Units 2 & 3 Word Files: MORE Words and Phrases

Complete vocabulary flashcards covering the MORE Words and Phrases sections of Units 2 and 3, including translations and illustrative example sentences.

coincidence

Zufall (Example: "What a coincidence!")

married

verheiratet (Example: "When they got married, his wife changed her name.")

similar

ähnlich (Example: "They both like similar clothes.")

to return

zurückgeben; zurückkehren (Example: "Please return the balloon to the following address.")

What a …!

Was für ein/e …!

author

Autor/Autorin (Example: "This author wrote a lot of novels.")

member

Mitglied (Example: "A member of the crew remembered the famous ship.")

passenger

Passagier/Passagierin (Example: "Of the 2,200 passengers, only 705 survived.")

to sink

sinken (Example: "When the ship sank, most of its 2,500 passengers died.")

to survive

überleben (Example: "Most people didn't survive.")

careless

unvorsichtig, leichtsinnig (Example: "I've lost my phone because I was careless.")

handbag

Handtasche (Example: "She put the phone in her handbag.")

I beg your pardon.

Entschuldigung., Verzeihen Sie bitte.

to steal

stehlen (Example: "The thief wanted to steal the woman's money.")

thief (pl thieves)

Dieb/Diebin (Example: "The thief was watching the two boys.")

North Pole

Nordpol (Example: "I want to travel to the North Pole one day.")

South Pole

Südpol (Example: "An imaginary line connects the North and the South Pole.")

awful

furchtbar, schrecklich, scheußlich (Example: "There is an awful smell.")

entrance

Eingang (Example: "They were all queuing up at the entrance.")

to hand sth. in

einreichen, abgeben (Example: "I'm sure someone found it and handed it in.")

Hold on!

Warte(t)!

to leave sb. alone

jdn. in Ruhe lassen (Example: "Lucas didn't leave his sister alone.")

to look forward to sth.

sich auf etw. freuen (Example: "Lucas was very much looking forward to it.")

queue

Warteschlange (Example: "The queue was getting shorter and shorter.")

to queue (up)

sich anstellen (Example: "They were all queuing up to get in the museum.")

to wave

winken (Example: "Someone is waving at us from the front of the queue.")

date of birth

Geburtsdatum (Example: "We talked about our date of birth.")

Hang on a minute.

Einen Augenblick (mal).

to achieve (a goal)

(ein Ziel) erreichen (Example: "Think of a time you were trying to achieve a goal.")

laugh

Lachen (Example: "I got no laugh for my jokes.")

note

hier: Geldschein (Example: "The £50 note was mine.")

per cent

Prozent (Example: "50 per cent of the jokes weren't even funny.")

speech

Rede, Ansprache (Example: "I'm writing a motivational speech.")

stage

Bühne (Example: "I went to the front of the stage.")

to try out

ausprobieren (Example: "Try out your jokes before you go on stage.")

to become

werden (Example: "His feet hurt so badly that walking became difficult.")

curious

neugierig (Example: "Reading about all these places makes me curious.")

decision

Entscheidung (Example: "Starting to travel was the best decision in his life.")

experience

Erfahrung (Example: "And in China he had a very painful experience.")

to explore

erkunden, erforschen (Example: "He started to explore the streets of London.")

journey

Reise (Example: "His first journey took him to France.")

on foot

zu Fuß (Example: "He crossed Zanzibar and Tasmania on foot.")

painful

schmerzhaft (Example: "Getting attacked by wasps can be very painful.")

to reach

(er-)reichen (Example: "He became the first blind person to reach the top of Mount Vesuvius.")

to sail

segeln (Example: "He got on board of a ship to sail across the Atlantic.")

traveller

Reisender/Reisende (Example: "James Holman was a record traveller.")

lonely

einsam (Example: "Holman found his first journey to France lonely.")

to criticise

kritisieren (Example: "She criticised the Europeans.")

explorer

Entdecker/Entdeckerin (Example: "She was a great female explorer in the 19th century.")

even though

obwohl (Example: "Even though my bike is old, I still like it.")

hut

Hütte (Example: "She lived with the people in their huts.")

to turn out

sich herausstellen (Example: "The Fang turned out to be quite friendly.")

wilderness

Wildnis (Example: "In the wilderness she looked like a lady.")

to behave

verhalten (Example: "You should behave well in other countries.")

all in all

alles in allem (Example: "All in all, we had a great time.")

awake

wach (Example: "By the time we got back, we felt really awake.")

pretty

hier: ziemlich (Example: "The lake was pretty cold.")

unfortunately

leider (Example: "Unfortunately, all good things come to an end.")

departure

Abflug; Abfahrt (Example: "The check-in is two hours before departure.")

flight

Flug (Example: "There's another flight to London at 3 p.m.")

to make a reservation

eine Reservierung vornehmen (Example: "I want to make a reservation for dinner tonight.")

to note

beachten, feststellen (Example: "Please note that you have to check in early.")

to fix sth.

etw. beheben, reparieren (Example: "It took him exactly one minute to fix the problem.")

thirsty

durstig (Example: "I felt really thirsty so I asked for a glass of water.")

impossible

unmöglich (Example: "It was impossible to get some sleep.")

recently

vor Kurzem, letztens (Example: "Your family went for a short holiday recently.")

to get lost

sich verirren (Example: "We got lost on the way.")

to get to know sb./sth.

jdn./etw. näher kennenlernen (Example: "I want to get to know the countryside.")

to promise

versprechen (Example: "I'll call you tomorrow, I promise.")

to recommend

empfehlen (Example: "I can recommend some very interesting books.")