, en tête-
one-to-one 168 adj /wʌn tə wʌn/ Einzel-, einzeln singolo I'd like tuition on a one-to-one basis please.
à-tête
veramente,
really 168 adv /ˈrɪəli/ wirklich vraiment I really like this place.
effettivamente
rush 168 n [C] /rʌʃ/ Eile hâte fretta I can't stop – I'm in a rush.
single,
single 168 adj /ˈsɪŋgəl/ célibataire single Terry is 34 and still single.
alleinstehend
Skype 168 n [U] /skaɪp/ Skype Skype Skype I find it's cheaper to use Skype for phone calls.
stop 168 n [C] /stɒp/ Haltestelle arrrêt fermata I get off at the next stop.
topic 168 n [C] /ˈtɒpɪk/ Thema sujet, matière soggetto, tema He knows a lot about a wide range of topics.
tube 168 n [C] /tjuːb/ U-Bahn métro metropolitana He took the tube to Westminster.
walk 168 v [T] /wɔːk/ spazieren gehen sortir fare un giro Jude's out walking the dog.
walk 168 n [C] /wɔːk/ Spaziergang promenade giro Let's go for a walk on the beach.
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accurate 16 adj /ˈækjʊrət/ genau précis esatto, accurato The figures are not completely accurate.
intelligent,
clever 16 adj /ˈklevə/ intelligent intelligente My brothers are all clever.
brillant
connect 16 v [T] /kəˈnekt/ verbinden raccorder collegare The computer connects to a printer over there.

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Zusammenhang, There's an obvious connection between smoking and
connection 16 n [C, U] /kəˈnekʃən/ connexion collegamento
Verbindung cancer.
He gave the police a detailed account of their
detailed 16 adj /ˈdiːteɪld/ detailliert détaillé dettagliato
conversation.
digit 16 n [C] /ˈdɪdʒɪt/ Ziffer chiffre cifra Choose a three-digit number such as 709.
emotional 16 adj /ɪˈməʊʃənəl/ emotional émotif emozionale She needs emotional support.
evento, She told them about the events of that day again and
event 16 n [C] /ɪˈvent/ Ereignis événement
avvenimento again.
excitement 16 n [C, U] /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ Aufregung excitation eccitazione She was flushed with excitement.
erleben,
experience 16 v [T] /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ avoir vivere, provare We're experiencing a few problems with our website.
durchmachen
extraordinary 16 adj /ɪkˈstrɔːdənəri/ außergewöhnlich extraordinaire straordinario She has an extraordinary talent for signing.
fest verankern,
fix 16 v [T] /fɪks/ fixer, établir fissare He studied the scene again to fix it in his memory.
befestigen
funny 16 adj /ˈfʌni/ lustig drôle buffo, divertente We laughed until we cried at his funny stories.
human 16 adj /ˈhjuːmən/ menschlich humain umano The power of the human mind is enormous.
limited 16 adj /ˈlɪmɪtɪd/ begrenzt limité limitato This offer is only available for a limited time.
memory 16 n [C] /ˈmeməri/ Gedächtnis mémoire memoria She has a very good memory.
His grades would be higher if his work wasn't so
messy 16 adj /ˈmesi/ unordentlich en désordre disordinato
messy.
mind 16 n [C, U] /maɪnd/ Geist, Verstand esprit mente The human mind is complex.
The teacher asked a particular student to stay after
particular 16 adj /pəˈtɪkjələ/ bestimmter, e, es particulier certo
class.
photographic /ˌfəʊtəˈgræfɪkˈme fotografisches mémoire memoria He finds exams easy because he has a photographic
16 phrase
memory məri/ Gedächtnis photographique fotografica memory.
power 16 n [U] /ˈpaʊə/ Kraft, Stärke puissance forza The power of his mind brought him academic success.
veramente,
really 16 adv /ˈrɪəli/ wirklich vraiment Tell us what really happened.
effettivamente
remember 16 v [I, T] /rɪˈmembə/ sich erinnern se rappeler ricordarsi Can you remember when you last saw him?
scientific 16 adj /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ wissenschaftlich scientifique scientifico It wasn't a scientific experiment.
importante,
significantly 16 adv /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/ bedeutend considérablement Her work is significantly better this year.
significante
smell 16 n [C] /smel/ Duft, Geruch odeur odore I love the smell of fresh bread.
arrangement 17 n [C] /əˈreɪndʒmənt/ Verabredung arrangement appuntamento We made an arrangement to meet tomorrow.
/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃən,
association 17 n [C] Assoziation association associazione A red rose has romantic associations.
əˌsəʊʃi-/
brain 17 n [C] /breɪn/ Gehirn cerveau cervello The head injury caused damage to his brain.

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caffeine 17 n [U] /ˈkæfiːn/ Koffein caféine caffeina I need caffeine to wake me up in the morning.
anspruchsvoll,
challenging 17 adj /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/ exigeant esigente Running a marathon is challenging.
fordernd
crossword puzzle 17 n [C] /ˈkrɒswɜːd ˌpʌzəl/ Kreuzworträtsel mots croisés cruciverba I usually do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper.

fact 17 n [C] /fækt/ Fakt fait fatto Give me the facts and figures about the Philippines.
familiar 17 adj /fəˈmɪliə/ vertraut familier familiare The routine was familiar and undemanding.
forget 17 v [I, T] /fəˈget/ vergessen oublier dimenticare I've forgotten what I was going to say!
form 17 v [T] /fɔːm/ bilden, formen former formare Put the pieces together to form a picture.
imagine 17 v [T] /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ sich vorstellen (s') imaginer immaginarsi He imagined a world with a purple sky.
lack of 17 n [U] /læk əv/ Mangel an manque de mancanza di She was suffering from lack of sleep.
mental 17 adj /ˈmentl/ im Kopf, mental mental mentale She's good at mental arithmetic
oxygen 17 n [U] /ˈɒksɪdʒən/ Sauerstoff oxygène ossigeno The diver had nearly run out of oxygen.
password 17 n [C] /ˈpɑːswɜːd/ Passwort mot de passe password Type in your password.
physical 17 adj /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ körperlich physique fisico, corporale physical exercise | physical education
pin number 17 n [C] /ˈpɪn ˌnʌmbə/ PIN-Nummer numéro PIN numero pin My mother can never remember her pin number.
remember 17 v [I, T] /rɪˈmembə/ denken an penser à pensare a Did you remember to phone Nicky?
überprüfen, controllare, I review my work regularly to make sure I don't
review 17 v [T] /rɪˈvjuː/ vérifier
durchsehen rivedere forget anything important.
revision 17 n [U] /rɪˈvɪʒən/ Wiederholung révision ripetizione We had regular revision sessions during our training.
store 17 v [T] /stɔː/ speichern stocker memorizzare The data is stored on a disk.
strange 17 adj /streɪndʒ/ seltsam bizarre strano I had a strange dream last night.
tip 17 n [C] /tɪp/ Tipp conseil consiglio He gave me some tips on travelling alone.
partner 18 n [C] /ˈpɑːtnə/ Partner partenaire partner She lives with her partner, Tom.
watch 18 v [I, T] /wɒtʃ/ sehen, ansehen regarder guardare I was watching the TV.
allem Anschein
apparently 19 adv /əˈpærəntli/ apparemment pare che Apparently, the hotel was lovely.
nach
bang 19 v [I, T] /bæŋ/ schlagen, stoßen heurter battere I banged my knee on the corner of the bed.
cut out 19 phr v /kʌt aʊt/ ausschneiden découper tagliare fuori He was cutting out pages from the newspaper.
engaged 19 adj /ɪnˈgeɪdʒd/ verlobt fiancé fidanzato Viv and Tony got engaged last year.
fall in love 19 phrase /fɔːl ɪn lʌv/ sich verlieben tomber amoureux innamorarsi She fell in love with a younger man.
happily 19 adv /ˈhæpəli/ glücklich heureusement felicemente They are very happily married.
in common 19 phrase /ɪn kɒmən/ gemeinsam en commun in comune I have a lot in common with him.
match 19 n [C] /mætʃ/ Spiel (Sport) match partita Who won the football match?

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mate 19 n [C] /meɪt/ Kumpel copain compagno, amico On Saturday nights he goes out with his mates.
miss 19 v [T] /mɪs/ verpassen manquer perdere Hurry up or we’ll miss the bus!
reach 19 v [T] /riːtʃ/ erreichen atteindre raggiungere It took four hours to reach London.
romantic 19 adj /rəʊˈmæntɪk, rə–/ romantisch romantique romantico My boyfriend is very romantic.

suddenly 19 adv /ˈsʌdnli/ plötzlich soudain improvvisamente I suddenly realised that someone was following me.
switch on 19 phr v /swɪtʃ ɒn/ einschalten allumer accendere I switched on the radio to listen to the news.
terrible 19 adj /ˈterəbəl/ˈterɪbəl schrecklich terrible terribile The food at the hotel was terrible.
traffic jam 19 n [C] /ˈtræfɪk ˌdʒæm/ Stau bouchon coda, ingorgo We were stuck in a traffic jam for hours.
tragically 19 adv /ˈtrædʒɪkli/ tragischerweise tragiquement tragicamente Tragically we missed the start of the wedding.
argue 20 v [I] /ˈɑːgjuː/ streiten se disputer litigare We could hear the neighbours arguing.
ashamed 20 adj /əˈʃeɪmd/ beschämt honteux vergognoso Mike felt ashamed of his behaviour.
behave 20 v [I] /bɪˈheɪv/ sich benehmen se comporter comportarsi He behaved badly at school and was sent home.

confidence 20 n [U] /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ Selbstvertrauen confiance en soi fiducia in sé Doing the course has given me a lot of confidence.
The kids hang out at that club – they think it's really
cool 20 adj /kuːl/ cool super cool
cool!
criticise 20 v [I, T] /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/ kritisieren critiquer criticare You do nothing but criticise.
encourage 20 v [T] /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ/ ermutigen encourager incoraggiare His father encouraged him to begin playing the guitar.

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get 20 /get/ werden devenir diventare He gets angry if people don't arrive on time.
verb]
Schwierigkeiten s'attirer des essere/mettersi
get into trouble 20 phr v /get ɪntə ˈtrʌbəl/ He got into trouble for being late again.
bekommen ennuis nei guai
go out 20 phr v /gəʊ aʊt/ ausgehen sortir uscire Are you going out on Saturday evening?
pocket money 20 n [U] /ˈpɒkɪt ˌmʌni/ Taschengeld argent de poche paghetta How much pocket money do you get?

practice 20 n [U] /ˈpræktɪs/ Üben pratique, exercice fare esercizi di I do my piano practice after school every day.

praise 20 v [T] /preɪz/ loben louer lodare The Mayor praised the rescue team for their courage.
punish 20 v [T] /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ bestrafen punir punire He was punished for lying to his father.
respect 20 v [T] /rɪˈspekt/ respektieren respecter rispettare I teach my kids to respect their teachers.
impertinente,
rude 20 adj /ruːd/ frech impoli Don’t be so rude to your mother!
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sleepover 20 n [C] /ˈsliːpəʊvə/ Übernachten soirée pyjama She's going to a sleepover at Jane's house.
passare la notte
strict 20 adj /strɪkt/ streng strict rigido She's very strict with her children.
tell off 20 phr v /tel ɒf/ ausschimpfen engueuler sgridare Sean's always getting told off at school.
forget 21 v [I, T] /fəˈget/ vergessen oublier dimenticare He forgot to post the letter to his mother.
asilo,
nursery school 21 n [C] /ˈnɜːsəri skuːl/ Kindergarten école maternelle My son goes to the nursery school in the town.
kindergarten
/ˈrekəgnaɪz, He's lost so much weight I nearly didn't recognise
recognise 21 v [T] erkennen reconnaître riconoscere
ˈrekən-/ him.
remind 21 v [T] /rɪˈmaɪnd/ jmd. erinnern rappeler qc à qn ricordare qc Remind me to go to the bank.
schooldays 21 n /ˈskuːldeɪz/ Schulzeit années d'école anni di scuola Your schooldays are the happiest days of your life.
uniform 21 n [C, U] /ˈjuːnəfɔːm/ Uniform uniforme uniforme school uniform | army uniform
upbringing 21 n /ˈʌpˈbrɪŋɪŋ/ Erziehung éducation educazione He had a very strict upbringing.
anchor 22 n [c] /ˈæŋkə/ Anker ancre ancora The ship moored at the dock and dropped its anchor.
ohnmächtig
black out 22 phr v /ˈblæk aʊt/ s'évanouir svenire Sharon blacked out and fell to the floor.
werden
branch 22 n [C] /brɑːntʃ/ Zweig, Ast branche ramo The tree's branches were weighed down with apples.
budgie 22 n [C] /ˈbʌdʒi/ Wellensittich perruche pappagallino There was a budgie in a cage by the window.
Feier,
celebration 22 n [C, U] /ˌselɪˈbreɪʃən/ célébration celebrazione the lively New Year celebrations in the city centre
Feierlichkeit
cherry tree 22 n [C] /ˈtʃeri triː/ Kirschbaum cerisier ciliegio He has three cherry trees in his garden
childhood 22 n [C, U] /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ Kindheit enfance infanzia Sara had a very happy childhood.
choppy 22 adj /ˈtʃɒpi/ bewegt agité mosso The sea got choppy as the wind grew stronger.
fall off 22 phr v /fɔːl ɒf/ herunterfallen tomber cadere (giù) He slipped and fell off the ladder.
schweben,
float 22 v [I, T] /fləʊt/ treiben (auf dem flotter fluttuare The letter floated down the river towards the sea.
Wasser)
fly off 22 phr v /flaɪ ɒf/ wegfliegen s'envoler volare via The cat scared the bird and it flew off.
memorable 22 adj /ˈmemərəbəl/ unvergesslich mémorable indimenticabile It was a memorable day.
hocken, sitzen The bird was perched on the highest branch of the
perch 22 v /pɜːtʃ/ percher appollaiarsi
(Vogel) tree.
rescue 22 v [T] /ˈreskjuː/ retten sauver salvare He rescued two people from the fire.
My brother and I got our first sailing boat when we
sailing boat 22 n [C] /ˈseɪlɪŋ ˌbəʊt/ Segelboot voilier barca a vela
were 10.
He sat on the swing and his mother pushed it
swing 22 n [C] /swɪŋ/ Schaukel balançoire altalena
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tame 22 adj /teɪm/ zahm apprivoisé docile The bird was quite tame and sat on his hand.
tangled 22 adj /ˈtæŋgəld/ wirr, verknäuelt emmêlé confuso, arruffato Her hair was a tangled mess.
a while 23 phrase /ə waɪl/ eine Weile un moment un po' After a while I began to feel better.
Zusammenhang, contesto,
background 23 n [C] /ˈbækgraʊnd/ contexte Let me explain the background to this case.
Hintergrund background
eventually 23 adv /ɪˈventʃuəli, -tʃəli/ schließlich finalement finalmente Eventually he got a job.
in the end 23 phrase /ɪn ði end/ letztlich au final alla fine In the end we decided to go.
doorbell 135 n [C] /ˈdɔːbel/ Haustürklingel sonnette campanello I rang the doorbell but no one answered.
get back 135 phr v /get bæk/ zurückkehren retourner ritornare When did you get back from London?
krank vor vouloir rentrer avere nostalgia di
homesick 135 adj /ˈhəʊmˌsɪk/ I was so homesick – I missed my family very badly.
Heimweh chez soi casa
last 135 v [I, T] /lɑːst/ dauern durer durare The hot weather lasted for two weeks.
not any longer 136 adv /nɒt eni lɒŋə/ nicht mehr ne pas non più I used to play football, but I don't any longer.
not any more 136 adv /nɒt eni mɔː/ nicht mehr ne plus non più Nick doesn't live here any more.
appointment 137 n [C] /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ Termin, Treffen rendez-vous appuntamento She has an appointment with a client at 10.30.
by heart 137 n [C] /baɪ hɑːt/ auswendig par coeur a memoria We had to learn the poem by heart.
cancel 137 v [I, T] /ˈkænsəl/ absagen annuler cancellare I'll have to phone and cancel my appointment.
hygienic 169 adj /haɪˈdʒiːnɪk/ hygienisch hygiénique igienico Food must be prepared in hygienic conditions.
rutschen,
skid 169 v [T] /skɪd/ déraper slittare The car skidded on the ice.
schleudern
tranquillo, calmo,
still 169 adj /stɪl/ still, unbewegt sans bouger The boat stayed completely still.
immobile
Wäsche
washing 169 n [U] /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ lessive lavare, lavaggio I need to do the washing.
(waschen)
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citizen 26 n [C] /ˈsɪtɪzən/ Bürger citoyen cittadino He was proud to be a citizen of France.
fleißig, hart travailleur, qui diligente,
hard-working 26 adj /ˌhɑːd ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ a hard-working student
arbeitend travaille dur laborioso
popular 26 adj /ˈpɒpjʊlə/ beliebt populaire popolare Is Ben popular at school?
climate 27 n [C, U] /ˈklaɪmɪt/ Klima climat clima a dry climate
coastline 27 n [C, U] /ˈkəʊstlaɪn/ Küstenlinie littoral litorale California's rugged coastline
Lebenshaltungs-
cost of living 27 n [U] /kɒst ɒv ˈlɪvɪŋ/ coût de la vie costo della vita Wages have increased in line with the cost of living.
kosten
nationality 27 n [C, U] /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ Nationalität nationalité nazionalità He has British nationality.
politics 27 n [U] /ˈpɒlətɪks/ Politik politique politica modern American politics
population 27 n [C] /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/ Bevölkerung population popolazione What's the population of Tokyo?

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Landschaft, paesaggio,
scenery 27 n [U] /ˈsiːnəri/ paysage mountain scenery
Gegend, Szenerie regione, scena
Most of the new buildings in Shanghai are
skyscraper 27 n [C] /ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə/ Wolkenkratzer gratte-ciel grattacielo
skyscrapers.
ancient 28 adj /ˈeɪnʃənt/ alt, antik ancien anziano, vecchio ancient Rome
bay 28 n [C] /beɪ/ Bucht baie baia a view across the bay
beach 28 n [C] /biːtʃ/ Strand plage spiaggia a sandy beach
bridge 28 n [C] /brɪdʒ/ Brücke pont ponte a bridge over the Mississippi
canal 28 n [C] /kəˈnæl/ Kanal canal canale the Panama Canal
cathedral 28 n [C] /kəˈθiːdrəl/ Kathedrale cathédrale cattedrale Thomas Becket is buried in Canterbury Cathedral.
cliff 28 n [C] /klɪf/ Klippe falaise scoglio the white cliffs of Dover
Land (Ggs. zu
countryside 28 n [U] /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/ campagne campagna the beauty of the English countryside
Stadt)
If it's culture you're looking for, the city has several
culture 28 n [U] /ˈkʌltʃə/ Kultur culture cultura
museums.
Docks, dock, cantiere
docks 28 n /dɒks/ quai, dock He had worked at the docks all his life.
Hafenanlagen navale
factory 28 n [C] /ˈfæktəri/ Fabrik usine fabbrica a car factory
/ˈfɑːmlænd, -
farmland 28 n [U] Ackerland terres arables terreno arabile The village is surrounded by farmland.
lənd/
festival 28 n [C] /ˈfestɪvəl/ Festival festival festival the Cannes film festival | a music festival
forest 28 n [C, U] /ˈfɒrɪst/ Wald forêt foresta, selva Many ancient forests have been cut down.
harbour 28 n [C] /ˈhɑːbə/ Hafen port porto They sailed into Portsmouth Harbour.
market 28 n [C] /ˈmɑːkɪt/ Markt marché mercato We buy all our vegetables from the market.
monument 28 n [C] /ˈmɒnjəmənt/ Denkmal monument monumento ancient monuments
mosque 28 n [C] /mɒsk/ Moschee mosquée moschea He went to the mosque to pray every Friday.
museum 28 n [C] /mjuːˈziəm/ Museum musée museo the Museum of Modern Art
palace 28 n [C] /ˈpælɪs/ Palast palais palazzo Buckingham Palace
The natural rainforests are being cut down and
rainforest 28 n [C, U] /ˈreɪnˈfɒrɪst/ Regenwald forêt tropicale foresta pluviale
destroyed.
ruines,
ruins 28 n [C] /ˈruːɪnz/ Ruinen rovine the ruins of the temple
décombres
centre centro
shopping mall 28 n [C] /ˈʃɒpɪŋ mɔːl/ Einkaufszentrum She bought a new dress at the shopping mall.
commercial commerciale
Sehenswürdig- attractions bellezze, luoghi di
sights 28 n [C] /saɪts/ I hope we get a chance to see the sights.
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temple 28 n [C] /ˈtempəl/ Tempel temple tempio
holiday.
view 28 n [C] /vjuː/ Aussicht, Anblick vue vista spectacular mountain views
waterfall 28 n [C] /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ Wasserfall cascade cascata The waterfall drops hundreds of feet into a lake.
abbandonare,
abandoned 29 adj /əˈbændənd/ verlassen abandonné an abandoned building
lasciare
art gallery 29 n [C] /ˈɑːt ˌgæləri/ Kunstgalerie galérie d'art galleria d'arte There are many art galleries in London.
artificial 29 adj /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl/ künstlich artificiel artificiale artifical light
affarone,
bargain 29 n [C] /ˈbɑːgɪn/ Schnäppchen occasion The table was a real bargain.
occasione
bazaar 29 n [C] /bəˈzɑː/ Basar souk bazar The bazaars in Morocco are very old.
complex 29 n [C] /ˈkɒmpleks/ Komplex, Anlage complexe complesso, centro a new shopping complex
cosmopolitan 29 adj /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən/ kosmopolitisch cosmopolite cosmopolita a vibrant, cosmopolitan city
haggle 29 v [T] /ˈhægəl/ feilschen marchander mercanteggiare We haggled over the price for an hour.
huge 29 adj /hjuːdʒ/ riesig, gewaltig énorme enorme, grande A huge number of tourists visit Venice every year.
Einheimischer,
local 29 n [C] /ˈləʊkəl/ les gens du coin abitante del posto I asked one of the locals for directions.
Einwohner
mysteriously 29 adj /mɪˈstɪəriəsli/ geheimnisvoll mystérieux misterioso He had mysteriously disappeared.
overland 29 adj, adv /ˌəʊvəˈlænd/ auf dem Landweg par voie de terre via terra They are travelling overland to China.
religious 29 adj /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ religiös religieux religioso religious education | a religious ceremony
They learnt to ski at the ski slope, not in the
ski slope 29 n [C] /skiː sləʊp/ Skipiste piste de ski pista da sci
mountains.
waters 29 n [U] /ˈwɔːtəs/ Gewässer eaux acqua We received permission to sail in Japanese waters.
wonder 29 n [C] /ˈwʌndə/ Wunder miracle miracolo the wonders of modern medicine
aux couleurs colorato,
colourful 30 adj /ˈkʌləfəl/ bunt a garden full of colourful flowers
vives multicolore
gekünstelt, artiste, de style
pretenzioso,
arty 31 adj /ˈɑːti/ pseudo- artiste an arty film
affettato
künstlerisch prétentieux
crowded 31 adj /ˈkraʊdɪd/ voller Menschen bondé affollato, pieno a crowded room
dangerous 31 adj /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ gefährlich dangereux pericoloso It's dangerous to walk alone at night around here.
dirty 31 adj /ˈdɜːti/ schmutzig sale sporco How did your clothes get so dirty?
expensive 31 adj /ɪkˈspensɪv/ teuer cher caro an expensive restaurant
friendly 31 adj /ˈfrendli/ freundlich aimable gentile a school with a friendly atmosphere
historic 31 adj /hɪˈstɒrɪk/ historisch historique storico They are going to restore the historic building.

