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definitely

bestimmt
e.g. Is this what you expected?' - 'Yes, ....'
SYN: without doubt

cause

Ursache; verursachen
e.g. What ...ed the argument?
e.g. What was the ... of the argument?

share

Anteil; teilen
e.g. I've done my ... of the work.
e.g. They ... a flat.

cut off

abschneiden, abstellen, sperren
e.g. You need to ... ... the green bits from the carrots.
e.g. Our provider has ... ... the wi-fi because we haven't paid our bill.

move in

einziehen

attempt

Versuch; versuchen
e.g. He broke the record at his first ....
e.g. I will ... to answer your questions.
SYN: try (n/v)

improve

verbessern; sich verbessern
e.g. You need to ... your writing skills.
e.g. His quality of life has ...ed after the operation.

improvement

Verbesserung, Steigerungsmöglichkeit
e.g. There is room for ....

ear plugs

Ohropax

wax

Wachs, Wachs-
e.g. ... ear plugs are the best.

take turns

sich abwechseln
e.g. We ... it in ... to do the housework.

shelf space

Platz im Regal

stay over at a friend's

eine Nacht bei einem Freund, der Freundin etc. übernachten

contribute to

einen Beitrag leisten zu
e.g. If you often stay over you should ... ... rent.

contribution

Beitrag, Spende
e.g. She made a lot of positive ...s.

bounce

aufspringen; abgelehnt werden
e.g. The ball ...ed twice before he could reach it.
e.g. The credit card bill ...ed.

bouncer

Rausschmeisser
e.g. A ... tells people at the entrance of a nightclub if they are allowed in.

housemate/flatmate

Wohngenoss*in

adjust to something

an etwas anpassen
e.g. You have to ... your language ... the age of your audience.

sink

Spülbecken

establish

einführen, gründen
e.g. They ...ed a committee to deal with all the complaints.
SYN: set up

split the bill

die Rechnung aufteilen

joint account

gemeinsames Bankkonto

incur a charge

eine Gebühr bezahlen müssen
e.g. You will ... ... ... if you overdraw your account.

incur, incurred, incurred

hinnehmen müssen, aufladen, erleiden (alle 3 Formen)

excess

Überschuss; überschüssig
e.g. The shop has an ... of stock that it has to sell off.
e.g. The company donated their excess computers to schools.

exceed

übertreffen, übersteigen
e.g. The results ...ed my expectations.

extra

zusätzlich; mehr als nötig
e.g. Let's make sure we have a little ... cash in reserve.

have a word with somebody

mit jemandem etwas besprechen

likewise

gleichermassen, ebenso, gleichfalls
e.g. He always follows the rules and he expects his colleagues to do ....

label

Etikett; beschriften

appear

erscheinen

disappear

verschwinden

at first

zunächst
e.g. ... ... I didn't get on with him. But then we became best friends.
e.g. ... ... we were enemies, but then we became friends.

Firstly,

zuerst, erstens
e.g. ..., we recruited new people. Secondly, we told them what they had to do.

avoid doing something

vermeiden etwas zu tun
e.g. Mark always tries to ... having to cook in the flat.

involve

einbeziehen
e.g. We want to ... as many people as possible in the celebrations. SYN: include

mediate

vermitteln
e.g. The diplomats tried to ... between the two countries to end the conflict.

divide up

aufteilen
e.g. We should have another look at how we ... ... the housework.

wedding anniversary

Hochzeitstag

mean to do something

etwas mit Absicht machen
e.g. I didn't ... ... hurt your feelings.
SYN: intend to do something

follow somebody's advice

dem Ratschlag von jemandem folgen

stay up late

lange aufbleiben
ANT: go to bed early

argue

streiten
e.g. I often ... with my parents

discuss

besprechen
e.g. We need to ... the new cooking rota.

discuss something

über etwas diskutieren

notice

bemerken; Beachtung
e.g. I didn't ... that he was wearing new glasses.
e.g. Did you take ... of his new hairstyle?

realize

verstehen, sich bewusst werden
e.g. He didn't ... that she didn't love him anymore.

prevent somebody from doing something

jemanden davon abhalten etwas zu tun
e.g. Her parents ...ed her ... seeing Danny again.

prevention

Vermeidung, Verhütung

crime prevention

Verbrechensverhütung

lend somebody something

jemandem etwas ausleihen
e.g. When are you going to pay back the money that I ... you last month?

lend, lent, lent

leihen, ausleihen (alle 3 Formen)

borrow something from somebody

etwas von jemandem ausleihen
e.g. Can I ... your pen for the test? I left my pens at home today.

mind

etwas ausmachen; auf etwas oder jemanden aufpassen e.g. Do you ... helping me with this exercise?
e.g. ... your head!

