English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
fleet /fli:t/ Flotte Lufthansa has just ordered a fleet of jumbo jets.
flower /'flaU@rIÎ/ florieren The business is flowering – it's much more of a success than I expected!
get around /"getIÎ @'raUnd/ durchkommen We had no trouble getting around, but tried to avoid the rush hour.
guest /gest/ Gast Hotel guests were complaining about the food.
gulf /gölf/ Golf The Gulf of Mexico is bordered to the north by five US states.
hail /heIl/ bejubeln Lang's first film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece.
impressive /Im'presIv/ beeindruckend Dubai's man made islands are really impressive.
inhabitant /In'h{bIt@nt/ Einwohner Tokyo is a city of 12 million inhabitants.
instructor /In'strökt@/ Lehrer My driving instructor is brilliant, and I'd recommend him to anyone.
investment /In'vestm@nt/ Investition Foreign investment in Taiwan rose by 79% last year.
jellyfish /'dZelifIS/ Qualle Her father has been stung by a jellyfish.
junction /'dZöÎkS@n/ Kreuzung They agreed to meet at the junction of Abbot Road and Mill Street.
landing stage /'l{ndIÎ steIdZ/ Landungsbrücke We waited at the landing stage for the boat to come alongside.
light up /"lIt 'öp/ erhellen Her face lit up when she saw him.
lively /'laIvli/ lebhaft Grace is a lively child.
maintain /meIn'teInd/ aufrechterhalten The hotel is proud that it maintains high standards.
mall /mO:l/ Einkaufszentrum Let's meet at the mall and go see a movie.
man-made /"m{n 'meId/ künstlich This shirt is a combination of natural and man-made fibres.
massive /'m{sIv/ gewaltig The bell is massive, weighing over 40 tons.
millennium /mI'leni@m/ Jahrtausend Who knows what the next millennium will bring?
norm /nO:m/ Regel Fixed prices are the norm in European shops.
not do something by halves /nÁt "du: sömTIÎ baI
'hA:vz/
keine halben Sachen machen He was not a man to do something by halves, so he bought the whole island.
off-shore /"Áf 'SO:/ vor der Küste The company were drilling for oil off-shore.
on offer /Án 'Áf@/ zu verkaufen This gold bracelet is on offer at a fantastic price.
one-of-a-kind /"wön @v @ 'kaInd/ einzigartig, einmalig There' nothing else exactly like it – it's one of a kind. (American English)
online /'ÁnlaIn/ online All the city's schools will be online by the end of the year.
opportunity /"Áp@'tju:n@ti/ Gelegenheit This is an ideal opportunity to save money on a holiday to Crete.
pace /peIs/ Tempo, Schritt The pace of change in our lives is becoming faster and faster.
pavilion /p@'vIlj@n/ Pavillon, Klubhaus They are going to build a new cricket pavilion in the town.
peaceful /'pi:sf@l/ friedlich We had a peaceful afternoon without the children.
pearl /pÆ:l/ Perle He gave her a pearl necklace as a wedding present.
pedestrian crossing /p@"destri@n 'krÁsIÎ/ Fußgängerüberweg Alison was nearly knocked down, although she was on a pedestrian crossing!
penfriend /'penfrend/ Brieffreund I used to write to my penfriend every week, but now we email each other every day!
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