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industrial 31 adj /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/ industriel industriale an industrial accident
Industrie-
lively 31 adj /ˈlaɪvli/ lebhaft, lebendig animé vivace the city's lively nightlife
modern 31 adj /ˈmɒdn/ modern moderne moderno The school is in a modern building.
old-fashioned 31 adj /ˌəʊld ˈfæʃənd/ altmodisch démodé fuori moda All her clothes are old-fashioned.
polluted 31 adj /pəˈluːtɪd/ verschmutzt pollué inquinato The rivers are heavily polluted.
pollution 31 n [U] /pəˈluːʃən/ Verschmutzung pollution inquinamento tough laws to reduce pollution
poor 31 adj /pɔː/ arm pauvre povero The area she lived in was very poor.
/ˌpʌblɪk öffentlicher
public transport 31 adj transports publics trasporti pubblici The public transport system is quick and cheap.
ˈtrænspɔːt/ Verkehr
spectacular 31 adj /spekˈtækjʊlə/ spektakulär spectaculaire spettacolare a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon
touristy 31 adj /ˈtʊərɪsti/ touristisch touristique turistico Paris has become very touristy.
traffic 31 n [U] /ˈtræfɪk/ Verkehr circulation, trafic traffico There was heavy traffic on the motorway.
attraction 32 n [C] /əˈtrækʃən/ Attraktion attraction attrazione The castle is a major tourist attraction.
cervo, capriolo,
deer 32 n [C] /dɪə/ Hirsch, Reh, Wild cerf Deer are easily frightened by people.
selvaggina
im Restaurant mangiare al
eat out 32 phr v /iːt aʊt/ sortir dîner Let's eat out tonight - I'm tired of cooking.
essen ristorante/ fuori
exotische This restaurant serves ethnic food like curry and
ethnic food 32 adj /ˌeθnɪk ˈfuːd/ cuisine ethnique cibo esotico
Gerichte tortilla.
mostra, They saw the Picasso exhibition at the Louvre last
exhibition 32 n [C] /ˌeksəˈbɪʃən/ Ausstellung exposition
esposizione year.
hall 32 n [C] /hɔːl/ Saal, Halle salle sala I went to a concert at Carnegie Hall last night.
nightlife 32 n [U] /ˈnaɪtlaɪf/ Nachtleben vie nocturne vita notturna Las Vegas is famous for its nightlife.
park 32 n [C] /pɑːk/ Park parc parco We walked through Central Park in the sunshine.

vintage,
vintage 32 adj /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/ rétro, vintage vintage, classico We watched the vintage cars drive past.
klassisch, erlesen
raccommandare,
recommend 33 v [T] /ˌrekəˈmend/ empfehlen recommander Can you recommend a local restaurant?
consigliare
He listened to the announcement about the train
announcement 34 n [C] /əˈnaʊnsmənt/ Ankündigung annonce annuncio, avviso
times.
change 34 v [I, T] /tʃeɪndʒ/ ändern changer cambiare We had to change planes.
free 34 adj, adv /friː/ frei libre libero Excuse me, is this seat free?
get off 34 phr v /get ɒf/ aussteigen descendre scendere He got off the train at the wrong stations.
centre centro We can get everything we need at the shopping
shopping centre 34 n [C] /ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˌsentə/ Einkaufszentrum
commercial commerciale centre.
valid 34 adj /ˈvælɪd/ gültig valable, valide valido Your return ticket is valid for three months.

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couple 35 n [C] /ˈkʌpəl/ Paar couple coppia the couple next door
bouger, se
get around 35 phr v /get əˈraʊnd/ herumfahren girare He usually gets around by bicycle.
déplacer
pays d'origine,
home to 35 phrase /həʊm tʊ/ Heimat von patria di Paris is home to the fashion industry.
patrie
prison 35 n [C, U] /ˈprɪzən/ Gefängnis prison prigione He was sent to prison for life.
He was restless all night because the room was so
restless 35 adj /ˈrestləs/ unruhig inquiet inquieto, agitato
hot.
rocky 35 adj /ˈrɒki/ felsig rocheux roccioso the rocky coast of Maine
The sound of seagulls always reminds me of childhood
seagull 35 n [C] /ˈsiːgʌl/ Möwe mouette gabbiano
holidays.
avoir le mal de aver il mal di
seasick 35 adj /ˈsiːˌsɪk/ seekrank She felt seasick on the boat to the island.
mer mare
smart 35 adj /smɑːt/ schick, elegant chic chic, elegante one of London's smartest restaurants
tourist 128 n [C] /ˈtʊərɪst/ Tourist touriste turista Oxford’s full of tourists in the summer.
enormous 138 adj /ɪˈnɔːməs/ riesig, enorm énorme grande, enorme They live in an enormous house in Beverly Hills.
further 138 adv /ˈfɜːðə/ weiter plus loin in più, ancora They live further down the street.
park 138 v [I, T] /pɑːk/ parken garer parcheggiare She parked the car in the shopping centre.
tiny 138 adj /ˈtaɪni/ winzig minuscule minuscolo The room was tiny.
Manager, directeur, dirigente,
manager 139 n [C] /ˈmænɪdʒə/ She's now the manager of the factory.
Geschäftsführer gestionnaire manager, gerente

populated 139 adj /ˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd/ bewohnt peuplé popolato, abitato a region populated mostly by farmers
slightly 139 adv /ˈslaɪtli/ ein wenig, leicht légèrement un poco Each painting is slightly different.
apartment block 140 n [C] /əˈpɑːtmənt ˌblɒk/ Wohnblcok immeuble caseggiato He lives in the apartment block across the street.
famous for 140 adj /ˈfeɪməs fɔː/ berühmt für connu pour famoso per France is famous for its wines.
étalage de I bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the railway
bookstall 169 n [C] /ˈbʊkstɔːl/ Bücherstand bancherella
bouquiniste platform.
curry 169 n [C, U] /ˈkʌri/ Curry curry curry My father likes curry but my mother doesn't.
graffiti 169 n [U] /græˈfiːti, grə-/ Graffiti graffitis graffiti The graffiti on that wall is very colourful.
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achievement 36 n [C] /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ Leistung prouesse exploit, opera an impressive achievement of 144 points
charity 36 n [C, U] /ˈtʃærɪti/ Wohltätigkeit charité beneficenza The event is raising money for charity.
course 36 n /kɔːs/ Lauf, Verlauf cours corso The events changed the course of his life.
design 36 v [T] /dɪˈzaɪn/ entwerfen concevoir schizzare The palace was designed by an Italian architect.
found 36 v [T] /faʊnd/ gründen fonder fondare The school was founded in 1866.
paint 36 v [I, T] /ˈpeɪnt/ malen peindre dipingere He's just finished painting a picture of his wife.

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publish 36 v [I, T] /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ veröffentlichen publier pubblicare She's published a few short stories.
einwerben,
raise 36 v [T] /reɪz/ récolter raccogliere We've raised £900 for a new roof for the school.
sammeln (Geld)
fare (del)
row 36 v [I, T] /rəʊ/ rudern ramer canottaggio, They rowed across the lake.
remare
train 36 v [I, T] /treɪn/ trainieren s'entraîner allenare He's training for the Olympics.
alone 37 adj, adv /əˈləʊn/ allein seul solo This disease cannot be cured by drugs alone.
average 37 adj /ˈævərɪdʒ/ durchschnittlich moyenne medio In an average week I earn about 200 dollars.
change 37 v [T] /tʃeɪndʒ/ ändern modifier cambiare The club is changing its rules.
developing /dɪˈveləpɪŋ pays en voie de paese in via di
37 n [C] Entwicklungsland aid to developing countries
country ˌkʌntri/ développement sviluppo
earn 37 v [I, T] /ɜːn/ verdienen gagner guadagnare She earns £27,000 a year.
in più,
extra 37 adj, adv /ˈekstrə/ zusätzlich en plus Do you get paid extra at weekends?
supplementare
give away 37 phr v /gɪv əˈweɪ/ weggeben faire don de dare via Give your old clothes away to charity.
gewöhnlich,
ordinary 37 adj /ˈɔːdənəri/ ordinaire solito, normale The book is about ordinary people.
normal
promise 37 v [I, T] /ˈprɒmɪs/ versprechen promettre promettere He promised me that the car would be ready by then.

salary 37 n [C, U] /ˈsæləri/ Gehalt salaire salario, stipendio The average salary is $39,000 a year.
savings 37 n /ˈseɪvɪŋs/ Ersparnisse économies risparmio He has savings of over $150,000.
stuff 37 n [U] /stʌf/ Sachen, Zeug trucs roba I need a place to store my stuff for a while.
maltrattare,
abuse 38 v [T] /əˈbjuːs/ misshandeln maltraiter He was physically abused as a child.
abusare
raggiungere, She had finally achieved her ambition to sail around
achieve 38 v [T] /əˈtʃiːv/ erreichen atteindre
arrivare a the world.
Her parents' greatest ambition was for her to go to
ambition 38 n [C] /æmˈbɪʃən/ Ziel, Ehrgeiz ambition ambizione, scopo
university.
sich kümmern
occuparsi di,
care about 38 v [I, T] /keə əˈbaʊt/ um, interessieren se soucier de He doesn't seem to care about other people.
interessarsi
für
Karriere,
career 38 n [C] /kəˈrɪə/ carrière carriera Ted spent most of his career as a teacher.
Berufsleben
championship 38 n [C] /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/ Meisterschaft championnat campionato the US basketball championships
dedicate 38 v [T] /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ widmen dédier dedicare She dedicated her life to helping the poor.
The chairman's very pleasant but his secretary is a
dragon 38 n [C] /ˈdrægən/ Drachen dragon dragone
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extract 38 n [C] /ˈekstrækt/ extrait estratto an extract from a film
Ausschnitt
fame 38 n [U] /feɪm/ Ruhm renommée fama, gloria He first won fame as a singer.
verängstigt, impaurito,
frightened 38 adj /ˈfraɪtnd/ effrayé Are you frightened of the dark?
ängstlich pauroso
custode di un It is the groundsman's job to keep the football pitch
groundsman 38 n [C] /graʊndzmæn/ Platzwart gardien de stade
campo sportivo in a good state.
marriage 38 n [C, U] /ˈmærɪdʒ/ Ehe mariage matrimonio They have a very happy marriage.
numerous 38 adj /ˈnjuːmərəs/ zahlreich nombreux numeroso We've discussed this before on numerous occasions.
opinion 38 n [C, U] /əˈpɪnjən/ Meinung avis opinione What is your opinion of the band?
plan 38 n [C] /plæn/ Plan intention, plan piano, progetto Her plans included going to university.
pushy 38 adj /ˈpʊʃi/ aufdringlich insistant importuno The salesman was so pushy, I left the shop.
prendre sa andare in
retire 38 v [T] /rɪˈtaɪə/ in Rente gehen She had to retire early because of injury.
retraite pensione
suffer 38 v [I, T] /ˈsʌfə/ leiden souffrir soffrire David is suffering from a knee injury.
Turner shows more talent than any other player on
talent 38 n [C, U] /ˈtælənt/ Talent talent talento
the team.
worried 38 adj /ˈwʌrid/ besorgt inquiet preoccupato I was worried that we'd be late.
beat 39 v [T] /biːt/ schlagen battre vincere, battere Spain beat Italy 3–1.
black 39 adj /blæk/ düster, finster noir oscuro, buio He gave me a black look.
aufspringen, balzare in piedi,
bounce 39 v [I, T] /baʊns/ rebondir The ball bounced off the post and into the goal.
aufprallen rimbalzare
breathing 39 adj /briːðɪŋ/ atmend qui respire di respirazione All living, breathing creatures need oxygen.
cacciare,
chase 39 v [I, T] /tʃeɪs/ jagen poursuivre The police chased the car.
inseguire
club, società
club 39 n [C] /klʌb/ Club, Verein club She belongs to the golf club.
sportiva
comic book 39 n [C] ˈkɒmɪk bʊk/ Comic bande dessinée comic, fumetto He had a large collection of comic books.
court 39 n [C] /kɔːt/ Platz (Sport) court campo a squash court
organismo,
creature 39 n [C] /ˈkriːtʃə/ Lebewesen créature creatura, essere creatures from outer space
vivente
schaden, danneggiare, He claimed that the article had damaged his
damage 39 v [T] /ˈdæmɪdʒ/ nuire
beschädigen nuocere, rovinare reputation.

deep 39 adj /diːp/ tief profond profondo, intenso Colin felt a deep sense of despair.
deliberatamente,
deliberately 39 adv /dɪˈlɪbərətli/ absichtlich délibérément The fire was started deliberately.
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directly 39 adv /dəˈrektli, daɪ-/ direkt directement direttamente He looked directly at me.
fürchterlich,
fearsome 39 adj /ˈfɪəsəm/ effrayang terrificante a fearsome sight
furchterregend
abfeuern,
fire 39 v [I, T] /faɪə/ tirer scaricare, sparare He fired three shots.
schießen
zurückweichen, retrocedere,
flinch 39 v [T] /flɪntʃ/ reculer The child flinched as I touched him.
zusammenzucken trasalire
aufgeben, rinunciare,
give up 39 phr v /gɪv ʌp/ arrêter, cesser Why don't you give up smoking?
aufhören mit smettere
hatred 39 n [C, U] /ˈheɪtrɪd/ Hass haine odio an intense hatred of authority
heart 39 n [C] /hɑːt/ Herz coeur cuore He's strict, but he has a kind heart.
hit 39 v [T] /hɪt/ schlagen battre battere He hit the ball as hard as he could.
horrifying 39 adj /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ-ɪŋ/ schrecklich terrifiant orribile, terribile He suffered horrifying injuries in the car crash.
juste,
just 39 adv /dʒəst/ gerade, nur solo We'll just have to wait.
uniquement
lie 39 v [T] /laɪ/ lügen mentir mentire I would never lie to you.
living 39 adj /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ lebend vivant vivo All living things are made of cells.
math 39 n [U] /mæθ/ Mathematik mathématique matematica I got a good grade in my math exam.
never 39 adv /ˈnevə/ nie jamais mai He never saw her again.
He felt panicky whenever he thought about the
panicky 39 adj /ˈpænɪkɪ/ panisch paniqué panico
exams.
push 39 v [T] /ˈpʊʃ/ drängen pousser incitare, insistere My parents pushed me into going to college.
ablegen,
put down 39 phr v /pʊt daʊn/ mettre de côté togliersi, deporre She put down her knitting.
weglegen
quit 39 v [I, T] /kwɪt/ aufhören arrêter, cesser smettere, finire He quit smoking three years ago.
racket/racquet 39 n [C] /ˈrækɪt/ Schläger (Tennis) raquette racchetta He hit the ball hard with his racket.
rarely 39 adv /ˈreəli/ selten rarement raramente She rarely goes out after dark.
zurückkehren,
return 39 v [T] /rɪˈtɜːn/ zurückbefördern, renvoyer ritornare He returned the ball beautifully.
zurückschlagen
(juste) proprio adesso/
right now 39 adv /raɪt naʊ/ gerade jetzt I'm sorry, I can't talk to you right now.
maintenant ora
roar 39 n [C] /rɔː/ Brüllen éclat, clameur urlare a roar of laughter
impaurito,
ängstlich, voller
scared 39 adj /skeəd/ effrayé pauroso, She has always been scared of spiders.
Angst
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shoot 39 v [I, T] /ʃuːt/ schießen jaillir sparare, tirare Most fountains shoot water into the air.
succeed 39 v [T] /səkˈsiːd/ Erfolg haben réussir avere successo I was determined to succeed.
successful 39 adj /səkˈsesfəl/ erfolgreich brillant di successo a successful businesswoman
spaventoso,
terrifying 39 adj /ˈterɪfaɪ-ɪŋ/ furchterregend terrifiant The lion made a terrifying noise.
terrificante
unbeatable 39 adj /ʌnˈbiːtəbəl/ unschlagbar imbattable imbattibile This team is unbeatable this season!
unhealthy 39 adj /ʌnˈhelθi/ ungesnd malsain nocivo, dannoso an unhealthy obsession with money
voice 39 n [C, U] /vɔɪs/ Stimme voix voce The speaker had a loud voice.
whisper 39 v [I, T] /ˈwɪspə/ flüstern chuchoter bisbigliare He leaned over to whisper something to her.
will 39 n [C, U] /wɪl/ Wille volonté volontà She had a very strong will.
yell 39 v [I, T] /jel/ schreien hurler, crier gridere Someone yelled at her to stop.
band 40 n [C] /bænd/ die Band groupe band The band was playing old Beatles' songs.
aufziehen,
bring up 40 phr v /brɪŋ ʌp/ élever allevare Rachel had been brought up by her grandmother.
großziehen
divorced 40 adj /dɪˈvɔːst/ geschieden divorcé divorziato She's a divorced mother with two young children.

exam 40 n [C] /ɪgˈzæm/ Examen, Prüfung examen esame He's taking his exams at the moment.

gig 40 n [C] /gɪg/ Gig, Auftritt engagement concerto My brother's band is playing at the gig tomorrow.
zusammen sein
stare/ uscire
go out with 40 phr v /gəʊ aʊt wɪð/ mit, befreundet sortir avec How long have you been going out with Sam?
assieme
sein mit
einen Abschluss obtenir une diplomarsi,
graduate 40 v [T] /ˈgrædʒueɪt/ He graduated from Harvard last year.
machen licence laurearsi
married 40 adj /ˈmærid/ verheiratet marié sposato Are you married or single?
rent 40 v [I, T] /rent/ mieten louer affittare I rented a room from friends while I looked for work.
charming 42 adj /ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ/ charmant charmant affascinante her charming brother
community 42 n [C] /kəˈmjuːnəti/ Gemeinde communauté comune The library serves the whole community.
courageous 42 adj /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ mutig courageux coraggioso a courageous act
one of Japan's most talented and creative film
creative 42 adj /kriˈeɪtɪv/ kreativ créatif creativo
directors
engagiert, impegnato, pieno
dedicated 42 adj /ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd/ dévoué a dedicated musician
hingebungsvoll di abnegazione
determined 42 adj /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ entschlossen déterminé deciso, fermo She was determined to start her own business.
égocentrique,
egotistical 42 adj /ˌiːgəʊˈtɪstɪkəl/ egoistisch egoistico He's too egotistical to fit in with the rest of the team.
égoïste
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inspiration 42 n [C, U] /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən/ Inspiration inspiration ispirazione At 87, he's an inspiration to us all.
anregen,
inspire 42 v [T] /ɪnˈspaɪə/ inspirer ispirare She inspired many young people to take up the sport.
inspirieren zu
Führungs- condottiero/leade
leader 42 n [C] /ˈliːdə/ leader a gathering of world leaders
persönlichkeit r
obsessive 42 adj /əbˈsesɪv/ besessen obsédé ossessivo She's obsessive about her weight.
/əˈrɪdʒɪnəl, -
original 42 adj originell original originale a highly original style of painting
dʒənəl/
eccezionale,
outstanding 42 adj /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/ herausragend exceptionnel an outstanding performance
straordinario
personality 42 n [C] /ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪti/ Persönlichkeit personnalité personalità a TV personality
She refused to accept the money as a matter of
principle 42 n [C, U] /ˈprɪnsɪpəl/ Prinzip principe principio
principle.
öffentliche
publicity 42 n [U] /pʌˈblɪsəti/ Aufmerksamkeit, publicité pubblicità Her marriage received widespread publicity.
Werbung
remarkable 42 adj /rɪˈmɑːkəbəl/ bemerkenswert notable notevole a remarkable achievement
role model 42 n [C] /ˈrəʊl ˌmɒdl/ Vorbild modèle modello, esempio I try to be a positive role model for my kids.
ruthless 42 adj /ˈruːθləs/ skrupellos sans pitié senza scrupoli a ruthless dictator
self-confident 42 adj /ˌself ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ selbstbewusst sûr de soi sicuro di sé Jess was only 12, but she was very self-confident.

talented 42 adj /ˈtæləntɪd/ talentiert talentueux di talento, dotato a talented musician


I always admired my mother for her courage and
admire 43 v [T] /ədˈmaɪə/ bewundern admirer ammirare
patience.
deserve 43 v [T] /dɪˈzɜːv/ verdienen mériter meritare After all that work, you deserve a break.
faire beaucoup
do a lot for 43 phrase /duː ə lɒt fɔː/ viel tun für fare molto She does a lot for disabled children.
pour
insolito,
exceptionnelleme
exceptionally 43 adv /ɪkˈsepʃənəli/ außergewöhnlich eccezionale, She's an exceptionally talented player.
nt
straordinario
caratteristica,
quality 43 n [C] /ˈkwɒlɪti/ Eigenschaft qualité Stacy has all the qualities of a natural leader.
qualità
win 43 v [T] /wɪn/ gewinnen gagner vincere He won a gold medal.
choir 126 n [C] /kwaɪə/ Chor choeur coro Susan sings in the school choir.
competition 126 n [C] /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ Wettbewerb concours competizione Who won the competition?
credit card 126 n [C] /ˈkredɪt kɑːd/ Kreditkarte carte de crédit carta di credito Can I pay by credit card?
document 126 n [C] /ˈdɒkjəmənt/ Dokument document documento a legal document
instrument 126 n [C] /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ Instrument instrument strumento Can you play any musical instruments?

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live 126 adj /laɪv/ live en direct, live in diretta, live We have live bands on Saturdays.
promotion 126 n [C, U] /prəˈməʊʃən/ Beförderung promotion promozione his promotion to manager
split up 126 phr v /splɪt ʌp/ sich trennen se séparer separarsi My parents split up when I was three.
bringen,
bring 141 v [T] /brɪŋ/ amener portare Bring the children with you.
mitbringen
build 141 v [I, T] /bɪld/ bauen construire costruire They're building new houses for local people.
choose 141 v [I, T] /tʃuːz/ wählen choisir scegliere You can choose between ice cream and apple tart.
produce 141 v [T] /prəˈdjuːs/ produzieren produire produrre The factory produces 100 cars an hour.
lehren,
teach 141 v [I, T] /tiːtʃ/ enseigner insegnare He taught physics for 15 years.
unterrichten
think 141 v [T] /θɪŋk/ denken an penser à pensare a I couldn't think of anything to say.
cover version 142 n [C] /ˈkʌvə vɜːʃən/ Cover-Version reprise cover version All the songs on her new album are cover versions.

exhausted 142 adj /ɪgˈzɔːstɪd/ erschöpft épuisé esausto, esaurito I was still exhausted from the race.

hit 142 n [C] /hɪt/ Hit grand succès, hit hit Which band had a hit with 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
single 142 n [C] /ˈsɪŋgəl/ Single single single Madonna's new single
essere bocciato,
fail 143 v [I, T] /feɪl/ durchfallen in recaler non avere Daniel failed maths but passed all his other subjects.
successo
celebrity 169 n [C] /səˈlebrəti/ berühmte Person célébrité famoso, celebrità The magazine is full of gossip about celebrities.
sich centrer, se
focus 169 v [I, T] /ˈfəʊkəs/ concentrarsi In his speech he focused on the economy.
konzentrieren concentrer
Heimat-,
native 169 adj /ˈneɪtɪv/ einheimisch, natif, originaire nativo He returned to his native Poland.
ursprünglich
what a shame 169 n [U] /wɒt ə ʃeɪm/ wie schade! quel dommage che peccato! What a shame that you can't come.
körperlich di sana e robusta
able-bodied 170 adj /ˌeɪbəl ˈbɒdɪd/ en bonne santé a team of both disabled and able-bodied athletes
leistungsfähig costituzione
amputate 170 v [I, T] /ˈæmpjəteɪt/ amputieren amputer amputare Her leg was amputated after the car accident.
avoid 170 v [T] /əˈvɔɪd/ vermeiden éviter evitare Try to avoid spending too much.
bone 170 n [C, U] /bəʊn/ Knochen os osso Sam broke a bone in his foot.
coffee table 170 n [C] /ˈkɒfi ˌteɪbəl/ Couchtisch table basse tavolino basso She put the cup down on the coffee table.
kommunizieren,
communicate 170 v [I, T] /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ communiquer comunicare We communicate by email.
sich unterhalten
conference 170 n [C] /ˈkɒnfərəns/ Konferenz conférence conferenza an international conference on the environment

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courage 170 n [U] /ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ Mut courage coraggio She showed great courage throughout her illness.

cover 170 n [C] /ˈkʌvə/ Titel(blatt) couverture titolo His picture was on the front cover of 'Time' magazine.
Geschäft,
deal 170 n [C] /diːl/ accord negozio The union did a deal with the government.
Abmachung
die Diagnose ricevere la
diagnose 170 v [T] /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/ diagnostiquer She was diagnosed with breast cancer.
erhalten diagnosi
disabled 170 adj /dɪsˈeɪbəld/ behindert handicapé minorato a severely disabled patient
fondatore, Pierre de Coubertin was the founder of the modern
founder 170 n [C] /ˈfaʊndə/ Gründer fondateur
fondatrice Olympic Games.
hang on 170 spoken /hæŋ ɒn/ warte kurz attends aspetta Hang on, I'll be with you in a minute!
Gesundheits- previdenza della
health care 170 n [C] /ˈhelθ keə/ services de santé the promise of free health care for everyone
vorsorge salute
assignation à arresto
house arrest 170 n /ˈhaʊs əˌrest/ Hausarrest He was kept under house arrest for 14 years.
résidence domiciliare
illness 170 n [C, U] /ˈɪlnəs/ Krankheit maladie malattia She died after a long illness
lock 170 v [I, T] /lɒk/ abschließen fermer à clé chiudere Did you lock the car?
nominate 170 v [T] /ˈnɒməneɪt/ nominieren nominer nominare The film was nominated for an award.
nomination 170 n [C, U] /ˌnɒməˈneɪʃən/ Nominierung nomination nomination The film received four Oscar nominations.
Tasche (Jacke,
pocket 170 n [C] /ˈpɒkɪt/ poche tasca There's some money in my jacket pocket.
Hose)
homme/femme
politician 170 n [C] /ˌpɒləˈtɪʃən/ Politiker politique, politico He's described as a tough politician.
politicien
strength 170 n [U] /streŋθ, strenθ/ Kraft force forza It took great strength of character to carry on.
studies 170 n /ˈstʌdiz/ Studium études studio He went on to continue his studies at Harvard.
terapia,
treatment 170 n [C, U] /ˈtriːtmənt/ Behandlung traitement She was given emergency treatment.
trattamento
value 170 n [U] /ˈvæljuː/ Wert valeur valore the value of direct personal experience
charts 171 n [C] /tʃɑːts/ Charts hit-parade charts Her record spent 12 weeks in the charts.
comédien,
comedian 171 n [C] /kəˈmiːdiən/ Komiker comico He's my favourite comedian.
comédienne
incredibly 171 adv /ɪnˈkredəbli/ unglaublich incroyable incredibile Nicotine is incredibly addictive.
presenter 171 n [C] /prɪˈzentə/ Moderator présentateur moderatore He was a presenter on the local news programme.

