English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
short-term /"SO:t 'tÆ:m/ kurzfristig The treatment may bring short-term benefits to people with AIDS.
shoot up /"SÁt 'öp/ in die Höhe schießen The price of petrol has shot up this year.
single-handed /"sIng@l 'h{ndId/ selbstständig, allein She was setting off on a single-handed voyage across the Atlantic.
steam /sti:m/ Dampf Steam rose from the hot tub.
step /step/ treten, schreiten He stepped back to let me through.
stick /stIk/ Schläger In hockey you hit the ball with a stick..
sunbed /'sönbed/ Sonnenbank The more you use a sunbed, the greater your risk of skin cancer.
sweaty /'sweti/ verschwitzt I felt hot and sweaty after my workout.
sword /sO:d/ Schwert The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.
tanned /t{nd/ braun gebrannt He had a tanned face and clear blue eyes.
therapy /'Ter@pi/ Therapie The new drug therapies are proving effective.
triumph /'traIömfs/ siegen, hier: gewinnen Tottenham fans cheered when their team triumphed in the Cup.
turn down /"tÆ:n 'daUn/ ablehnen His application to Oxford has been turned down.
uncertain /ön'sÆ:tn/ unsicher He was uncertain how much further he could walk.
unlimited /ön'lIm@tId/ unbegrenzt The system can support an unlimited number of users.
urban /'Æ:b@n/ städtisch There may be high unemployment in urban areas.
vary /'ve@ri/ variieren Test scores vary from school to school.
voter /'v@Ut@/ Stimmberechtigter In Ireland 83% of voters wanted to be in the EU in 1972.
vote /'v@UtIÎ/ stimmen Norma said she was voting for the local Liberal councillor.
waste /weIst/ verschwenden Leaving the heating on all the time wastes electricity.
weight /weIt/ Gewicht They've got an excellent gym with weights and cycling machines.
workout /'wÆ:kaUt/ Training He has a daily workout in the gym.
wound /wu:nd/ Wunde A nurse cleaned and bandaged the wound.
wound /wu:nd/ verwunden, verletzen Gunmen killed two people and wounded six others in an attack today.
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admit /@d'mIt/ zugeben 'Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,' Jenny admitted.
aspect /'{spekt/ Aspekt Dealing with people is the most important aspect of my work.
burglar /'bÆ:gl@/ Einbrecher A burglar broke into the house and stole her jewellery.
cannibal /'k{n@b@l/ Kannibale Certain types of shark are cannibals.
challenge /'tS{l@ndZd/ herausfordern He challenged me to a game of squash.
chapter /'tS{pt@/ Kapitel Read chapter 11 as your homework.
chimney /'tSImni/ Schornstein We can't light a fire because the chimney isn't clean.
clay /kleI/ Ton Connie formed a pot from clay.
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