Destination B2 Vocabulary Masterlist Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary, phrasal verbs, word patterns, and collocations flashcards from Destination B2 Units 2 through 28.

Voyage / Journey

Voyage refers to a sea trip (See-Reise), while journey refers to traveling from one place to another (Reise).

Catch up with

Reach the same point or level as someone or something.

Check in

Register at a hotel or an airport.

Check out

Leave a hotel or investigate something.

Drop off

Let someone get out of a vehicle, or fall asleep.

Umpire / Referee

Umpire refers to a tennis referee (Tennisschiedsrichter), while referee refers to a football referee (Fussballschiedsrichter).

Bring forward

Move something to an earlier time or date, or present an idea.

Carry on

Continue doing something.

Get round to

Find the time or opportunity to do something.

Artificial / False

Artificial means man-made or synthetic (e.g. artificial leg), while false means untrue or counterfeit (e.g. false character, false money).

Electric / Electronic

Electric means powered by electricity, while electronic means controlled by microchips or electronic components.

Break down

To collapse completely or stop functioning.

Carry out

Perform or execute a plan, instruction, or experiment.

Tabloid / Broadsheet

Tabloid refers to a popular compact newspaper (Boulevardzeitung), while broadsheet refers to a serious large-format newspaper (Qualitätszeitung).

Deny / Refuse

Deny means to state that something is not true or withhold something, while refuse means to decline to do something.

Flick through

Look through a book, magazine, or change TV channels quickly.

Sensitive / Sensible

Sensitive means easily affected or emotionally delicate (sensibel, feinfühlig), while sensible means practical and reasonable (vernünftig, rational).

Look up to

Admire and respect someone.

Look down on

Consider someone to be inferior or lower in status.

Proof / Evidence

Proof is conclusive demonstration of facts, while evidence is information or objects indicating whether something is true (Beweis, Beweismittel).

Prosecute / Persecute

Prosecute means to take legal action against someone, while persecute means to harass or oppress someone.

Prescription / Recipe

Prescription is a written order for medicine from a doctor, while recipe is a set of instructions for preparing a dish.

Pass out

Faint or lose consciousness.

Pull through

Survive and recover from a serious illness or injury.

Chop / Slice

Chop means to cut into pieces, while slice means to cut into thin, flat pieces (e.g., bread).

Catch on

Begin to understand or become popular.

Dawn on

Become clear or realized by someone for the first time.

Clear up

Improve or become fine (of weather).

Receipt / Bill

Receipt is proof of payment/purchase (Kaufbeleg/Quittung), while bill is a document requesting payment for goods or services (Rechnung).

Audition / Rehearsal

Audition is a trial performance for a role, while rehearsal is a practice session before a public performance.

Fit / Suit / Match

Fit means correct size, suit means looks good on a person, and match means items look good together.

Employer / Employee

Employer is the person or organization hiring workers (Arbeitgeber), while employee is the person working for them (Angestellter).