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app 46 n [C] /æp/ App appli app
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business 46 n [U] /ˈbɪznəs/ Geschäftsleben commerce mondo degli affari You need a lot of money to succeed in business.
company 46 n [C] /ˈkʌmpəni/ Unternehmen société impresa He set up his own company.
customer 46 n [C] /ˈkʌstəmə/ Kunde client cliente The shop assistant was serving a customer.
Scheitern, insuccesso,
failure 46 n [U] /ˈfeɪljə/ faillite, échec His career ended in failure.
Bankrott fallimento
vorankommen, avanzare,
get ahead 46 phr v /get əˈhed/ avancer He got ahead through hard work and determination.
weiterkommen procedere
esaminando,
graduate 46 n [C] /ˈgrædʒuət/ Absolvent licencié laureato, a graduate of Leeds University | a history graduate
diplomato
guru 46 n [C] /ˈgʊruː/ Guru gourou guru a management guru
bestimmen, migliorare, She was unable to identify her weaknesses so her
identify 46 v [T] /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ identifier
identifizieren identificare work didn't improve.
improve 46 v [I, T] /ɪmˈpruːv/ sich verbessern améliorer migliorarsi Her German is improving.
improvement 46 n [C, U] /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ Verbesserung amélioration miglioramento There was a steady improvement in efficiency.
inventor 46 n [C] /ɪnˈventə/ Erfinder inventor inventore the inventor of the bicycle
lampadina a
light bulb 46 n [C] /laɪt bʌlb/ Glühbirne ampoule The light was dim as the light bulb was very dusty.
incandescenza
material 46 n [C, U] /məˈtɪəriəl/ Material matériaux materiale They sell all sorts of building materials.
/məˈsteɪk//mɪˈste It’s your decision, but I warn you – you’re making a
mistake 46 n [C] Fehler faute errore
ɪk/ mistake.
/ˈprɒfətəbəl//ˈprɒf gewinnbringend,
profitable 46 adj rentable profittevole profitable investments
ɪtəbəl/ profitabel
programme 46 n [C] /ˈprəʊgræm/ Programm logiciel programma I've just got a new computer programme.
Today's social media have changed the way we make
social media 46 n /ˌsəʊʃəl ˈmiːdiə/ soziale Medien médias sociaux medie sociali
friends.
strength 46 n [C] /streŋθ, strenθ/ Stärke force forte, forza We have all got strengths and weaknesses.
success 46 n [U] /səkˈses/ Erfolg succès successo The meeting was a success.
avoid 47 v [T] /əˈvɔɪd/ vermeiden éviter evitare Alan narrowly avoided an accident.
bother 47 v [I, T] /ˈbɒðə/ sich bemühen prendre la peine scomodarsi He didn’t bother to lock the door.
contact 47 n [C] /ˈkɒntækt/ Kontakt contact contatto Do you have any contacts in that company?
compiere,
deal with 47 phr v /diːl wɪð, wɪθ/ erledigen s'occuper de Who deals with complaints?
sbrigare
demande,
demands 47 n /dɪˈmɑːndz/ Anforderungen esigenza the demands of modern life
exigence
discreet 47 adj /dɪˈskriːt/ diskret discret discreto Can you please be discreet about this?
I can’t study at home – there are too many
distraction 47 n [C, U] /dɪˈstrækʃən/ Ablenkung distraction deviazione
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effective 47 adj /ɪˈfektɪv/ effektiv efficace effettivo an effective way to teach reading
société /
datore/ datotrice
employer 47 n [C] /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ Arbeitgeber employeur, Please give the name of your previous employer.
di lavoro
employeuse
He has no previous experience of working with
experience 47 n [U] /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ Erfahrung expérience sperienza
animals.
friend 47 n [C] /frend/ Freund, Freundin ami, amie amico, amica She's a friend on Facebook but we've never met.
hard 47 adj /hɑːd/ hart dur duro Bringing up children on your own is hard work.
He has a wonderful imagination and writes lovely
imagination 47 n [C, U] /ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ Fantasie imagination fantasia
stories for children.
in touch 47 phrase /ɪn tʌtʃ/ in Kontakt en contact in contatto Bye, Jane! Don’t forget to keep in touch.
You don’t need to have any special knowledge to do
knowledge 47 n [U] /ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ Kenntnisse connaissance conoscenza
this job.
handhaben, maneggiare, You need to learn to manage your time more
manage 47 v [I, T] /ˈmænɪdʒ/ organiser
verwalten amministrare effectively.
soddisfare,
meet 47 v [I, T] /miːt/ erfüllen remplir She didn’t meet the requirements for the job.
raggiungere
meeting 47 n [C] /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ Besprechung réunion conferenza I’ve got an important meeting this afternoon.
moral 47 n [C] /ˈmɒrəl/ Moral morale morale The moral of the story is that crime doesn’t pay.
network 47 n [C] /ˈnetwɜːk/ Netzwerk réseau rete, intreccio Tim had a strong network of contacts in Europe.
If we offer you this job, can you start in two weeks'
offer 47 v [T] /ˈɒfə/ anbieten offrir offrire
time?
personal 47 adj /ˈpɜːsənəl/ persönlich personnel personale Don't make personal remarks.
Produktion,
production 47 n [U] /prəˈdʌkʃən/ production produzione the production of consumer goods
Herstellung
project 47 n [C] /ˈprɒdʒekt/ Projekt projet progetto a three-year research project
remark 47 n [C] /rɪˈmɑːk/ Bemerkung commentaire nota Carl made a spiteful remark about her hair.
respond 47 v [I] /rɪˈspɒnd/ antworten répondre rispondere He didn't respond to my email.
der-, die-, lo stesso, la The town is not the same as it was when I was a
same 47 adv /seɪm/ même
dasselbe stessa child.
gesellschaftlich,
social 47 adj /ˈsəʊʃəl/ social sociale a range of social events for employees
sozial
/ˈstrætɪdʒi//ˈstræ
strategy 47 n [C] Strategie stratégie strategia the long-term economic strategy
tsədʒi/
survey 47 n [C] /ˈsɜːveɪ/ Umfrage, Studie enquête ricerca We conducted a survey of people’s eating habits.
unfreundlich, scortese,
unkind 47 adj /ˌʌnˈkaɪnd/ peu aimable Her husband is very unkind to her.
lieblos sgarbato
ambitious 48 adj /æmˈbɪʃəs/ ehrgeizig ambitieux ambizioso He is young and very ambitious.

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attitude 48 n [C, U] /ˈætɪtjuːd/ Einstellung attitude atteggiamento He has a very positive attitude towards his work.

(Fach-) istituto superiore,


college 48 n [C, U] /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ collège an art college
Hochschule università

enrol 48 v [I, T] /ɪnˈrəʊl/ sich anmelden für s'inscrire prenotarsi per I enrolled on the wine course.
explain 48 v [I, T] /ɪkˈspleɪn/ erklären expliquer spiegare I explained the rules to Sara.
avere
intend 48 v [T] /ɪnˈtend/ beabsichtigen avoir l'intention I intend to move house next year.
(l')intenzione
eifersüchtig,
jealous 48 adj /ˈdʒeləs/ jaloux geloso You’re just jealous of me because I got better grades.
neidisch
Mutterschafts- congé de congedo per Her baby is due next month so she's going on
maternity leave 48 n [C] /məˈtɜːnəti ˌliːv/
urlaub maternité maternità maternity leave.
permanently 48 adv /ˈpɜːmənəntli/ auf Dauer définitivement permanente The accident left him permanently disabled.
rallegrare, far
pleased 48 adj /pliːzd/ erfreut content That’s wonderful. I’m really pleased for you.
piacere a
segretamente,
secretly 48 adv /ˈsiːkrɪtli/ heimlich en secret I secretly recorded our conversation.
segreto
dichiarazione,
statement 48 n [C] /ˈsteɪtmənt/ Aussage déclaration the President’s statements on the economy
affermazione
The introduction summarises the main points of the
summarise 48 v [I, T] /ˈsʌməraɪz/ zusammenfassen résumer riassumere
report.
upset 48 adj /ˌʌpˈset/ verärgert vexé arrabbiato When I told him he’d failed, he got very upset.
badly paid 49 adj /bædli peɪd/ schlecht bezahlt mal payé malpagato He is badly paid.
im Begriff sein, zu être sur le point
be about to 49 phrase /biː əˈbaʊt tʊ/ stare per fare qc We were about to leave when Jerry arrived.
tun de
The Internet is an important means of
communication 49 n [U] /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/ Kommunikation communication comunicazione
communication.
wettbewerbs- competitivo,
competitive 49 adj /kəmˈpetətɪv/ compétitif a highly competitive industry
fähig, -orientiert concorrenziale
fit 49 adj /fɪt/ fit en forme in forma He was young and physically fit.
ideal 49 adj /ˌaɪˈdɪəl/ ideal idéal ideale an ideal place for a picnic
opportunity 49 n [C, U] /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/ Gelegenheit occasion occasione The children will have the opportunity to visit a farm.
qualifications 49 n [C] /ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/ Qualifikation qualification qualificazione Do you have a teaching qualification?
responsibility 49 n [C, U] /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ Verantwortung responsabilité responsabilità It’s your responsibility to pay the bills on time.
secure 49 adj /sɪˈkʊə/ sicher assuré sicuro Does the company now have a secure future?
stressful 49 adj /ˈstresfəl/ stressig stressant stressante His job is very stressful at the moment.
Schulung, (corso
training 49 n [U] /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ entraînement We all received training in first aid.
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well organised 49 adj /wel ˈɔːgənaɪzd/ gut organisiert bien organisé ben organizzato She’s always well organised.
well paid 49 adj /wel peɪd/ gut bezahlt bien payé ben pagato I would like a job that is well paid.
boyfriend 50 n [C] /ˈbɔɪfrend/ Freund copain, petit ami ragazzo She's getting married to her boyfriend next year.
perplexe,
confused 50 adj /kənˈfjuːzd/ verwirrt confuso She is confused by all the choices she has.
désorienté
Kreuzung, carrefour /
crossroads 50 n [C] /ˈkrɒsrəʊdz/ incrocio, bivio Neil is at a crossroads in his career.
Scheideweg moment décisif
It was a big decision and I needed time to think about
decision 50 n [C] /dɪˈsɪʒən/ Entscheidung décision decisione
it.
degree 50 n [C] /dɪˈgriː/ Diplom, Abschluss degré diploma, laurea She has a degree in physics.
marry 50 v [I, T] /ˈmæri/ heiraten marier sposare I’ve asked her to marry me.
mettre dans sa
pack 50 v [I, T] /pæk/ einpacken mettere Don’t forget to pack a warm coat.
valise, apporter
obtenir son
qualify 50 v [I] /ˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/ sich qualifizieren qualificarsi Sue qualified as a solicitor last year.
diplôme de
save 50 v [I, T] /seɪv/ sparen épargner risparmiare I’ve saved $600 so far.
insediarsi,
settle down 50 phr v /setl daʊn/ sich niederlassen fonder un foyer I want to settle down and have children.
stabilirsi
advert 51 n [C] /ˈædvɜːt/ Werbeanzeige publicité inserzione He saw an advert for the job in the newspaper.
beworben, faire de la fare pubblicità,
advertise 51 v [I, T] /ˈædvətaɪz/ I saw your car advertised in the evening paper.
inseriert publicité pour fare un'inserzione
derzeit,
currently 51 adv /ˈkʌrəntli/ actuellement attualmente He is currently living in France.
gegenwärtig
adempiersi,
fulfil 51 v [T] /fʊlˈfɪl/ erfüllen réaliser She never fulfilled her dream of becoming a dancer.
avverarsi
mention 51 v [T] /ˈmenʃən/ erwähnen dire, mentionner menzionare He did mention he was having problems.
nasty 51 adj /ˈnɑːsti/ böse méchant cattivo, brutto What a nasty thing to say!
offer 51 n [C] /ˈɒfə/ Angebot proposition offerta They made me a job offer.
optimistic 51 adj /ˌɒptəˈmɪstɪk/ optimistisch optimiste ottimistico Tom’s optimistic about finding a job.
zeitlich
permanent 51 adj /ˈpɜːmənənt/ permanent senza fine a permanent job
unbegrenzt
shock 51 n [C] /ʃɒk/ Schreck choc spavento I got a terrible shock when I saw the bill.
lavagna, tavola;
board 52 n [C] /bɔːd/ Tafel; Gremium conseil The Board of Directors met yesterday.
comitato
build up 52 phr v /bɪld ʌp/ aufbauen développer sviluppare My father built up the business himself.
/ˈkændədət//ˈkæ Kandidat, candidato,
candidate 52 n [C] candidat She’s a candidate for the job at my company.
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checkout 52 n [C] /ˈtʃekaʊt/ Kasse caisse cassa He works on the checkout at the local supermarket.
gegen einander
compete 52 v [I] /kəmˈpiːt/ participer competere Ten runners are competing in the race.
antreten
Kandidat, candidato, The twelve contestants had to answer some difficult
contestant 52 n [C] /kənˈtestənt/ concurrent
Mitbewerber concorrente questions.
gestaltet, These tests are designed to find out how much
design 52 v [T] /dɪˈzaɪn/ concevoir disegnato, ordito
konzipiert students have learned.
He is disciplined enough to run every day, whatever
disciplined 52 adj /ˈdɪsɪplɪnd/ diszipliniert discipliné disciplinato
the weather.
Führungskraft,
executive 52 n [C] /ɪgˈzekjətɪv/ leitende/r cadre dirigente a sales executive
Angestellte/r
Endspiel,
final 52 n [C] /ˈfaɪnəl/ Abschluss- finale finale, esame He didn’t get through to the finals.
prüfung
licenziare, buttare
fire 52 v [T] /faɪə/ entlassen, feuern licencier We fired Tom because he was always late for work.
fuori
hire 52 v [T] /haɪə/ einstellen embaucher impiegare He couldn’t find anyone who would hire him.
honest 52 adj /ˈɒnɪst/ ehrlich honnête onesto She was always honest about her feelings.
international 52 adj /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl/ international international internazionale international trade
The Harry Potter books have made J. K. Rowling a
multi-millionaire 52 n [C] /ˌmɪljəˈneə/ Multimillionär multi-millionaire multimilionario
multi-millionaire.
Eigentümer,
owner 52 n [C] /ˈəʊnə/ propriétaire possessore the owner of the local hotel
Besitzer
Hart will shortly take up the position of marketing
position 52 n [C] /pəˈzɪʃən/ Stelle, Position position posto, posizione
director.
private 52 adj /ˈpraɪvət/ privat privé privato He went to a private school.
Reality shows have become very popular in recent
reality show 52 n [C] /riˈæləti ʃəʊ/ Reality-Show reality show reality-show
years.
dispiacersi per, If we don’t deal with the problem now, we’ll live to
regret 52 v [T] /rɪˈgret/ bedauern regretter
deplorare regret it.
related 52 adj /rɪˈleɪtɪd/ bedingt lié causato, dovuto a stress-related illness
controllare,
review 52 v [T] /rɪˈvjuː/ überprüfen revoir, examiner The school is reviewing its policy on homework.
rivedere
The winner of today's semi-final will play Manchester
semi-final 52 n [C] /ˌsemiˈfaɪnl/ Halbfinale demi-finale semifinale
United in the final.
senior 52 adj /ˈsiːniə/ Senior- sénior senior senior management
stall 52 n [C] /stɔːl/ Stand stand stand a market stall
team 52 n [C] /tiːm/ Team équipe team a member of the sales team

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tough 52 adj /tʌf/ dur, pénible a tough businesswoman
hartnäckig forte
unemployed 52 adj /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ arbeitslos au chômage disoccupato an unemployed teacher
way 52 n [C] /weɪ/ Art und Weise façon, manière modo, maniera OK, do it your own way.
weakness 52 n [C] /ˈwiːknəs/ Schwäche faiblesse debolezza What are your main strengths and weaknesses?
agiato,
wealthy 52 adj /ˈwelθi/ wohlhabend riche an extremely wealthy family
benestante
bestimmt,
deciso, risoluto, She was assertive about her rights, but without being
assertive 53 adj /əˈsɜːtɪv/ durchsetzungs- sûr de soi
categorico unpleasant.
fähig
clear 53 adj /klɪə/ klar clair chiaro His clear thinking cut through our confusion.
finalist 53 n [C] /ˈfaɪnəl-ɪst/ Finalist finaliste finalista Andy Murray was a finalist at Wimbledon last year.
valutare,
judge 53 v [I, T] /dʒʌdʒ/ bewerten arbitrer Who’s judging the talent contest?
classificare
kind 53 n [C] /kaɪnd/ Art, Sorte sorte, genre tipo What kind of pizza do you want?
potential 53 n [U] /pəˈtenʃəl/ Potenzial potential potenziale She was told she had great potential as a singer.
sense 53 n [U] /sens/ Gespür sens fiuto, senso She has excellent business sense.
A manager must have the ability to communicate
ability 54 n [C, U] /əˈbɪləti/ Fähigkeit talent, capacité abilità, capacità
well.
apparecchio,
appliance 54 n [C] /əˈplaɪəns/ Gerät appareil The kitchen was full of the latest appliances.
utensile
Grund-,
basic 54 adj /ˈbeɪsɪk/ fondamental basico The basic idea is simple.
zugrundeliegend
Diets are most effective when combined with
combine 54 v [I, T] /kəmˈbaɪn/ kombinieren combiner combinare
exercise.
The disadvantaged tend to live in poorer areas of the
disadvantaged 54 n [U] /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/ Benachteiligter désavantagé svantaggiato
city.
elderly 54 n [U] /ˈeldəli/ Betagte/r âgé anziano a home for the elderly
enthusiasm 54 n [U] /ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm/ Begeisterung enthousiasme entusiasmo He welcomed us with great enthusiasm.
enthusiastic 54 adj /ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/ begeistert enthousiaste entusiastico She wasn't very enthusiastic about going to London.
excellent 54 adj /ˈeksələnt/ ausgezeichnet excellent eccellente What an excellent idea!
They achieved their goal of a 50 percent increase in
goal 54 n [C] /gəʊl/ Ziel but scopo
sales.
zwischen-
interpersonal 54 adj /ˌɪntəˈpɜːsənəl/ interpersonnel interpersonale Good interpersonal skills are essential for this job.
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lifetime 54 n [C] /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ vie vita This trip was the holiday of a lifetime.
Lebensdauer
manner 54 n /ˈmænə/ Art manière maniera She has a calm manner of speaking on the phone.
marketing 54 n [U] /ˈmɑːkətɪŋ/ Marketing marketing marketing He works in sales and marketing.
kontaktfreudig, socievole,
outgoing 54 adj /ˌaʊtˈgəʊɪŋ/ extraverti She's a very friendly, outgoing person.
extrovertiert estroverso
Einstellung,
placement 54 n [C] /ˈpleɪsmənt/ emploi collocazione a work experience placement
Anstellung
positive 54 adj /ˈpɒzətɪv/ positiv positif positivo a positive attitude to life
professional 54 adj /prəˈfeʃənəl/ professionell professionnel professionale a professional approach to the job
specialise 54 v [I] /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/ sich spezialisieren être spécialiste en specializzarsi a lawyer who specialises in divorce
strong 54 adj /strɒŋ/ eng, stark fort stretto, forte They have a very strong relationship.
Auszubildender, apprendista,
trainee 54 n [C] /ˌtreɪˈniː/ stagiaire a trainee teacher
Referendar allievo
scrivere a
type 54 v [I, T] /taɪp/ tippen taper Cindy can type 50 words a minute.
macchina
Freiwilliger,
volunteer 54 n [C] /ˌvɒlənˈtɪə/ bénévole volontario He's a volunteer for the Red Cross.
Ehrenamtlicher
entsprechen, The new computer system must address all our future
address 55 v [T] /əˈdres/ répondre rispondere
erfüllen requirements.
/ˈkɒntækt Give me your contact details and we'll phone you
contact details 55 n Kontaktdaten coordonnées dati di contatto
ˈdiːteɪlz/ when your order arrives.
effektiv,
effectively 55 adv /ɪˈfektɪvli/ efficacement efficientemente She controlled the class very effectively.
wirkungsvoll
passen,
fit 55 v [I, T] /fɪt/ fourrer dans mettere in I can’t fit anything else into this suitcase.
hineinstecken
The main requirements for the job are enthusiasm
requirements 55 n [C] /rɪˈkwaɪəmənts/ Anforderungen exigences esigenze
and a positive attitude.
verkaufen, jmd. vendere,
sell 55 v [T] /sel/ von etw. convaincre persuadere, We have to sell the idea to the viewers.
überzeugen convincere
profit 126 n [C, U] /ˈprɒfɪt/ Gewinn bénéfice profitto They sold the house at a big profit.
balanced 127 adj /ˈbælənst/ ausgewogen équilibré equilibrato a balanced approach to the problem
feeling 127 n [C, U] /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ Gefühl sentiments sentimento Don’t try to hide your feelings.
guess 127 v [I, T] /ges/ raten deviner indovinare Guess how much the dress cost!
intention 127 n [C, U] /ɪnˈtenʃən/ Absicht intention intenzione He announced his intention to resign.
The 2012 Olympics may motivate young people to
motivate 127 n [T] /ˈməʊtɪveɪt/ motivieren motiver motivare
take up sport.
practical 127 adj /ˈpræktɪkəl/ praktisch pratique pratico He brings a very practical attitude to his work.

