Unit 8 Wordlist - Beyond for Switzerland

Vocabulary flashcards generated from Unit 8 Wordlist (Beyond for Switzerland), including parts of speech, German translations, and English definitions.

across

from one side to the other (preposition; German: über)

along

moving on or beside a line (preposition; German: entlang)

anything

used instead of ‘something’ in negative sentences and questions (pronoun; German: nichts)

around

moving so that you get to the other side of something (preposition; German: durch)

cloud

a white or grey mass of very small drops of water in the sky (noun; German: die Wolke)

cloudy

full of clouds (adjective; German: wolkig)

cold

with a low temperature or a temperature that is lower than normal (adjective; German: kalt)

district

an area of a town or country (noun; German: die Gegend)

down

to or towards a lower place (preposition; German: hinunter)

fog

a thick cloud that forms close to the ground or to water and is difficult to see through (noun; German: der Nebel)

foggy

full of fog or covered with fog (adjective; German: neblig)

hot

very high in temperature (adjective; German: heiß)

into

used for showing movement such as entering a place, building or vehicle (preposition; German: in)

out of

used for showing movement such as leaving a place, building or vehicle (phrase; German: aus)

past

going near someone or something while you are on your way to another place (preposition; German: an etwas vorbeigehen/ vorbeifahren)

rain (noun)

water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky (noun; German: der Regen)

rain (verb)

if it rains, water falls in drops from clouds in the sky (verb; German: regnen)

rainy

when it rains a lot (adjective; German: regnerisch, verregnet)

signpost

a sign next to a road showing where something is (noun; German: das Schild)

snow

small soft white pieces of ice that fall from the sky and cover the ground (noun; German: der Schnee)

snowy

with a lot of snow (adjective; German: verschneit)

sun

the light and warmth that you feel from the sun (noun; German: die Sonne)

sunny

bright with light from the sun (adjective; German: sonnig)

tent

a shelter made of cloth and supported with poles and ropes (noun; German: das Zelt)

through

from one end or side of something to the other (preposition; German: durch)

towards

used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, facing or looking (preposition; German: in Richtung)

up

in or towards a higher position (preposition; German: (nach) oben, hinauf)

warm

fairly hot in a way that is comfortable and pleasant (adjective; German: warm)

wind

a natural current of air that moves fast enough for you to feel it (noun; German: der Wind)

windy

with a lot of wind (adjective; German: windig)

bazaar

a market, especially in the Middle East and South Asia (noun; German: der Basar)

different

not the same as another person or thing, or not the same as before (adjective; German: anders)

drive

to control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere (verb; German: fahren)

flight

a journey through air or space in a vehicle such as a plane (noun; German: der Flug)

fly

to travel by plane (verb; German: fliegen)

mosque

a building in which Muslims worship (noun; German: die Moschee)

outside

used for saying that something or somewhere is not inside a building (adverb; German: draußen)

sightseeing

the activity of travelling around a place to see the interesting things in it (noun; German: die Besichtigung)

understand

to know what someone or something means (verb; German: verstehen)

games room

a room where guests in a hotel or resort can play games (noun; German: die Spielhalle)

island

a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water (noun; German: die Insel)

actor

someone who performs in plays and films, especially as their job (noun; German: der Schauspieler, die Schauspielerin)

adventure

an exciting, unusual and sometimes dangerous experience (noun; German: das Abenteuer)

anniversary

a date when you celebrate something that happened in a previous year that is important to you (noun; German: der Jahrestag)

base on

to use something as a model for a film, piece of writing or work of art (phrasal verb; German: etwas auf etwas basieren)

boat

a small vehicle that people use for travelling on water (noun; German: das Boot)

coach

a long comfortable vehicle for carrying a large number of passengers, especially on long journeys (noun; German: der Bus)

complete

to finish something (verb; German: vollenden, abschließen, zu Ende bringen)

enter

if you enter a race or competition, or if someone enters you, you put your name on the list of those taking part (verb; German: an etwas teilnehmen)

helicopter

an aircraft with large metal blades on top that spin and lift it into the air (noun; German: der Hubschrauber)

lorry

a large road vehicle used for carrying goods (noun; German: der Lastkraftwagen, LKW)

motorbike

a road vehicle that has two wheels and an engine and looks like a large heavy bicycle (noun; German: das Motorrad)

plane

an aircraft with wings and at least one engine (noun; German: das Flugzeug)

return

to go back to a place where you were earlier, or to come back from a place where you have just been (verb; German: zurückkommen)

train

a group of railway vehicles that are connected and pulled by an engine (noun; German: der Zug)

tram

a long narrow vehicle that travels along metal tracks in the middle of a street and is used as public transport in some places (noun; German: die Straßenbahn)

(public) transport

a method of travelling or moving things from one place to another (noun; German: das Verkehrsmittel)

travel

to go on a journey or visit different places, especially places that are far away from where you live or work (verb; German: reisen)

trip

an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again (noun; German: die Reise)

underground

a system of public transport consisting of trains that travel in tunnels below a city (noun; German: die U-Bahn)

correct

right according to the facts, with no mistakes (adjective; German: richtig)

detective

someone who is paid by other people to find out information (noun; German: der Kriminalbeamte)

journey

an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially when there is a long distance between the places (noun; German: die Reise)

list

a set of names, numbers, etc that are written or printed one below another (noun; German: die Liste)

pyjamas

comfortable trousers and a shirt that you wear in bed (noun; German: der Schlafanzug)

ready

prepared for what is going to happen (adjective; German: bereit)

toothbrush

a small brush used for cleaning your teeth (noun; German: die Zahnbürste)

toothpaste

a soft thick substance that you put on a toothbrush to clean your teeth (noun; German: die Zahnpasta)

check in

to arrive at a hotel and give your personal details to the person working at the reception desk (phrasal verb; German: einchecken)

check out

to leave a hotel after paying the bill (phrasal verb; German: auschecken)

corridor

a long passage inside a building with doors on each side (noun; German: der Flur)

double (room)

large enough for two people or things (adjective; German: das Doppelzimmer)

reservation

an arrangement by which something such as a room in a hotel or a seat in a theatre is kept for you to use later (noun; German: die Reservierung)

sign

to write your name on something in your own personal way (verb; German: unterschreiben)

single (room)

designed for one person, or used by one person (adjective; German: das Einzelzimmer)

stay

a limited period of time that you live somewhere (noun; German: der Aufenthalt)

twin (room)

a twin room has two separate beds in the same bedroom, often close to each other or next to each other (adjective; German: das Zweibettzimmer)

flag

a piece of cloth decorated with the pattern and colours that represent a country or organisation (noun; German: die Flagge)

cathedral

the most important church in an area that a bishop controls (noun; German: der Dom)

arrive

to reach a place, after having been somewhere else (verb; German: ankommen)

dream

something that you experience in your mind while you are sleeping (noun; German: der Traum)

mirror

a piece of special glass in which you can see yourself or see what is behind you (noun; German: der Spiegel)

recognise

to know who the person is or what the thing is that you are seeing, hearing, etc because you have seen, heard, etc them before (verb; German: wiedererkennen)

exotic

interesting or exciting because of being unusual or not familiar (adjective; German: exotisch, ungewöhnlich)

prepare

to make plans for a future event so that you will be ready for it (verb; German: (sich auf etwas) vorbereiten)