English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
place /pleIst/ einen Auftrag erteilen Three customers have placed orders today for new kitchens furniture.
port /pO:t/ Hafen There's only a small fishing port in the town.
rapid /'r{pId/ rasant The patient made a rapid recovery.
real estate /'rI@l I"steIt/ Immobilie(n) The fall in the value of real estate means that fewer people are moving house.
register /'redZIst@/ registrieren The tanker is registered in Rotterdam.
residential /"rezI'denS@l/ Wohn- We live in a quiet residential neighbourhood.
rival /'raIv@l/ Konkurrent Chelsea and Arsenal football clubs are rivals.
roundabout /'raUnd@baUt/ Kreisverkehr Turn left at the first roundabout.
route /ru:t/ Route What's the best route from here to Cambridge?
ruling /'ru:lIÎ/ herrschend A ruling class clearly existed.
run /rön/ fahren How often do the buses run on a Sunday?
rush hour /'röS aU@/ Hauptverkehrszeit I got caught in the morning rush hour.
secluded /sI'klu:dId/ abgelegen We sunbathed on a small secluded beach.
setting /'setIÎ/ Hintergrund, hier: Umgebung When we were house-hunting, we came across an old farmhouse in a beautiful setting.
settlement /'setlm@nt/ Siedlung Several small settlements will be covered by water when the new dam is built.
significantly /sIg'nIfIk@ntli/ bedeutend Health problems can be significantly reduced by careful diet.
skyscraper /'skaI"skreIp@/ Wolkenkratzer New York is a city well known for its skyscrapers.
sold out /"s@Uld 'aUt/ ausverkauft Tickets for the rock concert were sold out.
souq/souk /sUk/ Basar, arabischer Markt We want to visit the Gold Souk in Dubai.
spa /spA:/ Kurort Harrogate is an historic spa town in North Yorkshire.
square /skwe@/ Platz Don't you think the town square would make a wonderful painting?
strip /strIp/ Streifen That strip of land is a runway for private aircraft.
subway /'söbweI/ U-Bahn In New York the subway is the quickest and easiest way to get around.
sun-drenched /'sön drentSt/ sonnenüberflutet The brochure said that St Lucia was a sun-drenched tropical island.
taxi rank /'t{ksi r{Îk/ Taxistand There were no taxis at the station taxi rank.
tend /tend/ neigen People tend to need less sleep as they get older.
the naked eye /D@ "neIkId 'aI/ mit bloßem Auge Five planets can be seen from Earth with the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
theme park /'Ti:m pA:k/ Freizeitpark John decided to take the children to the theme park at Alton Towers.
tip /tIp/ Trinkgeld In Britain it's usual to give taxi-drivers a tip.
tobogganing /t@'bÁg@nIÎ/ Schlittenfahren The children were tobogganing down the snow-covered hill.
trace /'treIsIz/ aufspüren, nachspüren People have traced the history of the town from 800 AD to today.
trading /'treIdIÎ/ Handel Sunday trading is not often allowed in Germany.
traffic lights /'tr{fIk laIts/ Ampel We had to stop at the traffic lights when they turned red.
transparent /tr{n'sp{r@nt, -'spe@r-/ durchsichtig He put the sandwiches in a transparent plastic container.
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