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predict 127 v [T] vorhersagen prédire Organisers are predicting a close race.
/ predire
reasonably 127 adv /ˈriːzənəbli/ halbwegs, recht raisonnablement abbastanza I think I did reasonably well in the test.
relazione,
relationship 127 n [C] /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ Verhältnis relation I had a close relationship with my father.
rapporto
/ˈsensətɪv, sensibel, sensibile,
sensitive 127 adj sensible He was very sensitive to other people’s needs.
ˈsensɪtɪv/ feinfühlig sensitivo
maniaco del
workaholic 127 n [C] /ˌwɜːkəˈhɒlɪk/ Arbeitssüchtige/r drogué du travail lavoro, His marriage ended because he was a workaholic.
stacanovista
borrow 145 v [I, T] /ˈbɒrəʊ/ borgen, ausliehen emprunter prestare Can I borrow the car tonight, dad?
Malen und I want to get the decorating finished before
decorating 145 n [U] /ˈdekəreɪtɪŋ/ peinture decorazione
Tapezieren Christmas.
beeil dich! dépêche-toi! Sprigati!
hurry up 145 phr v /ˈhʌri ʌp/ Hurry up! We’re late.
Beeilen Sie sich! dépêchez-vous! Affrettati!
sick 145 adj /sɪk/ krank, übel malade malato Coffee makes me feel sick.
The doctor gave him some tablets to stop his hay
tablet 145 n [C] /ˈtæblɪt/ Tablette comprimé pastiglia
fever.
The government is trying to distract attention from its
distract 171 v [T] /dɪˈstrækt/ ablenken détourner distrarre
failures.
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adventure 56 n [C, U] /ədˈventʃə/ Abenteuer aventure avventura an adventure story
anecdote 56 n [C] /ˈænɪkdəʊt/ Anekdote anecdote aneddoto He told many anecdotes about his life in Africa.
biography 56 n [C] /baɪˈɒgrəfi/ Biographie biographie biografia I read an interesting biography of Nelson Mandela.

clear 56 adj /klɪə/ klar, eindeutig clair chiaro He nodded to show things were now clear to him.
crime 56 n [U] /kraɪm/ Verbrechen crime delitto, crimine crime rate | crime story
He wrote fantasy stories about people from other
fantasy 56 n [C, U] /ˈfæntəsi/ Fantasie fantasme fantasia
planets.
Are the events in the story fictional or did they really
fictional 56 adj /ˈfɪkʃənəl/ erfunden, fiktiv fictif, imaginaire inventato, fittivo
happen?
ghost 56 n [C] /gəʊst/ Geist fantôme fantasma a scary ghost story
/ˈhjuːmən
human interest 56 phrase Lebensnähe intérêt humain attualità, realismo The story lacks any kind of human interest.
ˈɪntrɪst/ˈɪntrest
/aɪˈdentɪkəl gemelli
identical twins 56 n [C] eineiige Zwillinge vrais jumeaux My sister and I are identical twins.
twɪnz/ monovulari
particolarità,
mannerism 56 n [C, U] /ˈmænərɪzəm/ Eigenheit tic, manie He has the same mannerisms as his father.
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mystère, roman enigma, segreto,
mystery 56 n [C] /ˈmɪstəri/ Geheimnis, an Agatha Christie mystery
policier giallo
Kriminalroman
neighbouring 56 adj /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/ benachbart voisin vicino neighbouring towns
science fiction 56 n [U] /ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃən/ Science-Fiction science-fiction fantascienza He reads a lot of science fiction.
teilen,
avoir en commun, dividere, avere in
share 56 v [I, T] /ʃeə/ gemeinsam My cousin and I share a birthday – on 6th June.
partager comune
haben
shock 56 v [T] /ʃɒk/ schockieren choquer scioccare I was shocked by the news.
adoption 57 n [C, U] /əˈdɑpʃən/ Adoption adoption adozione children put up for adoption
adoptive 57 adj /əˈdɒptɪv/ Adoptiv- adoptif adottivo adoptive father | adoptive sister
Arnold Schwarzenegger was a body-building
body-building 57 adj /ˌbɒdi ˈbɪldɪŋ/ Body-Building culturisme body-building
champion before he became a film star and politician.
Universitätsgelän
campus 57 n [C, U] /ˈkæmpəs/ campus campus Most first-year students live on the campus.
de, Campus
coincidence 57 n [C, U] /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ Zufall coïncidence coincidenza It was a coincidence that we were on the same train.

herausfinden, scoprire,
discover 57 v [T] /dɪsˈkʌvə/ découvrir Did you discover when her birthday is?
entdecken ritrovare, trovare
fate 57 n [U] /feɪt/ Schicksal destin destino Fate plays cruel tricks sometimes.
nightmare 57 n [C] /ˈnaɪtmeə/ Albtraum cauchemar incubo I still have nightmares about the accident.
The brothers were separated shortly after they were
separate 57 v [I, T] /ˈsepəreɪt/ trennen séparer separare
born.
Überein- There are similarities between the styles of the two
similarity 57 n [C, U] /ˌsɪməˈlærəti/ similarité concordanza
stimmungen authors.
probieren, sich provare, tentare, He tried for Manchester United but wasn't quite good
try 57 v [I, T] /traɪ/ tâcher (d'obtenir)
bemühen sforzarsi enough.
Fügung des scherzo del By a strange twist of fate, we were on the same
twist of fate 57 n [U] /twɪst ɒv feɪt/ coup du sort
Schicksals destino plane.
My dad was a weight-lifter and won lots of
weight-lifter 57 n [C] /ˈweɪtˌlɪftə/ Gewichtheber haltérophile pesista
competitions.
youth 57 n [U] /juːθ/ Jugend jeunesse gioventù In his youth he lived in France.
comet 58 n [C] /ˈkɒmɪt/ Komet comète cometa Halley's Comet is visible from Earth every 76 years.
Jahr zwischen
anno sabbatico/ I went to university after spending my gap year
gap year 58 n [C] /ˈgæp jɪə, jɜː/ Schule und année sabbatique
libero teaching English in Japan.
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lyric 58 n [C] /ˈlɪrɪk/ Liedtext lyrique testo di canzone She knows the lyrics to all the songs in 'Glee'.
obsessed 58 adj /əbˈsest/ besessen obsédé ossessionato William is obsessed with making money.
/əkˈseptəbəl,
acceptable 59 adj akzeptabel acceptable accettabile It’s simply not an acceptable way to do business.
ækˈseptəbəl/
base on 59 phrase /beɪs ɒn/ basieren auf adapter trarre da She based the character on her own experience.
cheat 59 v [I] /tʃiːt/ schummeln tricher barare, copiare She was caught cheating in a maths test.
elder 59 adj /ˈeldə/ älter aîné più vecchio Their elder son is now at university.
fault 59 n [C] /fɔːlt/ Fehler faute difetto, colpa It’s your fault that we’re late.
The actor Stephen Fry has the most followers on
follower 59 n [C] /ˈfɒləʊə/ Follower (Twitter) follower follower
Twitter.
homeless 59 adj /ˈhəʊmləs/ obdachlos sans domicile fixe senza casa The shelter provides meals for homeless people.
joke 59 n [C] /dʒəʊk/ Witz blague barzelletta Ed loves telling jokes.
lie 59 n [C] /laɪ/ Lüge mensonge bugia I always know when she’s telling lies.
minor 59 adj /ˈmaɪnə/ gering, kleiner mineur minore He escaped with only minor injuries.
part 59 n [C] /pɑːt/ Rolle (Theater) part parte Sara played the part of Cinderella.
prayer 59 n [C] /preə/ Gebet prière preghiera The children knelt down to say their prayers.
sorry 59 adj /ˈsɒri/ Entschuldigung pardon scusa She didn't even say sorry!
truth 59 n [U] /truːθ/ Wahrheit vérité verità He might be telling the truth.
a study to assess the impact of crime on people’s
assess 60 v [T] /əˈses/ bewerten évaluer valutare
lives
bite 60 v [I, T] /baɪt/ beißen mordre mordere A shark can easily bite through a man’s leg.
brace 60 v [T] /breɪs/ abstützen s'arc-bouter puntellare Boris braced himself as the car hit the wall.
precipitare,
crash 60 v [I, T] /kræʃ/ abstürzen s'écraser The jet crashed shortly after take-off.
cadere
eseguire un
atterir en
crash-land 60 v [I, T] /ˌkræʃ ˈlænd/ bruchlanden atterraggio di The pilot managed to crash-land the aircraft safely.
catastrophe
fortuna
crew 60 n [C] /kruː/ Besatzung équipage equipaggio The ship's crew were very helpful when I was seasick.
petit canot de scialuppa,
dinghy 60 n [C] /ˈdɪŋgi, ˈdɪŋi/ Beiboot a rubber dinghy | sailing dinghies
sauvetage baleniera
The emergency information tells you what to do if the
emergency 60 n [C] /ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/ Notfall urgence emergenza
plane crashes.
exit 60 n [C] /ˈegzɪt, ˈeksɪt/ Ausgang sortie uscita If there is a fire, use the emergency exit.
explosion 60 n [C] /ɪkˈspləʊʒən/ Explosion explosion esplosione The force of the explosion shook the building.

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flare 60 n [C] /fleə/ Leuchtgeschoss fusée éclairante Every ship has flares to fire in an emergency.
di segnalazione
gasp 60 v [I] /gɑːsp/ keuchen haleter ansimare Ollie gasped with pain and fell to the ground.
head for 60 phr v /hed fɔː/ zufahren auf se diriger vers dirigersi verso a boat heading for the shore
hold on 60 phr v /həʊld ɒn/ sich festhalten an tenir fermement prendersi a She held on to the rope tightly.
impact 60 n [U] /ˈɪmpækt/ Aufprall, Stoß impact impatto The plane’s wing was damaged by the impact.
let go 60 phrase /let gəʊ/ loslassen lâcher mollare ‘Let go of me!’ Ben shouted.
bouée de There weren't enough life belts on the Titanic for all
life belt 60 n [C] /ˈlaɪf belt/ Rettungsring salvagente
sauvetage the passengers to have one.
intorpidito,
numb 60 adj /nʌm/ taub (Gefühl) gourd My feet felt numb with cold.
insensibile
I used my hands to paddle the surfboard where I
paddle 60 v [I, T] /ˈpædl/ paddeln pagayer andare in canoa
could catch a wave.
/ˈpæsɪndʒə, -sən- passager,
passenger 60 n [C] Passagier passeggero Rail passengers are facing even longer delays.
/ passagère
It is important to teach children about safety on the
safety 60 n [U] /ˈseɪfti/ Sicherheit sécurité sicurezza
roads.
schreien,
scream 60 v [I] /skriːm/ crier gridare, strillare There was a bang and she screamed in terror.
kreischen
(Such-) Police used searchlights to look for the missing child
searchlight 60 n [C] /ˈsɜːtʃlaɪt/ projecteur riflettore
Scheinwerfer last night.
The children were silent while the teacher was in the
silent 60 adj /ˈsaɪlənt/ still silencieux silenzioso
classroom.
We will have to deal with very similar situations in the
situation 60 n [C] ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ Situation situation situazione
future.
surfboard 60 n [C] /ˈsɜːfbɔːd/ Surfbrett surf tavola da surf He got on his surfboard and rode the waves.
survive 60 v [I, T] /səˈvaɪv/ überleben survivre sopravvivere a Only one person survived the crash.
The take-off was so smooth I didn't realise we were in
take-off 60 n [C, U] /ˈteɪkɒf/ Start (Flugzeug) décollage decollo
the air!
technique 60 n [C, U] /tekˈniːk/ Technik technique tecnica a new technique for dealing with air pollution
audience 61 n [C] /ˈɔːdiəns/ Publikum public, audience pubblico The audience were clapping and cheering.
Aviation is an industry that began in the twentieth
aviation 61 n [U] /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/ Luftfahrt aviation aviazione
century.
The knife was an important piece of evidence in the
evidence 61 n [U] /ˈevɪdəns/ Beweis preuve prova
case.
experience 61 n [C] /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ Erfahrung expérience esperienza I had a very strange experience last week.
ferry 61 n [C] /ˈferi/ Fähre ferry traghetto a car ferry
fortunately 61 adv /ˈfɔːtʃənətli/ glücklicherweise heureusement fortunatamente Fortunately, the weather was excellent.

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grab 61 v [T] /græb/ (zu-) packen saisir afferrare He grabbed my bag and ran.
gradually 61 adv /ˈgrædʒuəli/ allmählich peu à peu a poco a poco The truth is gradually emerging.
immediately 61 adv /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ sofort immédiatement immediatamente Sam immediately offered to help.
instructions 61 n /ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/ Anleitungen instructions istruzioni The equipment comes with detailed instructions.
knock 61 v [T] /nɒk/ stoßen heurter colpire Tim knocked the glass off the table onto the floor.
obviously 61 adv /ˈɒbviəsli/ offensichtlich évidemment evidentemente She obviously didn’t want to go.
The boat had a hole in its side and was sinking
sink 61 v [I, T] /sɪŋk/ sinken couler affondare
quickly.
strict 61 adj /strɪkt/ streng strict, sévère rigido The doctor put me on a strict diet.
sorprendentemen
surprisingly 61 adv /səˈpraɪzɪŋli/ überraschend étonnamment The test was surprisingly easy.
te
thankfully 61 adv /ˈθæŋkfəli/ glücklicherweise heureusement fortunatamente Thankfully, they all got home safely.
body 62 n [C] /ˈbɒdi/ Leichnam corps cadavere The body of a girl has been found in the river.
He sank in the bog up to his knees before we could
bog 62 n [C, U] /bɒg/ Sumpf marécage palude
pull him out.
dépression
collasso/esaurime
breakdown 62 n [C] /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/ Zusammenbruch nerveuse / Two years ago he had a nervous breakdown.
nto nervoso
dégradation
personaggio,
character 62 n [C] /ˈkærəktə/ Figur (Film) personnage Julia Roberts played the main character.
carattere
classic 62 adj /ˈklæsɪk/ klassisch classique classico Lord of the Rings' is a classic fantasy story.
passare per,
consider 62 v [T] /kənˈsɪdə/ gelten als considérer Mrs. Gillan was considered an excellent teacher.
valere come
The doctor told him that the cure for bad nerves was
cure 62 n [C] /kjʊə/ Heilmittel remède rimedio, farmaco
plenty of exercise.
entertain 62 v [I, T] /ˌentəˈteɪn/ unterhalten divertir, amuser divertire They entertain people almost every weekend.
French windows 62 n [C] /ˌfrentʃ ˈwɪndəʊz/ Terrassentür porte-fenêtre porta di terrazza They went out of the French windows into the garden.

grief 62 n [U] /griːf/ Kummer chagrin afflizione He was overcome with grief after his wife's death.
wahnsinnig, She gradually went insane after her child was killed in
insane 62 adj /ɪnˈseɪn/ dément, fou insano
geisteskrank a car crash.
letter of /letə ɒv Empfehlungs- lettre de lettera di My uncle gave me letters of introduction to several
62 n [C]
introduction ɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/ schreiben recommandation raccomandazione businessmen he knew.
The film was really macabre and I was so scared I
macabre 62 adj /məˈkɑːbrə, -bə/ makaber macabre macabro
turned off the TV!
boshaft, The mischievous little boy liked to play jokes on his
mischievous 62 adj /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/ malicieux maligno, birichino
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febbre della A lot of people suffer from nerves before going on
nerves 62 n /nɜːvz/ Lampenfieber nervosité
ribalta stage.
auf die Jagd
shooting 62 n [U] /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ chasser, la chasse andare a caccia He liked to go shooting on sunny winter days.
gehen
storia breve,
short story 62 n [C] /ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri/ Kurzgeschichte nouvelle I find short stories are ideal for reading in bed.
racconto
die Zähne
snarl 62 v [I, T] /snɑːl/ grogner digrignare i denti The dog growled and snarled at me.
fletschen
tragedy 62 n [C, U] /ˈtrædʒədi/ Tragödie tragédie tragedia The evening ended in tragedy.
witty 62 adj /ˈwɪti/ geistreich plein d'esprit spiritoso, arguto We all laughed at the speaker's witty remarks.
behaviour 63 n [C, U] /bɪˈheɪvjə/ Verhalten comportement comportamento I’m not very pleased with your behaviour.
horror 63 n [U] /ˈhɒrə/ Entsetzen horreur orrore, spavento She stared at him in horror.
speciality 63 n [C] /ˌspeʃiˈæləti/ Spezialgebiet spécialité specialità His speciality is American literature.
luccicare, fare He flashed his torch towards the coast and a light
blink 129 v [I] /blɪŋk/ blinken clignoter
segnali ottici blinked back.
clear 129 adj /klɪə/ klar clair chiaro, sereno a clear sky
deck 129 n [C] /dek/ Deck pont coperta Let’s walk around the upper deck.
distant 129 adj /ˈdɪstənt/ fern, in der Ferne loin, éloigné distante the sound of distant laughter
I’ve had the good fortune to work with some brilliant
fortune 129 n [U] /ˈfɔːtʃən/ Glück chance, fortune fortuna
people.
horizon 129 n /həˈraɪzən/ Horizont horizon orizzonte We could see a ship on the horizon.
rock 129 v [I, T] /rɒk/ schaukeln balancer ballare The boat rocked slowly.
roll 129 v [I, T] /rəʊl/ rollen rouler rotolare They rolled the barrel down the hill.
surface 129 n /ˈsɜːfɪs/ Oberfläche surface superficie The diver swam to the surface.
violently 129 adv /ˈvaɪələntli/ kräftig violemment forte Her heart was beating violently.
attack 131 n [C, U] /əˈtæk/ Angriff attaque attacco The attack by the dog left the child badly hurt.
firmly 131 adv /fɜːm/ fest fermement fisso He held the rope firmly while the others climbed up.

shark 131 n [C] /ʃɑːk/ Hai requin squalo The film 'Jaws' is about a shark that attacks people.
surfer, faire du
surf 131 n /sɜːf/ Surfen surfing He goes for a surf every morning.
surf
visibility 131 n [U] /ˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ Sichtbarkeit visibilité visibilità Dense fog led to poor visibility in many areas.
avviso,
warning 131 n [C, U] /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ Warnung avertissement The planes attacked without warning.
avvertimento
The surfer caught a huge wave and rode it to the
wave 131 n [C] /weɪv/ Welle vague onda
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threaten 147 v [T] /ˈθretn/ drohen menacer minacciare She’s always threatening to leave me.
beat 149 v [I] /biːt/ schlagen battre battere Her heart was beating violently.
carefully 149 adv /ˈkeəfəli/ aufmerksam attentivement attento Please listen carefully.
They all checked their parachutes before jumping
parachute 149 n [C] /ˈpærəʃuːt/ Fallschirm parachute paracadute
from the plane.
There was a tap on my door and she asked if I was
tap 149 n [C] /tæp/ Klopfen tape bussare
awake.
messagerie segreteria When I got home I checked my voicemail for
voicemail 171 n [U] /ˈvɔɪsˌmeɪl/ Anrufbeantworter
vocale telefonica messages.
/ˈæbsəluːtli, absolut,
absolutely 172 adv absolument assolutamente This is absolutely delicious!
ˌæbsəˈluːtli/ vollkommen
bank 172 n [C] /bæŋk/ Ufer rive riva the banks of the River Thames
change the /tʃeɪndʒ ðə das Thema cambiare il
172 v changer de sujet Don’t change the subject!
subject ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ wechseln soggetto
direction 172 n [C] /dəˈrekʃən, daɪ-/ Richtung direction direzione Jill pointed in my direction.
fear 172 n [C, U] /fɪə/ Angst peur paura His voice was full of fear.
horrible 172 adj /ˈhɒrəbəl/ schrecklich horrible orribile, terribile That meal was really horrible!
pack 172 n [C] /pæk/ Rudel meute branco a pack of dogs
People ran into the streets in a panic after the
panic 172 n [C, U] /ˈpænɪk/ Panik panique, terreur panico
explosion.
shiver 172 v [I] /ˈʃɪvə/ zittern trembler tremare He shivered in the cold night air.
guardare fisso,
stare 172 v [I] /steə/ starren, anstarren regarder fixement She stared at me in horror.
fissare
As he walked home in the twilight, he heard an owl
twilight 172 n [U] /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/ Dämmerung crépuscule crepuscolo
calling.
sfrenatamente,
furieusement, He looked around wildly and then ran out without
wildly 172 adv /ˈwaɪldli/ wild come un
sauvagement saying a word.
selvaggio
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televisione via
cable 66 n [U] /ˈkeɪbəl/ Kabelfernsehen câble I’ll wait for the movie to come out on cable.
cavo
cookery 66 n [U] /ˈkʊkəri/ Kochen cuisine cucinare She loved watching cookery programmes on the TV.

documentary 66 n [C] /ˌdɒkjəˈmentəri/ Dokumentarfilm documentaire documentario They are making a documentary about volcanoes.
drama 66 n [C, U] /ˈdrɑːmə/ Fernsehfilm drame telefilm a new TV drama
previsioni (del
forecast 66 n [C] /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ Vorhersage prévision, météo the weather forecast
tempo)
game show 66 n [C] /ˈgeɪm ʃəʊ/ Spieleshow jeu télé gioco a premi The Weakest Link' is a very popular game show.
murder 66 n [C, U] /ˈmɜːdə/ Mord meurtre omicidio This murder has never been solved.

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nature 66 n [U] /ˈneɪtʃə/ Natur nature natura The BBC produces fantastic nature programmes.
notiziario, news,
news 66 n [U] /njuːz/ Nachrichten nouvelles Here’s the travel news from Jane Murray.
giornale
programma a cui
Radiosendung mit
émission ligne radioascoltatori I listened to the phone-in about crime as I drove
phone-in 66 n [C] /ˈfəʊn ɪn/ Hörerbeteiligung
ouverte partecipano home.
per Telefon
telefonicamente
If I miss an episode of my favourite programme, I
podcast 66 n [C] /ˈpɒdkɑːst/ Podcast podcast podcast
download the podcast.
programme 66 n [C] /ˈprəʊgræm/ Sendung émission trasmissione My father always watches the sports programmes.
enigma,
quiz 66 n [C] /kwɪz/ Rätsel, Rate- quiz a quiz show
indovinello
Satelliten- televisione via
satellite TV 66 n [C] /ˈsætəlaɪt tiː ˌviː/ TV par satellite There are more programmes to watch on satellite TV.
fernsehen satellite
series 66 n [C] /ˈsɪəriːz/ Serie série serie a new drama series
show 66 n [C] /ʃəʊ/ Show, Sendung émission show a chat show | a comedy show | a talent show
I like that sitcom but my brother doesn't think it's
sitcom 66 n [C, U] /ˈsɪtkɒm/ Sitcom sitcom sitcom
funny!
soap opera 66 n [C] /ˈsəʊp ˌɒpərə/ Seifenoper soap soap opera I don’t watch any of the soap operas.
amazed 67 adj /əˈmeɪzd/ erstaunt étonné sorpreso I’m amazed that you remember him.
annoyed 67 adj /əˈnɔɪd/ verärgert fâché arrabbiato My sister’s annoyed that we didn’t call.
annoying 67 adj /əˈnɔɪ-ɪŋ/ ärgerlich ennuyeux fa rabbia che It’s annoying that we didn’t know about this before.
These instructions are confusing – I don't understand
confusing 67 adj /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ verwirrend confus, déroutant conturbante
them at all.
déçu, The children were disappointed that we couldn't afford
disappointed 67 adj /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/ enttäuscht deluso
désappointé a holiday this year.
It's disappointing that the parade was cancelled
disappointing 67 adj /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ enttäuschend décevant deludente
because of the weather.
imbarazzato,
beschämt,
embarrassed 67 adj /ɪmˈbærəst/ gêné vergognoso, I felt embarrassed about how untidy the house was.
verlegen
umiliato
beschämend, It was very embarrassing being called up onto the
embarrassing 67 adj /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/ gênant umiliante
peinlich stage.
frustrated 67 adj /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/ frustriert frustré frustrato I get really frustrated with my computer sometimes.
frustrating 67 adj /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/ frustrierend frustrant frustrante It’s frustrating when nobody listens.
inspired 67 adj /ɪnˈspaɪəd/ genial, inspiriert inspiré geniale, ispirato It was an inspired choice.

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He became a writer because his English teacher was
inspiring 67 adj /ɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/ inspirierend inspirant che ispira
so inspiring.
pleasing 67 adj /ˈpliːzɪŋ/ angenehm plaisant piacevole a pleasing view
unheimlich,
scary 67 adj /ˈskeəri/ effrayant spaventoso a scary movie
gruselig
erschrocken, scandalizzato,
shocked 67 adj /ʃɒkt/ choqué We were shocked when we saw the bill.
schockiert spaventato
choquant, scioccante,
shocking 67 adj /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ erschreckend a shocking waste of money
scandaleux scandaloso
von großer Angst avere molta
terrified 67 adj /ˈterɪfaɪd/ terrifié I'm absolutely terrified of spiders.
erfüllt paura di
He is currently appearing in 'Blood Brothers' at the
appear 68 v [I] /əˈpɪə/ erscheinen apparaître apparire
Lyric Theatre.
The past decade has brought great changes in the
decade 68 n [C] /ˈdekeɪd, deˈkeɪd/ Jahrzehnt décennie decennio
way we watch TV.
dirigere (una
/dəˈrekt,
direct 68 v [I, T] Regie führen réaliser pellicola), essere He's directed some very popular films.
ˌdaɪˈrekt/
regista
film 68 n [C] /fɪlm/ Film film pellicola, film She's currently making a film in the UK.
film 68 v [I, T] /fɪlm/ drehen, filmen tourner girare un film The movie was filmed in China.
connaître sous le
know as 68 adj /nəʊn æz/ kennen als conosciuto come His first name is Charles, but he's known as Chuck.
nom de
film
movie 68 n [C] /ˈmuːvi/ (Kino-) Film film Do you want to see a movie tonight?
(cinematografico)

action 69 n [C] /ˈækʃən/ Handlung action azione You cannot be responsible for other people's actions.
budget 69 n [C] /ˈbʌdʒɪt/ Budget budget budget We have a budget of £100 a week for food.
compose 69 v [T] /kəmˈpəʊz/ komponieren composer comporre Nyman composed the music for the film ‘The Piano’.
hold 69 v [T] /həʊld/ innehaben détenir detenere, avere Who holds the world record?
publish 69 v [I, T] /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ veröffentlichen publier pubblicare The book was published in 1968.
herauskommen,
rilasciare, fare
release 69 v [T] /rɪˈliːs/ in die Kinos sortir The film is released in May.
uscire
kommen
rimuovere,
remove 69 v [T] /rɪˈmuːv/ entfernen enlever, retirer Dictionaries must not be removed from the library.
togliere
review 69 n [C] /rɪˈvjuː/ Kritk critique critica The band’s new CD has had very good reviews.
Nachfolgefilm,
sequel 69 n [C] /ˈsiːkwəl/ suite sequela the sequel to ‘Silence of the Lambs’
Sequel
shoot 69 v [I, T] /ʃuːt/ drehen, filmen tourner girare (un film) The movie was shot in Rome.

