BFS Basel - English File 5th ed. File 9

care n (You need to take care of your teeth or you will have problems.)

Pflege

careful adj (That drink is hot. Please be careful not to drop it.)

vorsichtig

carefully adv (Please drive carefully. I don't want you to have an accident.)

vorsichtig

careless adj (He is a careless driver. He will cause an accident.)

unvorsichtig

carelessly adv (He carelessly threw away an important document.)

nachlässig

comfort n (I bought this sofa for comfort, not style.)

Bequemlichkeit

comfortable adj (The room wasn't great but the bed was comfortable.)

bequem

comfortably adv (Is everyone sitting comfortably?)

bequem

fashion n (Are you interested in new fashions? )

Mode

fashionable adj (These clothes are very fashionable. Do you like them? )

modisch

fortunate adj (He was fortunate not to have injured himself in the accident.)

glücklich

fortunately adv (The rain was heavy, but fortunately we had our umbrellas.)

glücklicherweise

fortune n (He couldn't believe his good fortune when he found $20.)

Glück

hopeful adj (I am hopeful about my future. I think it will go well. )

zuversichtlich

hopeless adj (This is hopeless. I'll never understand it. )

hoffnungslos

impatient adj (She is so impatient. She won't wait for more than five minutes.)

ungeduldig

impatiently adv (He kept impatiently pressing the bell to get someone's attention.)

ungeduldig

luck n (Are luck and practice just as important as talent?)

Glück

lucky adj (He was lucky enough to win the competition.)

glücklich

luckily adv (Luckily he caught an earlier bus or he might have missed his flight.)

glücklicherweise

passion n (She has a passion for literature. She loves reading. )

Leidenschaft

passionate adj (He's passionate about music and plays two instruments. )

leidenschaftlich

patience n (You need a lot of patience to work with children.)

Geduld

patient adj (He is patient and will take his time to explain things.)

geduldig

patiently adv (Please wait patiently. We will be boarding the plane in one hour.)

geduldig

sun n (It's good to see the sun. The weather is lovely. )

Sonne

sunny adj (It's going to be a sunny day. Wear a hat.)

sonnig

use n (What use is this? I can't do anything with it. )

Nutzen

useful adj (This is a useful website. I'll send you a link. )

nützlich

useless adj (This umbrella is useless. I think it's broken. )

nutzlos

uncomfortable adj (This chair is uncomfortable. I need to buy a new one.)

unbequem

uncomfortably adv (The train was uncomfortably hot.)

unangenehm

unfortunate adj (It's unfortunate you couldn't be there. It was a great party.)

schade

unfortunately adv (The parks were beautiful, but unfortunately it rained every day.)

leider

unlucky adj (Do you know anyone who is particularly lucky or unlucky?)

unglücklich

unluckily adv (Unluckily for her, she missed her flight.)

unglücklicherweise

violence n (Journalists reported violence in the streets. )

Gewalt

violent adj (They had a violent argument and didn't speak again. )

heftig

adaptor n (Can I borrow your adaptor when I go on holiday, please? )

Adapter

charger n (Has anyone got a phone charger I can use? )

Ladegerät

delete v (You should delete old work which you don't want to keep. )

löschen

install v (Do you want to install the updates now? )

installieren

keyboard n (It has a full-size keyboard so it's very easy to write things. )

Tastatur

memory stick n (I keep a copy of my work on this memory stick. )

Memorystick

mouse n (My mouse is broken. It doesn't move on the screen. )

Maus

plug n (Is there a plug which I can use in the classroom? )

Stecker

plug in phr v (Can I plug in this charger here? )

einstecken

printer n (You can collect your work from the printer. )

Drucker

remote control n (What else is on TV? Can you pass me the remote control? )

Fernbedienung

router n (The internet is very slow. I think our router is the problem. )

Router

set v (Let me set an alarm on my phone for tomorrow morning. )

einstellen

socket n (I need an adaptor to use my plug with this socket. )

Steckdose

speaker n (Let's watch a movie. Can you set up the speakers? )

Lautsprecher

switch n (The light switch is by the door. )

Schalter

switch off phr v (Please switch off the lights when you leave the room. )

ausschalten

switch on phr v (Can you switch on the TV, please? It's time for the show. )

einschalten

turn down phr v (Please turn down the music. It's very loud. )

leiser stellen, herunterdrehen

turn up phr v (Can you turn up the heating? I'm cold. )

lauter stellen, aufdrehen

unplug v (I will unplug my laptop. It's fully charged now. )

ausstecken

update v (Do you want to update this app? )

aktualisieren

USB cable n (Can I borrow a USB cable? I want to connect the speakers. )

USB-Kabel

voice assistant (I use the voice assistant when I want too turn on my lights.)

Sprachassistent

Can you tell me what... (Can you tell me what you mean? )

Können Sie mir sagen, was ...

Could /Can you tell me why... (Could you tell me why they said that? )

Können Sie mir sagen, warum ...

Do you know ... (Do you know if the bus stops near here? )

Wissen Sie, ...

I'd like to know ... (I'd like to know what to do next. )

Ich möchte wissen, ...

I wonder ... (I wonder if you could help me, please. )

Ich frage mich, ...

a lot going on (Are you ok? You look exhausted. Yeah, there's just been a lot going on this week.)

Viel los

actually (Do you think this is good enough? Actually, I do.)

Tatsächlich / Eigentlich

bro (Hey bro, Matthew, it's great to see you.)

Kollege

by the way (By the way, I love the cake you made.)

Überigens...

Do you think...? (Do you think this is good enough? Actually, I do.)

Was denkst du...?

Old friend (Who is that on the photo? That's Sophie. She's an old friend.)

Alter Freund/Freundin

You look exhausted (Are you ok? You look exhausted. Yeah, there's just been a lot going on this week.)

Du siehst erschöpft aus.

click v (Just click on the link in the message. )

klicken

is it possible (Is it possible for us to meet later?)

ist es möglich

principles pl n (There are four key principles to being lucky. )

Prinzipien

recycle v (Can I recycle my old phone? )

recyceln

research project (What will you study in your research project? )

Forschungsprojekt

second phase (The second phase of the project starts next month. )

zweite Phase

free up phr v (Can you help me free up my new computer, please?)

frei machen

the results revealed (The results revealed an interesting idea about luck. )

die Ergebnisse zeigten

unclear adj (These instructions are very unclear. I can't understand them. )

unklar

undo v (If you make a mistake, press undo. )

rückgängig machen

unfollow v (What would make you unfollow someone on social media? )

entfreunden, als Freund entfernen

unhelpful adj (The IT department was unhelpful. I still have a problem. )

wenig hilfreich

unknown adj (Don't open a link from an unknown person. )

unbekannt

unlock v (Can you unlock my phone? I forgot my password. )

entsperren

unread adj (I have lots of unread emails in my inbox. )

ungelesen