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Refresh your English January 2016
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- commercially- it`s done to earn money with something kommerziell
- disturbing- to upset and worry someone a lot verwirren, beunruhigen
- fundraising/fundraser- the activity of trying to persuade people or organizations to give money to a charity or political party zur Spende aufrufen/Spendenaufrufer
- heyday- the time when a person, idea, or object was most successful Blütezeit
- obituary- a report in a newspaper that announces someone`s death and that gives a short description of their life and achievements Nachruf
- opinion- that what a person think about something or somebody Meinung
- released- to make a film, video, or CD available for people to see or buy freigeben, herausgeben, veröffentlichen
- released- to make a film, video, or CD available for people to see or buy freigeben, herausgeben, veröffentlichen
- trailblazer - someone, who does something at first and others follow Vorreiter
- tribute- something that you do, say, or make in order to show that you respect and admire someone Tribut, Ehre erweisen
- vocational school- a school where young people learn for a particular job Berufsschule
- acquaintance - someone you know a little, who is not a close friend der/die Bekannte
- challenging- difficult to deal with or achieve, but interesting an enjoyable anspruchsvoll, fesselnd
- chorus (to sth.) - chorus- a piece of music that is sung by a large group of people etw. im Chor singen - der Chor
- condition - the physical state of something or of a person or sth. else Bedingung, Gegebenheit
- to count on s.o./sth.- to depend on someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you. You can always count on him. auf jmdn /etwas zählen/vertrauen können
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- dare (to sth.)- if you dare to do something, you are not afraid to do it, even though it may be dangerous or shocking or may cause trouble for you etw. wagen, sich etw, trauen, etw. riskieren
- daring (to be)- brave enough to do dangerous things kühn, gewagt, wagemutig
- elaborate- very detailed and complicated aufwendig, ausführlich
- fluffy going locker fortfahren
- pretend (to)- to behave in a particular way because you want someone to believe that something is true when it is not vortäuschen
- promises (to sth) - to make promises to tell someone that you definitely do something versprechen - Versprechungen machen
- scary- making you feel frightened furchterregend, unheimlich, gruselig
- to be supposed to do sth. etwas tun sollen
- toss and turn- you move up and down or from side to side sich hin und her wälzen
- wordy- using more words than are necessary, especially long or formal words wortreich
- achieve (to sth.)- to succed in doing or having what you planned or intend, usually after a lot of effort etw. erreichen
- elaborate (to) - to give more details or information about something ausarbeiten, sorgfältig ausarbeiten
- final paper Abschussarbeit (für Bachelor)
- hospitality- friendly and generous behaviour towards visitors and guests, intended to make them feel welcome die Gastfreundlichkeit, die Bewirtung
- instant- an extremely short period of time, that ends almost immediately der Augenblick - sofort, augenblicklich
- insurance- an arrangement in which you regularly pay an insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are ill or injured die Versicherung
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- borrow (to sth.)- to receive and use something that belongs to someone else, and promise to give it back to them later ausleihen
- to have a go at someone über jemanden herfallen
- to have a go etwas ausprobieren
- let so go- relationship, job freilassen, entlassen
- naughty- a naughty child behaves badly and does not do what you ask them to ungezogen
- persuade (to so.) (to do sth.)- to make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons why they should überzeugen, überreden
- tantrum- an occasion when someone suddenly behaves in a very angry and unreasonable way, often screaming, crying, or refusing to obey someone. This word is usually used about children Wutanfall, Trotzanfall
- annoyed- feeling slightly angry or impatient verärgert, ärgerlich
- assumption- something that you consider likely to be true even though no one has told you directly or even though you have no proof die Vermutung
- awful- used for emphasizing how unpleasant someone or somehing is. Very bad at doing something. Very cruel or unkind furchtbar
- borrow (to sth.) from so.- to receive and use something that belongs to someone else, and promise to give it back to them later etwas ausleihen von jemanden
- hilarious- extremely funny lustig
- incredible- surprising, or difficult to believe unglaublich
- interest- to make someone want to know about or take part in something das Interesse
- lend (to so., sth.)- to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later. If you lend someone something, they borrow it from you jemandem etwas ausleihen
- active listening aktives Zuhören
- do sth. on purpose- the reason why something is done or used. The aim or intention of something etwas mit Absicht tun
- relief- a relaxed happy feeling that you get because something bad has not happened or a bad situation has ended Entlastung, Entspannung
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