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Inserent, Advertisers want to have their adverts shown before
advertiser 70 n [C] /ˈædvətaɪzər/ publicitaire inserzionista
Werbetreibender popular TV shows.

apology 70 n [C] /əˈpɒlədʒi/ Entschuldigung excuses scusa We got no apology or explanation from the school.
applaud 70 v [I, T] /əˈplɔːd/ Beifall klatschen applaudir applaudire The audience applauded.
broadcast 70 n [C] /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ Sendung émission trasmissione a news broadcast
The news broadcast captured people's reactions to
capture 70 v [T] /ˈkæptʃə/ auf sich ziehen capter attirare
this terrifying event.
programma
channel 70 n [C] /ˈtʃænl/ Programm chaîne What’s on Channel 4?
(televisivo)
comedy 70 n [C] /ˈkɒmədi/ Komödie comédie commedia All my favourite films are romantic comedies.
compensation 70 n [U] /ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʃən/ Kompensation dédommagement compensazione Farmers are demanding compensation for their losses.
aufeinander-
consecutive 70 adj /kənˈsekjətɪv/ consécutif consecutivo It rained for three consecutive days.
folgend
crazy 70 adj /ˈkreɪzi/ verrückt fou pazzo It’s an absolutely crazy idea.
rallegrare, far
delighted 70 adj /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ erfreut ravi I'm delighted she agreed to come.
piacere a
develop 70 v [T] /dɪˈveləp/ entwickeln développer sviluppare Scientists are developing new drugs to fight AIDS.
DJ 70 n [C] /ˌdiː ˈdʒeɪ/ DJ DJ DJ He's a DJ at that club in the city centre.
/ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt bague de anello di Her engagement ring has diamonds and sapphires in
engagement ring 70 n [C] Verlobungsring
rɪŋ/ fiançailles fidanzamento it.
feature 70 n [C] /ˈfiːtʃə/ Film long métrage film The main feature this week is 'Avatar'.
furioso,
furious 70 adj /ˈfjʊəriəs/ wütend, zornig furieux She was furious with me.
arrabbiato
graphic 70 n [C] /ˈgræfɪk/ Grafik graphisme grafico Computer graphics are often very realistic.
My sister won't watch horror films because they're so
horror film 70 n [C] /ˈhɒrə fɪlm/ Horrorfilm film d'horreur film dell'orrore
scary!
mad 70 adj /mæd/ verrückt fou matto a mad idea
observe 70 v [T] /əbˈzɜːv/ beobachten observer,étudier osservare psychologists observing child behaviour
pirate 70 n [C] /ˈpaɪərət/ Pirat pirate pirato video pirates
reaction 70 n [C, U] /riˈækʃən/ Reaktion réaction reazione What was his reaction to the question?
record 70 v [I, T] /rɪˈkɔːd/ aufzeichnen enregistrer registrare The interview will be recorded.
If you’re not completely satisfied, we’ll give you a
refund 70 n [C] /ˈriːfʌnd/ Rückerstattung remboursement rimborso
refund.
Only the people working on the film are allowed onto
set 70 n [C] /set/ Set plateau set
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studio 70 n [C] /ˈstjuːdiəʊ/ Studio studio studio He went into the studio to begin his radio show.
sue 70 v [I, T] /sjuː/ verklagen poursuivre querelare per She plans to sue the company for $1 million.
Trailer, I wasn't impressed by the trailer, so I won't go to see
trailer 70 n [C] /ˈtreɪlə/ bande-annonce trailer
Filmvorschau the film.
The series is watched by millions of viewers each
viewer 70 n [C] /ˈvjuːə/ Zuschauer téléspectateur spettatore
week.
astonished 71 adj /əˈstɒnɪʃt/ überrascht étonné sorpreso He was astonished that she actually agreed.
boiling 71 adj /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ kochend bouillant bollente It's boiling hot in here.
criticism 71 n [C, U] /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/ Kritik critique critica I don’t think his criticisms of the project are justified.
gelido,
freezing 71 adj /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ eiskalt gelé It's freezing in here!
freddissimo
hilarious 71 adj /hɪˈleəriəs/ komisch hilarant buffo a hilarious comedy act
illegal 71 adj /ɪˈliːgəl/ illegal illégal illegale It's illegal to make copies of a film and sell them.
einen
demander qqn en fare una proposta
propose 71 v [I] /prəˈpəʊz/ Heiratsantrag Tom proposed to me.
mariage di matrimonio
machen
season 71 n [C] /ˈsiːzən/ Saison saison stagione The football season starts in August.
We are sorry for the interruption to the transmission
transmission 71 n [C, U] /trænzˈmɪʃən/ Übertragung émission trasmissione
of this programme.
acting 72 n [U] /ˈæktɪŋ/ Schauspielkunst jeu arte drammatica The acting in that show was terrible.
ballet 72 n [C, U] /ˈbæleɪ/ Ballett ballet balletto We went to see a ballet in London.
(lavoro di )
camerawork 72 n [U] /ˈkæmərə wɜːk/ Kamera (-arbeit) prise de vue The camerawork in this film is amazing.
camera
Filmbesetzung,
cast 72 n [C] /kɑːst/ acteurs cast The whole cast was wonderful.
Rollenbestzung
costume 72 n [C, U] /ˈkɒstjʊm/ Kostüm costume costume She designed the costumes for ‘Hamlet’.
dancing 72 n [U] /dɑːnsɪŋ/ Tanzen danse ballare The dancing was of a very high standard.
entertainment 72 n [C, U] /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ Unterhaltung divertissement divertimento The hotel offers live entertainment.
lighting 72 n [U] /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ Beleuchtung éclairage illuminazione The lighting of the set was very atmospheric.
musical 72 n [C] /ˈmjuːzɪkəl/ Musical comédie musicale musical I love Broadway musicals from the 1950s.
opera 72 n [C, U] /ˈɒpərə/ Oper opéra opera an opera singer
orchestra 72 n [C] /ˈɔːkəstrə/ Orchester orchestre orchestra He plays with the London Symphony Orchestra.
performance 72 n [C] /pəˈfɔːməns/ Aufführung représentation rappresentazione a live performance by a local band

play 72 n [C] /pleɪ/ Theaterstück pièce opera per il teatro We went to see a new play by Tom Stoppard.
plot 72 n [C] /plɒt/ Plot intrigue plot, trama I didn’t really understand the plot.
pop video 72 n [C] /pɒp ˈvɪdiəʊ/ Pop-Video clip vidéo pop video He watched pop videos on MTV all evening.

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He bumped into part of the scenery, which fell onto
scenery 72 n [U] /ˈsiːnəri/ Kulissen décor retroscena
the stage.
singing 72 n [U] /sɪŋɪŋ/ Gesang, Singen chant canto The beautiful singing moved him to tears.
special effects 72 n /ˌspeʃəl ɪˈfekts/ Spezialeffekte effets spéciaux effetti speciali The special effects were amazing!
in einer avoir pour presentare nella
star 73 v [I, T] /stɑː/ The film starred Hugh Grant as Will.
Hauptrolle zeigen vedette parte principale
conferenza,
talk 73 n [C] /tɔːk/ Vortrag exposé Professor Mason gave a talk on the Civil War.
rapporto
impressionante,
entraînant,
catchy 74 adj /ˈkætʃi/ einprägsam facilmente The song was so catchy I couldn't stop singing it.
accrocheur
ricordabile
in den Mittelpunkt
centre on 74 phr v /sentə ɒn/ tourner autour de incentrare The film centres on his early life.
stellen
episch, epico,
epic 74 adj /ˈepɪk/ épique an epic journey
monumental monumentale
evil 74 adj /ˈiːvəl/ böse, schlecht mauvais cattivo, brutto his evil deeds | an evil dictator
follow 74 v [I, T] /ˈfɒləʊ/ befolgen, folgen suivre seguire This recipe is quite hard to follow.
begeistert von, preso di,
hooked 74 adj /hʊkt/ accro The children are hooked on 'The Simpsons'.
süchtig nach assuefatto
imaginär,
imaginary 74 adj /ɪˈmædʒənəri/ imaginaire immaginario Hobbits are imaginary creatures.
Fantasie-
etwas, das man
qc importante da
must-see 74 adj /məst siː/ gesehen haben à ne pas rater Avatar' is the must-see movie of the year.
vedere
muss
novel 74 n [C] /ˈnɒvəl/ Roman roman romanzo I'm reading the latest novel by Dan Brown.
The success of the show was a personal triumph for
triumph 74 n [C] /ˈtraɪəmf/ Triumph triomphe trionfo
the director.
curare i bambini,
das/die Kind/er garder des I babysit for my neighbours if they want to go out in
babysit 128 v /ˈbeɪbi sɪt/ fare da baby-
hüten enfants the evenings.
sitter
He made some excuse about a dentist’s appointment
excuse 128 n [C] /ɪkˈskjuːz/ Entschuldigung excuse scusa
and left.
lernen, apprendere,
revise 128 v [I] /rɪˈvaɪz/ réviser She’s revising for her history exam.
wiederholen ripetere
depresso,
depressed 150 adj /dɪˈprest/ deprimiert déprimé She felt lonely and depressed.
abbattuto
irritato,
irritated 150 adj /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ gereizt furieux He was getting irritated.
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irritating 150 adj /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/ ärgerlich, lästig énervant an irritating habit
spiacevole
move 150 v [T] /ˈmuːv/ bewegen, rühren émouvoir toccare The story moved us to tears.
moving 150 adj /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ bewegend émouvant toccante a deeply moving experience
surprised 150 adj /səˈpraɪzd/ überrascht étonné sorpreso Jane looked surprised.
surprising 150 adj /səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ überraschend étonnant sorprendente A surprising number of people came.
aviator 151 n [C] /ˌeɪviˈeɪtə/ Pilot pilote pilota Amelia Earhart was one of the first women aviators.
introduce 151 v [T] /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ einführen introduire introdurre The store has introduced a new range of food.
permission 151 n [U] /pəˈmɪʃən/ Erlaubnis permission permesso Did your father give you permission to use his car?
solo 151 adj /ˈsəʊləʊ/ allein seul solo his first solo flight
photography 152 n [U] /fəˈtɒgrəfi/ Fotografie photographie fotografia His photography has won him awards.
play 152 v [T] /pleɪ/ spielen jouer interpretare Josie Lawrence plays the part of Lottie.
ridiculous 152 adj /rɪˈdɪkjələs/ lächerlich ridicule ridicolo That’s a ridiculous idea!
role 152 n [C] /rəʊl/ Rolle rôle parte Brendan will play the role of Romeo.
sehr lieben,
adore 172 v [T] /əˈdɔː/ adorer adorare She adores chocolate.
verehren
brilliant 172 adj /ˈbrɪljənt/ herrlich génial meraviglioso ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘It was brilliant!’
distribuer les
cast 172 v [T] /kɑːst/ besetzen (Rollen) assegnare Who was responsible for casting this film?
rôles
condotta della
cinematography 172 n [U] /ˌsɪnəməˈtɒgrəfi/ Kameraführung cinématographie macchina da The cinematography is superb.
presa
rendere giustizia
do justice 172 phrase /duː dʒʌstɪs/ gerecht werden rendre justice à This photograph doesn’t do you justice.
a
episode 172 n [C] /ˈepəsəʊd/ Folge (Filmserie) épisode episodio He watches every episode of ‘Friends’.
image 172 n [C] /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ Image, Ansehen réputation immagine the public image of the police
He is known for the peak-time television programmes
peak-time 172 adj /piːk taɪm/ Spitzenzeit heure de pointe ore di punta
he produces.
read 172 n /riːd/ Lektüre lecture lettura I thought his last book was a really good read.
sibling 172 n [C] /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ Geschwister frère / soeur fratelli e sorelle Do you have any siblings?
trilogy 172 n [C] /ˈtrɪlədʒi/ Trilogie trilogie trilogia The Lord of the Rings' is a trilogy.
typical 172 adj /ˈtɪpɪkəl/ typisch typique tipico a typical American family
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activity 76 n [C] /ækˈtɪvəti/ Aktivität activité attività He has a wide range of social activities.
alone 76 adj, adv /əˈləʊn/ allein seul solo He likes to be alone at weekends.
bar 76 n [C] /bɑː/ Bar bar bar We went to a number of bars that night.

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club 76 n [C] /klʌb/ Club club club Shall we go to a club?
ausgehen, in uscire, andare nei
clubbing 76 n [U] /ˈklʌbɪŋ/ aller en boîte She goes clubbing most weekends.
Clubs gehen club
dance floor 76 n [C] /dɑːns flɔː/ Tanzfläche piste de danse pista da ballo We spent all night on the dance floor.
They hang out by driving around the fashionable part
drive around 76 phr v /draɪv əˈraʊnd/ herumfahren (se) balader girare
of town.
go out for 76 phr v /gəʊ aʊt fɔː/ ausgehen zu... sortir pour uscire a We went out for lunch.
nehmen, zu sich
grab 76 v [T] /græb/ nehmen, prendre, manger prendere Let’s grab some lunch.
einnehmen
gehen (in eine
head 76 v [I] /hed/ se diriger vers dirigersi verso We headed down to the shopping mall.
best. Richtung)
einfallen in, The girls hit the shops and came back with lots of new
hit 76 v [T] /hɪt/ envahir invadere in
stürmen clothes.
karaoke 76 n [U] /ˌkæriˈəʊki/ Karaoke karaoke karaoke She loves karaoke but she has a terrible voice!
inaudito,
outrageous 76 adj /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/ ungeheuerlich exorbitant the outrageous cost of school uniforms
scandaloso
party 76 n [C] /ˈpɑːti/ Party fête party Are you going to Amy’s birthday party?
private 76 adj /ˈpraɪvət/ privat privé privato A sign said ‘Private property. Keep out.’
snack 76 n [C] /snæk/ Imbiss snack spuntino The cafe serves drinks, snacks and meals.
stay out 76 phr v /steɪ aʊt/ abends ausgehen sortir tard uscire alla sera She stayed out till midnight.
unbelievable 76 adj /ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbəl/ unglaublich incroyable incredibile The noise was unbelievable.
ban 77 v [T] /bæn/ verbieten interdit proibire Smoking is banned inside the building.
disco 77 n [C] /ˈdɪskəʊ/ Disco disco discoteca There's a disco at school at the end of term.
/ˈfɪʃənəbəl,ˈfɪʃnəbə
fashionable 77 adj schick à la mode chic It was fashionable to be thin.
l/
fly 77 v [I] /flaɪ/ fliegen, flüchten filer volare, fuggire Timmy flew down the stairs and out of the door.
foe 77 n [C] /fəʊ/ Feind ennemi nemico a deadly foe
folk, gente,
folk 77 adj /fəʊk/ Volks- / Folk folk an Irish folk song
populare
fun 77 n [U] /fʌn/ Spaß fun divertimento Did you have fun with your friends?
girlfriend 77 n [C] /ˈgɜːlfrend/ Freundin petite amie ragazza Do you have a girlfriend?
inhabitant 77 n [C] /ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/ Bewohner habitant abitante Most of the inhabitants are elderly.
isle 77 n [C] /aɪl/ Insel île isola The isle of Skye is famous for its mountains.
We’re running about like crazy to get this finished on
like crazy 77 phrase /laɪk kreɪzi/ wie verrückt comme un fou come pazzo
time.
/ˈmeɪnlənd, - There's a regular ferry service between the mainland
mainland 77 n Festland continent continente
lænd/ and the islands.
order 77 v [I, T] /ˈɔːdə/ bestellen commander ordinare He sat down and ordered a beer.

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pub 77 n [C] /pʌb/ Kneipe, Pub pub osteria, bar, pub Are you going to the pub?
surround 77 v /səˈraʊnd/ umgeben entourer circondare He surrounds himself with exquisite objects.
unwind 77 v [I] /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ sich entspannen se détendre rilassarsi Swimming helps me to unwind.
auf etwas aus
up to (sth) 77 phrase /ʌp tə/ mijoter qc mirare a qc I think Nick’s up to something
sein
battery 78 n [C] /ˈbætəri/ Batterie pile batteria It needs a new battery.
bill 78 n [C] /bɪl/ Rechnung facture conto Here is your bill, sir.
chemische
dry cleaner 78 n [C] /draɪ ˈkliːnə/ pressing lavaggio a secco I take my suits to the dry cleaner's near the station.
Reinigung
flat 78 adj /flæt/ leer à plat, vide vuoto The batteries have gone flat.
get past 78 prep, adv /get pɑːst/ vorbeikommen passer passare Is there enough space for you to get past me?
etwas dagegen avere qc in
mind 78 v [I, T] /maɪnd/ déranger qn Do you think she’d mind if we didn’t come?
haben contrario
pass 78 v [T] /pɑːs/ reichen, geben passer passsare, dare Could you pass me the salt, please?
request 78 n [C, U] /rɪˈkwest/ Anfrage demande richiesta We’ve made a request for new equipment.
big wheel 79 n [C] /bɪg wiːl/ Riesenrad grande roue ruota panoramica You can see for miles from the top of the big wheel.

go round 79 phr v /gəʊ raʊnd/ hinübergehen zu passer chez passare di là She's gone round to her mother's house.
have 79 v [T] /hæv/ zu sich nehmen prendre, boire prendere, bere Let’s go and have a beer.
einen Blick dare uno sguardo
have a look 79 n [C] /hæv ə lʊk/ regarder Let me have a look at that map again.
werfen auf a
reason 79 n [C] /ˈriːzən/ Grund raison causa, ragione He wouldn’t give the reasons for his decision.
otto volante, The people on the roller coaster screamed as it went
roller coaster 79 n [C] /ˈrəʊlə ˌkəʊstə/ Achterbahn montagnes russes
montagne russe down into the water.
turn down 79 phr v /tɜːn daʊn/ leiser machen baisser abbassare Can you turn the radio down? I’m trying to work.
turn off 79 phr v /tɜːn ɒf/ ausschalten éteindre spegnere She turned off the computer and went to bed.
turn on 79 phr v /tɜːn ɒn/ einschalten mettre en marche accendere She turned on the radio.
augmenter le
turn up 79 phr v /tɜːn ʌp/ lauter stellen alzare Can you turn the radio up? I can't hear it properly.
volume
accept 80 v [I, T] /əkˈsept/ annehmen accepter accettare They offered me the job and I accepted.
You'd better put out some ashtrays for the smokers to
ashtray 80 n [C] /ˈæʃtreɪ/ Aschenbecher cendrier portacenere
use.
date 80 n [C] /deɪt/ Verabredung rendez-vous appuntamento Mike and Gill are going out on a date tonight.
Three generations of the Lambe family have lived
generation 80 n [C] /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃen/ Generation génération generazione
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guest 80 n [C] /gest/ Gast invité ospite How many guests are coming to your party?
prendre dans ses
hug 80 v [I, T] /hʌg/ umarmen abbracciare She ran to him and they hugged each other.
bras
insist 80 v [I, T] /ɪnˈsɪst/ bestehen auf insister insistere in He insisted on paying the bill.
invitation 80 n [C] /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ Einladung invitation invitazione He accepted an invitation to speak at the conference.
invite 80 v [T] /ɪnˈvaɪt/ einladen inviter invitare I was invited to their wedding.
s'embrasser, faire
kiss 80 v [I, T] /kɪs/ küssen baciare She kissed me on the cheek.
une bise
manners 80 n /ˈmænəz/ Manieren manières maniere Her children all had good manners.
offer 80 v [I, T] /ˈɒfə/ anbieten offrir offrire She offered to drive me to the station.
andare a
pick [sb] up 80 phr v /pɪk ʌp/ abholen aller chercher What time should we pick you up at the airport?
prendere
refuse 80 v [I, T] /rɪˈfjuːz/ ablehnen refuser rifutare Jenny decided to refuse the invitation.
sich die Hand
shake hands 80 phrase /ʃeɪk hændz/ serrer la main darsi la mano They shook hands when they met.
geben
share 80 v [T] /ʃeə/ teilen partager dividere We shared the cake between us.
switch off 80 phr v /swɪtʃ ɒf/ ausschalten éteindre spegnere My mobile phone was switched off.
dare un
take 80 v [T] /teɪk/ bringen accompagner He took her home after the concert.
passaggio
vibrate 80 v [I, T] /vaɪˈbreɪt/ vibrieren vibrer vibrare My mobile phone vibrates when someone calls me.
blow your nose 81 phrase /bləʊ jə nəʊz/ sich schnäuzen se moucher soffiarsi il naso He blew his nose on a paper tissue.
/ˌdʒenərəlaɪˈzeɪʃə Verallge-
generalisation 81 n [C] généralisation generalizzazione Don’t make sweeping generalisations.
n/ meinerung
in generale,
generally 81 adv /ˈdʒenərəli/ im Allgemeinen en général Generally speaking, cars are cheaper in Europe.
generalmente
host 81 n [C] /həʊst/ Gastgeber hôte ospite Our host greeted us at the door.
important 81 adj /ɪmˈpɔːtənt/ wichtig important importante It is important to write clearly.
The airline suggests booking tickets 21 days in
in advance 81 phrase /ɪn ədˈvɑːns/ im Voraus à l'avance in anticipo
advance.
He moved to one side when he saw that he was in her
in the way 81 phrase /ɪn ðə weɪ/ im Weg dans le chemin essere d'impiccio
way.
passer avant son There were angry shouts as a woman tried to jump
jump the queue 81 phrase /dʒʌmp ðə kjuː/ sich vordrängeln farsi avanti
tour the queue.
normal 81 adj /ˈnɔːməl/ normal normal normale It is normal to feel nervous before an operation.
verletzen, Anna was deeply offended by such a personal
offend 81 v [T] /əˈfend/ heurter ferire, offendere
beleidigen question.
OK 81 adj /ˌəʊ ˈkeɪ/ OK OK ok, andare bene It's OK to ask Lisa to the party.

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perfectly 81 adv /ˈpɜːfɪktli/ vollkommen parfaitement completamente The sale was perfectly legal.
queue 81 v [I] /kjuː/ Schlange stehen faire la queue fare la coda We had to queue for over an hour to get tickets.
respect 81 n [U] /rɪˈspekt/ Respekt respect rispetto He ought to treat his parents with more respect.
abwechselnd etw. faire qc à tour de
take turns 81 n [C] /teɪk tɜːns/ fare a turno We took it in turns to do the driving.
tun rôle
tend to 81 v /tend tə, tʊ/ neigen zu avoir tendance à tendere a My car tends to overheat.
treat 81 v [T] /triːt/ behandeln traiter trattare Children must treat teachers with respect.
unacceptable 81 adj /ˌʌnəkˈseptəbəl/ unannehmnbar inacceptable inaccettabile It is unacceptable to ask someone how old they are.
unusual 81 adj /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl, -ʒəl/ ungewöhnlich extraordinaire insolito It’s unusual to have snow in April.
It's usual to take a bottle of wine when you go to a
usual 81 adj /ˈjuːʒuəl, ˈjuːʒəl/ gewöhnlich ordinaire, normal solito, usuale
party.
Benimmregeln, What's the etiquette for dealing with texts when
etiquette 82 n [U] /ˈetɪket/ convenances etichetta
Regel you're eating with friends?
Foreigners may find some English customs rather
foreigner 82 n [C] /ˈfɒrənə/ Ausländer étranger straniero
strange.
/ˈdefɪnətli, in ogni caso,
definitely 83 adv unbedingt assurément You should definitely visit the museum here.
ˈdefənətli/ assolutamente
fratturare,
break 127 v [T] /breɪk/ brechen (se) casser She fell off her bike and broke her leg.
rompere
Teachers complain that they do not get enough
complain 127 v [I, T] /kəmˈpleɪn/ (sich) beklagen se plaindre lamentarsi
support from parents.
carte de voeux de
Karte mit guten My colleagues sent me a get-well card when I broke
get-well card 127 n [C] /get wel kɑːd/ bon biglietto d'auguri
Wünschen my arm.
rétablissement
lend 127 v [T] /lend/ leihen prêter prestare Could you lend me £10?
nicht
stuck 127 adj /stʌk/ coincé essere incastrato Can you help me with my homework? I’m stuck.
weiterkommen
I'm in a hurry to finish this work and now my
frozen 153 adj /ˈfrəʊzən/ eingefroren gelé surgelato
computer's frozen!
verificare, I'll check on the website that this information is still
check 154 v [I, T] /tʃek/ prüfen vérifier
controllare correct.
ingredient 154 n [C] /ɪnˈgriːdiənt/ Zutat ingrédient ingredientw Mix the ingredients together in a bowl.
im Auto emmener en dare un
lift 155 n [C] /lɪft/ Could anybody give Sue a lift home?
mitnehmen voiture passaggio
zerknüllt,
crumpled 172 adj /ˈkrʌmpəld/ froissé spiegazzato crumpled sheets
zerknittert
jewellery 172 n [U] /ˈdʒuːəlri/ Schmuck bijoux gioielli All her jewellery was stolen.
punctual 172 adj /ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/ pünktlich ponctuel puntuale Ted’s always very punctual.

