English-German Wordlist

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(in) consequence /'kÁnsIkw@ns/ folglich She was over the age limit, and in consequence, she wasn't accepted.
convict /k@n'vIkt/ überführen She was convicted of shoplifting.
copy /'kÁpi/ Exemplar Here's a copy of the local newspaper.
courtroom /'kO:tru:m, -rUm/ Gerichtssaal When the jury came back into the courtroom, we all stood up.
crawl /'krO:lIÎ/ krabbeln A tiny baby was crawling across the floor.
creepy /'kri:pi/ gruselig There's something creepy about the way he looks at me.
dare /de@/ sich trauen He wanted to ask her, but he didn't dare.
death /deT/ Tod The death of his mother came as a tremendous shock.
dig /'dIgIÎ/ graben Rover is digging up his bone in the back garden.
disappointed /"dIs@'pOIntId/ enttäuscht Dad seemed more disappointed than angry.
emotion /I'm@US@n/ Emotion Her voice was full of emotion.
enormous /I'nO:m@s/ riesig He gave his mum an enormous bunch of flowers on Mother's Day.
entire /In'taI@/ komplett It was the worst day in my entire life.
fade /'feIdId/ ausbleichen After so many washes, the colour in this shirt has faded.
familiar /f@'mIli@/ vertraut The old man was a familiar sight around town.
fatal /'feItl/ tödlich There was a fatal accident on the motorway and three people were killed.
fetch /fetS/ holen Quick! Go and fetch a doctor.
fiancé /fi'ÁnseI/ der Verlobte I saw my fiancé kissing another girl.
fiction /'fIkS@n/ Literatur, Dichtung Mum has always liked reading romantic fiction.
fire brigade /'faI@ brI"geId/ Feuerwehr The fire brigade arrived in time to rescue the family from the burning house.
fright /fraIt/ Angst You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that!
ghost /g@Ust/ Geist There's supposed to be a ghost in the house, but I've never seen it!
go-between /'g@U bI"twi:n/ Vermittler A UN representative will act as a go-between for leaders of the two countries.
gripping /'grIpIÎ/ fesselnd Collins's gripping novel 'The Woman in White' has never been out of print.
hair-raising /'he@ "reIzIÎ/ haarsträubend The police were involved in a hair-raising car chase.
hideous /'hIdi@s/ hässlich I thought the colour scheme was hideous, but Shani loved it!
horrible /'hÁr@b@l/ schrecklich The weather has been really horrible all week.
horror story /'hÁr@ "stO:ri/ Horrorgeschichte The newspapers are full of horror stories about patients being given the wrong drugs.
imaginary /I'm{dZ@n@ri/ imaginär He's an only child, and like many only children he has an imaginary friend.
interrupt /"Int@'röptId/ unterbrechen He interrupted me whilst I was talking to my mum on the phone.
jail /dZeIl/ Gefängnis He's been in jail for three months already.
judge /dZödZ/ Richter The trial judge decides the number of years to be spent in prison.
kidnap /'kIdn{pt/ entführen Terrorists kidnapped his daughter, but he paid them what they demanded and they set her free.
lack /l{k/ Mangel New parents have a problem with lack of sleep.
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