BFS Basel - English File 5th ed. File 4

call back phr v (I can't talk now. I'll call you back. )

zurückrufen

cut off phr v (I was cut off when the train went into a tunnel. )

unterbrochen

dialling v (I'm just dialling the number now. )

wählen

engaged (The line is engaged. Do you want to hold? )

besetzt

go off phr v (His phone went off in the middle of the concert. )

klingeln

hang up phr v (I couldn't wait any more so I hung up. )

auflegen

leave a voice message (I've left a voice message on Whatsapp )

eine Sprachnachricht hinterlassen

messaging v (I'm messaging my friend. We're arranging our plans. )

Nachrichten senden

monthly contract (Do you have a monthly contract on your phone? )

monatlicher Vertrag

pay as you go (I rarely use this phone. I have a pay as you go contract. )

Prepaid-Vertrag

phone network n (Which phone network are you on? )

Mobilfunknetz

put on hold (She's put me on hold while she finds out the answer. )

in die Warteschleife legen

ringtone n (Do you have a special ringtone on your phone? )

Klingelton

send a text message (They sent me a text message with my appointment time. )

eine Textnachricht senden

scrolling through (I'm just scrolling through my photos.)

durchscrollen

amazed adj (I was amazed by our son's exam results.)

erstaunt

amazing adj (The view from our hotel room is amazing.)

erstaunlich

bored adj (I'm bored - let's do something.)

gelangweilt

boring adj (This film is really boring.)

langweilig

depressed adj (She was feeling depressed so she went to her doctor.)

deprimiert

depressing adj (I find winter depressing.)

deprimierend

disappointed adj (My parents were disappointed with my exam results.)

enttäuscht

disappointing adj (My exam results were a bit disappointing.)

enttäuschend

embarrassed adj (I was embarrassed when I fell over in the town centre.)

verlegen

embarrassing adj (It was embarrassing when my dad danced at my party.)

peinlich

excited adj (I was excited on the first day of the course.)

aufgeregt

exciting adj (The action film was really exciting. )

aufregend

frightened adj (I was frightened when I heard that noise late at night.)

verängstigt

frightening adj (It's frightening to walk through the woods at night.)

furchterregend

frustrated adj (I'm frustrated by the wifi problems. )

frustriert

frustrating adj (Using this website is frustrating.)

frustrierend

tired adj (I'm tired so I'm going to bed.)

müde

tiring adj (I like going to the gym, but it's tiring. )

ermüdend

buried (When I die I want to be buried next to a tree.)

begraben

careers office (I went to the careers office to find work.)

Berufsberatung

clicked (I was stuck on a riddle, and then it clicked.)

Klick machen

determination (Mona has determination and the will to succeed.)

Entschlossenheit

grow up (I grew up in New York.)

aufwachsen

make headlines (This story will make headlines.)

Schlagzeilen machen

take a chance (The hotel has no reviews, but I took a chance and booked it anyway.)

die Gelegenheit nützen

will (She has a strong will to succeed.)

Wille