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resolution 172 n [C] /ˌrezəˈluːʃən/ Entschluss résolution decisione I made a New Year’s resolution to stop smoking.
walk out 172 phr v /wɔːk aʊt/ hinausgehen partir uscire He was so cross that he walked out without a word.

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Good public transport is just one of the advantages of
advantage 86 n [C, U] /ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ Vorteil avantage vantaggio
living in a big city.
disadvantage 86 n [C, U] /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ Nachteil désavantage svantaggio the disadvantages of living in a city
electrical 86 adj /ɪˈlektrɪkəl/ elektrisch électrique elettrico an electrical appliance
arredamento,
furniture 86 n [U] /ˈfɜːnɪtʆə/ Möbel, Mobiliar meubles, mobilier The furniture was expensive.
mobili
gadget 86 n [C] /ˈgædʒɪt/ Gerät gadget apparecchio a gadget for sharpening knives
goods 86 n /gʊdz/ Waren articles merce Second-hand electrical goods can be dangerous.
innocente,
harmless 86 adj /ˈhɑːmləs/ harmlos inoffensif, anodin a bit of harmless fun
innocuo
naturally 86 adv /ˈnætʃərəli/ natürlich de nature naturalmente a naturally gifted soccer player
physisch, She is influenced more by her feelings than her
physical 86 adj /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ physique fisico
körperlich physical environment.
possession 86 n [C] /pəˈzeʃən/ Eigentum possession proprietà Prisoners were not allowed any personal possessions.

present 86 n [C] /ˈprezənt/ Geschenk cadeau regalo He was given the computer as a birthday present.
purchase 86 n [C, U] /ˈpɜːtʃɪs/ Einkauf, Kauf achat spesa Every time you make a purchase, you pay tax.
solvere There are no quick-fix solutions to the problem of
quick-fix 86 adj /kwɪk fɪks/ rasch zu lösen tout fait
rapidamente poverty.
A reward is being offered for information about the
reward 86 n [C, U] /rɪˈwɔːd/ Belohnung récompense ricompensa
robbery.
seek 86 v [T] /siːk/ suchen chercher cercare He is seeking a well-paid job.
sfacciato,
shameless 86 adj /ˈʃeɪmləs/ unverschämt effronté a shameless deception
sfrontato
avere oniomania, She's a real shopaholic – she just can't stop buying
shopaholic 86 n [C] /ˌʃɒpəˈhɒlɪk/ Kaufsüchtige/r accro du shopping
shopaholic new shoes!
similar 86 adj /ˈsɪmələ, ˈsɪmɪlə/ gleich similaire simile Your shoes are similar to mine.
solution 86 n [C] /səˈluːʃən/ Lösung solution soluzione It was the ideal solution.
wenig Zeit qui a peu de avendo poco Time-poor parents give their children money instead
time-poor 86 adj /taɪm pɔː/
habend temps tempo of attention.
essere schiavo di
addicted 87 adj /əˈdɪktɪd/ süchtig accro à My kids are addicted to surfing the Net.
qc, avido
album 87 n [C] /ˈælbəm/ Album album album Their latest album will be released next week.

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He put his backpack on his back and set off for a long
backpack 87 n [C] /ˈbækpæk/ Rucksack sac à dos zaino
walk.
bill 87 n [C] /bɪl/ Rechnung facture conto Have you paid the phone bill?
verantwortlich rendre
blame 87 v [T] /bleɪm/ responsibile di I’m sure he was to blame for the fire.
machen für responsable
blog 87 n [C] /blɒg/ Blog blog blog She writes about fashion on her blog.
She went into every designer boutique in Oxford
boutique 87 n [C] buːˈtiːk/ Boutique boutique boutique
Street.
by rights 87 n [P] /baɪ raɪts/ von Rechts wegen de droits di diritto By rights, the house should be mine now.
cashmere 87 n [U] /ˈkæʃmɪə/ Kaschmir cachemire cachemire Her sweater is made of cashmere.
auslösen,
cause 87 v [T] /kɔːz/ causer causare Their divorce had caused her to feel very bitter.
verursachen
childless 87 adj /ˈtʃaɪldləs/ kinderlos sans enfants senza figli a childless couple
collection 87 n [C] /kəˈlekʃən/ Sammlung collection collezione a huge collection of CDs
Supermarkets say they offer consumers a wider
consumer 87 n [C] /kənˈsjuːmə/ Verbraucher consommateur consumatore
choice of goods.
crash, plantage
crash 87 n [C] /kræʃ/ Absturz crash A computer crash meant he lost all his data.
(PC)
grande There is only one department store in the town where
department store 87 n [C] /dɪˈpɑːtmənt ˌstɔː/ Kaufhaus grand magasin
magazzino I live.
He was wearing a designer suit – I think it was
designer 87 adj /dɪˈzaɪnə/ Designer- designer designer
Armani.
dinieren, zu
dine 87 v [I] /daɪn/ dîner cenare He's dining with friends at the Ritz.
Abend essen
spingere qu a qc,
treiben, bringen
drive 87 v [T] /draɪv/ pousser indurre qu a fare Marriage problems eventually drove her to drink.
zu
qc
elektronisch, auf
/ˌelɪkˈtrɒnɪkli,
electronically 87 adv elektronischem électroniquement elettronico He sends money to his bank electronically.
ɪˌlek-/
Weg
begegnen, treffen Doctors encounter more patients with diabetes
encounter 87 v [T] /ɪnˈkaʊntə/ rencontrer incontrare
auf nowadays.
entire 87 adj /ɪnˈtaɪə/ ganz entier intero The hurricane destroyed entire villages.
The entrepreneur planned to expand the new
entrepreneur 87 n [C] /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː/ Unternehmer entrepreneur impresario
business overseas in five years.
external 87 adj /ɪkˈstɜːnl/ extern externe esterno He keeps a copy of his files on an external hard drive.
Climbing without a rope is an extreme sport because
extreme 87 adj /ɪkˈstriːm/ extrem extrême estremo
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ausdenken, trouver une
figure out 87 phr v /ˈfɪgər aʊt / indovinare Can you figure out a way to do it?
herausfinden solution
/friːdəm frəm,
freedom from 87 phrase frei von liberté de libero da freedom from fear and hunger
frɒm/
habit 87 n [C, U] /ˈhæbɪt/ Gewohnheit habitude abitudine She has a habit of never finishing her sentences.
hard drive 87 n [C] /hɑːd draɪv/ Festplatte disque dur disco rigido He stores all his photographs on his hard drive.
Glücksrausch, grande senso di
high 87 n [C] /haɪ/ euphorie Seeing her grandchildren gives her a real high.
Rausch felicità, estasi
hobby 87 n [C] /ˈhɒbi/ Hobby hobby hobby My hobbies are gardening and reading.
hurt 87 v [I, T] /hɜːt/ verletzen faire mal ferire His comments weren’t true, but they hurt.
mettere una
label 87 v [T] /ˈleɪbəl/ beschriften étiqueter scritta/iscrizione] She labelled the diagram clearly.
su
ordinateur
laptop 87 n [C] /ˈlæptɒp/ Laptop laptop She used her laptop on the train to finish the report.
portable
luggage 87 n [U] /ˈlʌgɪdʒ/ Gepäck bagages bagaglio The driver put his luggage in the back of the taxi.
I can't afford luxuries like chocolate and perfume at
luxury 87 n [C] /ˈlʌkʃəri/ Luxus luxe lusso
the moment.
zählen, von valere, contare,
matter 87 v [I] /ˈmætə/ importer The environment matters because it affects all of us.
Bedeutung sein avere importanza
You can tell from his choice of furniture that he is a
minimalist 87 n [C] /ˈmɪnəməlɪst/ Minimalist minimalist minimalista
minimalist.
mogul 87 n [C] /ˈməʊgəl/ Mogul magnat mogul a movie mogul | a media mogul
vêtements de Raincoats and jackets can be found in the outerwear
outerwear 87 n [U] /ˈaʊtə weə/ Oberbekleidung vestiti
dessus section.
record 87 n [C] /ˈrekɔːd/ Schallplatte disque disco He had a large record collection.
reduce 87 v [T] /rɪˈdjuːs/ reduzieren réduire, baisser ridurre They have reduced the price to £20.
den Standort cambiare posto,
relocate 87 v [I, T] /ˌriːləʊˈkeɪt/ déménage Our company has been relocated to Edinburgh.
wechseln posizione
(pièce de) sostituzione, We can provide replacements for broken equipment
replacement 87 n [C] /rɪˈpleɪsmənt/ Ersatz
remplacement ricambio very quickly.
routine 87 n [C, U] /ruːˈtiːn/ Tagesablauf routine ritmo giornaliero Making the beds was part of her usual routine.
satisfactory 87 adj /ˌsætəsˈfæktəri/ zufriedenstellend satisfaisant soddisfacente Your work this term has not been satisfactory.
sell 87 v [I, T] /sel/ verkaufen vendre vendere Sally's going to sell her bike.
We couldn't work for two hours because of a problem
server 87 n [C] /ˈsɜːvə/ Server serveur server
with the server.
Silicon Valley 87 n /ˈsɪlɪkən ˌvæli/ Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Silicon Valley He's got a job in Silicon Valley.

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travel agent 87 n [C] /ˈtrævəl ˌeɪdʒənt/ Reisebüro agent de voyages agenzia di viaggi The travel agent booked a good hotel for us.

underwear 87 n [U] /ˈʌndəweə/ Unterwäsche sous-vêtements biancheria intima Mum, where's my clean underwear?
avoir accès à,
access 88 v [T] /ˈækses/ Zugang haben zu avere accesso a software for accessing the Internet
accéder à
l've downloaded this great application onto my mobile
application 88 n [C] /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ Anwendung logiciel applicazione
phone.
bodyguard 88 n [C] /ˈbɒdigɑːd/ Leibwächter garde du corps guardia del corpo She hired a bodyguard to protect her from fans.
The boiler broke down and we had no hot water for
boiler 88 n [C] /ˈbɔɪlə/ Boiler chauffe-eau boiler
two days.
homme, femme
cleaner 88 n [C] /ˈkliːnə/ Reinigungskraft gente delle pulizie The office cleaners work in the evenings.
de ménage
clip 88 n [C] /klɪp/ Ausschnitt extrait sequenza clips from the new Bond movie
cooker 88 n [C] /ˈkʊkə/ Herd cuisinière forno an electric cooker | a gas cooker
Raumgestalter, décorateur, arredatore,
decorator 88 n [C] /ˈdekəreɪtə/ The decorator is starting work here on Monday.
Maler peintre pittore
The car industry is dominated by five large
dominate 88 v [I, T] /ˈdɒməneɪt/ beherrschen dominer dominare
companies.
freezer 88 n [C] /ˈfriːzə/ Gefrierschrank congélateur congelatore My freezer is in the garage.
laverie lavanderia a
launderette 88 n [C] /ˌlɔːndəˈret/ Waschsalon He does his washing at the launderette.
automatique gettoni
persönlicher allenatore
personal trainer 88 n [C] /ˌpɜːsənəl ˈtreɪnə/ entraîneur privé He hired a personal trainer to help him get fit.
Fitnesstrainer privato/personale
Can you do 20 copies of this on the photocopier,
photocopier 88 n [C] /ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpiə/ Fotokopiergerät photocopieuse fotocopiatore
please?
plumber 88 n [C] /ˈplʌmə/ Klempner plombier stagnaio We need to call a plumber to mend that broken tap.
You can be taught by the golf professional at some
professional 88 n [C] /prəˈfeʃənəl/ Profi professionnel professionista
clubs.
public 88 adj /ˈpʌblɪk/ öffentlich public pubblico a ban on smoking in public places
bidone di We have two recycling bins – one for paper and one
recycling bin 88 n [C] /ˌriːˈsaɪklɪŋ bɪn/ Recyclingtonne bac de recyclage
riciclaggio for glass.
Schreibwaren-
stationer's 88 n [C] /ˈsteɪʃənəz/ papeterie cartoleria I went into the stationer's to buy a new pen.
handlung
touch screen Handy mit téléphone à écran telefono touch
88 n [C] /tʌtʃ skriːn fəʊn/ The iPhone is a type of touch screen phone.
phone Touchscreen tactile dello schermo
TVs were uncommon in most homes in Britain until
uncommon 88 adj /ʌnˈkɒmən/ nicht üblich rare raro, non usuale
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/ˈvækjuəm I got out the vacuum cleaner to take up the crumbs
vacuum cleaner 88 n [C] Staubsauger aspirateur aspirapolvere
ˌkliːnə/ on the carpet.
virtual 88 adj /ˈvɜːtʃuəl/ virtuell virtuel virtuale a virtual library
Friends left get-well messages on my Facebook wall
wall 88 n [C] /wɔːl/ Wand mur parete
when I broke my leg.
smettere di
break down 89 phr v /breɪk daʊn/ kaputtgehen tomber en panne My car broke down on the way to work.
funzionare
button 89 n [C] /ˈbʌtn/ Knopf bouton bottone Just press the ‘on’ button.
macchina
/ˈdɪdʒətl appareil photo
digital camera 89 n [C] Digitalkamera (fotografica) I take my digital camera everywhere.
ˈkæmərə/ numérique
digitale
dishwasher 89 n [C] /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃə/ Spülmaschine lave-vaisselle lavastoviglie She put all the dirty plates in the dishwasher.
DVD player 89 n [C] /ˌdiː viː ˈdiː ˈpleɪə/ DVD-Player lecteur DVD lettore DVD The 'Avatar' DVD has got stuck in the DVD player.
electric 89 adj /ɪˈlektrɪk/ elektrisch électrique elettrico electric light | electric cooker | electric guitar
geler, se planter The screen keeps freezing – I'll never get this work
freeze 89 v [I] /friːz/ einfrieren gelare
(PC) finished!
games console 89 n [C] /ˈgeɪmz ˌkɒnsəʊl/ Spielekonsole console console di giochi Robbie spends hours playing on his games console.
tenere, He held down the 'on' button until the computer
hold 89 v [T] /həʊld/ halten appuyer
mantenere started.
icon 89 n [C] /ˈaɪkɒn/ Symbol icône icona To print a document, touch the printer icon.
instruction /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən Gebrauchs-
89 n [C] mode d'emploi manuale I’ve lost the instruction manual for my phone.
manual mænjuəl/ anleitung
/ˌem piː ˈθriː He listens to music on his MP3 player on his way to
MP3 player 89 n [C] MP3-Player lecteur mp3 MP3 player
ˌpleɪə/ work.
kurz anhalten,
pause 89 v [I] /pɔːz/ metter en pause fare una pausa Can you pause the film while I answer the phone?
pausieren
personal /ˌpɜːsənəl ordinateur personal
89 n [C] PC Have you got a personal computer?
computer kəmˈpjuːtə/ individuel computer
press 89 v [I, T] /pres/ drücken appuyer premere What happens if I press this button?
Remind me to recharge my phone battery before I go
recharge 89 v [T] /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒ/ aufladen recharger ricaricare
out.
installer de We need to reinstall the programme and then it
reinstall 89 v [T] /ˌriːɪnˈstɔːl/ neu installieren reinstallare
nouveau should run properly.
restart 89 v [I, T] /ˌriːˈstɑːt/ neu starten redémarrer riavviare He restarted the computer after the screen froze.
blättern If you scroll down the page, you'll find a link to the
scroll 89 v [I] /skrəʊl/ faire défiler scorrere
(Bildschirm) home page.
software 89 n [U] /ˈsɒftweə/ Software logiciel software a piece of software | software development

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tablet computer 89 n [C] Tablet-Computer Tablet PC Do you think the iPad is the best tablet computer?
kəmˈpjuːtə/ tablette
touch 89 v [T] /tʌtʃ/ berühren toucher toccare If you touch this icon, a new screen appears.
den Stecker staccare (la spina
unplug 89 v [T] /ʌnˈplʌg/ débrancher I always unplug my computer during a thunderstorm.
herausziehen di)
washing machine 89 n [C] /ˈwɒʃɪŋ məˌʃiːn/ Waschmaschine machine à laver lavatrice She put all the dirty clothes in the washing machine.
marcher, lavorare, The computer doesn't work until you press this
work 89 v [I] /wɜːk/ arbeiten
fonctionner funzionare button.
alpinismo,
climbing 90 n [U] /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ Klettern escalade The boys love to go on climbing trips.
arrampicata
You can work out which way to go using a compass
compass 90 n [C] /ˈkʌmpəs/ Zirkel compas circolo
and a map.
desert 90 n [C, U] /ˈdezət/ Wüste désert deserto the Sahara desert
gear 90 n [U] /gɪə/ Ausrüstung matériel equipaggiamento camping gear | swimming gear
/ˌdʒiː piː ˈes navigatore
GPS navigator 90 n [C] GPS-Gerät GPS A GPS navigator is useful in the desert.
ˈnævəgeɪtə/ (satellitare)
pack 90 n [C] /pæk/ Päckchen paquet pacchetto a pack of cigarettes
plastic 90 n [C, U] /ˈplæstɪk/ Plastik plastique plastica Bags made of plastic are referred to as plastic bags.
repellent 90 n [C, U] /rɪˈpelənt/ Abwehrmittel répulsif repellente insect repellent | mosquito repellent
determiner,
several 90 /ˈsevərəl/ mehrere plusieurs parecchi(-cchie) I called her several times.
pron
spare 90 adj /speə/ übrig, frei de rechange rimanente, libero There are spare batteries in the cupboard.

sunscreen 90 n [C, U] /ˈsʌnskriːn/ Sonnencreme crème solaire crema solare Put sunscreen on the children or their skin will burn.
lampadina He switched on his torch so that he could find his way
torch 90 n [C] /tɔːtʃ/ Taschenlampe lampe de poche
tascabile in the dark.
feuchtes salvietta She used wet wipes to clean the chocolate off the
wet wipe 90 n [C] /wet waɪp/ lingette humide
Reinigungstuch rinfrescante baby's face.
fabric 91 n [C, U] /ˈfæbrɪk/ Stoff tissu tessuto, stoffa The suit was made from some sort of woollen fabric.
rectangular 91 adj /rekˈtæŋgjələ/ rechteckig rectangulaire rettangolare A tablet computer is rectangular.
round 91 adj /raʊnd/ rund rond rotondo My dining table is round.
rubber 91 n [U] /ˈrʌbə/ Gummi caoutchouc gomma The seal is made of rubber.
space 91 n [U] /speɪs/ Platz, Raum place spazio There is plenty of space in the car.
tropical 91 adj /ˈtrɒpɪkəl/ tropisch tropical tropico tropical rain forests | tropical fish
indoors 92 adv /ˌɪnˈdɔːz/ drinnen, innen à l'intérieur dentro He stayed indoors all morning.

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sensible 92 adj /ˈsensəbəl/ vernünftig raisonnable He’s normally very sensible with money.
sensato
nicht ertragen non potere
ne pas supporter
can't bear to 93 phrase /kɑːnt beə tʊ/ können, auf sopportare, non She couldn’t bear to go out without any make-up on.
de
keinen Fall tun fare mai
compter sur,
rely on 93 phr v /rɪˈlaɪ ɒn/ sich verlassen auf affidarsi a qu He relies on the internet for the latest score.
dépendre de
chaussures à
spikes 93 n /spaɪks/ Spikeschuhe scarpe chiodate He wears his spikes for races but not for training.
pointes
brand name 94 n [C] /'brænd ˌneɪm/ Markenname nom de marque marca The brand name of their new perfume helps to sell it.

confirm 94 v [T] /kənˈfɜːm/ bestätigen confirmer confermare Could you confirm your telephone number, please?
delivery 94 n [C, U] /dɪˈlɪvəri/ Lieferung livraison consegna There’s free delivery on orders over £25.
product 94 n [C] /ˈprɒdʌkt/ Produkt produit prodotto a list of new food products
numero di
product code 94 n [C] /ˈprɒdʌkt kəʊd/ Produktnummer code de prouit Please write the product code on your order form.
prodotto
receipt 94 n [C] /rɪˈsiːt/ Beleg, Quittung reçu ricevuta Always keep the receipt.
She was confident that the problem would be sorted
confident 95 adj /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ zuversichtlich sûr, certain fiducioso
out.
/dəˈrekt,
direct 157 adj direkt direct diretto Keep medicines out of direct sunlight.
ˌdaɪˈrekt/
excursion 157 n [C] /ɪkˈskɜːʃən/ Ausflug excursion escursione an excursion to the island of Burano
fridge 157 n [C] /frɪdʒ/ Kühlschrank réfrigérateur frigorifero There’s more milk in the fridge.
jungle 157 n [C, U] /ˈdʒʌŋgəl/ Dschungel jungle giungla There are often thunderstorms in the jungle.
square 158 adj /skweə/ quadratisch carré quadratico a square table
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ageing 96 n /eɪdʒɪŋ/ Altern vieillissement invecchiare the signs of ageing
beat 96 v [T] /biːt/ bekämpfen combattre combattere The government has promised to beat inflation.
cell 96 n [C] /sel/ Zelle cellule cellula red blood cells
close 96 adj /kləʊs/ nah dran proche vicino a Scientists are close to finding a cure.
beheben, eliminare,
fix 96 v [T] /fɪks/ réparer That problem can be fixed easily.
reparieren riparare
future 96 n /ˈfjuːtʃə/ Zukunft avenir futuro What are your plans for the future?
Gerontologe, Gerontologists predict that people will live longer in
gerontologist 96 n [C] /dʒerənˈtɒlədʒɪst/ gérontologue gerontologo
Alternsforscher the future.
health 96 n [U] /helθ/ Gesundheit santé sanità Doing more exercise will improve your health.
idea 96 n [C] /aɪˈdɪə/ Idee idée idea Where did you get the idea for the book?
incredible 96 adj /ɪnˈkredəbəl/ unglaublich incroyable incredibile It’s incredible that he survived the fall.

