Engels 2.2

A

Alpha

B

bravo

C

Charlie

D

delta

E

echo

F

foxtrot

G

golf

H

hotel

I

india

J

Juliet

K

kilo

L

lima

M

mike

N

November

O

Oscar

P

papa

Q

Quebec

R

Romeo

S

sierra

T

tango

U

uniform

V

victor

W

whisky

X

X-ray

Y

yankee

Z

Zulu

‘

apostrophe

.

dot (in an email address)

.

full stop (at the end of a sentence)

?

question mark

!

explanation mark

:

colon

;

semi colon

-

dash (between parts of sentences)

-

hyphen (between words)

_

underscore

“”

quotation mark

( )

brackets, parentheses

< >

angle brackets

[ ]

square brackets

{ }

accolades, braces, curly brackets

/

slash, stroke

\

backslash

*

asterisk

#

hash tag

@

at

&

ampersand

É

e with acute accent

È

e with grave accent

Ê

e with circumflex

Ö

o with diaeresis

ϐ

sharp s

ç

c wit cedilla

Ñ

n with tilde

Å (å)

a with ring above

Ø

o with stroke

Never judge a book by its cover

don’t judge people/things by their outward appearance

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

don’t invest all your efforts or attention in just one thing (on the tests)

Never look a gift horse in the mouth

never refuse good fortune when it is there in front of you (on the tests)

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

don’t depend on something happening, because it may not

We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it

we’ll deal with that problem when it actually happens (on the tests)

To many cooks spoil the broth

too many people interfering is a bad way of doing things

When the cat’s away, the mice will play

people will take advantage of someone else’s absence to behave more freely

One swallow doesn’t make a summer

one positive sign does not mean that all will be well

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire

rumours are usually based on some degree of truth

Broth

a kind of soup

Many hands make light work

a lot of people helping makes a job easier

All that glitters is not gold

Not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so (on the tests)

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

if you cannot be with someone or something you will love them/it more

A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush

take advantage of good fortune when you have it in front of you.

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

don’t criticise other’s faults if you suffer from them yourself (on the tests)

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink

you can try to persuade someone, but you can’t force them

Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves

take care of small sums of money and they will become large sums

As dead as a doornail

completely dead

As blind as a bat

unable to see well

As thin as a rake

to be very thin

As strong as an ox

very strong

As quiet as a mouse

silent, without noise

As heavy as lead

something that is exceptionally heavy, emphasizing its significant weight and burden.

As light as a feather

very light

As drunk as a lord

extremely drunk

As sober as a judge

completely sober

As black as night

Totally black; also, very dark

As good as gold

(of a child) behaving very well

As cool as a cucumber

very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising

As busy as a bee

to be moving about quickly doing many things

As hard as iron

very hard or severe.

Dry as a bone

extremely dry

Hatter

completely mad – simile (on the tests)

As mad as a hatter

extremely silly or stupid

As bold as brass

with extreme confidence or without the respect or politeness people usually show

As deaf as a post

completely deaf

As easy as pie

very easy

As quick as a flash

quickly or suddenly

As white as snow

beautifully white

As white as a sheet

pale with fear/horror

As sick as a parrot

bad feeling of disappointment/frustration

Worked like a dream

worked very smoothly and well

Has eyes like a hawk

sees everything

Eat like a horse

to always eat a lot of food