It doesn't matter.

es macht nichts, es spielt keine Rolle

remember

sich an etwas erinnern
e.g. I'll always ... our first date.

remind somebody of something

jemanden an etwas erinnern
e.g. She ...s me ... my first wife.

remind somebody to do something"

jemanden daran erinnern, etwas zu tun
e.g. Please ... me ... pay the electricity bill.

expect

erwarten
e.g. I had high hopes for you. So I ...ed much more from you.

expectation

Erwartung

win, won, won

gewinnen, gewann, gewonnen

win

Sieg
e.g. It was a completely unexpected ....

beat, beat, beaten

besiegen; schlagen (alle 3 Formen)
e.g. France were ... 3:0 yesterday.
e.g. They ... her with a stick.
SYN: defeat (n/v)

refuse to do something

sich weigern etwas zu tun

deny doing something

abstreiten etwas getan zu haben
e.g. He ... leaving behind a mess in the kitchen.

denial

Verweigerung, Verleugnung
e.g. The prisoner's ...s of the charges against him were not listened to.

raise

erhöhen; Lohnerhöhung
e.g. The government ...ed the minimum wage.

rise, rose, risen

steigen, ansteigen, aufgehen, sich erheben (alle 3 Formen)
e.g. The sun ...s in the east.
e.g. The living costs have ... in the past few years.

lay, laid, laid

legen, legte, gelegt
e.g. He ... the baby on the table to change his nappy. SYN: put

lie, lay, lain

liegen, lag, gelegen

lie, lied, lied

lügen, log, gelogen

steal something (from somebody)

etwas (von jemandem) stehlen

theft

Diebstahl

rob a bank

eine Bank ausrauben

advise somebody to do something

jemandem raten etwas zu tun

warn somebody

jemanden warnen
e.g. I have to ... you that he often lies to people.
e.g.

warn not do do something

jemanden davor warnen etwas zu tun
e.g. He ...ed me ... ... cheat in the test.

apply something to something

etwas anwenden auf
e.g. The new technology was .... ... farming.

application

Anwendung, Bewerbung

eradicate

ausrotten
e.g. It will be very difficult to ... the virus.

bilingual

zweisprachig
e.g. He grew up ....

be addicted to something

nach etwas süchtig sein
e.g. She became ...ed ... painkillers after her operation.

addiction

Sucht, Abhängigkeit

abolish

verbieten, abschaffen
e.g. Slavery was ...ed a long time ago.
SYN: ban

abolition

Abschaffung, Beseitigung, Aufhebung

inherit

erben, vererben

inheritance

Erbe, Erbschaft

property

Eigentum
e.g. If you inherit a house, it becomes your ....

thread

Thread
e.g. I have read every single message in this Twitter ....

persuasive

überzeugend
e.g. He had some really ... arguments and clearly won the debate.
SYN: convincing

persuade somebody to do something

jemanden überreden etwas zu tun

persuasion

Überredung, Überzeugung

intonation

Satzmelodie

facial expression

Gesichtsausdruck

argue your case

seine Sache mit Argumenten vertreten

study

Studie; lernen (Schule)
e.g. A recent ... has shown that numbers are usually very persuasive.
e.g. You study for an English test, but you learn a language.

forum site

Forumswebsite

challenge somebody's view

die Meinung von jemandem hinterfragen
e.g. In his new study the scientist ...ed the ...s of his colleagues.

typically

bezeichnenderweise, normalerweise, typisch
e.g. ..., the first post sets the tone for the whole thread.
e.g. What is nowadays ... male behaviour?