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/ˌlaɪf Life expectancy is higher in the West than in
life expectancy 96 n [C, U] Lebenserwartung espérance de vie vita media
ɪkˈspektənsi/ developing countries.
medicine 96 n [U] /ˈmedsən/ Medizin médicament medicina Sarah is studying medicine.
It’s hard to make a prediction about who’ll win the
prediction 96 n [C, U] /prɪˈdɪkʃən/ Vorhersage prédiction predizione
championship this year.
reparieren, The government is trying to repair the damage to the
repair 96 v [T] /rɪˈpeə/ réparer riparire
wiederherstellen environment.
robot 96 n [C] /ˈrəʊbɒt/ Roboter robot robot cars built by robots
space 96 n [U] /speɪs/ Weltraum espace spazio He is excited about the possibilities of space travel.
To run this programme you need a special type of
type 96 n [C] /taɪp/ Art type, genre, sorte tipo
software.
regione, zona,
area 97 n [C] /ˈeəriə/ Bereich étendue, région an area of 200 square miles
area
arena 97 n [C] /əˈriːnə/ Arena arène arena a sports arena
billion 97 number /ˈbɪljən/ Milliard milliard miliardo There are billions of things I want to say.
My dream of living in the country had finally come
come true 97 phrase /kʌm truː/ wahr werden se réaliser avverarsi
true.
collegamento, His injuries damaged the nerve connections to his
connection 97 n [C, U] /kəˈnekʃən/ Verbindung connexion, lien
connessione legs.
cure 97 v [T] /kjʊə/ heilen guérir curare We can cure this type of cancer.
beschädigt, danneggiato,
damaged 97 adj /ˈdæmɪdʒd/ endommagé He was able to mend the damaged car.
kaputt rotto
30 degrees Celsius (30°C) | 80 degrees Fahrenheit
degree 97 n [C] /dɪˈgriː/ Grad degré grado
etc (80°F)
disease 97 n [C, U] /dɪˈziːz/ Krankheit maladie malattia She suffers from a rare disease of the blood.
distance 97 n [C, U] /ˈdɪstəns/ Entfernung distance distanza What's the distance between the two planets?
installation,
facilities 97 n /fəˈsɪlətiz/ Einrichtung impianto, centro top-secret research facilities
infrastructure
andare/stare
fit 97 v [T] /fɪt/ passen aller The new TV doesn't fit on the wall; it's too big.
bene
gravity 97 n [U] /ˈgrævəti/ Schwerkraft gravité forza di gravità the laws of gravity
croissance,
growth 97 n [U] /grəʊθ/ Wachstum crescita the growth of television
développement
implant 97 v [T] /ɪmˈplɑːnt/ einpflanzen implanter piantare The microchip is implanted just under the skin.
intelligent 97 adj /ɪnˈtelədʒnət/ intelligent intelligent intelligente The students in this class are all highly intelligent.
The newspaper and the magazine will merge to form
merge 97 v [I, T] /mɜːdʒ/ fusionieren fusionner fondere
one company.
percent 97 n, adj, adv /pəˈsent/ Prozent pour cent percento 5 percent (5%) | 10 percent (10%)

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percentage 97 n [C] /pəˈsentɪdʒ/ Prozentsatz pourcentage percentuale What percentage of the workers are women?
realise 97 v [T] /ˈrɪəlaɪz/ realisieren se rendre compte realizzare He obviously didn’t realise the dangers involved.
record 97 v /rɪˈkɔːd/ aufzeichnen noter registrare The temperature is recorded every day.
space station 97 n [C] /ˈspeɪs ˌsteɪʃən/ Raumstation station spatiale stazione spaziale He was the first British man to visit the space station.
speed 97 n [C, U] /spiːd/ Geschwindigkeit vitesse velocità He was driving at a speed of 60 miles per hour.
square
97 adj /skweə/ Quadrat carré quadrato two square metres of land
[metre/mile etc]
surface 97 n [C] /ˈsɜːfɪs/ Oberläche surface superficie the Earth's surface
The twins' awareness of each other's feelings is
telepathic 97 adj /ˌteləˈpæθɪk/ telepathisch télépathique telepatico
almost telepathic.
temperature 97 n [C, U] /ˈtemprətʃə/ Temperatur température temperatura Check the temperature of the water.
/trænsˈleɪt, trænz-
translate 97 v [I, T] übersetzen traduire tradurre I am translating the book into English.
/
trillion 97 number /ˈtrɪljən/ Billion mille milliards bilione The country has a debt of $5.3 trillion.
wirelessly 97 adv /ˈwaɪələsli/ drahtlos sans fil via radio My mobile phone works wirelessly but my PC doesn't.
mancanza di
zero-gravity 97 adj /ˌzɪərəʊ ˈgrævəti/ Schwerelosigkeit gravité zéro They are training in zero-gravity conditions.
gravità
assistance 98 n [U] /əˈsɪstəns/ Unterstützung aide, assistance appoggio The charity offered her financial assistance.
disappear 98 v [I] /ˌdɪsəˈpɪə/ verschwinden disparaître sparire The rainforests may disappear forever.
non-existent 98 adj /ˌnɒnɪgˈzɪstənt/ nicht vorhanden inexistant non esistere Industry in the area is virtually nonexistent.
poverty 98 n [U] /ˈpɒvəti/ Armut pauvreté povertà Poverty and unemployment are increasing.
sound like 98 phrase /saʊnd laɪk/ klingen wie ressembler à sonare come He sounds like a robot when he talks.
abnehmen,
decrease 99 v [I, T] /dɪˈkriːs/ diminuer diminuire In the UK, the size of families has decreased.
geringer werden
deteriorate 99 v [I] /dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/ verschlimmern se détériorer aggravare His behaviour has deteriorated recently.
régime,
diet 99 n [C, U] /ˈdaɪət/ Ernährung alimentazione The nation's diet includes a lot of meat.
alimentation
economic 99 adj /ˌekəˈnɒmɪk, ˌiː-/ wirtschaftlich économique economico Economic growth in Britain has been slow.
The government has promised to spend more on
education 99 n [U] /ˌedjʊˈkeɪʃən/ Bildung éducation educazione
education.
Democracy is based on the idea that all people are
equal 99 adj /ˈiːkwəl/ gleich égal uguale
equal.
fall 99 v [I] /fɔːl/ fallen diminuer, chuter cadere Profits have fallen from $1.3 million to $750,000.
happiness 99 n [U] /ˈhæpinəs/ Glück bonheur fortuna Their happiness was obvious.
housework 99 n [U] /ˈhaʊswɜːk/ Hausarbeit ménage lavori di casa She usually did the housework in the mornings.
income 99 n [C, U] /ˈɪŋkʌm, ˈɪn-/ Einkommen revenu reddito Their annual income is less than $24,000.

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increase 99 v [I, T] /ɪnˈkriːs/ augmenter The number of prisoners has increased a lot.
anwachsen crescere
a new attempt to tackle inequalities in the education
inequality 99 n [C, U] /ˌɪnɪˈkwɒləti/ Ungleichheit inégalité diversità
system
Living standards are better in the West than in
living standards 99 n /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈstændədz/ Lebensstandard niveau de vie tenore di vita
developing countries.
This kind of thing only happens in films, not in real
real 99 adj /rɪəl/ echt, wahr vrai, réel reale, vero
life.
replace 99 v [T] /rɪˈpleɪs/ ersetzen remplacer sostituire Emails have replaced letters.
monter, aumentare,
rise 99 v [I] /raɪz/ anwachsen The population has risen steadily since the 1950s.
augmenter crescere
sporting 99 adj /ˈspɔːtɪŋ/ sportlich de sport, sportif sportivo sporting events
v [I, linking
stay 99 /steɪ/ bleiben rester restare The town has stayed the same for centuries.
verb]
trust 99 n [U] /trʌst/ Vertrauen confiance fiducia I had put my trust in the doctor.
unemployment 99 n [U] /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ Arbeitslosigkeit chômage disoccupazione Many workers now face unemployment.
découverte Scientists have made a breakthrough in their search
breakthrough 100 n [C] /ˈbreɪkθruː/ Durchbruch successo
capitale for a cure.
wagen, sich osare,
dare 100 v [I] /deə/ oser He wanted to ask her, but he didn’t dare.
trauen avventurarsi
flirt 100 v [I] /flɜːt/ flirten flirter flirtare He’s always flirting with the women in the office.
Students were given a hypothetical law case to
hypothetical 100 adj /ˌhaɪpəˈθetɪkəl/ hypothetisch hypothétique ipotetico
discuss.
invisible 100 adj /ɪnˈvɪzəbəl/ unsichtbar invisible invisibile a plane that's invisible to enemy radar
real 100 adj /rɪəl/ echt, wahr vrai reale, vero It's a real pleasure to meet you.
revenge 100 n [U] /rɪˈvendʒ/ Rache vengeance vendetta He later took his revenge on his employers.
steal 100 v [I, T] /stiːl/ stehlen voler rubare He tried to steal money from a bank but was caught.
She was suspicious of her new boss because her old
suspicious 100 adj /səˈspɪʃəs/ misstrauisch méfiant sospettoso
boss treated her badly.
billionaire 101 n [C] /ˌbɪljəˈneə/ Milliardär milliardaire miliardario Many Russian billionaires now live in London.
bully 101 v [T] /ˈbʊli/ schikanieren tyranniser vessare He used to bully her when they were at school.
The man was a complete stranger to me; didn't know
complete 101 adj /kəmˈpliːt/ vollkommen complet, total completo
him at all.
fingere di, fare
pretend 101 v [I, T] /prɪˈtend/ so tun als ob faire semblant He was only pretending to be asleep.
finta di
investire,
run over 101 phr v /rʌn əʊvə/ überfahren écraser The driver couldn't stop in time and ran over the dog.
prendere sotto
scare 101 v [T] /skeə/ erschrecken effrayer spaventare The fireworks will scare the animals.

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Geschwindigkeits- People often drive above the speed limit on
speed limit 101 n [C] /ˈspiːd ˌlɪmɪt/ limite de vitesse limite di velocità
begrenzung motorways.
trick 101 n [C] /trɪk/ Streich tour, blague scherzo, tiro The girls were always playing tricks on their teacher.
weird 101 adj /wɪəd/ seltsam bizarre strano I had a really weird dream.
equilibrare, The government should cut spending so it can balance
balance 102 v [I, T] /ˈbæləns/ ausgleichen tenir en équilibre
bilanciare the budget.
condition 102 n [C, U] /kənˈdɪʃən/ Zustand état condizione What condition is the car is in after the accident?
corruption 102 n [U] /kəˈrʌpʃən/ Korruption corruption corruzione Two officials were charged with corruption.
defence 102 n [U] /dɪˈfens/ Verteidigung défense difesa spending on defence
This land is not developed because most of it is a
develop 102 v [I, T] /dɪˈveləp/ entwickeln développer sviluppare
nature reserve.
/ˈgʌvəmənt, The Indian government refused to sign the
government 102 n [C] Regierung gouvernement governo
ˈgʌvənmənt/ agreement.
problème des condizione di
homelessness 102 n [U] /ˈhəʊmləsnəs/ Obdachlosigkeit Homelessness among the poor is a growing problem.
sans-abri senzatetto
industry 102 n [C, U] /ˈɪndəstri/ Branche branche branca There has been a rapid growth in service industries.
partito The opposition parties support the government on this
opposition party 102 n [C, U] /ˌɒpəˈzɪʆən ˈpɑːti/ Oppositionspartei parti d'opposition
d'opposizione issue.
poor 102 n [U] /pɔː/ die Armen pauvres poveri a charity that helps the poor
priority 102 n [C] /praɪˈɒrəti/ Priorität priorité priorità The government’s top priority is education.
racism 102 n [U] /ˈreɪsɪzəm/ Rassismus racisme razzismo the fight against racism
spending 102 n [U] /ˈspendɪŋ/ Ausgaben dépenses spese an increase in government spending on education

tax 102 n [C] /tæks/ Steuer impôts tassa The government said it would have to increase taxes.
taxpayer 102 n [C] /ˈtæksˌpeɪə/ Steuerzahler contribuable contribuente It will cost taxpayers $1.3 million.
Beförderung, The government plans to increase spending on rail
transport 102 n [U] /ˈtrænspɔːt/ transport trasporto
Transport transport.
Reiche/r, die
wealthy 102 n [U] /ˈwelθi/ les riches ricco, ricci The wealthy can afford to pay higher taxes.
Reichen
well 102 n [C] /wel/ Brunnen puits fontana There is a disagreement about who owns the oil wells.
destination 103 n [C] /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/ Ziel, Reiseziel destination destinazione Spain is popular as a holiday destination.
equipment 103 n [U] /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ Ausstattung équipement equipaggio Their equipment is very modern.
motorway 103 n [C] /ˈməʊtəweɪ/ Autobahn autoroute autostrada We broke down on the motorway.
oilfield 103 n [C] /ˈɔɪlfiːld/ Ölfeld champ pétrolifère campo petrolifero They are exploring for new oilfields in the North Sea.

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località di My husband wants to go to a golf resort but the
resort 103 n [C] /rɪˈzɔːt/ Ferienort recours, hôtel
villeggiatura children will enjoy a beach resort more.
The form asks you to say which ethnic group you
ethnic group 128 n [C] /ˈeθnɪk gruːp/ ethnische Gruppe ethnie gruppo etnico
belong to.
maximum 128 adj /ˈmæksəməm/ Höchst- maximum massimo a maximum speed limit of 70 miles per hour
minimum 128 adj /ˈmɪnəməm/ Mindest- minimum minimo The minimum age for retirement is 55.
an argument about who was responsible for the
argument 159 n [C] /ˈɑːgjəmənt/ Streit dispute litigio
accident
goal 159 n [C] /gəʊl/ Ziel but scopo Walcott scored another goal.
injection 159 n [C, U] /ɪnˈdʒekʃən/ Spritze piqûre puntura The nurse gave me an injection.
put up 159 phr v /pʊt ʌp/ heraufsetzen augmenter aumentare Our landlord is going to put up the rent next month.
change 160 n [U] /tʃeɪndʒ/ Wechselgeld monnaie spiccioli, moneta The waiter hasn't given us our change yet.
fluently 160 adv /ˈfluːəntli/ fließend couramment correntemente She speaks Arabic fluently.
litter 160 n [U] /ˈlɪtə/ Abfall, Müll détritus spazzatura Anyone caught dropping litter has to pay a fine.
Brieftasche, porte-feuille,
wallet 160 n [C] /ˈwɒlɪt/ portafoglio He has a picture of his children in his wallet.
Portemonnaie porte-monnaie
average 161 adj /ˈævərɪdʒ/ durchschnittlich moyen medio The average income in this country is $30,000 a year.
camping 173 n [U] /kæmpɪŋ/ Camping camping campeggio The children like to go camping.
economy 173 n [C] /ɪˈkɒnəmi/ Wirtschaft économie economia the slowdown in the Japanese economy
Gleich- equiparazione dei
equality 173 n [U] /ɪˈkwɒləti/ égalité They are demanding equality for men and women.
berechtigung diritti
promote 173 v [T] /prəˈməʊt/ fördern promouvoir promuovere a meeting to promote tourism to the region
course 174 n [C] /kɔːs/ Platz (Golf) terrain, parcours campo There is an 18-hole course at that resort.

secure 174 adj /sɪˈkʊə/ sicher sécurisé sicuro The soldiers made the building secure against attack.
/ˌstændəd ɒv
standard of living 174 n [C] Lebensstandard niveau de vie tenore di vita Japan has a very high standard of living.
ˈlɪvɪŋ/
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break 106 v [T] /breɪk/ brechen enfreindre rompere Students who break the rules will be punished.
/ˈsɜːkəmstæns, - Under normal circumstances he would never have
circumstances 106 n [C] Umstände circonstances circostanza
stəns/ used his mobile in school
law 106 n [C] /lɔː/ Gesetz loi legge The company denied breaking the law.
The nightclub has rules about what customers can
nightclub 106 n [C] /ˈnaɪtklʌb/ Nachtclub boîte de nuit nightclub
wear.
open space 106 n [C] /ˈəʊpən speɪs/ Freifläche espace ouvert spazio aperto the city’s open spaces
rule 106 n [C] /ruːl/ Regel règle regola There are strict rules about what you can wear.

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swimming pool 106 n [C] /swɪmɪŋ puːl/ piscine piscina Does the hotel have a swimming pool?
Pool
ball games 107 n [C] /bɔːl geɪms/ Ballspiele je de balle giochi a palla The kids aren't allowed to play ball games in here.
The application was approved, subject to certain
conditions 107 n [C, U] /kənˈdɪʃəns/ Bedingungen condition condizioni
conditions.
correct 107 adj /kəˈrekt/ korrekt, richtig correct coretto Wearing a seat belt is the correct thing to do.
andare in
cycle 107 v [I] /ˈsaɪkəl/ radfahren faire du vélo She cycled to my house.
bicicletta
cyclist 107 n [C] /ˈsaɪkəlɪst/ Radfahrer cycliste ciclista The cyclist was riding a blue bicycle.
examen de
driving test 107 n [C] /ˈdraɪvɪŋ test/ Fahrprüfung esame di guida When are you taking your driving test?
conduite
He was caught driving above the speed limit and had
fine 107 n [C] /faɪn/ Geldstrafe amende multa
to pay a fine of £100.
maglione con
hoodie 107 n [C] /ˈhʊdi/ Kapuzenpulli sweat à capuche We are not allowed to wear hoodies at school.
cappuccio
tessera,
ID 107 n [C, U] /ˌaɪ ˈdiː/ Ausweis papiers d'identité May I see some ID, please?
documento
identity card 107 n [C] /aɪˈdentəti kɑːd/ Personalausweis carte d'identité carta d'identità The police officer asked to see my identity card.
optional 107 adj /ˈɒpʃənəl/ optional facultatif opzionale A sunroof on the car is optional.
pedestrian /pəˌdestriən Fußgänger-
107 n [C] passage piéton strisce pedonali The cars stopped at the pedestrian crossing.
crossing ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ überweg
permit 107 v [T] /pəˈmɪt/ erlauben permettre permittere Smoking is not permitted inside the building.
The public are fed up with the Government’s feeble
public 107 n [U] /ˈpʌblɪk/ Öffentlichkeit public pubblico
excuses.
ceinture de cintura di If you don't wear your seat belt, you will have to pay
seat belt 107 n [C] /ˈsiːt belt/ Sicherheitsgurt
sécurité sicurezza a fine.
Sign here to say you agree to the terms and
terms 107 n [C] /tɜːms/ Bedingungen termes condizioni
conditions.
accept 108 v [T] /əkˈsept/ akzeptieren accepter accettare He applied to join the golf club and was accepted.
arrest 108 v [T] /əˈrest/ festnehmen arrêter arrestare Eric was arrested by the police for shoplifting.
battle 108 n [C, U] /ˈbætl/ Schlacht, Kampf bataille battaglia Her son was killed in battle.
case 108 n [C] /keɪs/ Fall cas caso a case of armed robbery | a murder case
ungeklärter affaire non oscuro caso This cold case is a murder that happened 20 years
cold case 108 n [C] /kəʊld keɪs/
Kriminalfall résolue criminale ago.
Ausschuss,
committee 108 n [C] /kəˈmɪti/ comité comitato The committee have elected John as chairman.
Komitee
sich an jmd.
contact 108 v [T] /ˈkɒntækt/ contacter, appeler rivolgersi a qu She contacted the police.
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contract 108 n [C] /ˈkɒntrækt/ Vertrag contrat contratto Read the contract carefully before you sign it.
controversial 108 adj /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃəl/ umstritten controversé controverso The case has been controversial.
criminel, Police have described the man as a violent and
criminal 108 n [C] /ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ Krimineller criminale
criminelle dangerous criminal.
Küche
cuisine 108 n [U] /kwɪˈziːn/ cuisine cucina French cuisine | British cuisine
(Kochkunst)
Detektiv,
detective 108 n [C] /dɪˈtektɪv/ agent de police investigatore Detectives have solved the murder case.
Kriminalbeamter
We estimate that 75 percent of our customers are
estimate 108 v [T] /ˈestɪmeɪt/ schätzen estimer calcolare, stimare
teenagers.
exclusive 108 adj /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ exklusiv élitiste, exclusif esclusivo That club is very exclusive.
invite 108 v [T] /ɪnˈvaɪt/ einladen inviter invitare The committee invited him to join the club.
member 108 n [C] /ˈmembə/ Mitglied membre membro He's a member of the tennis club.
murder 108 v [T] /ˈmɜːdə/ ermorden tuer uccidere The police believe he murdered the teenager.
presentation 108 n [C] /ˌprezənˈteɪʃən/ Präsentation présentation presentazione The chairman gave a short presentation.
/ˌpraɪvət investigatore In murder mysteries, a private detective always
private detective 108 n [C] Privatdetektiv détective privé
dɪˈtektɪv/ privato succeeds but the police detective fails.
Fachmann,
professional 108 n [C] /prəˈfeʃənəl/ professionnel esperto a health care professional
Experte
Neuling, neuer
recruit 108 n [C] /rɪˈkruːt/ recrue recluta He was a new recruit at the company.
Mitarbeiter
smash 108 v [T] /smæʃ/ einschlagen fracasser, briser frantumare Rioters smashed store windows.
society 108 n [C] /səˈsaɪəti/ Gesellschaft société società I joined the school film society.
Police are under great pressure to solve the crime
solve 108 v [T] /sɒlv/ lösen résoudre solvere
quickly.
Experte, specialista,
specialist 108 n [C] /ˈspeʃəlɪst/ expert a cancer specialist
Spezialist esperto
guter Magen / stomaco buono You need a strong stomach to hear about murder
strong stomach 108 phrase /strɒŋ ˈstʌmək/ l'estomac solide
fig.: gute Nerven (nervi duri/buoni) cases and still eat your dinner.
arrendersi,
surrender 108 v [I] /səˈrendə/ sich ergeben se rendre The rebel forces have surrendered.
cedere le armi
suspect 108 n [C] /ˈsʌspekt/ Verdächtiger suspect indiziato He is the main suspect in a murder case.
vandalizzare,
mutwillig
vandalise 108 v [T] /ˈvændəl-aɪz/ vandaliser devastare, They vandalised the local shopping centre.
zerstören
demolire
alcohol 109 n [U] /ˈælkəhɒl/ Alkohol alcool alcol Don't drink alcohol if you're going to drive.
although 109 linking word /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ obwohl bien que benché Although the car’s old, it still runs well.

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cash 109 n [U] /kæʃ/ Bargeld espèces denaro contante I usually have about £50 in cash with me.

