English-German Wordlist

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tunnel /'tönl/ Tunnel I rang him on my mobile phone, but we were cut off when the train went through a tunnel.
turn /tÆ:n/ Wende My grandad was born at the turn of last century.
turning /'tÆ:nIÎ/ Abzweigung He must have taken a wrong turning in the dark.
ultimate /'ölt@m@t/ hier: beste The Stones are the ultimate rock and roll band!
underground /'önd@graUnd/ U-Bahn When we're in London we often travel on the underground.
underway /"önd@'weI/ in vollem Gange The project is already well underway.
unique /ju:'ni:k/ einzigartig It was a unique opportunity to study these rare creatures.
visible /'vIz@b@l/ sichtbar The outline of the mountains was clearly visible.
wonder /'wönd@/ Erstaunen The sight of the Taj Mahal filled us with wonder.
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abroad /@'brO:d/ im Ausland I've never lived abroad before.
arrange /@'reIndZd/ anordnen Doris arranged the flowers in a lovely vase.
avoid /@'vOId/ vermeiden Road safety is taught to young children to avoid road accidents.
brightly /'braItli/ fröhlich Jill smiled brightly and welcomed us into the house.
circle /'sÆ:k@ld/ umkreisen, hier: umhergehen The hostess circled the room speaking to all the guests.
container /k@n'teIn@/ Behälter At the birthday party, the children were given ice cream in plastic containers.
depressed /dI'prest/ deprimiert She felt lonely and depressed.
depress /dI'presIÎ/ deprimieren The bad weather is really depressing me – when will it stop raining?
diplomat /'dIpl@m{t/ Diplomat She's a diplomat at the American embassy in London.
exercise /'eks@saIz/ üben/trainieren My granny does sudokus all the time to exercise her brain!
fascinating /'f{s@neItIÎ/ faszinierend I'm reading a fascinating book about The Beatles.
form /fO:m/ Kleiderordnung What's the form for this evening – do I need to wear a suit, or will something casual do?
host /h@Ust/ Gastgeber Our host greeted us at the door.
hostess /'h@Ust@s/ Gastgeberin Your wife makes a charming hostess, and has made us all feel very welcome.
impression /Im'preS@n/ Eindruck Arriving late won't create a very favourable impression.
indicate /'IndIkeItId/ andeuten That's my brother', she said, indicating the boy on the red bike.
performing art /p@"fO:mIÎ 'A:t/ darstellende Kunst Theatre is one of the most popular performing arts.
struggle /'strög@l/ sich abmühen She's struggling to pull the cork out of the wine bottle.
take on /"teIk 'Án/ einstellen The company will be taking on more staff next month.
take up /"teIk 'öp/ hier: einnehmen This wardrobe takes up far too much space in this small room.
topic /'tÁpIk/ Thema The environment is a popular topic these days.
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