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Englisch Vokabeln (Subject) / C2 FUCKING ADVANCED (Lesson)

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  • etwas mit besonderer leichtigkeit tun to do something with remarkable ease
  • steile lernkurve steep learning curve
  • die Aufgabe herunterbrechen in kleine leicht zu bewältigende Stücke to break down the task into manageable chunks
  • sich zeit für etwas nehmen to take time for sth.
  • something of great value immense asset
  • Hoher Genauigkeitsgrad high degree of accuracy
  • Gedächtniskunst mnemonics
  • Informationsstücke items of information
  • (work in) a easy to understand /simple way work in a straightforward way
  • die Herausforderung genießen to relish a challenge
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  • ungünstige wetterbedingungen adverse weather conditions
  • Problem angehen to tackle a problem
  • disaster ... (verb) past tense disaster struck (strike)
  • find errors to spot errors
  • Fortschritt behindern to hinder progress
  • ein Risiko darstellen to pose a threat
  • Kampf ums Überleben fight for survival
  • Problemen begegnen to face problems
  • Fehlschlagsriskio tragen to carry a risk of failure
  • Todesgefahr grave danger
  • opposite meaning - an easy ride a constant struggle
  • use with coutable nouns a good few students a good number of people a significant number of people
  • use with uncountable nouns a significant  quantity of provisions a substantial amount of money
  • surprising quantity the sheer quantitiy
  • limited number finite number
  • quite large size good size
  • very high fees astronomical fees
  • very large crop bumper crop
  • starke überdosis massive overdose
  • Überwiegende Mehrheit overwhelming majority
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  • übermässige Menge tee trinken to drink an inordinate amount of tea
  • a person or thing whose characteristics are not yet clear the new teacher is an unknown quantity
  • small -> ? minority , amount, number, quantity , percentage
  • large->? quantity , amount, number, majority
  • great->? importance, significance
  • the inflation reached epic ...? epic proportions
  • unendliche Geduld infinite patience
  • very sudden/noticeable change dramatic change
  • basic change more important than anything else fundamental change
  • great extreme change radical change
  • Change affecting many people sweeping change
  • be pleasantly different to one's usual routine would make a change
  • change will be put into practice/operation change will be implemented
  • Änderung herbeikommen change came about
  • Änderung stattfinden changes take place
  • changes so slow that you hardly notice it to change imperceptibly
  • changed so much one couldn't identify her to change beyond recognition
  • stay the same to remain unchanged
  • eine Transformation durchmachen to undergo a tranformation
  • going up down in an unpredictable way to fluctuate wildly
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