challenge 109 n [C, U] /ˈtʃæləndʒ/ Herausforderung défi sfida I enjoy the challenge of a new job.
chaos 109 n [U] /ˈkeɪ-ɒs/ Chaos chaos caos The floods caused chaos.
cold 109 n [C] /kəʊld/ Erkältung rhume raffreddore I’ve got a bad cold.
common 109 n [U] /ˈkɒmən/ üblich, geläufig courant, fréquent comune, usuale the common cold
destroy 109 v [T] /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ zerstören détruire distruggere We are destroying our planet.
destruction 109 n [U] /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ Zerstörung destruction distruzione the destruction of the rainforest
fight 109 v [I, T] /faɪt/ kämpfen se battre lottare They fought in a long and difficult war..
/ˈfaɪnæns, Finanz...,
finance 109 n [U] finance finanziario the finance department | the finance minister
fəˈnæns/ Finanzen
It’s an unpleasant disease. However, it’s easy to
however 109 linking word /haʊˈevə/ jedoch pourtant ma, però
treat.
join 109 v [T] /dʒɔɪn/ Mitglied werden s'inscrire associarsi a qc Have you joined any clubs?
legion 109 n [C] /ˈliːdʒən/ Legion légion legione The Roman army was made up of legions.
legionnaire 109 n [C] /liːdʒəˈneə/ Legionär légionnaire legionario Legionnaires train very hard.
male 109 adj /meɪl/ männlich mâle maschile a male lion | the male sex
mayor 109 n [C] /meə/ Bürgermeister maire sindaco Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London.
The leader of the government ministers is the Prime
minister 109 n [C] /ˈmɪnɪstə/ Minister ministre ministro
Minister.
politely 109 adv /pəˈlaɪtli/ höflich poliment cortese, gentile ‘It’s very nice,’ she said politely.
Dentists recommend changing your toothbrush every
recommend 109 v [T] /ˌrekəˈmend/ empfehlen recommander raccomandare
few months.
regular 109 adj /ˈregjələ/ regelmäßig régulier regolare Regular exercise can help keep your weight down.
zur Oberschicht
upper-class 109 adj /ˈʌpə klɑːs/ aristocrate dell'alta società Upper-class children usually go to a private school.
gehörig
war 109 n [C, U] /wɔː/ Krieg guerre guerra He fought in the Vietnam War.
apprendista ,
apprentice 110 n [C] /əˈprentɪs/ Lehrling apprenti He was the apprentice of the local carpenter.
allievo
There was a burglary at our neighbour's house last
burglary 110 n [C, U] /ˈbɜːgləri/ Einbruch cambriolage (furto con) scasso
night.
fare un furto,
burgle 110 v [T] /ˈbɜːgəl/ einbrechen cambrioler Their house was burgled while they were away.
rubare
capital /ˌkæpətl
110 n [U] Todesstrafe peine de mort pena capitale I don't agree with capital punishment.
punishment ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
Tischler,
carpenter 110 n [C] /ˈkɑːpəntə/ charpentier falegname The carpenter repaired the table.
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commit 110 v [T] /kəˈmɪt/ begehen commettre commettere the gang that committed the crime
community /kəˌmjuːnəti gemeinnützige travaux d'intérêt lavoro He wasn't sent to prison – he did community service
110 n [U]
service ˈsɜːvɪs/ Arbeit général socialmente utile instead.
death penalty 110 n /ˈdeθ ˌpenlti/ Todesstrafe peine de mort pena capitale I'm against the death penalty.
defendant 110 n [C] /dɪˈfendənt/ Angeklagter accusé accusato The defendant received a harsh punishment.
escape 110 v [I, T] /ɪˈskeɪp/ fliehen s'échapper scappare, fuggire He escaped from prison.
funeral 110 n [C] /ˈfjuːnərəl/ Beerdigung obsèques funerale His funeral will be held on Friday.
sorprendere qu a
get caught 110 phr v /get kɔːt/ erwischt werden se faire prendre She got caught taking the money from his wallet.
rubare
hang 110 v [I, T] /hæŋ/ erhängen pendre impiccare He was hanged for murder.
hanging 110 n [C, U] /hæŋɪŋ/ Erhängen pendaison impiccare Crimes are no longer punished by hanging in the UK.
hard labour 110 n [U] /hɑːd ˈleɪbə/ Zwangsarbeit travaux forcés lavori forzati He was sentenced to seven years' hard labour.
harsh 110 adj /hɑːʃ/ streng sévère severo We need harsher laws to deal with drunk drivers.
judge 110 n [C] /dʒʌdʒ/ Richter juge giudice the sentence imposed by the judge
Justiz,
justice 110 n [U] /ˈdʒʌstɪs/ justice giustizia the criminal justice system
Gerechtigkeit
There used to be a lot of kidnappings in South
kidnapping 110 n [C, U] /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/ Entführung enlèvement rapimento
America.
clemente,
lenient 110 adj /ˈliːniənt/ milde, nachsichtig clément, tolérant The judge was too lenient.
indulgente
mugging 110 n [C, U] /mʌgɪŋ/ Straßenraub agression scippo There have been several muggings in the city centre.
murderer 110 n [C] /ˈmɜːdərə/ Mörder meurtrier assasino The murderer has escaped.
prisoner 110 n [C] /ˈprɪzənə/ Gefangener prisonnier prigioniero The prisoner escaped.
punishment 110 n [C, U] /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ Strafe punition punizione, pena They had to stay late after school as a punishment.
release 110 v [T] /rɪˈliːs/ freilassen relâcher rilasciare The hostages were released this morning.
rob 110 v [T] /rɒb/ rauben, stehlen voler rubare They robbed her of all her money.
Raub
robbery 110 n [C, U] /ˈrɒbəri/ vol rapina The robbery took place at 7:30 p.m.
Raubüberfall
send 110 v [T] /send/ schicken envoyer mandare He was sent to prison for stealing.
verurteilen,
sentence 110 v [T] /ˈsentəns/ condamner giudicare He was sentenced to six years in prison.
bestrafen
shoplifting 110 n [U] /ˈʃɒpˌlɪftɪŋ/ Ladendiebstahl vol à l'étalage taccheggio She was arrested for shoplifting.
Some criminals were sentenced to transportation
transportation 110 n [U] /ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ Deportation transportation deportazione
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allow 111 v [T] /əˈlaʊ/ permettre permettere We are allowed four weeks holiday a year.
bewilligen
Some better-off parents send their children to private
better-off 111 adj /ˌbetə ˈɒf/ bessergestellt mieux s'en sortir benestante
schools.
debt 111 n [C, U] /det/ Schulden dette debiti I was heavily in debt.
debtor 111 n [C] /ˈdetə/ Schuldner débiteur debitore Debtors must repay part of their debt each month.
ungezwungen, disinvolto,
familiar 111 adj /fəˈmɪliə/ familier The waiter was a bit too familiar.
familiär familiare
female 111 adj /ˈfiːmeɪl/ weiblich femelle femminile a female monkey
flag 111 n [C] /flæg/ Flagge drapeau bandiera The flag went down and the race began.
/əˈrɪdʒɪnəl, - We couldn't keep to our original budget after our rent
original 111 adj ursprünglich original originale
dʒənəl/ went up.
repay 111 v [T] /rɪˈpeɪ/ zurückzahlen rembourser rimborsare How long will it take to repay the loan?
resign 111 v [I, T] /rɪˈzaɪn/ kündigen démissionner licenziare Burton resigned from the company yesterday.
hungern, aver fame, morire
starve 111 v [I, T] /stɑːv/ souffrir de faim Thousands of people could starve to death.
verhungern di fame
beat 112 v [T] /biːt/ schlagen battre battere He beat the dog violently.
compulsory 112 adj /kəmˈpʌlsəri/ obligatorisch obligatoire obbligatorio Military service is compulsory in some countries.
news,
aktuelle
current affairs 112 n [U] /ˌkʌrənt əˈfeəz/ actualité recentissime, He was the presenter of a current affairs programme.
Nachrichten
ultime notizie
permis de
driving licence 112 n [C] /ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˌlaɪsəns/ Führerschein patente (di guida) The police officer asked to see my driving licence.
conduire
for sport 112 phrase /fə spɔːt/ als Sport comme sport come deporte He supports fishing to live but not fishing for sport.
jmd. ein Leid She thinks people who harm animals should be
harm 112 v [T] /hɑːm/ faire du mal fare del male a
antun arrested.
hunt 112 v [I, T] /hʌnt/ jagen chasser cacciare They hunt rabbits and other wild animals.
hurt 112 v [T] /hɜːt/ wehtun, verletzen faire mal ferire Ow, you’re hurting me!
licenza, He's got a full licence now that he's passed his driving
licence 112 n [C] /ˈlaɪsəns/ Erlaubnis, Lizenz licence
permessione test.
right 112 n [C] /raɪt/ Recht droit diritto All children have the right to free education.
treatment 112 n [U] /ˈtriːtmənt/ Behandlung traitement trattamento complaints about the treatment of prisoners
He'll get the job permanently if the trial period goes
trial 112 n [C, U] /ˈtraɪəl/ Probe d'essai prova
OK.
voluntary 112 adj /ˈvɒləntəri/ freiwillig volontaire volontario She does voluntary work for the Red Cross.
It’s only fair that everyone should be paid the same
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legal 113 adj /ˈliːgəl/ gesetzlich erlaubt légal legale It is not legal to smoke in restaurants now.
ingiusto, non
unfair 113 adj /ˌʌnˈfeə/ ungerecht, unfair injuste It’s unfair that he gets paid more than me.
onesto
appropriate 114 adj /əˈprəʊpri-ət/ angemessen approprié adeguato clothes that are appropriate for a job interview
military 114 adj /ˈmɪlətəri/ militärisch militaire militare All young men had to do military service.
Zeitschriften- marchand de venditore di
newsagent 114 n [C] /ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt/ The local newsagent sells milk as well as newspapers.
händler journaux stampa/ giornali
He took the money from the customer and put it in
till 114 n [C] /tɪl/ Ladenkasse caisse cassa
the till.
/əˈgenst,
against 115 prep gegen contre contro We are against testing cosmetics on animals.
əˈgeɪnst/
court 115 n [C, U] /kɔːt/ Gericht cour corte, tribunale The court decided that West was guilty.
moyen de
deterrent 115 n [C] /dɪˈterənt/ Abschreckung intimidazione an effective deterrent to car thieves
dissuasion
braccialetto
/ˌelɪkˈtrɒnɪk, ɪˌlek- elektronische bracelet
electronic tag 115 n [C] elettronico The electronic tag showed that he was at home.
tæg/ Fußfessel électronique
antievasione
favour 115 n [U] /ˈfeɪvə/ Gunst faveur favore He spoke in favour of the proposal.
Thema,
issue 115 n [C] /ˈɪʃuː, ˈɪsjuː/ sujet, question soggetto, affare This is a very important political issue.
Angelegenheit
sentence 115 n [C] /ˈsentəns/ Strafe peine punizione, pena She received an eight-year prison sentence.
serious 115 adj /ˈsɪəriəs/ ernst sérieux serio Knife crime is a serious problem.
doter avec un
eine Fußfessel
tag 115 v [T] /tæg/ bracelet pastoia Prisoners can be tagged instead of going to prison.
anlegen
électronique
The courts give tougher sentences to adults than to
tough 115 adj /tʌf/ streng, hart dur rigido, duro
teenagers.
Most victims of murder are under 30. | an aid
victim 115 n [C] /ˈvɪktɪm/ Opfer victime vittima
programme for the famine victims
asthma 162 n [U] /ˈæsmə/ Asthma asthme asma people who suffer from asthma | an asthma attack
delicious 162 adj /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ köstlich délicieux delizioso This bread’s delicious! Did you make it yourself?
forbidden 162 adj /fəˈbɪdn/ verboten interdit proibito Alcohol is strictly forbidden in Saudi Arabia.
reception 162 n [U] /rɪˈsepʃən/ Empfang réception reception the reception desk
urgent 162 adj /ˈɜːdʒənt/ dringend urgent urgente She’s in urgent need of medical attention.
eliminate 163 v [T] /ɪˈlɪməneɪt/ ausscheiden éliminer essere eliminato He was eliminated in the first round of voting.
hours 163 n [C] /aʊəz/ Zeiten heures orari Our business hours are 9.00 to 5.00.

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housing 163 n [U] /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ logement alloggio a shortage of good housing
Wohnraum
liberal 163 adj /ˈlɪbərəl/ liberal libéral liberale a liberal attitude towards sex
respect 163 v [T] /rɪˈspekt/ respektieren respecter rispettare I disagree, but I respect your opinion.
Despite his friendly appearance, her father was a real
tyrant 163 n [C] /ˈtaɪərənt/ Tyrann tyran tiranno
tyrant.
burglar 164 n [C] /ˈbɜːglə/ Einbrecher cambrioleur scassinatore The burglar took all of her jewellery.
kidnap 164 v [T] /ˈkɪdnæp/ entführen kidnapper rapire The children were kidnapped on the way to school.
kidnapper 164 n [C] /ˈkɪdnæpə/ Entführer kidnappeur rapitore The kidnappers demanded a million dollars.
mug 164 v [T] /mʌg/ ausrauben agresser derubare He was mugged outside the bank.
mugger 164 n [C] /mʌgə/ Straßenräuber agresseur brigante The mugger took all his money.
rapinatore,
robber 164 n [C] /ˈrɒbə/ Räuber voleur a bank robber
rapinatrice
Ladendiebstahl fare un
shoplift 164 v [I] /ˈʃɒpˌlɪft/ voler à l'étalage He shoplifted some batteries.
begehen taccheggio
Ladendieb, voleur (à taccheggiatore,
shoplifter 164 n [C] /ˈʃɒpˌlɪftə/ The shoplifter was arrested as she left the shop.
Ladendiebin l'étalage) taccheggiatrice
/kəˈmjuːnəti Gemeinde- centre
community centre 174 n [C] centro comunale They were showing a film at the community centre.
ˌsentə/ zentrum communautaire
competent 174 adj /ˈkɒmpɪtənt/ kompetent compétent competente a highly competent doctor
constructive 174 adj /kənˈstrʌktɪv/ konstruktiv constructif costruttivo We'd welcome constructive criticism.
sich aufhalten, bighellonare,
hang around 174 phr v /hæŋ əˈraʊnd/ être avec, traîner We hung around outside school for about an hour.
herumhängen stare
umsetzen, exécuter, implementare, Airlines were required to implement new safety
implement 174 v [T] /ˈɪmpləment/
einführen appliquer introdurre recommendations.
innocent 174 adj /ˈɪnəsənt/ unschuldig innocent innocente an innocent creasture | an innocent remark
Students with learning difficulties can be integrated
integrate 174 v [I, T] /ˈɪntɪgreɪt/ integrieren intégrer integrare
into ordinary schools.
Vergnügen, She took great pleasure in telling him that he was
pleasure 174 n [U] /ˈpleʒə/ plaisir piacere
Freude wrong.
I remember my first real job. | Simon was her first
real 174 adj /rɪəl/ echt vrai reale, vero
real boyfriend.
realistisch, It’s reasonable to assume he must have known about
reasonable 174 adj /ˈriːzənəbəl/ raisonnable realistico
vernünftig this.
They are valued members of society. | a modern
society 174 n [C, U] /səˈsaɪəti/ Gesellschaft société società
industrial society
faire un excès de andare troppo
speed 174 v [I] /spiːd/ zu schnell fahren I’m sure I wasn’t speeding, officer.
vitesse veloce
speed camera 174 n [C] /spiːd ˈkæmərə/ Radarkamera radar de vitesse radartachimetro She was fined after being caught by a speed camera.

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street corner 174 phrase /striːt ˈkɔːnə / Straßenecken coin de la rue cantonate Gangs of kids hang around on street corners.
versorgen, Kraft procurare, dare A good breakfast will sustain you through the
sustain 174 v [T] /səˈsteɪn/ alimenter
geben forza morning.
thorough 174 adj /ˈθʌrə/ gründlich minutieux esatto, preciso As a scientist, Madison is methodical and thorough.
segnare con una
tick 174 v [T] /tɪk/ ankreuzen coher He ticked all the boxes on the form.
crocetta
Unit 12
einen
avoir une crise de avere uno scoppio
blow one's top 116 phrase /bləʊ jə tɒp/ Tobsuchtsanfall Dad blew his top when I damaged the car.
colère d'ira
bekommen
calm down 116 phr v /kɑːm daʊn/ sich beruhigen se calmer calmarsi Calm down and tell me what happened.
lesson 116 n [C] /ˈlesən/ Lektion leçon lezione Important lessons were learned from the accident.
nauseous 116 adj /ˈnɔːziəs, -siəs/ übel nauséeux male I felt slightly nauseous.
painkiller 116 n [C] /ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə/ Schmerzmittel analgésique analgesico Her head ached so she took some painkillers.
point of view 116 n [C] /pɔɪnt ɒv vjuː/ Blickwinkel point de vue angolatura Try to see it from my point of view.
storm 116 v [I] /stɔːm/ stürmen se précipiter correre She stormed out of the meeting.
The phone call was just a trick to get him out of the
trick 116 n [C] /trɪk/ Trick piège trucco, scherzo
office.
etwas erarbeiten, scoprire, (ri- They had different opinions but they worked out a
work [sth] out 116 phr v /wɜːk aʊt/ négocier
herausfinden )trovare solution they both liked.
divorce 117 n [C, U] /dəˈvɔːs/ Scheidung divorce divorzio She wants to get a divorce.
abandon 118 v [T] /əˈbændən/ aufgeben abandonner abbandonare The new policy had to be abandoned.
character 118 n [C, U] /ˈkærəktə/ Charakter caractère carattere She had great strength of character.
Zusammenprall,
collision 118 n [C] /kəˈlɪʒən/ collision collisione Two people were killed in a collision on the motorway.
Kollision
danger 118 n [C] /ˈdeɪndʒə/ Gefahr danger pericolo The poster warned about the dangers of smoking.

experienced 118 adj /ɪkˈspɪəriənst/ erfahren expérimenté esperto, versato a very experienced pilot
go wrong 118 phrase /gəʊ rɒŋ/ schiefgehen échouer fallire His plan went wrong.
loneliness 118 n [U] /ˈləʊnlinəs/ Einsamkeit solitude solitudine She overcame her loneliness by getting a dog.
motivational /ˌməʊtəˈveɪʃənəl Motivations- conférencier oratore di
118 n [C] Some motivational speakers are very well-paid.
speaker ˈspiːkə/ redner motivationnel motivazione
phobia 118 n [C] /ˈfəʊbiə/ Phobie phobie fobia He has a phobia about birds.
react 118 v [I] /riˈækt/ reagieren réagier reagire How did she react to the experience?
rematore, She was one of the rowers who won an Olympic
rower 118 n [C] /rəʊə/ Ruderer, Ruderin rameur, rameuse
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rowing 118 n [U] /rəʊɪŋ/ Rudern ramer Britain has won a lot of Olympic medals for rowing.
canottaggio
shake 118 v [I, T] /ʃeɪk/ zittern trembler tremolare She was shaking with fear.
storm 118 n [C] /stɔːm/ Sturm tempête tempesta There was a terrible storm in the night.
appoggiare, My parents have always supported my decision to be
support 118 v [T] /səˈpɔːt/ unterstützen soutenir
sostenere an actor.
tanker 118 n [C] /ˈtæŋkə/ Tanker tanker, pétrolier petroliera an oil tanker
violent 118 adj /ˈvaɪələnt/ gewaltig, heftig violent violento The ship was damaged in a violent storm.
Many soccer players become coaches after they
coach 119 n [C] /kəʊtʃ/ Trainer entraîneur allenatore
retire.
cura, Alex looked as though he didn’t have a care in the
care 120 n [C, U] /keə/ Sorge souci
preoccupazione world.
dubbi,
concern 120 n [C, U] /kənˈsɜːn/ Bedenken, Sorge souci the concerns expressed by parents
preoccupazione
dice 120 n [C] /daɪs/ Würfel dé dado Throw the dice to start the game.
fatalistic 120 adj /feɪtəˈlɪstɪk fatalistic fataliste fatalistico Emma was fatalistic about her future.
go away 120 phr v /gəʊ əˈweɪ/ verschwinden s'en aller sparire Ignoring the problem won’t make it go away.
ignorieren,
ignore 120 v [T] /ɪgˈnɔː/ ignorer ignorare They can’t ignore the fact that he’s here.
übersehen
intuition 120 n [C, U] /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃən/ Intuition intuition intuizione Trust your intuition.
intuitive 120 adj /ɪnˈtjuːətɪv/ intuitiv intuitif intuitivo an intuitive judgment
list 120 n [C] /lɪst/ Liste liste lista Did you make a shopping list?
Releasing prisoners just because prisons are
logical 120 adj /ˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ logisch logique logico
overcrowded is not logical.
sich über etwas
scervellarsi
lose sleep 120 phrase /luːz sliːp/ den Kopf se creuser la tête Is he losing sleep over his money problems?
su/intorno a qc
zerbrechen
method 120 n [C] /ˈmeθəd/ Methode méthode metodo This is the simplest method of payment.
problem 120 n [C] /ˈprɒbləm/ Problem problème problema I’ve been having a few problems with the kids.
pros and cons [of Vor- und le pour et le We have to weigh up the pros and cons of the
120 phrase /prəʊz ən kɒnz/ il pro e il contro
sth] Nachteile contre proposal.
rational 120 adj /ˈræʃənəl/ vernünftig raisonnable ragionevole Let’s try to discuss this like rational human beings.
sort out 120 phr v /sɔːt aʊt/ klären régler chiarire It's a mistake – I’ll sort it out and call you back.
mitfühlend, empatico, Adults aren’t always very sympathetic towards
sympathetic 120 adj /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/ compatissant
einfühlsam compassionevole teenagers.
ein Risiko
take a chance 120 phrase /teɪk ə tʃɑːns/ prendre un risque correre un rischio I’m not taking any chances.
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talk over 120 phr v /tɔːk ˈəʊvə / besprechen discuter de parlare di I’m going to have to talk it over with your father first.
fidare, avere
trust 120 v [T] /trʌst/ trauen faire confiance I’m not sure if I trust his judgment.
fiducia
analyse 121 v [T] /ˈænəlaɪz/ analysieren analyser analizzare We’re trying to analyse what went wrong.
essere attaccato/
be attached to 121 v [T] /bi əˈtætʃt tə/ anhänglich sein attaché à Tom was very attached to his old teddy bear.
affezionato
The president faces a dilemma about accepting these
dilemma 121 n [C] /dəˈlemə, daɪ-/ Dilemma dilemme dilemma
gifts.
/ˌekəˈnɒmɪkəl, ˌiː-
economical 121 adj sparsam économe economico a smaller and more economical car
/
in reality 121 phrase /ɪn riˈæləti/ in Wahrheit en vérité in realtà He said he’d retired, but in reality he was fired.
instinct 121 n [C, U] /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ Intuition, Instinkt instinct istinto, intuizione Instinct told me something was wrong.
caramella di
jelly bean 121 n [C] /ˈdʒeli biːn/ Geleebonbon bonbon à la gelée If you are good, you can have some jelly beans.
gelatina
recipe 121 n [C] /ˈresəpi/ Rezept recette ricetta a recipe for chocolate cake | a recipe book
reliable 121 adj /rɪˈlaɪəbəl/ zuverlässig fiable fidato a reliable computer
taste 121 n [C, U] /teɪst/ Geschmack goût gusto, sapore I don’t like the taste of garlic.
throw 121 v [T] /θrəʊ/ werfen lancer buttare Throw the dice to start the game.
She weighed up the options before giving her
weigh up 121 phr v /weɪ ʌp/ abwägen considérer soppesare
decision.
celebrare,
celebrate 122 v [T] /ˈseləbreɪt/ feiern célébrer How do you want to celebrate your birthday?
festeggiare
pagina di Most readers write to problem pages for advice about
problem page 122 n [C] /ˈprɒbləm peɪdʒ/ Ratgeberseite courrier du coeur
consiglio relationships.
They were going to divorce but then decided to stay
stay together 122 phrase /steɪ təˈgeðə/ zusammenbleiben rester ensemble rimanere insieme
together.
Buchhaltung, contabilità,
accountancy 123 n [U] /əˈkaʊntənsi/ comptabilité He's going to study accountancy.
Rechnungswesen ragioneria
casa di cura per We are trying to find a good care home for my
care home 123 n [C] /keə həʊm/ Pflegeheim maison d'accueil
anziani mother-in-law.
fortfahren,
carry on 123 phr v /ˈkæri ɒn/ continuer continuare You'll get ill if you carry on working like that.
weitermachen
sich I want to concentrate on my career for a while before
concentrate on 123 phr v /ˈkɒnsəntreɪt ɒn/ se concentrer sur concentrarsi su
konzentrieren auf I have kids.
crazy 123 adj /ˈkreɪzi/ verrückt fou pazzo Stop that noise: it's driving me crazy.

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division 123 n [C] /dəˈvɪʒən/ division divisione Manchester City were in the First Division.
Division
solo,
lonely 123 adj /ˈləʊnli/ einsam seul, solitaire Don’t you get lonely living on your own?
abbandonato
The club offered to renew his contract but the player
renew 123 v [T] /rɪˈnjuː/ erneuern renouveler rinnovare
moved to another club.
Probe, prova, training in
trial 123 n [C] /ˈtraɪəl/ test, essai He had trials with several clubs.
Probetraining prova
operation 127 n [C] /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/ Operation opération operazione She’s having her operation today.
Tierarzt,
vet 127 n [C] /vet/ vétérinaire veterinario We had to take our cat to the vet.
Tierärztin
Land, ländliche
country 129 n [U] /ˈkʌntri/ campagne campagna I've always lived in the country.
Gegend
middle of /ˈmɪdl ɒv mitten im au milieu de nulle nel mezzo del
129 phrase The house was in the middle of nowhere.
nowhere ˈnəʊweə/ Nirgendwo part nulla
Buggy, passeggino, She put her son in the pushchair and went to the
pushchair 129 n [C] /ˈpʊʃ-tʃeə/ poussette
Kinderwagen carrozzina shop.
abgelegen, weit isolato,
remote 129 adj /rɪˈməʊt/ isolé, perdu a remote village | in the remote past
entfernt lontanamente
ablaufen, zu Ende
The battery had run out in my mobile so I couldn't
run out 129 phr v /rʌn aʊt/ gehen, knapp être épuisé esaurirsi, finire
ring to let you know.
werden
adventurous 130 adj /ədˈventʃərəs/ abenteuerlustig aventureux avventuroso Andy is a very adventurous rock-climber.
calm 130 adj /kɑːm/ ruhig calme calmo, tranquillo Please, everyone, try to keep calm!
crisis 130 n [C, U] /ˈkraɪsɪs/ Krise crise crisi The country now faces an economic crisis.
fearful 130 adj /ˈfɪəfəl/ voller Angst vor inquiet pieno di paura di People are fearful of rising crime.
impazzire, farsi
durchdrehen, in
panic 130 v [I, T] /ˈpænɪk/ paniquer prendere dal Stay where you are and don’t panic!
Panik verfallen
panico
passionate 130 adj /ˈpæʃənət/ leidenschaftlich passionné appassionato a passionate speech
resolve 130 v [T] rɪˈzɒlv/ lösen résoudre risolvere efforts to resolve the problems in the Middle East
My mother was a real worrier, especially about
worrier 130 n [C] /ˈwʌriə/ Bedenkenträger anxieux ansioso
anything bad happening to her children.
Anhang (E-Mail,
attachment 165 n [C] /əˈtætʃmənt/ pièce jointe allegato I can't open the attachment.
Brief)
bomb 165 n [C] bɒm/ Bombe bombe bomba The bomb went off in a crowded street.
Hundreds of people were drowned when the ferry
drown 165 v [I, T] /draʊn/ ertrinken se noyer affogare
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faire de l'auto-
hitchhike 165 v [I] /ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/ trampen fare l'autostop They hitchhiked around France.
stop
lecture 165 n [C] /ˈlektʃə/ Vorlesung conférence lezione, corso He gave a series of lectures on French literature.
position 165 n [C] /pəˈzɪʃən/ Position, Lage position posizione He’s in a difficult position.
barbecue 166 n [C] /ˈbɑːbɪkjuː/ Grillen, Grillfest barbecue griglia, grigliata
We had a barbecue on the beach.
landing 166 n [C, U] /ˈlændɪŋ/ Landung atterrissage atterraggio The pilot had to make an emergency landing.
acute 175 adj /əˈkjuːt/ akut grave, aigu acuto an acute infection of the throat
anxiety 175 n [C, U] /æŋˈzaɪəti/ Angst anxiété ansia, paura his anxiety about the future
contact 175 n [U] /ˈkɒntækt/ Kontakt contact contatto There is no contact between the two tribes.
depart 175 v [I] /dɪˈpɑːt/ abreisen partir partire He departed for Rome immediately.
the new marketing director | a director of the
director 175 n [C] /dəˈrektə, daɪ-/ Direktor directeur direttore
company
The medal is the highest honour that the association
honour 175 n [C, U] /ˈɒnə/ Ehre honneur onore
can give.
junior 175 adj /ˈdʒuːniə/ junior jeune, junior junior the junior football club
Kindermädchen, bambinaia, madre The nanny looked after the children while their
nanny 175 n [C] /ˈnæni/ nounou
Tagesmutter diurna mother was working.
überwinden,
overcome 175 v [T] /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ vaincre superare, vincere I’m trying to overcome my fear of flying.
besiegen
appassionatamen
passionately 175 adv /ˈpæʃənətli/ leidenschaftlich passionément She spoke passionately about her experiences.
te
periodo, durata,
period 175 n [C] /ˈpɪəriəd/ Zeitraum, Dauer période Cats sleep for short periods.
tempo
persuade 175 v [T] /pəˈsweɪd/ überreden convaincre persuadere John was trying to persuade me to stay.
conseguire,
score 175 v [I, T] /skɔː/ erringen, erzielen marquer How many goals has he scored this year?
raggiungere, fare
severe 175 adj /səˈvɪə/ stark grave grave He had severe depression.
imbarcazione,
vessel 175 n [C] /ˈvesəl/ Schiff vaisseau There were three men on the other vessel.
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