Word File: Audition and Activities Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering English words, phrases, expressions, and their meanings from the Audition and Activities study lists.

to agree

zustimmen (Example: 'I couldn't agree more.')

to belong to

gehören (Example: 'It probably belonged to my great-grandparents.')

to celebrate

feiern (Example: 'To celebrate music, I thought I'd share with you my favourite musical facts.')

extremely

extrem (Example: 'He was also extremely talented.')

flute

Flöte (Example: 'The oldest musical instrument is the flute.')

singer

Sänger/Sängerin (Example: 'You can choose from 11 million singers and bands on Spotify.')

successful

erfolgreich (Example: 'The song was so successful that they even built a statue.')

talented

talentiert, begabt (Example: 'She was very talented.')

to spill

verschütten (Example: 'I hope she didn't spill any coffee on it!')

whole

ganze/-r/s (Example: 'Your driver will drive you behind your favourite star for the whole day.')

critic

Kritiker/Kritikerin (Example: 'Paul Sacks and Sally Green are critics on Superstar.')

brave

mutig (Example: 'You're a brave man.')

not even

(noch) nicht einmal (Example: 'In fact, you're not even going to be a background singer.')

suit

Anzug (Example: 'Sing at home when you're not wearing that suit.')

unhappy

unglücklich (Example: 'Don't be too unhappy.')

to waste

verschwenden (Example: 'Don't waste our time.')

to feel

(sich) fühlen (Example: 'I feel bad about it.')

to get tired of sth.

etw. satt haben (Example: 'I never get tired of listening to music.')

lyrics

Liedtext (Example: 'The lyrics in a song should be meaningful.')

to make up

erfinden, sich ausdenken (Example: 'I make up special dances for my fans.')

record

(Schall-)Platte (Example: 'I buy a record every week.')

to seem

wirken, scheinen (Example: 'She doesn't seem to get old.')

to sing along

mitsingen (Example: 'I always sing along to the songs I like.')

tune

Melodie (Example: 'I like songs with a good tune.')

I can't stand it.

Ich kann es nicht ausstehen.

I don't mind (it).

Ich habe nichts dagegen.

to come along

mitkommen (Example: 'James wanted to come along.')

to take place

stattfinden (Example: 'Where did the concert take place?')

afterwards

danach, anschließend (Example: 'We'll go to the cinema and afterwards to the restaurant.')

apart from

abgesehen von (Example: 'Apart from his bad taste in music, my dad's cool.')

in my opinion

meiner Meinung nach (Example: 'In my opinion, it's the best they've done.')

to be interested in

an etw. interessiert sein (Example: 'He seems to be interested in her music.')

Me neither.

Ich auch nicht.

coincidence

Zufall (Example: 'What a coincidence!')

married

verheiratet (Example: 'When they got married, his wife changed her name.')

similar

ähnlich (Example: 'They both like similar clothes.')

to return

zurückgeben; zurückkehren (Example: 'Please return the balloon to the following address.')

What a …!

Was für eine/-n …!

author

Autor/Autorin (Example: 'This author wrote a lot of novels.')

member

Mitglied (Example: 'A member of the crew remembered the famous ship.')

passenger

Passagier/Passagierin (Example: 'Of the 2,200 passengers, only 705 survived.')

to sink

sinken (Example: 'When the ship sank, most of its 2,500 passengers died.')

to survive

überleben (Example: 'Most people didn't survive.')

careless

unvorsichtig, leichtsinnig (Example: 'I've lost my phone because I was careless.')

handbag

Handtasche (Example: 'She put the phone in her handbag.')

to steal

stehlen (Example: 'The thief wanted to steal the woman's money.')

thief (pl thieves)

Dieb/Diebin (Example: 'The thief was watching the two boys.')

North Pole

Nordpol (Example: 'I want to travel to the North Pole one day.')

South Pole

Südpol (Example: 'An imaginary line connects the North and the South Pole.')

awful

fürchterlich, schrecklich, scheußlich (Example: 'There is an awful smell.')

entrance

Eingang (Example: 'They were all queuing up at the entrance.')

to hand sth. in

einreichen, abgeben (Example: 'I'm sure someone found it and handed it in.')

Hold on!

Warte(n)!

to leave sb. alone

jdn. in Ruhe lassen (Example: 'Lucas didn't leave his sister alone.')

to look forward to sth.

sich auf etw. freuen (Example: 'Lucas was very much looking forward to it.')

queue

Warteschlange (Example: 'The queue was getting shorter and shorter.')

to queue (up)

sich anstellen (Example: 'They were all queuing up to get in the museum.')

to wave

winken (Example: 'Someone is waving us up from the front of the queue.')

date of birth

Geburtsdatum (Example: 'We talked about our date of birth.')

Hang on a minute.

Einen Augenblick (mal).

to achieve (a goal)

(ein Ziel) erreichen (Example: 'Think of a time you were trying to achieve a goal.')

laugh

Lachen (Example: 'I got no laugh for my jokes.')

note

hier: Geldschein (Example: 'The £50 note was mine.')

per cent

Prozent (Example: '50 per cent of the jokes weren't even funny.')

speech

Rede, Ansprache (Example: 'I'm writing a motivational speech.')

stage

Bühne (Example: 'I went to the front of the stage.')

to try out

ausprobieren (Example: 'Try out your jokes before you go on stage.')