English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
moonlight /'mu:nlaIt/ Mondlicht The water looked silver in the moonlight.
movement /'mu:vm@nt/ Satz Beethoven's String Quartet Opus 131 is in seven movements.
my goodness /maI 'gUdn@s/ meine Güte My goodness! What are you doing here at this time of night?
needle /'ni:dl/ Nadel Gran couldn't find the needle because it was so small and her eyes were bad.
nightmare /'naItme@/ Albtraum Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.
non-fiction /"nÁn 'fIkS@n/ Sachliteratur I read a lot of non-fiction.
novel /'nÁv@l/ Roman Emma' is a novel by Jane Austen.
oversleep /"@Uv@'slept/ verschlafen Jimmy had overslept, and was late for work yet again!
plot /plÁt/ Verschwörung The police said that there was a plot to bomb the UN headquarters.
portrait /'pO:tr@t/ Portrait there was a portrait of her mother in the bedroom.
pour /'pO:rIÎ/ strömen The rain has been pouring down all day.
prejudice /'predZ@dIs/ Vorurteil Women still face prejudice in the workplace.
pride /praId/ Stolz He wore his medals with pride.
prison /'prIz@n/ Gefängnis He visits his Dad in prison every week.
readable /'ri:d@b@l/ lesenswert The book is informative and highly readable.
represent /"reprI'zent/ vertreten Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference.
respond /rI'spÁndId/ antworten, hier: auf die Behandlung reagieren The patient has responded well to the treatment.
response /rI'spÁns/ Rückmeldung The police were delighted with the public's response to their appeal for help.
romance /r@U'm{ns, 'r@Um{ns/ Romanze Hemingway's romance with his nurse inspired him to write 'A Farewell to Arms'.
sculpture /'skölptS@/ Skulptur When we were in Florence we saw Michelangelo's sculpture of David.
sentence /'sent@nst/ verurteilen A convicted murderer is often sentenced to life imprisonment.
servant /'sÆ:v@nt/ Diener, Dienstmädchen Many young girls became domestic servants.
sew /s@U/ nähen Mum sewed Harry's name into the neck of his school blazer.
short story /"SO:t 'stO:ri/ Kurzgeschichte I'm not fond of short stories – I prefer full-length novels.
snore /snO:z/ schnarchen Marie snores so loudly I can't sleep in the same room.
spear /spI@/ Speer Robinson threw the spear as far as he could.
spook /spu:k/ spuken, hier: Ich bin nicht leicht zu erschrecken. I'm not easily spooked.
spooky /'spu:ki/ gespenstisch It was very spooky walking through the graveyard at night.
stare /'ste@rIÎ/ anstarren, starren She was sure she'd seen him somewhere before, and couldn't stop staring at him.
stiff /stIf/ steif, hier: starr vor Angst As a child I was scared stiff of going down to the cellar.
suited /'su:tId, 'sju:tId/ geeignet With her qualifications she's ideally suited for the job.
symphony /'sImf@ni/ Symphonie Bruckner's Fifth Symphony was completed in 1875–6.
tell off /"telIÎ 'Áf/ ausschimpfen My mum is always telling me off for wearing dirty shoes in the house.
terrified /'ter@faId/ erschreckt A terrified little girl came rushing out of the house.
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