English-German Wordlist

Englisch Aussprache Deutsch Beispielsatz
terrify /'ter@faI/ erschrecken Her husband's violence terrified her.
terrifying /'ter@faI-IÎ/ entsetzlich It was 30 years before he told anyone of his terrifying experience.
therapist /'Ter@pIst/ Therapeut Vince stutters badly, and is seeing a speech therapist.
thriller /'TrIl@/ Thriller Connelly's latest thriller will be another bestseller.
tune /tju:n/ Melodie Sam was humming a little tune.
twist /twIst/ Wendung All his short stories have an unexpected twist in the plot.
violence /'vaI@l@ns/ Gewalt There is too much sex and violence on TV these days.
violent /'vaI@l@nt/ Gewalt- Statistics showed an increase in violent crime.
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acid /'{sId/ Säure Sulphuric acid is used in a number of chemical processes.
acid rain /"{sId 'reIn/ saurer Regen If acid rain freezes, does it make acid snow?
affect /@'fekt/ betreffen Smoking affects your health.
agricultural /"{grI'költS@r@l/ landwirtschaftlich Agricultural land was sold to a company to build houses.
alternative /O:l'tÆ:n@tIv/ Alternative Is there an alternative to the present system?
appliance /@'plaI@ns/ Gerät There's plenty of space for all the usual kitchen appliances.
area /'e@ri@/ Gebiet I'm not really familiar with that area of the company's activities.
bio-fuel /'baI@U "fju:@l/ Bio-Treibstoff There has been a lot in the news recently about bio-fuels.
bottle bank /'bÁtl b{Îk/ Altglascontainer There are some bottle banks outside the supermarket.
brownfield site /'braUnfi:ld "saIt/ Industriebrachland New buildings in cities are usually built on brown-field sites where there were buildings in the past.
bullet point /'bUl@t pOInt/ Markierungspunkt The important section was highlighted with bullet points.
carbon /'kA:b@n/ Kohlenstoff Carbon is a chemical substance found in all living things.
carbon dioxide /"kA:b@n daI'ÁksaId/ Kohlendioxyd We were asked to research carbon dioxide emissions due to human activity.
cardboard /'kA:dbO:d/ Karton I've put all his books in a cardboard box.
charge /tSA:dZ/ berechnen The hotel charges $125 a night.
chemical /'kemIk@l/ Chemikalie People have been put in prison for dumping dangerous chemicals in rivers.
china /'tSaIn@/ Porzellan The teacups were made out of china.
coal /k@Ul/ Kohle Put some coal on the fire.
congestion /k@n'dZestS@n/ Verkehrsstau I always try to avoid rush hour as the traffic congestion is so bad.
council /'kaUns@l/ Gemeinderat, Rat The Valentine's Day music and light show was arranged by the local council.
crops /krÁps/ Getreide The farmer grew a variety of crops.
damage /'d{mIdZ/ Schaden Len admitted that he was responsible for the damage to the car.
decent /'di:s@nt/ anständig For the first time in his life he's earning a decent salary and can afford a nice car.
deforestation /di:"fÁr@'steIS@n/ Abholzung Most deforestation has taken place in the tropical forest in South Americas.
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