English File 6AB

used to do something

früher etwas gemacht haben
e.g. Jane ... ... play with Barbie dolls. (But no longer does so.)

be used to doing something

gewohnt sein, etwas zu tun
e.g. Tom is ... ... getting up at 5 am.

get used to doing something

sich an etwas gewöhnen
e.g. At first Susan didn't like wearing contact lenses, but she's ... ... to them.

manage to do something

etwas schaffen, zustande bringen
e.g. It was hard to get tickets to the concert, but we ... ... get some.

streetlights

Strassenbeleuchtung
e.g. The ... are automatically turned on when it gets dark.
(... is usually used in the plural.)

be accustomed to something

an etwas gewohnt sein
e.g. She's ... ... hot weather.
SYN: be used to something

be accustomed to doing something

gewohnt sein, etwas zu tun
e.g. Swiss people are ... ... walking a lot.
SYN: be used to doing something

share

teilen

have problems doing something

Mühe haben, etwas zu tun
e.g. They ... ... sleeping when it's too hot.

long-haul

Fern(reise), Langstrecken (Flug)
e.g. Our ... flight to Los Angeles took 12 hours.

herb

Kraut

loose

lose, locker
e.g. The boy is waiting for his ... baby tooth to fall out.

cause of

Ursache, verursachen
e.g. What was the ... ... the accident?

raise

erhöhen, erheben
e.g. Please ... your hand when you want to say something.

rise, rose, risen

steigen, ansteigen, aufgehen (alle 3 Formen)
The sun ... at 7:12 this morning.

pea

Erbse

segment

Abschnitt

segmented

zergliedert, unterteilt

benefit of

Vorteil von
e.g. What's the ... ... taking a nap?
e.g. One ... ... my job is that I can work outdoors.

beneficial to

vorteilhaft für

benefit from

profitieren von

century

Jahrhundert

sunrise

Sonnenaufgang

sunset

Sonnenuntergang

vivid

lebhaft, leuchtend
e.g. I like the ... colours of this painting.

under the cover of something

im Schutz von
e.g. The prisoner escaped ... ... ... ... darkness.

demand

Vorderung; fordern

sew, sewed, sewn

nähen (alle 3 Formen)
e.g. Maria often ...s her own clothes.

privacy

Privatsphäre

surrounded by something

von etwas umgeben
e.g. All of a sudden we were ... ... sharks!

perform a job

eine Arbeit ausführen

medication

Medikament, Arzneimittel
e.g. He forgot to take his ... this morning.

artificial

künstlich
ANT: natural

unfashionable

unmodern, nicht zeitgemäss

arguably

hier: wohl
e.g. This is ... the best chocolate in the world.

be relieved

erleichtert sein
e.g. John was ... when the exam was over.

relief

Erleichterung

nowadays

heutzutage

volunteer

Freiwillige*r, sich freiwillig melden
e.g. The students ...ed to make lunch.

pattern

Muster; hier: zyklisches Muster

carry on with something

weiterfahren mit etwas
e.g. They ... ... ... their policy despite protests.
SYN: go on with something; continue with something

carry on doing something

weiterfahren etwas zu tun
e.g. She ... ... playing tennis although she was injured. SYN: go on doing something; continue doing something

fairly

ziemlich
SYN: rather, quite

magical

magisch

in the woods

im Wald
Hansel and Gretel got lost ... ... ....
SYN: in the forest

location

Ort, Lage, Standort
e.g. They had to change the ... of the wedding because of the rain.

solitude

Einsamkeit, Abgeschiedenheit

reward

Belohnung; belohnen

frame

Rahmen; einrahmen

work on doing something

hier: damit beschäftigt sein, sich mit etwas beschäftigen e.g. He's working ... a new song.

grade

Note; benoten

end up doing something

etwas schliesslich tun
e.g. We looked for a flat in London, but ...ed ... moving to the suburbs.

run

hier: führen, betreiben
e.g. They ... two restaurants in Melbourne.

yawn

gähnen

nap

ein Nickerchen; ein Nickerchen machen
e.g. A lot of elderly people take a .../... after lunch.

sleepy

schläfrig

snore

schnarchen

be equivalent to something

gleichwertig sein zu, etwas entsprechen
e.g. He changed his Euros for the ... amount in dollars.

blanket

Decke, Bettdecke

pressure

Druck, unter Druck setzen

digestion

Verdauung

digest

verdauen

sheet

hier: Leintuch

pillow

Kopfkissen (im Bett)

cushion

Zierkissen, (z.B auf Sofa)

duvet

Dauenendecke, Duvet

sedate

ruhigstellen, betäuben
e.g. The vet had to ... the cat before cleaning its teeth.

research

Forschung

do research on something

an etwas forschen

researcher

Forscher*in

cause something

etwas verursachen

be a light sleeper

einen leichten Schlaf haben

fall asleep

einschlafen

be fast asleep

tief schlafen

oversleep, overslept, overslept

verschlafen (alle 3 Formen)
I'm sorry I'm late for class, I ....

nightmare

Albtraum

have a nightmare

einen Alptraum haben

sleep like a log

wie ein Murmeltier schlafen
e.g. I was exhausted after the long hike and ... ... ... ....

sleepwalk

schlafwandeln
SYN: walk in one's sleep

according to

gemäss, laut
... ... a recent study, most people don't sleep enough.

be obsessive about something

von etwas besessen sein

curtain

Vorhang
e.g. These ...s make the room look smaller.

blinds

Rollläden
e.g. Could you please lower the ...?

period

hier: Zeitspanne

sleeping pills

Schlaftabletten

suffer from something

an etwas leiden
e.g. He ...s ... hay fever.

recur, recurred, recurred

wiederkehren, sich wiederholen (alle 3 Formen)

recurrence

Wiederholung

recurring

wiederkehrend, sich wiederholend
e.g. I've had a ... dream for some time now.

revise for something

hier: für eine Prüfung lernen, repetieren

revision for an exam

Prüfungsvorbereitung

choose X over Y

X statt Y wählen
e.g. Most teenagers ... rock ... classical music.

psychologist

Psychologe, Psychologin

psychological

psychologisch

movement in a symphony

Symphoniesatz

affect

beeinflussen
e.g. Music can ... our mood.
SYN: influence

effect

Einfluss, Auswirkung, Wirkung
e.g. Soft music often has a calming ....
SYN: influence

pitch

Tonhöhe
e.g. Her voice has a very high ....

rhythm

Rhythmus

be related to

hier: verbunden sein mit